CFN 2000-2009 All-Decade Team
Defense & Special Teams
- 2000-2009
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Compiled by the CFNers, here are the best players of
the decade starting in 2000 (remember, for example,
Michael Vick's huge year came in 1999). Here were
the basic rules of thumb.
1. Pro potential and production means nothing here.
The NFL doesn't exist in this world. The selections
are only based on what happened in college.
2. Talent has something to do with this, but college
production is the key factor. Were Jason White and
Ken Dorsey among
the most talented quarterbacks of the decade? Not
really, but they were among the most
celebrated and accomplished players. However ...
3. Stats don't mean everything. They help, but sheer
numbers aren't enough.
4. The eardrum test. Are these players legends by
name recognition alone? Heismans, All-America
honors, and other awards help the cause. Being the
star on conference and national title are a really
big deal.
Defensive Linemen
CFN First-Team All-Decade
1. DE David Pollack, Georgia
2. DE Julius Peppers, North Carolina
3. DT Tommie Harris, Oklahoma
4. DT Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
CFN Second-Team All-Decade
5. DT Glenn Dorsey, LSU
6. DE Jerry Hughes, TCU
7. DT John Henderson, Tennessee
8. DE Terrell Suggs, Arizona State
CFN Third-Team All-Decade
9. DE Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College
10. DT Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma
11. DE Dwight Freeney, Syracuse
12. DT Terrence Cody, Alabama
CFN Honorable Mention All-Decade
13. DT Haloti Ngata, Oregon
14. DT Rien Long, Washington State
15. DE Kenechi Udeze, USC
16. DE Justin Smith, Missouri
Linebackers
CFN First-Team All-Decade
1. A.J. Hawk, Ohio State
2. James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
3. E.J. Henderson, Maryland
CFN Second-Team All-Decade
4. Rey Maulauga, USC
5. Rocky Calmus, Oklahoma
6. Derrick Johnson, Texas
CFN Third-Team All-Decade
7. Patrick Willis, Ole Miss
8. Paul Poszluszny, Penn State
9. Teddy Lehman, Oklahoma
CFN Honorable Mention All-Decade
10. Jonathan Vilma, Miami
11. Aaron Curry, Wake Forest
12. Levar Fisher, NC State
13. Gerald McRath, Southern Miss
14. Dan Morgan, Miami
15. Chad Greenway, Iowa
Defensive Backs
CFN First-Team All-Decade
1. S Ed Reed, Miami
2. S Roy Williams, Oklahoma
3. S Troy Polamalu, USC
4. CB Terence Newman, Kansas State
CFN Second-Team All-Decade
5. S Mike Doss, Ohio State
6. CB Joe Haden, Florida
7. S Eric Berry, Tennessee
8. CB Carlos Rogers, Auburn
CFN Third-Team All-Decade
9. CB Derrick Strait, Oklahoma
10. CB Corey Webster, LSU
11. S Sean Taylor, Miami
12. CB Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
CFN Honorable Mention All-Decade
13. CB/S Michael Huff, Texas
14. CB Antoine Cason, Arizona
15. CB Aaron Ross, Texas
16. S Bob Sanders, Iowa
Punters
CFN First-Team All-Decade
1. Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor
CFN Second-Team All-Decade
2. Ryan Plackemeier, Wake Forest
CCFN Third-Team All-Decade
3. Durant Brooks, Georgia Tech
CFN Honorable Mention All-Decade
4. Brandon Fields, Michigan State
5. Kevin Stemke, Wisconsin
6. Matt Fodge, Oklahoma State
7. B.J. Sander, Ohio State
7. Mark Mariscal, Colorado
8. Dustin Colquitt, Tennessee
9. Kyle Larson, Nebraska
10. Chris Miller, Ball State
Placekickers
CFN First-Team All-Decade
1. Mike Nugent, Ohio State
CFN Second-Team All-Decade
2. Art Carmody, Louisville
CFN Third-Team All-Decade
3. Alexis Serna, Oregon State
CFN Honorable Mention All-Decade
4. Louie Sakoda, Utah
5. Billy Bennett, Georgia
6. Nate Kaeding, Iowa
7. Kai Forbath, UCLA
8. Jeremy Ito, Rutgers
9. Stephen Gostowski, Memphis
10. Steve Azar, Northern Illinois
Punt/Kick Returners
First Team All-Decade
1. Devin
Hester, Miami
CFN Second-Team All-Decade
2. Wes Welker, Texas Tech
CFN Third-Team All-Decade
3. Reggie Bush, USC
CFN Honorable Mention All-Decade
4. Felix Jones, Arkansas
5. Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma
6. Bernard Berrian, Fresno State
7. Devin Thomas, Michigan State
8. Dan Sheldon, Northern Illinois
9. Maurice Drew, UCLA
10. C.J. Spiller, Clemson