2000 College Football All-America Team
Official list of the best college football players of 2000
The 2000 College Football All-America 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)
See also
References
Offense Defense Special teams
Conference seasons Inter-conference All-Americans