The 2002 National Football League Draft took place on April 20-21, 2002 at the theater at Madison Square Garden.[1] The draft was broadcast on ESPN both days and eventually moved to ESPN2. The draft began with the Houston Texans selecting David Carr, and it ended with the Texans selecting Mr. Irrelevant, Ahmad Miller. There were thirty-two compensatory selections distributed among eighteen teams, with the Buffalo Bills receiving the most selections with four.[2] The University of Miami was the college most represented in the draft, having five of its players selected in the first round. Although the Carolina Panthers finished with a 1-15 record which would normally have given them the first pick in each round, the Houston Texans were given the first pick because they were an expansion team. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
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Player selections
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Round one
Round two
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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| 33 | Houston Texans | Jabar Gaffney | Wide Receiver | Florida |
| 34 | Carolina Panthers | DeShaun Foster | Running Back | UCLA |
| 35 | Detroit Lions | Kalimba Edwards | Defensive End | South Carolina |
| 36 | Buffalo Bills | Josh Reed | Wide Receiver | LSU |
| 37 | Dallas Cowboys | Andre Gurode | Center | Colorado |
| 38 | Minnesota Vikings | Raonall Smith | Linebacker | Washington State |
| 39 | San Diego Chargers | Toniu Fonoti | Guard | Nebraska |
| 40 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Mike Pearson | Offensive tackle | Florida |
| 41 | Cincinnati Bengals | Lamont Thompson | Free Safety | Washington State |
| 42 | Indianapolis Colts | Larry Tripplett | Defensive Tackle | Washington |
| 43 | Kansas City Chiefs | Eddie Freeman | Defensive End | UAB |
| 44 | New Orleans Saints | LeCharles Bentley | Center | Ohio State |
| 45 | Tennessee Titans | Tank Williams | Strong Safety | Stanford |
| 46 | New York Giants | Tim Carter | Wide Receiver | Auburn |
| 47 | Cleveland Browns | André Davis | Wide Receiver | Virginia Tech |
| 48 | San Diego Chargers | Reche Caldwell | Wide Receiver | Florida |
| 49 | Arizona Cardinals | Levar Fisher | Linebacker | NC State |
| 50 | Houston Texans | Chester Pitts | Guard | San Diego State |
| 51 | Denver Broncos | Clinton Portis | Running Back | Miami (FL) |
| 52 | Baltimore Ravens (from Washington) | Anthony Weaver | Defensive End | Notre Dame |
| 53 | Oakland Raiders (from Tampa Bay) | Langston Walker | Guard | California |
| 54 | Seattle Seahawks | Maurice Morris | Running Back | Oregon |
| 55 | Oakland Raiders | Doug Jolley | Tight End | BYU |
| 56 | Washington Redskins (from Baltimore) | Ladell Betts | Running Back | Iowa |
| 57 | New York Jets | Jon McGraw | Safety | Kansas State |
| 58 | Philadelphia Eagles | Michael Lewis | Safety | Colorado |
| 59 | Philadelphia Eagles (from Miami)[4] | Sheldon Brown | Cornerback | South Carolina |
| 60 | Seattle Seahawks (from Green Bay) | Anton Palepoi | Defensive End | UNLV |
| 61 | Buffalo Bills (from San Francisco) | Ryan Denney | Defensive End | BYU |
| 62 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Antwaan Randle El | Wide Receiver | Indiana |
| 63 | Dallas Cowboys (from Chicago) | Antonio Bryant | Wide Receiver | Pittsburgh |
| 64 | St. Louis Rams | Travis Fisher | Cornerback | Central Florida |
| 65 | New England Patriots | Deion Branch | Wide Receiver | Louisville |
Round three
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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| 66 | Houston Texans | Fred Weary | Guard | Tennessee |
| 67 | Cincinnati Bengals (from Carolina) | Matt Schobel | Tight End | TCU |
| 68 | Detroit Lions | André Goodman | Cornerback | South Carolina |
| 69 | San Francisco 49ers (from Buffalo) | Saleem Rasheed | Linebacker | Alabama |
| 70 | Minnesota Vikings | Willie Offord | Strong Safety | South Carolina |
| 71 | San Diego Chargers | Ben Leber | Linebacker | Kansas State |
| 72 | Chicago Bears (from Dallas) | Roosevelt Williams | Cornerback | Tuskegee |
| 73 | Carolina Panthers (from Bengals) | Will Witherspoon | Linebacker | Georgia |
| 74 | Indianapolis Colts | Joseph Jefferson | Strong Safety | Western Kentucky |
| 75 | Dallas Cowboys (from Kansas City) | Derek Ross | Cornerback | Ohio State |
| 76 | Cleveland Browns (from Jacksonville) | Melvin Fowler | Center | Maryland |
| 77 | Tennessee Titans | Rocky Calmus | Linebacker | Oklahoma |
| 78 | New York Giants | Jeff Hatch | Tackle | Penn |
| 79 | Washington Redskins (from Jacksonville through Cleveland) | Rashad Bauman | Cornerback | Oregon |
| 80 | Atlanta Falcons | Will Overstreet | Linebacker | Tennessee |
| 81 | Arizona Cardinals | Josh McCown | Quarterback | Sam Houston State |
| 82 | New Orleans Saints | James Allen | Linebacker | Oregon State |
| 83 | Houston Texans | Charles Hill | Nose Tackle | Maryland |
| 84 | St. Louis Rams | Lamar Gordon | Fullback | North Dakota State |
| 85 | Seattle Seahawks | Kris Richard | Cornerback | USC |
| 86 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Marquise Walker | Wide Receiver | Michigan |
| 87 | Washington Redskins (from Baltimore) | Cliff Russell | Wide Receiver | Utah |
| 88 | New York Jets | Chris Baker | Tight End | Michigan State |
| 89 | Jacksonville Jaguars (from Washington through Oakland) | Akin Ayodele | Linebacker | Purdue |
| 90 | Miami Dolphins | Seth McKinney | Center | Texas A&M |
| 91 | Philadelphia Eagles | Brian Westbrook | Running Back | Villanova |
| 92 | Green Bay Packers | Marques Anderson | Free Safety | UCLA |
| 93 | Chicago Bears | Terrence Metcalf | Guard | Ole Miss |
| 94 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chris Hope | Free Safety | Florida State |
| 95 | St. Louis Rams | Eric Crouch [5] | Wide Receiver | Nebraska |
| 96 | Denver Broncos (from New England through Washington and Baltimore) | Dorsett Davis | Defensive Tackle | Mississippi State |
| 97 | Buffalo Bills | Coy Wire | Strong Safety | Stanford |
| 98 | Arizona Cardinals | Dennis Johnson | Defensive End | Kentucky |
Round four
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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| 99 | Houston Texans | Jonathan Wells | Running Back | Ohio State |
| 100 | Carolina Panthers | Dante Wesley | Cornerback | University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
| 101 | Cleveland Browns | Kevin Bentley | Linebacker | Northwestern |
| 102 | San Francisco 49ers (from Buffalo) | Jeff Chandler | Kicker | Florida |
| 103 | San Diego Chargers | Justin Peelle | Tight End | Oregon |
| 104 | Chicago Bears (from Dallas) | Alex Brown | Defensive End | Florida |
| 105 | Minnesota Vikings | Brian Williams | Defensive Back | North Carolina State |
| 106 | Indianapolis Colts | David Thornton | Linebacker | North Carolina |
| 107 | Kansas City Chiefs | Omar Easy | Fullback | Penn State |
| 108 | Jacksonville Jaguars | David Garrard | Quarterback | ECU |
| 109 | Cincinnati Bengals | Travis Dorsch | Kicker | Purdue |
| 110 | Tennessee Titans (from N.Y. Giants) | Mike Echols | Cornerback | Wisconsin |
| 111 | Cleveland Browns | Ben Taylor | Linebacker | Virginia Tech |
| 112 | Baltimore Ravens (from Denver) | Dave Zastudil | Punter | Ohio |
| 113 | Arizona Cardinals | Nate Dwyer | Defensive Tackle | Kansas |
| 114 | Miami Dolphins | Randy McMichael | Tight End | Georgia |
| 115 | Tennessee Titans | Tony Beckham | Cornerback | Wisconsin–Stout |
| 116 | Atlanta Falcons (from Houston) | Martin Bibla | Guard | Miami (FL) |
| 117 | New England Patriots (from Denver) | Rohan Davey | Quarterback | LSU |
| 118 | Jacksonville Jaguars (from Washington) | Chris Luzar | Tight End | Virginia |
| 119 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Travis Stephens | Running Back | Tennessee |
| 120 | Seattle Seahawks | Terreal Bierria | Strong Safety | Georgia |
| 121 | New York Jets | Alan Harper | Nose Tackle | Fresno State |
| 122 | Cleveland Browns (from Oakland) | Darnell Sanders | Tight End | Ohio State |
| 123 | Baltimore Ravens | Ron Johnson | Wide Receiver | Minnesota |
| 124 | Philadelphia Eagles | Scott Peters | Center | Arizona State |
| 125 | New Orleans Saints | Keyuo Craver | Cornerback | Nebraska |
| 126 | New England Patriots | Jarvis Green | Defensive End | LSU |
| 127 | San Francisco 49ers | Kevin Curtis | Defensive Back | Texas Tech |
| 128 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Larry Foote | Linebacker | Michigan |
| 129 | Dallas Cowboys (from Chicago) | Jamar Martin | Fullback | Ohio State |
| 130 | St. Louis Rams | Travis Scott | Guard | Arizona State |
| 131 | Denver Broncos (from New England) | Sam Brandon | Strong Safety | UNLV |
| 132 | Minnesota Vikings | Ed Ta'amu | Guard | Utah |
| 133 | Tennessee Titans | Rocky Boiman | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 134 | Detroit Lions | John Taylor | Defensive End | Montana State |
| 135 | Green Bay Packers | Najeh Davenport | Running Back | Miami (FL) |
Round five
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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| 136 | Houston Texans | Jarrod Baxter | Fullback | New Mexico |
| 137 | Carolina Panthers | Randy Fasani | Quarterback | Stanford |
| 138 | Detroit Lions | John Owens | Tight End | Notre Dame |
| 139 | Buffalo Bills | Justin Bannan | Defensive Tackle | Colorado |
| 140 | Chicago Bears (from Dallas) | Bobby Gray | Safety | Louisiana Tech |
| 141 | Cleveland Browns | Andra Davis | Linebacker | Florida |
| 142 | San Diego Chargers | Terry Charles | Wide Receiver | Portland State |
| 143 | Kansas City Chiefs | Scott Fujita | Linebacker | California |
| 144 | Denver Broncos (from Jacksonville through New England) | Herb Haygood | Wide Receiver | Michigan State |
| 145 | Carolina Panthers (from Cincinnati) | Kyle Johnson | Fullback | Syracuse |
| 146 | Seattle Seahawks (from Indianapolis) | Rocky Bernard | Defensive Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 147 | Oakland Raiders (from Cleveland) | Kenyon Coleman | Defensive End | UCLA |
| 148 | Atlanta Falcons | Kevin McCadam | Safety | Virginia Tech |
| 149 | Arizona Cardinals | Jason McAddley | Wide Receiver | Alabama |
| 150 | New Orleans Saints | Mel Mitchell | Safety | Western Kentucky |
| 151 | Tennessee Titans | Jake Schifino | Wide Receiver | Akron |
| 152 | New York Giants | Nick Greisen | Linebacker | Wisconsin |
| 153 | Houston Texans | Ramon Walker | Safety | Pittsburgh |
| 154 | New York Jets | Jonathan Goodwin | Guard | Michigan |
| 155 | Baltimore Ravens (from Denver) | Terry Jones | Tight End | Alabama |
| 156 | Green Bay Packers (from Seattle) | Aaron Kampman | Defensive End | Iowa |
| 157 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jermaine Phillips | Safety | Georgia |
| 158 | Atlanta Falcons (from Oakland) | Kurt Kittner | Quarterback | Illinois |
| 159 | Washington Redskins (from Baltimore) | Andre Lott | Safety | Tennessee |
| 160 | Washington Redskins | Robert Royal | Tight End | LSU |
| 161 | Miami Dolphins | Omare Lowe | Safety | Washington |
| 162 | Philadelphia Eagles | Freddie Milons | Wide Receiver | Alabama |
| 163 | San Francisco 49ers | Brandon Doman | Quarterback | Brigham Young |
| 164 | Green Bay Packers | Craig Nall | Quarterback | Northwestern State |
| 165 | Chicago Bears | Bryan Knight | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 166 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Verron Haynes | Running Back | Georgia |
| 167 | St. Louis Rams | Courtland Bullard | Linebacker | Ohio State |
| 168 | Dallas Cowboys (from New England) | Pete Hunter | Cornerback | Virginia Union |
| 169 | Seattle Seahawks | Ryan Hannam | Tight End | Northern Iowa |
| 170 | Miami Dolphins | Sam Simmons | Wide Receiver | Northwestern |
| 171 | Seattle Seahawks | Matt Hill | Tackle | Boise State |
| 172 | San Francisco 49ers | Josh Shaw | Defensive Tackle | Michigan State |
Round six
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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| 173 | Houston Texans | Demarcus Faggins | Cornerback | Kansas State |
| 174 | Carolina Panthers | Keith Heinrich | Tight End | Sam Houston State |
| 175 | Detroit Lions | Chris Cash | Cornerback | USC |
| 176 | Buffalo Bills | Cornerback | UNLV | |
| 177 | Minnesota Vikings | Nick Rogers | Linebacker | Georgia Tech |
| 178 | San Diego Chargers | Matt Anderle | Tackle | Minnesota |
| 179 | Dallas Cowboys | Tyson Walter | Center | Ohio State |
| 180 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Clenton Ballard | Defensive Tackle | Southwest Texas State |
| 181 | Cincinnati Bengals | Marquand Manuel | Safety | Florida |
| 182 | Indianapolis Colts | David Pugh | Defensive Tackle | Virginia Tech |
| 183 | Indianapolis Colts | James Lewis | Defensive Back | Miami |
| 184 | Atlanta Falcons | Kahlil Hill | Wide Receiver | Iowa |
| 185 | Arizona Cardinals | Josh Scobey | Running Back | Kansas State |
| 186 | New Orleans Saints | J.T. O'Sullivan | Quarterback | UC Davis |
| 187 | Tennessee Titans | Justin Hartwig | Center | Kansas |
| 188 | New York Giants | Wesly Mallard | Linebacker | Oregon |
| 189 | Oakland Raiders (from Cleveland) | Keyon Nash | Defensive Back | Albany State |
| 190 | Houston Texans | Howard Green | Defensive Tackle | LSU |
| 191 | Denver Broncos | Jeb Putzier | Tight End | Boise State |
| 192 | Washington Redskins | Reggie Coleman | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 193 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | John Stamper | Defensive End | South Carolina |
| 194 | Seattle Seahawks | Craig Jarrett | Punter | Michigan State |
| 195 | Baltimore Ravens | Lamont Brightful | Cornerback | Eastern Washington |
| 196 | New Orleans Saints | John Gilmore | Tight End | Penn State |
| 197 | Oakland Raiders | Larry Ned | Running Back | San Diego State |
| 198 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tyreo Harrison | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 199 | Chicago Bears | Adrian Peterson | Running Back | Georgia Southern |
| 200 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Houghton | Tackle | San Diego State |
| 201 | San Francisco 49ers | Mark Anelli | Tight End | Wisconsin |
| 202 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lee Mays | Wide Receiver | UTEP |
| 203 | Chicago Bears | Jamin Elliott | Wide Receiver | Delaware |
| 204 | Indianapolis Colts | Brian Allen | Running Back | Stanford |
| 205 | St. Louis Rams | Steve Bellisari | Quarterback | Ohio State |
| 206 | Baltimore Ravens | Javin Hunter | Wide Receiver | Notre Dame |
| 207 | Baltimore Ravens | Chester Taylor | Running Back | Toledo |
| 208 | Dallas Cowboys | Deveren Johnson | Wide Receiver | Sacred Heart |
| 209 | Baltimore Ravens | Chad Williams | Safety | Southern Miss |
| 210 | Chicago Bears | Bryan Fletcher | Tight End | UCLA |
| 211 | Dallas Cowboys | Bob Slowikowski | Tight End | Virginia Tech |
| 0 | Houston TexansSupplemental Draft | Milford Brown | Offensive Guard | Florida State |
Round seven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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| 212 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lavar Glover | Defensive Back | Cincinnati |
| 213 | Carolina Panthers | Pete Campion | Guard | North Dakota State |
| 214 | Detroit Lions | Luke Staley | Running Back | BYU |
| 215 | Buffalo Bills | Mike Pucillo | Center | Auburn |
| 216 | San Diego Chargers | Seth Burford | Quarterback | Cal Poly SLO |
| 217 | Atlanta Falcons | Michael Coleman | Wide Receiver | Widener |
| 218 | Minnesota Vikings | Chad Beasley | Tackle | Virginia Tech |
| 219 | Cincinnati Bengals | Joey Evans | Defensive End | North Carolina |
| 220 | Indianapolis Colts | Josh Mallard | Defensive End | Georgia |
| 221 | Kansas City Chiefs | Maurice Rodriguez | Linebacker | Fresno State |
| 222 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Kendall Newson | Wide Receiver | Middle Tennessee State |
| 223 | Arizona Cardinals | Mike Banks | Tight End | Iowa State |
| 224 | New Orleans Saints | Derrius Monroe | Defensive End | Virginia Tech |
| 225 | Tennessee Titans | Darrell Hill | Wide Receiver | Northern Illinois |
| 226 | New York Giants | Daryl Jones | Wide Receiver | Miami (FL) |
| 227 | Cleveland Browns | Joaquin Gonzalez | Tackle | Miami (FL) |
| 228 | Denver Broncos | Chris Young | Safety | Georgia Tech |
| 229 | Houston Texans | Greg White | Defensive End | Minnesota |
| 230 | Washington Redskins | Jeff Grau | Center | UCLA |
| 231 | Denver Broncos | Monsanto Pope | Defensive Tackle | Virginia |
| 232 | Seattle Seahawks | Jeff Kelly | Quarterback | Southern Miss |
| 233 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Tim Wansley | Cornerback | Georgia |
| 234 | Washington Redskins (from New England) | Greg Scott | Defensive End | Hampton |
| 235 | Oakland Raiders | Ronald Curry | Wide Receiver | North Carolina |
| 236 | Baltimore Ravens | Wes Pate | Quarterback | Stephen F. Austin |
| 237 | New England Patriots (from Dallas) | Antwoine Womack | Running Back | Virginia |
| 238 | Philadelphia Eagles | Raheem Brock | Defensive End | Temple |
| 239 | San Francisco 49ers | Eric Heitmann | Center | Stanford |
| 240 | Tennessee Titans | Carlos Hall | Defensive End | Arkansas |
| 241 | Miami Dolphins | Leonard Henry | Running Back | ECU |
| 242 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Brett Keisel | Defensive End | Brigham Young |
| 243 | St. Louis Rams | Chris Massey | Fullback | Marshall |
| 244 | Atlanta Falcons | Kevin Shaffer | Tackle | Tulsa |
| 245 | New York Giants | Quincy Monk | Linebacker | North Carolina |
| 246 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Steve Smith | Defensive Back | Oregon |
| 247 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Hayden Epstein | Kicker | Michigan |
| 248 | San Francisco 49ers | Kyle Kosier | Tackle | Arizona State |
| 249 | Buffalo Bills | Rodney Wright | Wide Receiver | Fresno State |
| 250 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Tracy Wistrom | Tight End | Nebraska |
| 251 | Buffalo Bills | Jarrett Ferguson | Running Back | Virginia Tech |
| 252 | Detroit Lions | Matt Murphy | Tight End | Maryland |
| 253 | New England Patriots | David Givens | Wide Receiver | Notre Dame |
| 254 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Aaron Lockett | Wide Receiver | Kansas State |
| 255 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Zack Quaccia | Center | Stanford |
| 256 | San Francisco 49ers | Teddy Gaines | Defensive Back | Tennessee |
| 257 | Washington Redskins | Rock Cartwright | Running Back | Kansas State |
| 258 | Carolina Panthers | Brad Franklin | Cornerback | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 259 | Detroit Lions | Victor Rogers | Tackle | Colorado |
| 260 | Buffalo Bills | Dominique Stevenson | Linebacker | Tennessee |
| 261 [6] | Houston Texans | Ahmad Miller | Defensive Tackle | UNLV |
| = compensatory selection | = supplemental compensatory selection | = Pro Bowler[3] |
Notable undrafted players
| Original NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Ryan Nece | Linebacker | UCLA |
| Baltimore Ravens | Will Demps | Free Safety | San Diego State |
| Green Bay Packers | Antonio Chatman | Wide Receiver | Cincinnati |
| Baltimore Ravens | Bart Scott | Linebacker | Southern Illinois |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Quinn Gray | Quarterback | Florida A&M |
| New York Giants | Matt Bryant | Placekicker | Baylor University |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | James Harrison | Linebacker | Kent State |
| Seattle Seahawks | D. D. Lewis | Linebacker | University of Texas |
| Baltimore Ravens | Maake Kemoeatu | Defensive Tackle | Utah |
| Minnesota Vikings | Shaun Hill | Quarterback | Maryland |
References
- General
- "2002 NFL Draft". NFL.com. http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/years/2002. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
- "Draft-Weekend Trades". NFL.com. http://ww1.nfl.com/draft/2002/trades.html. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
- Specific
- ^ "Facts and figures on 2002 NFL Draft". http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/5215727. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
- ^ "Compensatory draft choices announced". http://www.nfl.com/ce/feature/0,3783,5190309,00.html. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
- ^ a b Being a Pro Bowler does not mean that the player went to the Pro Bowl this year, it simply states that the player went to the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ Philadelphia Eagles traded their 2001 third-round selection (88th overall) and their 2001 sixth-round selection (187th overall) to Miami for the Dolphins’ 2002 second-round selection."2001 NFL Draft - Weekend Trades". cnnsi.com (CNN). http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/2001/draft/news/2001/04/21/nfl_trades_saturday/. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
- ^ Eric Crouch, 2001 Heisman Trophy winner "2001 Heisman Trophy winner". http://www.heisman.com/winners/e-crouch01.html. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
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