PRO: In 12 seasons, Emmitt Smith has made an impact on the NFL that few players can match at any position or in any era. As the second-ranked rusher in NFL history, Smith has won four NFL rushing titles, three Super Bowl titles and a league (1993) and Super Bowl (XXVIII) MVP award. He has been selected to the Pro Bowl nine times, more than any other offensive player in club history, and among NFL running backs, only Barry Sanders (10) has been selected more times. With 540 rushing yards this season, Smith will become just the seventh player in NFL history to carry the title of all-time rushing leader, taking that designation from Walter Payton. Smith enters the 2002 season with 16,187 career rushing yards, and only Payton's 16,726 career yards stand between Smith and the title. Smith is already the NFL's career rushing touchdowns leader with 148, and he stands second in league annals in total touchdowns with 159, trailing the all-time leader, Jerry Rice, by 37. The first player in NFL history with five straight seasons with over 1,400 yards rushing, Smith and Jim Brown are the only players with seven straight 10-touchdown seasons to start their career. With 1,021 yards rushing in 2001, Smith became the first player in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in 11 consecutive seasons and the first to post 11 1,000-yard rushing seasons in a career. He is also second on the NFL's all-time rushing attempts list with 3,798, trailing only Payton (3,838). With an NFL record 25 touchdowns in 1995, Smith scored 100 career touchdowns in just six seasons, the fastest anyone in league history has reached that mark (he tied Brown's NFL record by scoring 100 touchdowns in just 93 career games). His 148 career rushing touchdowns in 185 games gives him a 0.80 touchdown-per-game scoring average, second behind Brown's 0.90 for tops among the all-time rushing touchdown scorers (John Riggins 0.59 and Walter Payton 0.58 are next on the list). Smith's longevity and ability to score touchdowns have combined to give him three of the five best touchdown totals against a single opponent in league history. His 25 career scores against the Arizona Cardinals is the third best total by a player against an opponent since 1970, followed by his 24 scores against Washington and his 21 against the N.Y Giants. Smith is one of only three players in Dallas history with three career 100-point seasons, and he is the only non-kicker to accomplish the feat. His value to the Cowboys' success can be seen in the club's 97-24 mark (89-22 in regular season) when he carries the ball 20-or-more times a game and 63-18 record (56-18 in regular season) when he rushes for 100 yards. The century mark has become a big number in Smith's career, having rushed for 100 yards in 151-of-285 games dating back to high school (45-of-49 at Escambia High School, 25-of-34 at Florida and 81-of-202 at Dallas, including playoffs). His 45 100-yard games in high school is still the national record, and in NFL annals, Smith's 74 100-yard rushing games ranks him third all-time behind Payton (77) and Sanders (76). Included in Smith's club-record 74 regular season 100-yard rushing games are 11 of the top 15 performances in team history and 18 days with over 150 yards (the fourth highest total of 150-yard games in NFL history). Smith has rushed for over 100-yards against 21 of the 30 NFL teams he has faced. In addition, he has rushed for 2,384 yards against the Philadelphia Eagles in his 12-year career, his best output against any single opponent. That total ranks second since 1970 for running backs against one team. Smith also has the third and fifth best totals in that category. One reason Smith has become such a workhorse in the Dallas offense over the years has been his ability to answer the bell at game time, having started 200-of-202 career games - including playoffs. He has missed just four career games due to injury, and it has been that durability that has enabled Smith to lead the Cowboys in rushing in 165 of his 185 career regular season games. The lack of decline in Smith's game is also evidenced by the fact that he has rushed for 4,953 yards since the start of the 1998 season - the fifth highest yardage total in the NFL over that time span. His 36 rushing touchdowns during the last four years is the second best figure in the league. Smith has accumulated a number of NFL postseason records, including rushing touchdowns (19), consecutive games with a rushing touchdown (nine) and 100-yard rushing games (seven). His 1,586 yards rushing is also tops on the NFL postseason chart, and he shares the total playoff touchdown mark of 21 with Thurman Thomas. Not limited to rushing and scoring, Smith is fourth on the Cowboys all-time reception list with 470 career catches. He trails No. 3 Tony Hill (479) on that list by nine receptions. Smith is one of only five NFL players who have amassed over 10,000 career-rushing yards and 400 career receptions. He is also fourth on the NFL's all-time combined yardage list with a club record 19,110 yards.

PRO: In taking over the starting quarterback responsibilities for the Cowboys in 2001, Quincy Carter enthusiastically embraced one of the most high profile positions in all of team sports. When Dallas selected Carter with their top pick (53rd overall) in the 2001 NFL Draft, it marked the first time in 10 years the Cowboys had drafted a quarterback. In becoming the opening day starter, he was the first Dallas rookie to open the season at quarterback since Troy Aikman in 1989. Carter also became just the sixth rookie quarterback to ever start a game for Dallas, joining Don Meredith (one start in 1960), Roger Staubach (one in 1969), Kevin Sweeney (two in 1987), Aikman (11 in 1989) and Steve Walsh (five in 1989). Carter's three wins in eight starts last season matched the win total for the other 10 quarterbacks selected in the 2001 NFL Draft combined (they posted a 3-17 record). Blessed with a strong arm, intelligence and the type of athletic ability that allows him to elude pressure in the pocket, Carter displayed unique leadership skills for a player of his youth and limited NFL experience. He will be looking to build upon the vast improvement he made in the latter stages of 2001 when he led Dallas to a 3-3 record down the stretch - a mark that included victories over division rivals Washington and New York, and an upset of playoff bound San Francisco.

PRO: Through 10 NFL seasons, Darren Woodson has clearly and consistently established himself as one of the NFL's premier strong safeties. His dependability, athleticism, aggressiveness and the ability to produce in the big game have put him in the elite level of performers in the NFL. In addition, his versatility at playing both the run and pass at an extremely productive level have separated Woodson from the rest of the strong safety field. He has been selected to five Pro Bowls, been named first team All-Pro four times and played in three Super Bowls. A converted college linebacker, Woodson is the complete NFL package at safety. He combines size (6-1, 219) and speed (4.4 in the 40-yard dash) with great football instincts and hitting ability. He has recorded at least 100 tackles in nine of the last 10 years. He has started 147 of the club's last 157 games, including playoffs, and he has played in 167 of a possible 175 career games. Woodson has 44 double-figure tackle games in his career, and in 2001, he became the second leading tackler in Dallas Cowboys history. His 131 stops last year increased his career tackle total to 1,178 and moved him ahead of Randy White (1,104) on the Cowboys' all-time list. He now trails only Lee Roy Jordan (1,236 tackles) and can become the club's all-time leader with 58 more stops in 2002. With 21 career interceptions, Woodson is tied for 11th on the club's all-time list and will crack the top ten with his next pick. He has maintained the aggressive nature that he displayed as a college linebacker, but has used his quickness and speed to make a very smooth transition to the secondary. Woodson has finished first or second on the team in tackles in five of the last nine seasons (1993-96, 1998). He also went over the 100 tackle mark in four consecutive seasons (1993-96), becoming the first Dallas player to accomplish that feat since Michael Downs (1983-86). In 1995, he became the first Dallas defensive back to lead the team in tackles (144) since Bill Bates in 1988. He duplicated that feat in 1998. In 1993, he established a Dallas single-season record for tackles by a defensive back (155). In the Cowboys base defensive alignment, Woodson lines up at strong safety, but he has also shown great production when lining up at outside linebacker in certain nickel pass defenses - often covering a slot receiver. His versatility and aggressive attitude makes him a very valuable special teams performer, posting a combined total of 72 special teams tackles in the past five seasons. Woodson's next selection as an All-Pro will enable him to earn that honor more times (five) than any other Dallas safety. He is currently tied with Mel Renfro (1965, 1967, 1969 and 1971) and Cliff Harris (1975-1978), who were each named All-Pro four times during their Dallas careers. Renfro earned a fifth All-Pro selection as a cornerback in 1973. Woodson is one of the team's hardest workers, and his character and leadership ability make him a very valuable asset within the framework of the team. He signed a long-term contract after the 2001 season ended that will assure Woodson's place as a Dallas Cowboy throughout his entire career. At Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans, Woodson was named the 14th recipient of the Athletes in Action Bart Starr Award. The honor, which is voted on by all NFL players, recognizes outstanding character and leadership in the home, on the field and in the community.

PRO: One of the game's most dangerous deep threats, Joey Galloway has the rare speed and game-breaking ability to go the distance from any point on the field. He has averaged a touchdown every 8.3 receptions throughout his seven-year career. His 6,489 career all-purpose yards in 88 games accounts for an average of 73.7 yards-per-game, and he has 13 career 100-yard receiving games. From 1995 to 1998, while with the Seattle Seahawks, Galloway registered 36 touchdown receptions - a figure that was topped by only Cris Carter (52) and Carl Pickens (39) over that same period of time. Acquired by Dallas on Feb. 12, 2000 in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks, Galloway's introduction to Dallas was marred by a torn ACL in his left knee in the fourth quarter of the Cowboys 2000 season opener with Philadelphia (9/3/00). The injury required season-ending surgery and a rehabilitation program that concluded with his return to action in the second-to-last preseason game of 2001. When teamed with Raghib Ismail, Dallas boasts one of the fastest receiving tandems in the NFL. Originally the eighth overall pick of the 1995 NFL Draft, Galloway went on to start 67-of-71 games during his Seattle career and was an AFC Pro Bowl alternate in both 1997 and 1998. He led the Seahawks in receiving yards and touchdowns in each of his first four seasons and led the club in receptions from 1996-98 after finishing second on the team as a rookie in 1995. His 12 100-yard receiving games are the third-best total in Seahawks history. In addition to his 40 career receiving touchdowns, Galloway has one touchdown rushing and four touchdowns on punt returns.

PRO: After making a dramatic improvement in their run defense from the 2000 season to the 2001 season, the Cowboys were looking for a defensive tackle that could rush the passer and stop the run. They found their man in La'Roi Glover and signed him to a long term contract on March 12, 2002. He came to Dallas as an unrestricted free agent from New Orleans - where he rapidly emerged as one of the NFL's most productive defensive tackles over the course of the past five years. Glover is a strong, quick lineman who has been selected to two Pro Bowls while recording 25 sacks over the past two seasons, and he has registered 50 sacks during his six-year career. From 1998 to 2000, only two other NFL players posted more sacks than Glover's 35.5 (Kevin Carter - 39.5 and Warren Sapp - 36). Glover's 17 sacks in 2000 tied the New Orleans single season record that was set by Pat Swilling in 1992, and that figure is the second highest sack total by any defensive tackle in NFL history - since sacks were first registered as an official NFL stat in 1982. With an outstanding presence as an inside run stopper, Glover will compliment the talents of fellow tackles Brandon Noble and Michael Myers. His fine pass rushing ability should aid the talents of defensive end Greg Ellis as well.