2001 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dan Reeves (7-9)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
2001 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dan Reeves (7-9)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
2001 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 2001 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
The Falcons scored 291 points, but the defensive squad conceded 377. Chris Chandler threw for 2,847 yards. Terance Mathis paced the receiving corps, hauling in 51 passes for 564 yards. Tony Martin, Bob Christian, Brian Finneran and Shawn Jefferson each provided receiving help, too.
Maurice Smith ran for a team-best 760 yards for Atlanta.
Ray Buchanan and Ashley Ambrose each picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Patrick Kerney topped the defensive unit with 12 quarterback sacks.
Dan Reeves coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Ashley Ambrose | RCB | September 17, 1970 | 5'11" | 190 | Miss. Valley St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Jamal Anderson | RB | September 30, 1972 | 5'11" | 237 | Utah | Woodland Hills, CA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Ronnie Bradford | FS | October 1, 1970 | 5'10" | 188 | Colorado | Minot, ND USA | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Keith Brooking | MLB | October 30, 1975 | 6'2" | 245 | Georgia Tech | Senoia, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Ray Buchanan | LCB | September 29, 1971 | 5'9" | 186 | Louisville | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Marty Carter | SS | December 17, 1969 | 6'1" | 209 | Middle Tenn. St. | La Grange, GA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 35 | Johndale Carty | DB | August 27, 1977 | 6'0" | 196 | Utah St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 12 | Chris Chandler | QB | October 12, 1965 | 6'4" | 224 | Washington | Everett, WA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | Bob Christian | FB | November 14, 1968 | 5'11" | 226 | Northwestern | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 8 |
| 71 | Travis Claridge | RG | March 23, 1978 | 6'5" | 300 | USC | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 11 |
| 94 | Henri Crockett | RLB | October 28, 1974 | 6'2" | 240 | Florida St. | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 83 | Alge Crumpler | TE | December 23, 1977 | 6'2" | 262 | North Carolina | Wilmington, NC USA | 16 | 12 |
| 54 | Chris Draft | LLB | February 26, 1976 | 5'11" | 232 | Stanford | Anaheim, CA USA | 13 | 10 |
| 75 | Shane Dronett | RDT | January 12, 1971 | 6'6" | 300 | Texas | Orange, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 4 | Jay Feely | K | May 23, 1976 | 5'10" | 206 | Michigan | Odessa, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Brian Finneran | WR | January 31, 1976 | 6'5" | 210 | Villanova | Mission Viejo, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 79 | Ronald Flemons | DE | October 20, 1979 | 6'5" | 265 | Texas A&M | San Antonio, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Kynan Forney | RG | September 8, 1978 | 6'3" | 307 | Hawaii | Nacogdoches, TX USA | 12 | 8 |
| 63 | Roberto Garza | G | March 26, 1979 | 6'2" | 296 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Rio Hondo, TX USA | 16 | 4 |
| 21 | Darrien Gordon | PR | November 14, 1970 | 5'11" | 184 | Stanford | Shawnee, OK USA | 16 | 2 |
| 28 | Corey Hall | DB | January 17, 1979 | 6'4" | 203 | Appalachian St. | Athens, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 98 | Travis Hall | LDT | August 3, 1972 | 6'5" | 295 | BYU | Kenai, AK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Bob Hallen | LG | March 9, 1975 | 6'3" | 305 | Kent St. | Mentor, OH USA | 15 | 12 |
| 24 | Conrad Hamilton | DB | November 5, 1974 | 5'10" | 195 | East. New Mexico | Alamagordo, NM USA | 6 | 0 |
| 47 | Chris Hudson | DB | October 6, 1971 | 5'10" | 199 | Colorado | Houston, TX USA | 15 | 2 |
| 95 | Ed Jasper | DT | January 18, 1973 | 6'2" | 293 | Texas A&M | Tyler, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 84 | Shawn Jefferson | WR | February 22, 1969 | 5'11" | 185 | Central Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 6 |
| 36 | Travis Jervey | RB | May 5, 1972 | 6'0" | 222 | The Citadel | Columbia, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | Doug Johnson | QB | October 27, 1977 | 6'2" | 225 | Florida | Gainesville, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | Antony Jordan | LB | December 19, 1974 | 6'3" | 234 | Vanderbilt | Sewell, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 73 | Dave Kadela | T | May 6, 1978 | 6'6" | 300 | Virginia Tech | Dearborn, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Reggie Kelly | TE | February 22, 1977 | 6'4" | 255 | Mississippi St. | Aberdeen, MS USA | 14 | 13 |
| 97 | Patrick Kerney | LDE | December 30, 1976 | 6'5" | 273 | Virginia | Trenton, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Brian Kozlowski | TE | October 4, 1970 | 6'3" | 250 | Connecticut | Rochester, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 41 | George Layne | RB | October 9, 1978 | 5'11" | 250 | TCU | Alvin, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Tony Martin | WR | September 5, 1965 | 6'0" | 181 | Bishop | Miami, FL USA | 11 | 9 |
| 81 | Terance Mathis | WR | June 7, 1967 | 5'10" | 177 | New Mexico | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Gerald McBurrows | SS | October 7, 1973 | 5'11" | 208 | Kansas | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 8 |
| 62 | Todd McClure | C | February 16, 1977 | 6'1" | 286 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 88 | Quentin McCord | WR | June 26, 1978 | 5'10" | 188 | Kentucky | La Grange, GA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | Chris Mohr | P | May 11, 1966 | 6'5" | 215 | Alabama | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 90 | Ron Moore | DT | August 10, 1977 | 6'2" | 316 | NW Oklahoma St. | Sanford, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Derek Rackley | TE | July 18, 1977 | 6'4" | 250 | Minnesota | Apple Valley, MN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 74 | Ephraim Salaam | RT | June 19, 1976 | 6'7" | 295 | San Diego St. | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 53 | Mark Simoneau | LLB | January 16, 1977 | 6'0" | 245 | Kansas St. | Phillipsburg, KS USA | 16 | 5 |
| 91 | Brady Smith | RDE | June 5, 1973 | 6'5" | 274 | Colorado St. | Royal Oak, MI USA | 15 | 15 |
| 43 | Maurice Smith | RB | September 7, 1976 | 6'0" | 235 | North Carolina A&T | Palmyra, NC USA | 16 | 12 |
| 52 | Matt Stewart | LB | August 31, 1979 | 6'3" | 232 | Vanderbilt | Columbus, OH USA | 15 | 0 |
| 93 | Shawn Swayda | DE | September 4, 1974 | 6'5" | 290 | Arizona St. | Phoenix, AZ USA | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | Rodney Thomas | RB | March 30, 1973 | 5'10" | 210 | Texas A&M | Trinity, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 66 | Michael Thompson | T | February 11, 1977 | 6'4" | 295 | Tennessee St. | Savannah, GA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Artie Ulmer | LB | July 30, 1973 | 6'3" | 247 | Georgia Southern | Rincon, GA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 37 | Darrick Vaughn | KR | October 2, 1978 | 5'11" | 193 | Texas St. | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 7 | Michael Vick | QB | June 26, 1980 | 6'0" | 215 | Virginia Tech | Newport News, VA USA | 8 | 2 |
| 70 | Bob Whitfield | LT | October 18, 1971 | 6'5" | 310 | Stanford | Carson, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | Chuck Wiley | DE | March 6, 1975 | 6'5" | 275 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 25 | Elijah Williams | E | August 20, 1975 | 5'10" | 181 | Florida | Milton, FL USA | 5 | 1 |
