2008 CFN Preseason All-Big East Team

CFN 2008 Preseason All-Big East Team and Top 30 Players

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2008 Preseason All-Big East Offense

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
QB Pat White, West Virginia
The two-time Big East Offensive Player of the Year and most dynamic two-way quarterback in the country (no, Tebow really isn't dynamic) just keeps getting better as the Mountaineers’ do-everything catalyst.  As a junior, the 6-2, 185-pound White ran for a career-high 1,335 yards, threw for a career-high 1,724 yards, and accounted for 28 touchdowns in another Heisman-contending season.  A game-breaker in the open field, he’s also been ninth nationally in passing efficiency over the last two seasons as he has become a lethal and unstoppable combination of talents.

Top 30 Big East Players

1. QB Pat White, Sr. West Virginia
2. RB LeSean McCoy, Soph. Pitt
3. LB Scott McKillop, Sr. Pitt
4. DE George Selvie, Jr. USF
5.  S Courtney Greene, Sr. Rutgers
6. DT Terrill Byrd, Sr. Cincinnati
7. CB Mike Mickens, Sr. Cincinnati
8. OT Ryan Stancheck, Sr. West Va
9. RB Noel Devine, Soph. West Virginia
10. QB Matt Grothe, Jr. USF
11. C Eric Wood, Sr. Louisville
12. WR Marcus Barnett, Soph. Cin.
13. LB Tyrone McKenzie, Sr. USF
14. WR Kenny Britt, Jr. Rutgers
15. WR Tiquan Underwood, Sr. Rutgers
16. NT Arthur Jones, Jr. Syracuse
17. DE Cody Brown, Sr. Connecticut
18. CB Darius Butler, Sr. Connecticut
19. DE Jamaal Westerman, Sr. Rutgers
20. OT George Bussey, Sr. Louisville
21. FS Nate Allen, Jr. USF
22. WR Derek Kinder, Sr. Pitt
23. LB Reed Williams, Sr. West Virginia
24. OT Anthony Davis, Soph. Rutgers
25. DT Earl Heyman, Sr. Louisville
26. QB Hunter Cantwell, Sr. Louisville
27. QB Mike Teel, Sr. Rutgers
28. CB DeAngelo Smith, Sr. Cincinnati
29. DE Greg Romeus, Soph. Pitt
30. RB Mike Ford, Soph. USF

QB - Pat White, Sr. West Virginia
RB - Noel Devine, Soph. West Virginia
RB - LeSean McCoy, Soph. Pitt
WR - Marcus Barnett, Soph. Cincinnati
WR - Kenny Britt, Jr. Rutgers
TE – Nate Byham, Jr. Pitt
OL - George Bussey, Sr. Louisville
OL - Trevor Canfield, Sr. Cincinnati
OL - Anthony Davis, Soph. Rutgers
OL - Ryan Stancheck, Sr. West Virginia
OL - Eric Wood, Sr. Louisville
PK - Conor Lee, Sr. Pitt
KR – Max Suter, Soph. Syracuse

2008 Preseason All-Big East

Defense

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
LB Scott McKillop, Pitt
McKillop replaced H.B. Blades about as well possible racking up a nation’s-best 151 tackles, nine tackles for loss, three sacks, and seven passes broken up. A no-brainer on the All-Big East First Team, he’s instinctive, fundamentally flawless, and one of the hardest workers on either side of the ball. Almost as good in pass defense as he is at stopping the run, the 6-2, 240-pounder could be targeting an All-American campaign now that he’s not such a well-kept secret.

DL - Cody Brown, Sr. Connecticut
DL - Terrill Byrd, Sr. Cincinnati
DL - Arthur Jones, Jr. Syracuse
DL - George Selvie, Jr. USF
LB - Tyrone McKenzie, Sr. USF
LB - Scott McKillop, Sr. Pitt
LB - Reed Williams, Sr. West Virginia
DB - Darius Butler, Sr. Connecticut
DB - Courtney Greene, Sr. Rutgers
DB - Mike Mickens, Sr. Cincinnati
DB - DeAngelo Smith, Sr. Cincinnati
P - Kevin Huber, Sr. Cincinnati
PR – Aaron Berry, Jr. Pitt

CFN ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

QB - Matt Grothe, Jr. USF
RB - Andre Dixon, Jr. Connecticut
RB - Mike Ford, Soph. USF
WR - Derek Kinder, Sr. Pitt
WR - Tiquan Underwood, Sr. Rutgers
TE – Steve Brouse, Sr. Connecticut
OL - C.J. Davis, Sr. Pitt
OL - Mike Dent, Sr. West Virginia
OL - Ryan Durand, Sr. Syracuse
OL - Greg Isdaner, Jr. West Virginia
OL - Ryan Schmidt, Sr. USF
PK – Tony Ciaravino, Sr. Connecticut
KR – Noel Devine, Soph. West Virginia

CFN All-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM DEFENSE.

DL - Rashaad Duncan, Sr. Pitt
DL - Earl Heyman, Sr. Louisville
DL - Greg Romeus, Soph. Pitt
DL - Jamaal Westerman, Sr. Rutgers
LB – Mortty Ivy, Sr. West Virginia
LB - Scott Lutrus, Soph. Connecticut
LB - Lawrence Wilson, Soph. Connecticut
DB - Nate Allen, Jr. USF
DB - Quinton Andrews, Jr. West Virginia
DB - Jason McCourty, Sr. Rutgers
DB - Robert Vaughn, Jr. Connecticut
P - Pat McAfee, Sr. West Virginia
PR – Marcus Edwards, Sr. USF