2002 Carolina Panthers Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | John Fox (7-9) | 7-9 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s National Football Conference South Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Brian Allen | LB | April 1, 1978 | 6’0′ | 232 | Florida St. |
| Nathan Black | WR | June 20, 1978 | 6’0′ | 190 | NW State (LA) |
| Anthony Bright | WR | March 28, 1977 | 6’1′ | 170 | Valencia CC (FL) |
| Dee Brown | RB | May 12, 1978 | 5’10’ | 209 | Syracuse |
| Brentson Buckner | DT-DE-NT | September 30, 1971 | 6’2′ | 305 | Clemson |
| Shane Burton | DE-DT | January 18, 1974 | 6’6′ | 305 | Tennessee |
| Isaac Byrd | WR | November 16, 1974 | 6’1′ | 188 | Kansas |
| Deke Cooper | DB | October 18, 1977 | 6’3′ | 215 | Notre Dame |
| Jarrod Cooper | DB | March 31, 1978 | 6’0′ | 210 | Kansas St. |
| Terry Cousin | DB | April 11, 1975 | 5’9′ | 181 | South Carolina |
| Kevin Donnalley | G-T | June 10, 1968 | 6’5′ | 310 | Davidson |
| Terry Fair | DB | July 20, 1976 | 5’9′ | 185 | Tennessee |
| Randy Fasani | QB | September 18, 1978 | 6’3′ | 234 | Stanford |
| Mario Fatafehi | DT | January 27, 1979 | 6’2′ | 300 | Kansas St. |
| Mark Fields | LB | November 9, 1972 | 6’2′ | 244 | Washington St. |
| Derrick Fletcher | T-G | September 9, 1975 | 6’6′ | 348 | Baylor |
| Sean Gilbert | DT-DE | April 10, 1970 | 6’5′ | 318 | Pittsburgh |
| Nick Goings | RB | January 26, 1978 | 6’0′ | 225 | Ohio St. |
| Shayne Graham | K | December 9, 1977 | 6’0′ | 197 | Virginia Tech |
| Deon Grant | DB | March 14, 1979 | 6’2′ | 207 | Tennessee |
| Karl Hankton | WR | July 24, 1970 | 6’2′ | 202 | LSU |
| Keith Heinrich | TE | March 19, 1979 | 6’5′ | 255 | Sam Houston St. |
| Jon Hilbert | K | July 15, 1975 | 6’2′ | 228 | Louisville |
| Brad Hoover | FB | November 11, 1976 | 6’0′ | 242 | West. Carolina |
| Reggie Howard | DB | May 17, 1977 | 6’0′ | 190 | Henderson St. |
| Brad Jackson | LB | January 11, 1975 | 6’0′ | 230 | Cincinnati |
| Jeno James | G | January 12, 1977 | 6’3′ | 310 | Auburn |
| Kris Jenkins | DT | August 3, 1979 | 6’4′ | 335 | Maryland |
| John Kasay | K | October 27, 1969 | 5’10’ | 198 | Georgia |
| Jason Kyle | LB | May 12, 1972 | 6’3′ | 242 | Arizona St. |
| Kris Mangum | TE | August 15, 1973 | 6’4′ | 249 | Alabama |
| Emmanuel McDaniel | DB | July 27, 1972 | 5’9′ | 180 | East Carolina |
| Kory Minor | LB | December 14, 1976 | 6’1′ | 247 | Notre Dame |
| Mike Minter | DB | January 15, 1974 | 5’10’ | 195 | Nebraska |
| Jeff Mitchell | C | January 29, 1974 | 6’4′ | 300 | Florida |
| Joe Montgomery | RB | June 8, 1976 | 5’10’ | 230 | Ohio St. |
| Dan Morgan | LB | December 19, 1978 | 6’2′ | 245 | Miami (FL) |
| Muhsin Muhammad | WR | May 5, 1973 | 6’2′ | 217 | Michigan St. |
| Hannibal Navies | LB | July 19, 1977 | 6’3′ | 247 | Colorado |
| Jamar Nesbit | G-C | December 17, 1976 | 6’4′ | 329 | South Carolina |
| Rodney Peete | QB | March 16, 1966 | 6’0′ | 230 | USC |
| Julius Peppers | DE | January 18, 1980 | 6’6′ | 283 | North Carolina |
| Kemp Rasmussen | DE | May 25, 1979 | 6’3′ | 265 | Indiana |
| Damien Richardson | DB | April 3, 1976 | 6’1′ | 210 | Arizona St. |
| Mike Rucker | DE | February 28, 1975 | 6’5′ | 275 | Nebraska |
| Todd Sauerbrun | P | January 4, 1973 | 5’10’ | 211 | West Virginia |
| Terrance Simmons | DT | May 3, 1976 | 6’8′ | 310 | Alabama St. |
| Rod Smart | RB | January 9, 1977 | 5’11’ | 201 | West. Kentucky |
| Lamar Smith | RB | November 29, 1970 | 5’11’ | 230 | Houston |
| Steve Smith | WR | May 12, 1979 | 5’9′ | 185 | Utah |
| Todd Steussie | T | December 1, 1970 | 6’6′ | 320 | California |
| Josh Taves | DE | May 13, 1972 | 6’7′ | 280 | Northeastern |
| Chris Terry | T | August 8, 1975 | 6’5′ | 295 | Georgia |
| Lester Towns | LB | August 28, 1977 | 6’1′ | 252 | Washington |
| Melvin Tuten | T | November 11, 1971 | 6’7′ | 320 | Syracuse |
| Al Wallace | DE | March 25, 1974 | 6’5′ | 275 | Maryland |
| Wesley Walls | TE | February 26, 1966 | 6’5′ | 240 | Mississippi |
| Chris Weinke | QB | July 31, 1972 | 6’4′ | 232 | Florida St. |
| Dante Wesley | DB | April 5, 1979 | 6’1′ | 211 | Ark-Pine Bluff |
| Jermaine Wiggins | TE | January 18, 1975 | 6’2′ | 260 | Marshall |
| Louis Williams | C | April 11, 1979 | 6’4′ | 291 | LSU |
| Will Witherspoon | LB | August 19, 1980 | 6’1′ | 234 | Georgia |
