2000 College Football All-America Team

The2000 College Football All-America Teamis 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 Illustratedand Rivals.

TheCollege Football All-America Teamis 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. TheNCAAofficially 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

• 2000 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team
• 2000 All-Big Ten Conference football team
• 2000 All-Big 12 Conference football team
• 2000 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
• 2000 All-SEC football team

References

• "Football Award Winners"(PDF).National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 16–17.RetrievedDecember 20,2023.
• Coaches AA– AFCA
• Associated Press– AP
• Writers AAArchived2019-03-04 at theWayback Machine– FWAA
• Sporting News– TSN
• Walter Camp– Walter Camp
• PFW(Archived2009-05-14) – Pro Football Weekly
• FN– Football News
• CNNSI(Archived2009-05-14) – Sports Illustrated
• Rivals- Rivals