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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 (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. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
• Coaches AA – AFCA
• Associated Press – AP
• Writers AA Archived 2019-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – 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