The 2002 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team consists of

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players chosen for All-

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teams for the 2002 Pacific-10 Conference football season.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Jason Gesser Jason John Gesser (born May 31, 1979) is an American college football former coach, former player, and former assistant athletic director at Washington State University. He was previously the interim head coach, offensive coordinator, quarterba ...

, Washington St. *

Carson Palmer Carson Hilton Palmer (born December 27, 1979) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals and Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at ...

, USC

Running backs

Onterrio Smith Onterrio Raymond Lloyd Smith (born December 8, 1980) is a former professional American football running back who played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon, after being kicked of ...

, Oregon *

Steven Jackson Steven Rashad Jackson (born July 22, 1983) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, primarily with the St. Louis Rams. He played college football at Oregon State and was sele ...

, Oregon St.

Wide receivers

Shaun McDonald Shaun Terrance McDonald (born June 30, 1981) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State. McDonald has also played fo ...

, Arizona St. *

Bobby Wade Robert Louis Wade, Jr. (born February 26, 1981) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona. Wade also played for the Tennes ...

, Arizona * Reggie Williams, Washington

Tight ends

Mike Seidman Michael Andrew Seidman (born February 11, 1981) is a former American football tight end. He was a 1998 ''USA Today'' high school football first-team All-American. He played college football at UCLA, where he was All-Pac-10 First-team, and set a ...

, UCLA

Offensive linemen

Kwame Harris Kwame Harris (born March 15, 1982) is a Jamaican-born former American football player who was an offensive tackle for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, when he won the Morris ...

, Stanford * Mike Saffer, UCLA * Derrick Roche, Washington St. *

Jacob Rogers Jacob Dwight Rogers (born August 17, 1981) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Southern California. Early years Rogers w ...

, USC *

Calvin Armstrong Calvin Armstrong (born March 31, 1982) is a former American football offensive lineman. He was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He has also played in the CFL for the Edmonton Eskimos and the ...

, Washington St.

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

Terrell Suggs Terrell Raymonn Suggs (born October 11, 1982), nicknamed "T-Sizzle", is an American former professional outside linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona State, and was recognized as a unanimous Al ...

, Arizona St. * Eric Manning, Oregon St. *

Tully Banta-Cain Tully Cameron Banta-Cain (born August 28, 1980) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at California Golden Bears football, Calif ...

, California *

Rien Long Rien Michael Long (born August 7, 1981) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons during the early 2000s. He played college football for Wa ...

, Washington St.

Linebackers

Richard Seigler Richard Joseph Seigler (born October 19, 1980) is the current defensive line assistant coach of the Portland State Vikings college football team and former NCAA All-American and National Football League (NFL) linebacker. He was drafted out of O ...

, Oregon St. *

Nick Barnett Nicholas Alexander Barnett (born May 27, 1981) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for Oregon State University, and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He has played pr ...

, Oregon St. *

Lance Briggs Lance Marell Briggs (born November 12, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats and was select ...

, Arizona *

Matt Grootegoed Matthew Arthur Grootegoed (born May 6, 1982) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Unive ...

, USC

Defensive backs

Troy Polamalu Troy Aumua Polamalu (; born Troy Benjamin Aumua; April 19, 1981) is an American former football strong safety who played his entire 12-year career for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football ...

, USC *

Marcus Trufant Marcus Lavon Trufant (born December 25, 1980) is a former American football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for Washington State University, and was chosen by the S ...

, Washington St. *

Ricky Manning Richard "Ricky" Manning Jr. (born November 18, 1980) is an American football coach former cornerback who is currently a defensive assistant for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He played college football at UCLA and was drafted ...

, UCLA *

Dennis Weathersby Dennis Weathersby (born June 16, 1980) is a former NFL cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals. College career Weathersby played in college for Oregon State University. At OSU he started 45 games, and set a school record of 57 passes deflected. ...

, Oregon St.

Special teams

Placekickers

* Jared Siegel, Oregon

Punters

* Nate Fikse, UCLA

Return specialists/All purpose

LaShaun Ward LaShaun Brandon Ward (born September 22, 1980) is a former professional gridiron football wide receiver. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football for the California Golden Bears. War ...