By Joel Buchsbaum, Contributing editor of Pro Football Weekly
January 28, 2002
 

Defensive ends

Rk.	Name	College	Ht.	Wt.	Sp.	Gr.	Com.
1.	Peppers, Julius	North Carolina	6054e	285e	4.7e	7.00
2.	Edwards, Kalimba	South Carolina	6050	255	4.65e	6.20	X
3.	Freeney, Dwight	Syracuse	6010	240- 250	4.68	6.00	LB
4.	Brown, Alex	Florida	6026	260	4.75	5.90
5.	Thomas, Bryan	Alabama-Birmingham	6040	250	4.7	5.80
6.	Grant, Charles	Georgia	6030e	270e	4.7e	5.80
7.	Johnson, Dennis	Kentucky	6060	260		5.70
8.	Denney, Ryan	Brigham Young	6070	275	4.75	5.50
9.	Overstreet, Will	Tennessee	6030e	260e	4.85e	5.50	X
10.	Ayodele, Akin	Purdue	6020	253	4.78	5.40
11.	Coleman, Kenyon	UCLA	6046	281	4.95	5.30	OS
12.	Bernard, Rocky	Texas A&M	6026	294	4.81	5.25	OS
13.	Keisel, Brett	Brigham Young	6055	271	4.68	5.20
14.	Scott, Gregory	Hampton (Va.)	6032	248	4.8	5.20
15.	Kampman, Aaron	Iowa	6040	282	4.9	5.15
16.	White, Greg	Minnesota	6020	260	4.85	5.10
17.	Hall, Carlos	Arkansas	6030	260	4.65	5.10
18.	Palepoi, Anton	Nevada-Las Vegas	6024	280	4.8	5.10
19.	Josiah, Michael	Lousiville	6030	265		5.10
20.	Biamila, Akbar-Ghaja	San Diego State	6050	275	4.87	5.10	X, OS
21.	Rogers, Nick	Georgia Tech	6014	250	4.75	5.08
22.	Brock, Raheem	Temple	6032	257	5.06	5.05
23.	Irons, Grant	Notre Dame	6050	275	4.85	5.05	OS
24.	Hicks, Brandon	Bowling Green	6000	265		5.05
25.	Stampler, John	South Carolina	6041	250	4.7	5.01
26.	Jackson, Bernard	Tennessee	6030e	255e	4.8e	5.00
27.	Stephens, Conner	Mississippi State	6032	250	4.75e	5.00
28.	Green, Jarvis	Louisiana State	6022	270	4.9e	5.00
29.	Evans, Joey	North Carolina	6040	260	4.95	5.00
30.	DeRonde, Kevin	Iowa State	6046	257	4.92	5.00
31.	Mills, Javor	Auburn	6040	255	4.9	4.95
32.	Ford, Lonnie	USC	6020	255	4.9e	4.95
33.	Cheatwood, Tim	Ohio State	6040e	250e	4.85e	4.95
34.	Bingham, Tramaine	Ouachita Baptist	6030	255	4.75	4.90
35.	Monroe, Derrius	Virginia Tech	6036	266	4.6	4.90
36.	Roberson, Marcus	Washington	6030e	275e	5.0e	4.90	Elig., X
37.	Krill, Nate	Duke	6064	260	5.1e	4.90	OS
38.	Johnson, Brian	New Mexico	6021	280	4.87	4.85
39.	Adrine, Bruce	Georgia	6034	265	4.9e	4.80	X, OS
40.	Mallard, Josh	Georgia	6014	263	4.75	4.80
41.	Arnold, Andre	Memphis	6030	240	4.8	4.80
42.	Smith, Corey	North Carolina State	6020	250	5.0	4.80
43.	Washington, Terrell	Illinois	6020	250	4.8	4.80
44.	Jones, Lakendrick "Ken"	South Carolina State	6030	275	4.95	4.80
45.	Tuupo, Tupo	Washington State	6022	276		4.80
46.	Perroni, Evan	Texas A&M	6040e	270e	5.0e	4.80
47.	Moore, Alton	Auburn	6060	250	4.8	4.80
48.	Pittman, Thomas	Florida	6040	255		4.80	BB
49.	Arnold, Andre	Grambling	6030	236	4.76	4.70
50.	Guthrie, Sean	Boston College	6030e	255	4.85	4.70
51.	Frysinger, Jake	Michigan	6036	275	5.1	4.70	X

 
 

Defensive tackles

Rk.	Name	College	Ht.	Wt.	Sp.	Gr.	Com.
1.	Henderson, John	Tennessee	6060e	295e	4.87e	6.75	X
2.	Bryant, Wendell	Wisconsin	6034	293	4.95	6.10
3.	Sims, Ryan	North Carolina	6030	290	5.15	6.05
4.	Haynesworth, Albert	Tennessee	6050	310		6.05
5.	Weaver, Anthony	Notre Dame	6030	281	4.95	5.90
6.	Tripplett, Larry	Washington	6010	300	5.0	5.70
7.	Freeman, Eddie	Alabama-Birmingham	6042	290	5.0e	5.30
8.	Harper, Alan	Fresno State	6014	280	5.23	5.30
9.	Davis, Dorsett	Mississippi State	6044	305	5.08	5.30
10.	Bannan, Justin	Colorado	6024	295	5.15	5.20
11.	Hill, Charles	Maryland	6020	292	5.1	5.10
12.	Shaw, Josh	Michigan State	6030	285	5.1	5.05	X
13.	Slechta, Jeremy	Nebraska	6052	275-290	5.15e	5.02
14.	Pope, Monsanto	Virginia	6030	290	5.22	5.01
15.	Collins, Mike	Ohio State	6020	290	5.15e	5.00
16.	Dwyer, Nate	Kansas	6020	300	5.2e	5.00
17.	Fletcher, Anthony	UCLA	6020	300	5.18	5.00
18.	Pickens, Derrick	Iowa	6000	285	4.95	5.00
19.	Bush, Jovon	Clemson	6040	295		5.00
20.	Pugh, David	Virginia Tech	6016	271	4.8	5.00	OS
21.	Moore, Brandon	Illinois	6030	280	5.18	4.99
22.	Kemoeatu, Ma’ake	Utah	6044	310	5.3	4.95
23.	Kocher, Ken	UCLA	6026	315	5.15	4.90
24.	Nielsen, Ryan	USC	6044	280	5.1e	4.90
25.	Beasley, Chad	Virginia Tech	6050e	290e	5.1e	4.90
26.	Ballard, Clenton	Southwest Texas	6022	320	5.4e	4.90
27.	Togiai, Jerry	Kansas State	6020	295	5.1e	4.80
28.	Dawson, Curry	Angelo (Texas) State	6054	290	5.1	4.80
29.	Lake, Antwan	West Virginia	6040	285	5.1	4.70
30.	Simon, Salem	Northwestern	6030	270	4.95	4.70

 

Inside/Middle linebackers

Rk.	Name	College	Ht.	Wt.	Sp.	Gr.	Com.
1.	Fisher, Levar	North Carolina State	6004	230	4.7e	5.70	X
2.	Taylor, Ben	Virginia Tech	6020	230	4.7	5.55
3.	Thomas, Robert	UCLA	6000	240	4.85e	5.55	OLB
4.	Foote, Larry	Michigan	6004	228	4.6	5.40	OLB
5.	Faulk, Treverence	Louisiana State	6020e	230e	4.8e	5.30
6.	Harrison, Tyreo	Notre Dame	6020	242	4.95	5.25
7.	Davis, Andra	Florida	6004	254	4.85e	5.20	X
8.	Petty, Jermaine	Arkansas	6020	258	4.85	5.20
9.	Jennings, Bradley	Florida State	6020e	248e	4.95e	5.15
10.	Silva, Billy	Northwestern	6022	245	4.75	5.10	X
11.	Thornhill, Josh	Michigan State	6014	237	4.85e	5.10
12.	Ena, Justin	Brigham Young	6027	257		5.10
13.	Taylor, Rod	Alabama-Birmingham	6020	245		5.02
14.	Levels, Dwayne	Oklahoma State	6014	250	4.9	5.01
15.	Taylor, Robert	Grambling	6020	260	5.0	5.01
16.	Griesen, Nick	Wisconsin	6012	234	4.9	5.00
17.	Carson, Chad	Clemson	6020	230	4.8	5.00
18.	Griffin, Pernell	East Carolina	6014	250	5.1	5.00
19.	Monk, Quincy	North Carolina	6024	240	4.95	5.00
20.	Lewis, De’Andre "D.D."	Texas	6010e	245e	4.8e	4.99
21.	Kassell, Robert	North Texas State	6024	235	4.95	4.99
22.	Derrick Lloyd	James Madison	6000	228	4.8	4.95
23.	Carroll, Travis	Florida	6034	245	4.85	4.90	X
24.	Yates, Max	Marshall	6020	230	4.9	4.90
25.	Burrow, Jamie	Nebraska	6010	240		4.90
26.	Bouton, Will	Furman	6014	220	4.7	4.90
27.	Harney, Kenny	South Carolina	6014	245	4.73	4.90
28.	DeLamielleure, Todd	Hofstra	5112	230	4.8e	4.80
29.	Houseright, Jake	Virginia Tech	6024	240	4.85e	4.80	X
30.	Cooper, Joe	Ohio State	5110	225	4.65e	4.70
31.	Brackins, Eric	Michigan	6010	235	4.85e	4.70

 
 

Outside linebackers

Rk.	Name	College	Ht.	Wt.	Sp.	Gr.	Com.
1.	Harris, Napoleon	Northwestern	6024	245	4.7	6.00
2.	Smith, Raonall	Washington State	6020	242	4.6	5.55
3.	Leber, Ben	Kansas State	6024	244	4.65	5.40
4.	Rasheed, Saleem	Alabama	6000	227		5.40
5.	Allen, James	Oregon State	6026	225	4.65e	5.30
6.	Sykes, Jashon	Colorado	6024	230	4.65	5.30	XX
7.	Bentley, Kevin	Northwestern	6000	230	4.85	5.22
8.	Witherspoon, Will	Georgia	6010	225	4.55	5.21
9.	Calmus, Rocky	Oklahoma	6024	234	4.7e	5.20
10.	Boiman, Rocky	Notre Dame	6032	240	4.75	5.20	OS
11.	Campbell, Chris	Miami (Fla.)	6010e	220e	4.6e	5.20	X
12.	Fujita, Scott	California	6046	245	4.8e	5.15
13.	Atkinson, Algie	Kansas	6040	240	4.7	5.15
14.	Duckett, John	Virginia	6000	223	4.7	5.10
15.	Thornton, David	North Carolina	6016	221	4.9	5.10
16.	Bullard, Courtland	Ohio State	6024	225	4.65e	5.10
17.	Moore, Brandon	Oklahoma	6010	235	4.65e	5.10
18.	Mallard, Wesley	Oregon	6016	212	4.55	5.09	S
19.	Smith, Justin	Indiana	5112	222	4.75	5.08
20.	Stevenson, Dominique	Tennessee	5110e	220e	4.6e	5.06
21.	Rawls, Everick	Texas	6004e	235e	4.75e	5.05
22.	McCoy, Ivory	Michigan State	6034	235	4.6	5.00	TE
23.	Knight, Bryan	Pittsburgh	6012	225	4.85	5.00
24.	Johnson, Charles "J.R."	Syracuse	6000	225	4.4	5.00	ST
25.	Rodriguez, Maurice	Fresno State	6006	232	4.77	5.00
26.	Smith, Bryan	Texas A&M-Commerce	6034	218	4.6	4.95	DE
27.	McClain, Jimmy	Troy State	6014	224	4.6	4.95
28.	Perry, Merceda	North Carolina	6040	245	4.85	4.90	X, OS
29.	Rodriguez, Christian	Texas A&M	6022	239	4.78	4.90
30.	Pack, Derick	James Madison	5110e	220e	4.65e	4.90
31.	Nece, Ryan	UCLA	6010e	224e	4.75e	4.80
32.	Monroe, Aries	Alabama	6020	233	4.68	4.70
33.	Fields, Eric	Arizona State	6014	235	4.85	4.70
34.	Thompson, Aaron	Maryland	6004	235	4.8	4.70