The 2000 All-SEC football team consists of

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players selected to the All-

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(SEC) chosen by various selectors for the

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. Auburn

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Rudi Johnson was unanimously voted the AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Tennessee

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John Henderson was unanimously voted the AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

*Ben Leard, Auburn (AP-1) *

Rex Grossman Rex Daniel Grossman III (born August 23, 1980) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, most notably with the Chicago Bears. Grossman played college football for ...

, Florida (AP-2)

Running backs

* Rudi Johnson*, Auburn (AP-1) *

Travis Henry Travis Deion Henry (born October 29, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers. He was select ...

*, Tennessee (AP-1) * Derek Watson, South Carolina (AP-2) *Dicenzo Miller, Miss. St. (AP-2)

Wide receivers

Jabar Gaffney Derrick Jabar Gaffney (born December 1, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators, earning unanimous All-American ho ...

*, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

Josh Reed Joshua Blake Reed (born May 1, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for eight seasons with the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) during the 2000s. He played college football for the ...

*, LSU (AP-1) *Dan Stricker, Vanderbilt (AP-2) * Cedrick Wilson Sr., Tennessee (AP-2)

Centers

* Louis Williams, LSU (AP-1) *Michael Fair, Miss. St. (AP-2)

Guards

* Omar Smith, Kentucky (AP-1) *Cedric Williams, South Carolina (AP-2) *

Jonas Jennings Jonas Duran Jennings (born November 21, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle that played in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2001 N ...

, Georgia (AP-2)

Tackles

* Floyd Womack, Mississippi State (AP-1) * Kenyatta Walker, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Mike Pearson, Florida (AP-2, Coaches-1) *

Terrence Metcalf Terrence Orlando Metcalf (born January 28, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, earning consensus ...

, Ole Miss (AP-2)

Tight ends

* Derek Smith, Kentucky (AP-1) *

Robert Royal Robert Shelton Royal (born May 15, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the Washington Redskins i ...

, LSU (AP-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

* Will Overstreet, Tennessee (AP-1) *

Derrick Burgess Derrick Lee Burgess (born August 12, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders. He was sele ...

, Ole Miss (AP-1) * Alex Brown, Florida (AP-2, Coaches-1) *Conner Stephens, Miss. St. (AP-2) * Willie Blade, Miss. St. (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

* John Henderson*, Tennessee (AP-1) *

Richard Seymour Richard Vershaun Seymour (born October 6, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots and Oakland Raiders. He played college football for ...

*, Georgia (AP-1) *

Marcus Stroud Marcus LaVar Stroud (born June 25, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, and was selected b ...

, Georgia (AP-2) * Gerard Warren, Florida (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Linebackers

Quinton Caver Quinton Tyrone Caver ( born August 22, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, and Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member ...

, Arkansas (AP-1) * Kalimba Edwards, South Carolina (AP-1) * Mario Haggan, Miss. St. (AP-1) *

Trev Faulk Treverance Donta Faulk (born August 6, 1981) is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL). College career Faulk attended Louisiana State University (LSU) and was a star linebacker.

, LSU (AP-2) * Eric Westmoreland, Tennessee (AP-2) *

Jamie Winborn Jamie Winborn (born May 14, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2001 NFL draft. He played col ...

, Vanderbilt (AP-2) * Alex Lincoln, Auburn (AP-2)

Cornerbacks

Lito Sheppard Lito Decorian Sheppard (born April 8, 1981) is an American football coach and former player. During his playing career as cornerback, he played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in ...

, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

Fred Smoot Fredrick Smoot (born April 17, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, and was recogni ...

, Miss. St. (AP-1) * Tim Wansley, Georgia (AP-2) *Syniker Taylor, Ole Miss (AP-2)

Safeties

*Pig Prather, Miss. St. (AP-1) *

Todd Johnson Todd Edward Johnson (born December 18, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 2000s. Johnson played college football for the Florida Gators, ...

, Florida (AP-1) * Ken Lucas, Ole Miss (AP-2) * Andre Lott, Tennessee (AP-2)

Special teams

Kickers

*Alex Walls, Tennessee (AP-1) *

Jeff Chandler Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; December 15, 1918 – June 17, 1961) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Cochise in '' Broken Arrow'' (1950), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting ...

, Florida (AP-2, Coaches-2) *Scott Westerfield, Miss. St. (AP-2)

Punters

Damon Duval Damon Duval (born April 3, 1980) is an American former professional football placekicker and punter. Duval played college football for Auburn University, and was recognized as a consensus All-American. He played professionally for the Jacksonvi ...

, Auburn (AP-1) *Richie Butler, Arkansas (AP-2)

All purpose/return specialist

Deuce McAllister Dulymus Jenod "Deuce" McAllister (born December 27, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for eight seasons with the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football ...

, Ole Miss (AP-1) * Derek Watson, South Carolina (AP-2)

Key

AP =

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. Coaches = selected by the SEC coaches * = unanimous selection of AP

References

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