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2000 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 2000

Summary

Official list of the best college football players of 2000

The 2000 All-America college football team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News, Pro Football Weekly, Football News, Sports Illustrated and Rivals.com.

The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to such a list selected by football pioneer Walter Camp in the 1890s. The NCAA officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus All-Americans.

Offense

Quarterback

  • Josh Heupel, Oklahoma (AP-2, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, TSN)
  • Chris Weinke, Florida State (AP-1, CNNSI, FN, Rivals)
  • George Godsey, Georgia Tech (PFW)
  • Drew Brees, Purdue (AP-3)

Running back

  • LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU (AP-1, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI, Rivals)
  • Damien Anderson, Northwestern (AP-1, Walter Camp, FWAA, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI)
  • Ken Simonton, Oregon State (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, Rivals)
  • Rudi Johnson, Auburn (AP-2)
  • Lee Suggs, Virginia Tech (AP-3)
  • Anthony Thomas, Michigan (AP-3)

Wide receiver

  • Marvin Minnis, Florida State (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, TSN, FN, CNNSI)
  • Antonio Bryant, Pittsburgh (AP-1, FWAA, Rivals)
  • Freddie Mitchell, UCLA (AP-2, Walter Camp, TSN)
  • David Terrell, Michigan (AP-2, PFW, CNNSI, Rivals)
  • Rod Gardner, Clemson (PFW)
  • Quincy Morgan, Kansas State (FN)
  • Jabar Gaffney, Florida (AP-3)
  • Koren Robinson, North Carolina State (AP-3)

Tight end

  • Brian Natkin, UTEP (AP-1, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, TSN, FN, Rivals)
  • Todd Heap, Arizona State (AP-2, PFW, CNNSI)
  • Tracey Wistrom, Nebraska (AP-3)

Tackle

  • Leonard Davis, Texas (AP-1, Walter Camp, FWAA, TSN)
  • Chris Brown, Georgia Tech (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, FN, CNNSI, Rivals)
  • Chad Ward, Washington (AP-1, TSN, CNNSI)
  • Paul Zukauskas, Boston College (AFCA-Coaches, Rivals)
  • Joaquin Gonzalez, Miami (Florida) (AP-2, FWAA)
  • Bryant McKinnie, Miami (Florida) (PFW, FN, CNNSI)
  • Matt Light, Purdue (PFW)
  • Kenyatta Walker, Florida (AP-2, PFW)
  • Jeff Backus, Michigan (AP-2)
  • Tarlos Thomas, Florida State (AP-3)

Guard

  • Steve Hutchinson, Michigan (AP-1, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, PFW, FN, CNNSI, Rivals)
  • Russ Hochstein, Nebraska (TSN)
  • Bill Ferrario, Wisconsin (PFW)
  • Floyd Womack, Mississippi State (AP-2)
  • Chris Gibson, Oregon State (AP-3)
  • Seth McKinney, Texas A&M (AP-3)
  • Kendall Simmons, Auburn (AP-3)

Center

  • Dominic Raiola, Nebraska (AP-1, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, PFW, RN, CNNSI, Rivals)
  • Ben Hamilton, Minnesota (AP-2, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, TSN, FN, Rivals)
  • Casey Rabach, Wisconsin (AP-3)

Defense

End

  • Jamal Reynolds, Florida State (AP-1, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI, Rivals)
  • Andre Carter, California (AP-1, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI, Rivals)
  • Justin Smith, Missouri (AP-2, FWAA)
  • Julius Peppers, North Carolina (AP-2, CNNSI)
  • Alex Brown, Florida (AP-3)
  • Willie Howard, Stanford (AP-3)
  • Cedric Scott, Southern Miss (AP-3)

Tackle

  • Casey Hampton, Texas (AP-1, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, TSN, Rivals)
  • John Henderson, Tennessee (AP-1, FWAA, TSN, FN, CNNSI, Rivals)
  • Richard Seymour, Georgia (AP-2, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, PFW)
  • Gerard Warren, Florida (PFW)
  • Mario Fatafehi, Kansas State (AP-2, FN)
  • Larry Tripplett, Washington (AP-3)

Linebacker

  • Rocky Calmus, Oklahoma (AP-1, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, TSN, CNNSI)
  • Dan Morgan, Miami (Florida) (AP-1, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI, Rivals)
  • Keith Adams, Clemson (AP-1, Walter Camp, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI, Rivals)
  • Carlos Polk, Nebraska (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches)
  • Levar Fisher, North Carolina State (AP-2, FWAA, FN)
  • Adam Archuleta, Arizona State (AP-2, PFW)
  • Torrance Marshall, Oklahoma (AP-3, Rivals)
  • Anthony Denman, Notre Dame (AP-2)
  • Jason Glenn, Texas A&M (AP-2)
  • Joe Cooper, Ohio State (AP-3)
  • Kalimba Edwards, South Carolina (AP-3)
  • Ben Taylor, Virginia Tech (AP-3)

Cornerback

  • Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin (AP-1, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, PFW, FN, CNNSI, Rivals)
  • Fred Smoot, Mississippi State (AP-1, Walter Camp, TSN, PFW, FN)
  • Tay Cody, Florida State (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, TSN, PFW)
  • Sheldon Brown, South Carolina (AP-3, AFCA-Coaches)
  • Lito Sheppard, Florida (AP-2, FWAA, CNNSI)
  • Nate Clements, Ohio State (AP-3, PFW)
  • Ken Lucas, Ole Miss (Rivals)
  • Rashad Bauman, Oregon (AP-3)

Safety

  • Dwight Smith, Akron (AP-1, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, FN)
  • Ed Reed, Miami (Florida) (AP-1, FWAA, CNNSI)
  • J. T. Thatcher, Oklahoma (AP-2, TSN, FN)
  • Anthony Floyd, Louisville (AP-2, Walter Camp)
  • Mike Doss, Ohio State (TSN, Rivals)
  • Hakim Akbar, Washington (CNNSI)
  • Roy Williams, Oklahoma (Rivals)
  • Robert Carswell, Clemson (AP-3)

Special teams

Kicker

  • Jonathan Ruffin, Cincinnati (AP-1, Walter Camp, FWAA, TSN, CNNSI)
  • Jamie Rheem, Kansas State (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, FN)
  • Alex Walls, Tennessee (AP-3, Rivals)

Punter

  • Nick Harris, California (AP-1, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, PFW)
  • Brian Morton, Duke (AP-2, FWAA, TSN, Rivals)
  • Kevin Stemke, Wisconsin (AP-3, CNNSI)
  • Preston Gruening, Minnesota (FN)

All-purpose player / return specialist

  • Santana Moss, Miami (Florida) (AP-1, FWAA, TSN, Walter Camp-WR, AFCA-Coaches-WR, Rivals, PFW, CNNSI-AP)
  • André Davis, Virginia Tech (AFCA-Coaches, CNNSI-PR)
  • Julius Jones, Notre Dame (CNNSI-KR)
  • Aaron Lockett, Kansas State (AP-2)
  • Emmett White, Utah State (AP-3)

References

Wikipedia Source

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