The 2000 All-SEC football team consists of

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players selected to the All-

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(SEC) chosen by various selectors for the

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. Auburn

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Rudi Johnson was unanimously voted the AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Tennessee

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John Henderson was unanimously voted the AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

*Ben Leard, Auburn (AP-1) * Rex Grossman, Florida (AP-2)

Running backs

* Rudi Johnson*, Auburn (AP-1) *

Travis Henry Travis Deion Henry (born October 29, 1978) is a former American football running back who played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Tennessee. He was drafted by the Bills in t ...

*, Tennessee (AP-1) *Derek Watson, South Carolina (AP-2) *Dicenzo Miller, Miss. St. (AP-2)

Wide receivers

Jabar Gaffney Derrick Jabar Gaffney (born December 1, 1980) is an American former football wide receiver. He played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as a consensus All-American. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in th ...

*, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Josh Reed*, LSU (AP-1) *Dan Stricker, Vanderbilt (AP-2) *Cedrick Wilson, Tennessee (AP-2)

Centers

*Louis Williams, LSU (AP-1) *Michael Fair, Miss. St. (AP-2)

Guards

*Omar Smith, Kentucky (AP-1) *Cedric Williams, South Carolina (AP-2) *Jonas Jennings, Georgia (AP-2)

Tackles

*Pork Chop Womack, Mississippi State (AP-1) *

Kenyatta Walker Idrees Kenyatta Walker (born February 1, 1979) is a former professional American football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. Walker played college football for the University of Florida. ...

, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Mike Pearson, Florida (AP-2, Coaches-1) *

Terrence Metcalf Terrence Orlando Metcalf (born January 28, 1978) is a former American football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the early 2000s. He played college football for the University of Mississippi ( ...

, Ole Miss (AP-2)

Tight ends

* Derek Smith, Kentucky (AP-1) *

Robert Royal Robert Shelton Royal (born May 15, 1979) is a former American football tight end. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU Tigers football, Louisiana State. He also pl ...

, LSU (AP-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

Will Overstreet William Sparkman Overstreet (born October 7, 1979) is a former American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Falcons in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of T ...

, Tennessee (AP-1) *

Derrick Burgess Derrick Lee Burgess (born August 12, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders. He was sel ...

, Ole Miss (AP-1) * Alex Brown, Florida (AP-2, Coaches-1) *Conner Stephens, Miss. St. (AP-2) *

Willie Blade Willie Ervin Blade II (born February 7, 1979) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, and Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football at Mississippi Sta ...

, Miss. St. (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

* John Henderson*, Tennessee (AP-1) * Richard Seymour*, Georgia (AP-1) *

Marcus Stroud Marcus LaVar Stroud (born June 25, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, and was select ...

, Georgia (AP-2) *

Gerard Warren Gerard Thurston Warren (born July 25, 1978) is an American former college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He played college football for the University of Flo ...

, Florida (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Linebackers

* Quinton Caver, Arkansas (AP-1) *

Kalimba Edwards Kalimba Edwards (born December 26, 1979) is a former American football defensive end. He was originally drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at South Carolina. Edwards has also playe ...

, South Carolina (AP-1) *

Mario Haggan Mario Marcell Haggan (born March 3, 1980) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills, the Denver Broncos, and St. Louis Rams. He was drafted by the Bills in the seventh round of ...

, Miss. St. (AP-1) *

Trev Faulk Treverance Donta Faulk (born August 6, 1981) is a former NFL American football linebacker. College career Faulk attended Louisiana State University (LSU).Eric Westmoreland Eric Westmoreland (born March 11, 1977) is a former linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) who played from 2001 to 2004 for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns. He was drafted in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. Eric W ...

, Tennessee (AP-2) *

Jamie Winborn Jamie Winborn (born May 14, 1979, in Wetumpka, Alabama) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Vanderbilt. Winborn has also pl ...

, Vanderbilt (AP-2) * Alex Lincoln, Auburn (AP-2)

Cornerbacks

* Lito Sheppard, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

Fred Smoot Fredrick Smoot (born April 17, 1979) is a former American professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for Mississippi State University, and was recogniz ...

, Miss. St. (AP-1) *

Tim Wansley Tim Wansley (born November 11, 1978) is a former cornerback in the NFL. He played college football for the University of Georgia and was selected in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played for the Tampa Bay ...

, Georgia (AP-2) *Syniker Taylor, Ole Miss (AP-2)

Safeties

*Pig Prather, Miss. St. (AP-1) *

Todd Johnson Todd Edward Johnson (born December 18, 1978) is an American former college and professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 2000s. Johnson played college football for the Un ...

, Florida (AP-1) * Ken Lucas, Ole Miss (AP-2) * Andre Lott, Tennessee (AP-2)

Special teams

Kickers

*Alex Walls, Tennessee (AP-1) * Jeff Chandler, Florida (AP-2, Coaches-2) *Scott Westerfield, Miss. St. (AP-2)

Punters

* Damon Duval, Auburn (AP-1) *Richie Butler, Arkansas (AP-2)

All purpose/return specialist

Deuce McAllister Dulymus Jenod "Deuce" McAllister (born December 27, 1978) is an American former football running back who played eight seasons for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Ole Miss and was dr ...

, Ole Miss (AP-1) *Derek Watson, South Carolina (AP-2)

Key

AP =

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. Coaches = selected by the SEC coaches * = unanimous selection of AP

References

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