College Football Insiders’ All-Decade Team

New York, NY—College Football Insiders releases its All Decade Team, spanning the years 2000-2009. Eleven players on offense, 11 on defense and four on special teams are honored as first team and second team selections. An additional 33 players received honorable mention honors. The first team unit covers 19 teams from six different conferences. There were four teams with multiple players on the first team.

Tennessee and Alabama each had two players represented. Oklahoma and Miami (FL) led the way with three each. USC’s Reggie Bush made it as a first team running back and punt returner. Among the first and second teams, Oklahoma had six players selected. Miami had four players on the College Football Insiders’ All-Decade Team. USC had four, covering five slots thanks to Reggie Bush being named twice (offense and special teams). Alabama, Michigan and Ohio State were represented with three players. Other schools with multiple selections are Iowa, Arkansas, Wake Forest and Tennessee. Utah’s Jordan Gross is the only player from a non-BCS conference to make the first or second team. Texas had the most honorable mentions with five.

CFI ALL-DECADE FIRST TEAM

Offense
QB-Tim Tebow (Florida)
RB-Reggie Bush (USC)
RB-Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma)
WR-Larry Fitzgerald (Pittsburgh)
WR-Michael Crabtree (Texas Tech)
TE-Kellen Winslow (Miami)
OL-Andre Smith (Alabama)
OL-Jake Long (Michigan)
OL-Shawn Andrews (Arkansas)
OL-Jammal Brown (Oklahoma)
OL-Joe Thomas (Wisconsin)

Defense
DL-Dwight Freeney (Syracuse)
DL-Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska)
DL-Julius Peppers (North Carolina)
DL-Glenn Dorsey (LSU)
LB-Rolando McClain (Alabama)
LB-Derrick Johnson (Texas)
LB-Paul Posluszny (Penn State)
DB-Eric Berry (Tennessee)
DB-Roy Williams (Oklahoma)
DB-Ed Reed (Miami)
DB-Sean Taylor (Miami)

Special Teams
KR-C.J. Spiller (Clemson)
PR-Reggie Bush (USC)
PK-Mike Nugent (Ohio State)
P-Dustin Colquitt (Tennessee)

CFI ALL-DECADE SECOND TEAM

Offense
QB-Matt Leinart (USC)
RB-Darren McFadden (Arkansas)
RB-Mark Ingram (Alabama)
WR-Braylon Edwards (Michigan)
WR-Calvin Johnson (Georgia Tech)
TE-Jermaine Gresham (Oklahoma)
OL-Robert Gallery (Iowa)
OL-Jordan Gross (Utah)
OL-Steve Hutchinson (Michigan)
OL-Greg Eslinger (Minnesota)
OL-Bryant McKinnie (Miami)

Defense
DL-Chris Long (Virginia)
DL-David Pollack (Georgia)
DL-Terrell Suggs (Arizona State)
DL-Tommy Harris (Oklahoma)
LB-Aaron Curry (Wake Forest)
LB-Rey Maualuga (USC)
LB-A.J. Hawk (Ohio State)
DB-Terrence Newman (Kansas State)
DB-Derrick Strait (Oklahoma)
DB-Troy Polamalu (USC)
DB-Mike Doss (Ohio State)

Special Teams
KR-Jeremy Maclin (Missouri)
PR-Maurice Jones-Drew (UCLA)
PK-Nate Kaeding (Iowa)
P-Ryan Plackemeier (Wake Forest)

CFI ALL-DECADE HONORABLE MENTION

Offense: QB Colt McCoy (Texas), QB Jason White (Oklahoma), QB Vince Young (Texas), RB Cedric Benson (Texas), RB Mike Hart (Michigan), RB LaDainian Tomlinson (TCU), WR Dwayne Jarrett (USC), WR Charles Rogers (Michigan State), WR Mike Williams (USC), TE Dallas Clark (Iowa), TE Heath Miller (Virginia), OL Alex Barron (Florida State), OL Jake Grove (Virginia Tech), OL Nick Mangold (Ohio State), OL Dan Mozes (West Virginia), OL Duke Robinson (Oklahoma)

Defense: DL Elvis Dumervil (Louisville), DL John Henderson (Tennessee), DL Jerry Hughes (TCU), DL LaMarr Woodley (Michigan), LB E.J. Henderson (Maryland), LB James Laurinaitis (Ohio State), LB DeMeco Ryans (Alabama), LB Patrick Willis (Ole Miss), DB Michael Huff (Texas), DB Malcolm Jenkins (Ohio State), DB Quinten Jammer (Texas), DB Antrel Rolle (Miami)

Special Teams: KR-Santana Moss (Miami), PR-DeSean Jackson (California), PR-Antonio Perkins (Oklahoma), PK Mason Crosby (Colorado), P Daniel Sepulveda (Baylor)

Photos Courtesy of Dennis Hubbard, University of Arkansas, The Ohio State Department of Athletics