NEW YORK (March 26, 2002) -- The expansion Houston Texans will make the first choice of the 2002 National Football League Draft on April 20-21 in New York.
The Texans' choice will be followed by the Carolina Panthers picking second and Detroit Lions third.
Draft-order ties are resolved by the cumulative record of each team's opponents. The team with the weaker opponents receives drafting priority.
Within a tied segment, non-playoff clubs are given priority over playoff clubs.
The order does not include Compensatory Selections, which will be awarded to clubs at the bottom of Rounds 3-7. An updated Round-by-Round summary will be posted after the Compensatory Selections have been determined.
| 2002 NFL DRAFT FIRST-ROUND ORDER |
|---|
| Pick | Team | W-L | Opponents' record | Pct. |
| 1. |
Houston |
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| 2. |
Carolina |
1-15 |
147-109 |
.574 |
| 3. |
Detroit |
2-14 |
149-107 |
.582 |
| 4. |
Buffalo |
3-13 |
136-120 |
.531 |
| 5. |
San Diego |
5-11 |
124-132 |
.484 |
| 6. |
Dallas |
5-11 |
128-128 |
.500 |
| 7. |
Minnesota |
5-11 |
134-122 |
.523 |
| 8. |
Kansas City |
6-10 |
132-124 |
.516 |
| 9. |
Jacksonville |
6-10 |
134-122 |
.523 |
| 10. |
Cincinnati |
6-10 |
136-120 |
.531 |
| 11. |
Indianapolis |
6-10 |
144-112 |
.563 |
| 12. |
Arizona |
7-9 |
114-142 |
.445 |
| 13. |
New Orleans |
7-9 |
127-129 |
.496 |
| 14. |
Tennessee# |
7-9 |
133-123 |
.520 |
| 15. |
N.Y. Giants# |
7-9 |
133-123 |
.520 |
| 16. |
Cleveland* |
7-9 |
136-120 |
.531 |
| 17. |
Atlanta* |
7-9 |
136-120 |
.531 |
| 18. |
Washington |
8-8 |
121-135 |
.473 |
| 19. |
Denver |
8-8 |
125-131 |
.488 |
| 20. |
Seattle |
9-7 |
116-140 |
.453 |
| 21. |
Oakland (from Tampa Bay) |
10-6 |
120-136 |
.469 |
| 22. |
N.Y. Jets |
10-6 |
131-125 |
.512 |
| 23. |
Oakland |
10-6 |
120-136 |
.469 |
| 24. |
Baltimore |
10-6 |
131-125 |
.512 |
| 25. |
New Orleans (from Miami) |
7-9 |
127-129 |
.496 |
| 26. |
Philadelphia |
11-5 |
124-132 |
.484 |
| 27. |
San Francisco |
12-4 |
119-137 |
.465 |
| 28. |
Green Bay |
12-4 |
111-145 |
.434 |
| 29. |
Chicago |
13-3 |
119-137 |
.465 |
| 30. |
Pittsburgh |
13-3 |
107-149 |
.418 |
| 31. |
St. Louis |
14-2 |
121-135 |
.473 |
| 32. |
New England |
11-5 |
115-141 |
.449 |
* Cleveland won a coin flip with Atlanta (teams had identical opponents' records)
# Tennessee won a coin flip with the the Giants (teams had identical opponents' records)
| Round 2 |
|---|
| Pick | Overall | Team |
| 1 | 33 | Houston |
| 2 | 34 | Carolina |
| 3 | 35 | Detroit |
| 4 | 36 | Buffalo |
| 5 | 37 | Dallas |
| 6 | 38 | Minnesota |
| 7 | 39 | San Diego |
| 8 | 40 | Jacksonville |
| 9 | 41 | Cincinnati |
| 10 | 42 | Indianapolis |
| 11 | 43 | Kansas City |
| 12 | 44 | New Orleans |
| 13 | 45 | Tennessee |
| 14 | 46 | New York Giants |
| 15 | 47 | Cleveland |
| 16 | 48 | San Diego from Atlanta |
| 17 | 49 | Arizona |
| 18 | 50 | Houston Supplemental Selection |
| 19 | 51 | Denver |
| 20 | 52 | Washington |
| 21 | 53 | Oakland from Tampa Bay |
| 22 | 54 | Seattle |
| 23 | 55 | Oakland |
| 24 | 56 | Baltimore |
| 25 | 57 | New York Jets |
| 26 | 58 | Philadelphia |
| 27 | 59 | Philadelphia from Miami |
| 28 | 60 | Green Bay |
| 29 | 61 | San Francisco |
| 30 | 62 | Pittsburgh |
| 31 | 63 | Chicago |
| 32 | 64 | St. Louis |
| 33 | 65 | New England |
| Round 3 |
|---|
| Pick | Overall | Team |
| 1 | 66 | Houston |
| 2 | 67 | Carolina |
| 3 | 68 | Detroit |
| 4 | 69 | Buffalo |
| 5 | 70 | Minnesota |
| 6 | 71 | San Diego |
| 7 | 72 | Dallas |
| 8 | 73 | Cincinnati |
| 9 | 74 | Indianapolis |
| 10 | 75 | Kansas City |
| 11 | 76 | Jacksonville |
| 12 | 77 | Tennessee |
| 13 | 78 | New York Giants |
| 14 | 79 | Cleveland |
| 15 | 80 | Atlanta |
| 16 | 81 | Arizona |
| 17 | 82 | New Orleans |
| 18 | 83 | Houston Supplemental Selection |
| 19 | 84 | St. Louis from Washington through Kansas City |
| | Denver Forfeited |
| 20 | 85 | Seattle |
| 21 | 86 | Tampa Bay |
| 22 | 87 | Baltimore |
| 23 | 88 | New York Jets |
| 24 | 89 | Oakland |
| 25 | 90 | Miami |
| 26 | 91 | Philadelphia |
| | San Francisco Forfeited |
| 27 | 92 | Green Bay |
| 28 | 93 | Chicago |
| 29 | 94 | Pittsburgh |
| 30 | 95 | St. Louis |
| 31 | 96 | New England |
| Round 4 |
|---|
| Pick | Team |
| 1 | Houston |
| 2 | Carolina |
| 3 | Cleveland from Detroit |
| 4 | Buffalo |
| 5 | San Diego |
| 6 | Dallas |
| 7 | Minnesota |
| 8 | Indianapolis |
| 9 | Kansas City |
| 10 | Jacksonville |
| 11 | Cincinnati |
| 12 | New York Giants |
| 13 | Cleveland |
| 14 | Denver from Atlanta |
| 15 | Arizona |
| 16 | Miami from New Orleans |
| 17 | Tennessee |
| 18 | Houston Supplemental Selection |
| 19 | Denver |
| 20 | Washington |
| 21 | Tampa Bay |
| 22 | Seattle |
| 23 | New York Jets |
| 24 | Oakland |
| 25 | Baltimore |
| 26 | Philadelphia |
| 27 | New Orleans from Miami |
| 28 | New England from Green Bay |
| 29 | San Francisco |
| 30 | Pittsburgh |
| 31 | Chicago |
| 32 | St. Louis |
| 33 | New England |
| Round 5 |
|---|
| Pick | Team |
| 1 | Houston |
| 2 | Carolina |
| 3 | Detroit |
| 4 | Buffalo |
| 5 | Dallas |
| 6 | Cleveland from Minnesota |
| 7 | San Diego |
| 8 | Kansas City |
| 9 | New England from Jacksonville |
| 10 | Cincinnati |
| 11 | Indianapolis |
| 12 | Cleveland |
| 13 | Atlanta |
| 14 | Arizona |
| 15 | New Orleans |
| 16 | Tennessee |
| 17 | New York Giants |
| 18 | Houston Supplemental Selection |
| 19 | Washington |
| 20 | Denver |
| 21 | Seattle |
| 22 | Tampa Bay |
| 23 | Oakland |
| 24 | Baltimore |
| 25 | New York Jets |
| 26 | Miami |
| 27 | Philadelphia |
| 28 | San Francisco |
| 29 | Green Bay |
| 30 | Chicago |
| 31 | Pittsburgh |
| 32 | St. Louis |
| 33 | New England |
| Round 6 |
|---|
| Pick | Team |
| 1 | Houston |
| 2 | Carolina |
| 3 | Detroit |
| 4 | Buffalo |
| 5 | Minnesota |
| 6 | San Diego |
| 7 | Dallas |
| 8 | Jacksonville |
| 9 | Cincinnati |
| 10 | Indianapolis |
| 11 | St. Louis from Kansas City |
| 12 | Atlanta |
| 13 | Arizona |
| 14 | New Orleans |
| 15 | Tennessee |
| 16 | New York Giants |
| 17 | Cleveland |
| 18 | Houston Supplemental Selection |
| 19 | Denver |
| 20 | Washington |
| 21 | Tampa Bay |
| 22 | Seattle |
| 23 | Baltimore |
| 24 | New Orleans from New York Jets |
| 25 | Oakland |
| 26 | Philadelphia |
| 27 | Chicago from Miami |
| 28 | Green Bay |
| 29 | San Francisco |
| 30 | Pittsburgh |
| 31 | Chicago |
| 32 | Indianapolis from St. Louis |
| 33 | St. Louis from New England |
| Round 7 |
|---|
| Pick | Team |
| 1 | Houston |
| 2 | Carolina |
| 3 | Detroit |
| 4 | Buffalo |
| 5 | San Diego |
| 6 | Atlanta from Dallas |
| 7 | Minnesota |
| 8 | Cincinnati |
| 9 | Indianapolis |
| 10 | Kansas City |
| 11 | Jacksonville |
| 12 | Arizona |
| 13 | New Orleans |
| 14 | Tennessee |
| 15 | New York Giants |
| 16 | Cleveland |
| 17 | Denver from Atlanta |
| 18 | Houston Supplemental Selection |
| 19 | Washington |
| 20 | Denver |
| 21 | Seattle |
| 22 | Tampa Bay |
| 23 | New England from New York Jets |
| 24 | Oakland |
| 25 | Baltimore |
| 26 | Dallas from Miami |
| 27 | Philadelphia |
| 28 | San Francisco |
| 29 | Tennessee from Green Bay |
| 30 | Miami from Chicago |
| 31 | Pittsburgh |
| 32 | St. Louis |
| 33 | New England |
| ?? | Houston Supplemental Selection |
