2001 College Football All-America Team

The 2001 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American teams:

The

• Rex Grossman, Florida (Walter Camp, AP, CNNSI, FN)
• Eric Crouch, Nebraska (AFCA-Coaches, AP-All Purpose, TSN, FN-3)
• Antwaan Randle El, Indiana (FWAA, AP-2)
• Ken Dorsey, Miami (AP-2)
• David Carr, Fresno State (FN-2, AP-3)

Running back

• Luke Staley, BYU (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, AP, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI)
• William Green, Boston College (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, TSN, PFW, FN, AP-2)
• Travis Stephens, Tennessee (FWAA, AP, CNNSI, FN-2)
• DeShaun Foster, UCLA (TSN-2)
• Larry Ned, San Diego State (AP-2)
• Bruce Perry, Maryland (FN-2)
• Clinton Portis, Miami (AP-3)
• Chester Taylor, Toledo (AP-3)
• Levron Williams, Indiana (FN-3)
• Leonard Henry, East Carolina (FN-3)

Wide receiver

• Jabar Gaffney, Florida (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, AP, TSN, FN, CNNSI)
• Josh Reed, LSU (Walter Camp, FWAA, AP, TSN, PFW, CNNSI, FN-2)
• Marquise Walker, Michigan (AFCA-Coaches, AP-2)
• Lee Evans, Wisconsin (PFW, FN, AP-2)
• Darius Watts, Marshall (FN-2)
• Kevin Curtis, Utah State (AP-3)
• Ashley Lelie, Hawaii (AP-3, FN-3)
• Billy McMullen, Virginia (FN-3)

Tight end

• Daniel Graham, Colorado (AP, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, TSN, Walter Camp, FN, PFW)
• Jeremy Shockey, Miami (Florida) (CNNSI, AP-2)
• Chris Baker, Michigan State (FN-2)
• Tracey Wistrom, Nebraska (AP-3)
• Justin Peelle, Oregon (FN-3)

Tackle

• Bryant McKinnie, Miami (Florida) (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, AP, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI)
• Mike Pearson
  , Florida (FWAA, AP, TSN, FN-2)
• Mike Williams, Texas (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, PFW, FN, AP-2)
• Terrence Metcalf, Ole Miss (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FN, AP-2)
• Joaquin Gonzalez, Miami (Florida) (FWAA, CNNSI, FN-3)
• Jonathan Goodwin, Michigan (AP-2, FN-2)
• Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia (FN-2)
• Levi Jones, Arizona State (FN-2)
• Victor Rogers, Colorado (AP-3)
• Frank Romero, Oklahoma (AP-3)
• Andy Eby, Kansas State (FN-3)

Guard

• Toniu Fonoti, Nebraska (Walter Camp, FWAA, AP, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI)
• Andre Gurode, Colorado (AP, TSN, PFW, CNNSI)
• Eric Heitmann, Stanford (AFCA-Coaches, FN, AP-3)
• Fred Weary, Tennessee (AP-2)
• Martin Bibla, Miami (AP-3)

Center

• LeCharles Bentley, Ohio State (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, AP, TSN, FN-3)
• Seth McKinney, Texas A&M (PFW, AP-2, FN-2)
• Frank Romero, Oklahoma (CNNSI)
• Luke Butkus, Illinois (AP-3)
• Melvin Fowler, Maryland (FN-3)
• Kyle Young, Clemson (FN-3)

Defense

End

• Dwight Freeney, Syracuse (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, AP, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI)
• Julius Peppers, North Carolina (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, AP, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI)
• Alex Brown, Florida (Walter Camp, FWAA, AP, CNNSI, FN-2)
• Dewayne White, Louisville (PFW)
• Greg Gathers, Georgia Tech (FN-2)
• Chris Kelsay, Nebraska (FN-2)
• Jerome McDougle, Miami (AP-3)
• Will Overstreet, Tennessee (AP-3)

Tackle

• John Henderson, Tennessee (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, AP, TSN)
• Wendell Bryant, Wisconsin (AFCA-Coaches, FN, CNNSI, AP-2)
• Ryan Sims, North Carolina (PFW, AP-3)
• Larry Tripplett, Washington (FN, AP-2)
• Alan Harper, Fresno State (AP-2, FN-2)
• Cory Redding, Texas (AP-2)
• William Joseph, Miami (AP-3)

Linebacker

• Rocky Calmus, Oklahoma (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, AP, TSN, CNNSI, FN-2)
• E.J. Henderson
  , Maryland (Walter Camp, FWAA, AP, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI)
• Robert Thomas, UCLA (Walter Camp, FWAA, AP, TSN, PFW, FN)
• Levar Fisher, N.C. State (AFCA-Coaches, AP, FN-2)
• Jermaine Petty, Arkansas (AFCA-Coaches)
• Kalimba Edwards, South Carolina (TSN, AP-2)
• Andra Davis, Florida (CNNSI, AP-3)
• Larry Foote, Michigan (FN, AP-2)
• Trev Faulk, LSU (AP-2)
• Ben Taylor, Virginia Tech (AP-2, FN-2)
• Lawrence Flugence, Texas Tech (AP-3)
• Ben Leber, Kansas State (AP-3)
• D. D. Lewis, Texas (AP-3)

Cornerback

• Quentin Jammer, Texas (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, AP, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI)
• Keyuo Craver, Nebraska (TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI, AP-2)
• Phillip Buchanon, Miami (Florida) (PFW, AP-2)
• Lito Sheppard, Florida (AP-2)
• Ronyell Whitaker, Virginia Tech (AP-3)

Safety

• Roy Williams, Oklahoma (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, AP, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI)
• Ed Reed, Miami (Florida) (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, AP, TSN, PFW, FN, CNNSI)
• Mike Doss, Ohio State (Walter Camp, FN-2, AP-3)
• Tank Williams, Stanford (AFCA-Coaches, FN-2, AP-3)
• Troy Polamalu, USC (FWAA, AP-2)
• Lamont Thompson, Washington State (AP)
• Kevin Curtis, Texas Tech (FN-2)
• Eugene Wilson, Illinois (FN-2)
• Michael Lewis, Colorado (AP-3)

Special teams

Kicker

• Damon Duval, Auburn (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, AP)
• Seth Marler, Tulane (FWAA, FN-3)
• Todd Sievers, Miami (Florida) (CNNSI, AP-2)
• Jarvis Wallum, Wyoming (FN-2)
• Travis Dorsch, Purdue (AP-3)

Punter

• Travis Dorsch, Purdue (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, AP, TSN-PK, FN-PK, CNNSI)
• Jeff Ferguson, Oklahoma (TSN, AP-3)
• Dave Zastudil, Ohio (FWAA, PFW, FN, AP-2)
• Brooks Barnard, Maryland (FN-2)

All-purpose player / return specialist

• Herb Haygood, Michigan State (Walter Camp, PFW, CNNSI-KR)
• Bernard Berrian, Fresno State (AFCA-Coaches)
• Luke Powell, Stanford (FWAA)
• Roman Hollowell, Colorado (TSN, CNNSI-PR)
• André Davis, Virginia Tech (PFW)
• Antwaan Randle El, Indiana (AP-2)
• Keenan Howry, Oregon (AP-3)

See also

• 2001 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team
• 2001 All-Big 12 Conference football team
• 2001 All-Big Ten Conference football team
• 2001 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
• 2001 All-SEC football team

References

• AFCA "Walker Among Elite 25 on AFCA's All-America Team". University of Michigan. December 6, 2001. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
• AP "Henderson, Stephens Named First-Team AP All-Americas". University of Tennessee Athletics. December 12, 2001. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
• Writers' Archived 2019-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – FWAA
• The Sporting News "The Sporting News Honors 14 C-USA Football Players". Conference USA. December 10, 2001. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
• Walter Camp – Walter Camp
• PFW (Archived 2009-05-14) – Pro Football Weekly
• CNNSI – Sports Illustrated
• FN – Football News