2002 College Football All-America Team

The 2002 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Pro Football Weekly (PFW), Sports Illustrated (CNNSI) and ESPN.

The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to such a list selected by football pioneer Walter Camp in the 1890s. To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least two of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Players named first-team by all five selectors are deemed unanimous All-Americans. The NCAA officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus All-Americans.

Fourteen players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2002, 7 of them unanimously. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*)

2002 Consensus All-Americans
NamePositionYearUniversity
Carson PalmerQuarterbackSeniorUSC
Larry Johnson*Running backSeniorPenn State
Willis McGaheeSophomoreMiami (FL)
Charles Rogers*Wide receiverJuniorMichigan State
Reggie WilliamsSophomoreWashington
Rashaun WoodsJuniorOklahoma State
Dallas Clark*Tight endSeniorIowa
Brett RombergCenterSeniorMiami (FL)
Shawn AndrewsOffensive lineSophomoreArkansas
Eric SteinbachSeniorIowa
Derrick DockerySeniorTexas
Jordan GrossSeniorUtah
Terrell Suggs*Defensive lineSeniorArizona State
David PollackSophomoreGeorgia
Rien LongJuniorWashington State
Tommie HarrisSophomoreOklahoma
Teddy LehmanLinebackerJuniorOklahoma
E. J. HendersonSeniorMaryland
Matt WilhelmSeniorOhio State
Mike Doss*Defensive backSeniorOhio State
Terence Newman*SeniorKansas State
Shane Walton*SeniorNotre Dame
Troy PolamaluSeniorUSC
Mike NugentKickerSophomoreOhio State
Derek AbneyKick returnerJuniorKentucky
Mark MariscalPunterJuniorColorado
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