2007 CFN Preseason All-Big East Team

CFN 2007 Preseason All-Big East Team and Top 30 Players

2007 Big East Preview

CFN All-Big East Team

Team Previews, Offenses, Defenses & Depth Charts
- Cincinnati | Connecticut | Louisville | Pitt
- Rutgers | South Florida | Syracuse | West Virginia

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2007 Preseason All-Big East Offense

Offensive Player of the Year
QB Pat White, West Virginia
White is back for his third year as the catalyst of the high-powered Mountaineer spread offense.  The reigning Big East Offensive Player of the Year raced for 1,219 yards and 18 touchdowns on the ground a year ago, displaying game-breaking wheels whenever he found a sliver of daylight.  More than just a scrambler, White is also developing into a better pocket passer, making him downright lethal in play-action.  He threw for 1,655 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2006, and would have been No. 9 nationally in passing efficiency with one more attempt.    

Top 30 Big East Players
1. QB Pat White, Jr. West Virginia
2. QB Brian Brohm, Sr. Louisville
3. RB Steve Slaton, Jr. West Virginia
4. RB Ray Rice, Jr. Rutgers
5. DT Eric Foster, Sr. Rutgers
6. CB Trae Williams, Sr. South Florida
7. QB Matt Grothe, Soph. South Florida
8. RB Donald Brown, Soph. Connecticut
9. LB Ben Moffitt, Sr. South Florida
10. DE Joe Clermond, Sr. Pitt
11. OT Jeremy Zuttah, Sr. Rutgers
12. DT Terrill Byrd, Jr. Cincinnati
13. WR Harry Douglas, Sr. Louisville
14. S Courtney Greene, Jr. Rutgers
15. WR Taj Smith, Sr. Syracuse
16. WR Mario Urrutia, Jr. Louisville
17. CB Mike Mickens, Jr. Cincinnati
18. DT Keilen Dykes, Sr. West Virginia
19. LB Malik Jackson, Sr. Louisville
20. LB Danny Lansanah, Sr., Conn.
21. OT George Bussey, Jr. Louisville
22. OT Ryan Stancheck, Jr. W Virginia
23. C Eric Wood, Jr. Louisville
24. WR Darius Reynaud, Sr. W Virginia
25. PK Art Carmody, Sr. Louisville
26. CB Mike Jenkins, Sr. South Florida
27. PK Jeremy Ito, Sr. Rutgers
28. WR Mike Williams, Soph. Syracuse
29. DE Jameel McClain, Sr. Syracuse
30. DE Jamaal Westerman, Jr. Rutgers

QB - Pat White, Jr. West Virginia
RB – Ray Rice, Jr. Rutgers
RB – Steve Slaton, Jr. West Virginia
WR - Harry Douglas, Sr., Louisville
WR – Taj Smith, Sr. Syracuse
TE – Gary Barnidge, Sr. Stanford  
OL - George Bussey, Jr. Louisville
OL – Trevor Canfield, Jr. Cincinnati
OL – Ryan Stancheck, Jr. West Virginia
OL – Eric Wood, Jr. Louisville
OL - Jeremy Zuttah, Sr. Rutgers
PK - Arthur Carmody, Sr. Louisville
KR - Darius Reynaud, Sr. West Virginia

2007 Preseason All-Big East Defense

Defensive Player of the Year
DT Eric Foster, Rutgers
Led by Foster, one-half of the front four that helped make Rutgers one of the nation’s top pass-rushing teams in 2006 is back.  At just 6-2 and 265 pounds, he's not your typical tackle, but a lack of size couldn’t prevent him from racking up 51 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and six sacks in a breakthrough 2006.  An energetic menace with lightning quick moves, he’s the spiritual and physical catalyst for this defense. 

DL - Terrill Byrd, Jr. Cincinnati
DL - Joe Clermond, Sr. Pitt
DL - Keilein Dykes, Sr. West Virginia
DL – Eric Foster, Sr. Rutgers
LB - Malik Jackson, Sr. Louisville
LB – Danny Lansanah, Sr. Connecticut
LB – Ben Moffitt, Jr. South Florida
DB - Courtney Greene, Jr. Rutgers
DB – Mike Jenkins, Sr. South Florida
DB – Mike Mickens, Jr. Cincinnati
DB - Trae Williams, Sr. South Florida
P – Justin Teachey, Jr. South Florida
PR – Larry Taylor, Sr. Connecticut

ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Brian Brohm, Sr. Louisville  
RB –  Donald Brown, Soph. Connecticut  
RB - LaRod Stephens-Howling, Jr. Pitt
WR - Darius Reynaud, Sr. West Virginia
WR - Mario Urrutia, Jr. Louisville  
TE – Darrell Strong, Sr. Pitt
OL - Trevor Canfield, Jr. Cincinnati 
OL – Mike Fladell, Sr. Rutgers
OL – Carroll Madison, Sr. Syracuse  
OL – Mike McGlynn, Sr. Pitt
OL – Pedro Sosa, Sr. Rutgers  
PK – Jeremy Ito, Sr. Rutgers
KR – Lowell Robinson, Sr. Pitt

ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM DEFENSE.
DL - Rashaad Duncan, Jr. Pitt  
DL – Jameel McClain, Sr. Syracuse
DL – George Selvie, Soph. South Florida  
DL – Peanut Whitehead, Soph. Louisville  
LB - Tyrone McKenzie, Jr. South Florida  
LB - Chris Robinson, Soph. South Florida  
LB - Corey Smith, Jr. Cincinnati   
DB - Darius Butler, Jr. Connecticut  
DB - Joe Fields, Sr. Syracuse
DB – Ron Girault, Sr. Rutgers 
DB - Eric Wicks, Sr. West Virginia
P – Dave Brytus, Jr. Pitt
PR – Vaughn Rivers, Sr. West Virginia