2000 College Football All-America Team

2000 College Football All-America Team
College Football All-America Team
2000 NCAA Division I-A football season
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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 (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, TSN)
• Chris Weinke, Florida State (AP, CNNSI, FN, Rivals)
• George Godsey, Georgia Tech (PFW)

Running back[]

• LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU (AP, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI, Rivals)
• Damien Anderson, Northwestern (AP, Walter Camp, FWAA, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI)
• Ken Simonton, Oregon State (AFCA-Coaches, Rivals)

Wide receiver[]

• Marvin Minnis, Florida State (AP, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, TSN, FN, CNNSI)
• Antonio Bryant, Pittsburgh (AP, FWAA, Rivals)
• Freddie Mitchell, UCLA (Walter Camp, TSN)
• David Terrell, Michigan (PFW, CNNSI, Rivals)
• Rod Gardner, Clemson (PFW)
• Quincy Morgan, Kansas State (FN)

Tight end[]

• Brian Natkin, UTEP (AP, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, TSN, FN, Rivals)
• Todd Heap, Arizona State (PFW, CNNSI)

Tackle[]

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

Guard[]

• Steve Hutchinson, Michigan (AP, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, PFW, FN, CNNSI, Rivals)
• Russ Hochstein, Nebraska (TSN)
• Bill Ferrario, Wisconsin (PFW)

Center[]

• Dominic Raiola, Nebraska (AP, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, PFW, RN, CNNSI, Rivals)
• Ben Hamilton, Minnesota (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, TSN, FN, Rivals)

Defense[]

End[]

• Jamal Reynolds, Florida State (AP, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI, Rivals)
• Andre Carter, California (AP, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI, Rivals)
• Justin Smith, Missouri (FWAA)
• Julius Peppers, North Carolina (CNNSI)

Tackle[]

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

Linebacker[]

• Rocky Calmus, Oklahoma (AP, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, TSN, CNNSI)
• Dan Morgan, Miami (Florida) (AP, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI, Rivals)
• Keith Adams, Clemson (AP, Walter Camp, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI, Rivals)
• Carlos Polk, Nebraska (AP, AFCA-Coaches)
• Levar Fisher, North Carolina State (FWAA, FN)
• Adam Archuleta, Arizona State (PFW)
• Torrance Marshall, Oklahoma (Rivals)

Cornerback[]

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

Safety[]

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

Special teams[]

Kicker[]

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

Punter[]

• Nick Harris, California (AP, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, PFW)
• , Duke (FWAA, TSN, Rivals)
• Kevin Stemke, Wisconsin (CNNSI)
• , Minnesota (FN)

All-purpose player / return specialist[]

• Santana Moss, Miami (Florida) (AP, 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)

See also[]

• 2000 All-Big Ten Conference football team
• 2000 All-Big 12 Conference football team
• 2000 All-SEC football team

References[]

• Coaches AA^{[permanent dead link]} – AFCA
• Associated Press – AP
• Writers AA – FWAA
• Sporting News – TSN
• Walter Camp – Walter Camp
• PFW (Archived 2009-05-14) – Pro Football Weekly
• FN – Football News
• CNNSI (Archived 2009-05-14) – Sports Illustrated
• Rivals.com- Rivals.com