Playboy Bama Pre-season All-Americans 1960-2005
Playboy picked some good ones and maybe some that didn't turn out to be All-Americans. In their defense, who really knows who shines and who doesn't pre-season.
Big ones they missed from Bama; Neighbors, Alexander, Samuels, Ozzie, John Hannah...
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1962
Top row, left to right: Sonny Gibbs, Quarterback, Texas Christian; Jerry Stovall, Halfback, Louisiana State; Dave Behrman, Guard, Michigan State; Bobby Bell, Tackle, Minnesota. Middle row, left to right: Jim Dunaway, Tackle, Mississippi; Dave Watson, Guard, Georgia Tech; Lee Roy Jordan, Center, Alabama; Tom Hutchinson, End, Kentucky. Bottom row, left to right: Duffy Daugherty, Coach of the Year, Michigan State; Hugh Campbell, End, Washington State; George Saimes, Fullback, Michigan State; Charlie Mitchell, Halfback,
Washington.
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1965
OFFENSIVE TEAM: Front row: Paul Crane, center (Alabama); Jerry Burns, Coach of the Year (Iowa). Second row: Karl Noonan, end (Iowa); George Rice, tackle (Louisiana State); Stan Hindman, guard (Mississippi); Dick Arrington, guard (Notre Dame); John Niland, tackle (Iowa); Rick Kestner, end (Kentucky). Third row: Nick Eddy, halfback (Notre Dame); Gary Snook, quarterback (Iowa); Floyd Little, halfback (Syracuse). Rear: Jim Grabowski, fullback (Illinois).
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1966
DEFENSIVE TEAM: starting from far left, left to right: Lynn Hughes, safety (Georgia); Frank Horak (TCU), Neal Starkey (Air Force), defensive backs; Jim Lynch (Notre Dame), George Webster (Michigan St.), linebackers; Bo Batchelder, end (Illinois); Loyd Phillips, tackle (Arkansas); John Richardson (UCLA), Diron Talbert (Texas), guards; George Patton, tackle (Georgia); Sam Harris, end (Colorado);
Bear Bryant, Coach of the Year (Alabama).
OFFENSIVE TEAM: left to right:
Ray Perkins, end (Alabama); Wayne Moss, tackle (Clemson); LaVerne Allers, guard (Nebraska); Bill Carr, center (Florida); Tom Regner, guard (Notre Dame); Cecil Dowdy, tackle (Alabama); Gene Washington, end (Michigan State); Floyd Little, halfback (Syracuse); Bob Griese, quarterback (Purdue); Ray McDonald, fullback (Idaho); Nick Eddy, halfback (Notre Dame).
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1967
DEFENSIVE TEAM: Bottom row: Wayne Owen, linebacker (Alabama); Frank Loria, safety (Virginia Tech); Mike Hall, linebacker (Alabama). Middle row: Leroy Keyes, (Purdue), Bobby Johns (Alabama), defensive backs; D.D, Lewis, linebacker (Mississippi St.); Granville Liggins, guard (Oklahoma); Ted Hendricks, end (Miami, Fla.). Top row: Kevin Hardy, end (Notre Dame); Dennis Byrd (N. Carolina St.), Bill Staley (Utah St.), tackles.
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1969
OFFENSIVE TEAM: Left to right, top to bottom: Sid Smith, tackle (USC); Richard Stevens, tackle (Baylor); Steve Owens, halfback (Okla.); Chip Kell, center (Tenn.); Alvin Samples, guard (Ala.); Charlie Pittman, halfback (Penn St.); John Riggins, fullback (Kansas); Glen Holloway, guard (N. Texas St.); Jade Butcher, end (Indiana); Mike Phipps, quarterback (Purdue); Elmo Wright, end (Houston). Not pictured: Bill Yeoman, Coach of the Year (Houston).
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1976
DEFENSIVE TEAM: Left to right, top to bottom: Ross Browner #89, lineman, Notre Dame; Bob Baumhower #91, lineman, Alabama; Phillip Dokes #91, lineman, Oklahoma St,; Gary Green #43, defensive back, Baylor; Stan Black #36, defensive back, Mississippi St.; Mike Fultz #72, linebacker, Nebraska; Gary Jeter #79, lineman, Southern Cal; Kim Rowekamp #43, linebacker, Michigan St.; Robert Jackson #55, linebacker, Texas A&M; Brian Ruff #51, linebacker, Texas A&M; Brian Ruff #51, linebacker, The Citadel; Lester Hayes #82, defensive back, Texas A&M; Gavin Hedrick #46, punter, Wash. St.
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1978
DEFENSIVE TEAM: Left to right, top row: Ken Sheets #89, lineman, North Carolina; Barry Krauss #77, linebacker, Alabama; Henry Williams #23, back, San Diego State; Johnnie Johnson #27, back, Texas; Jerry Robinson #84, linebacker, University of California at Los Angeles; Jim Kovach #50, linebacker, Kentucky; Bob Golic #55, linebacker, Notre Dame. Sitting: Don Smith #75, lineman, Miami (Florida); Russell Erxleben #15, punter, Texas; Mike Bell #76, lineman, Colorado State; Vaughn Lusby #29, back, Arkansas; Mike
Stensrud #63, lineman, Iowa State.
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1986
DEFENSIVE TEAM: Left to right, top to bottom: Rod Saddler #99, defensive end, Texas A&M; Bill Smith #10, punter, University of Mississippi; Dale Jones #54 linebacker, University of Tennessee; Tony Woods #90, defensive end, University of Pittsburgh; Cornelius Bennett #97, linebacker, University of Alabama; Mark Moore #44, safety, Oklahoma State; Tim McDonald #6, safety, USC; Jerry Ball #34, nose guard, SMU; Michael Brooks #94, linebacker, LSU; Garland Rivers #13, cornerback, University of Michigan; Brian Bosworth
#44, linebacker, University of Oklahoma; Rod Woodson #26, cornerback, Purdue.
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1987
OFFENSIVE TEAM: Left to right, top to bottom: Chris Kinzer #4, kicker, Virginia Tech; Keith Jackson #88, tight end, Oklahoma; John Phillips #61, offensive lineman, Clemson; Paul Gruber #62, offensive lineman, Wisconsin; Wendell Davis #82, wide receiver, LSU; Harry Galbreath #76, offensive lineman, Tennessee; Randall McDaniel #62, offensive lineman, Arizona St.; Brad Muster #25, running back, Stanford; Barry Switzer, Coach of the Year, Oklahoma; Stacy Searels #60, offensive lineman, Auburn; Bobby Humphrey #26, running
back, Alabama; Gaston Green #44, running back, UCLA; Kerwin Bell #12, quarterback, Florida.
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1988
OFFENSIVE TEAM: Left to right, top to bottom: Tony Mandarich #79, lineman, Michigan St.; Pat Tomberlin #72, lineman, Florida St.; Mike Zandofsky #75, lineman, Washington; Troy Aikman #8, quarterback, UCLA; Lawyer Tillman #85, receiver, Auburn; Anthony Phillips #68, lineman, Oklahoma; Jackie Sherrill, Coach of the Year, Texas A&M; Hart Lee Dykes #11, receiver, Oklahoma St.; Bobby Humphrey #26, running back, Alabama; Joe Tofflemire #52, center, Arizona; Sammie Smith #33, running back, Florida St.; Barry
Sanders #21, kick returner, Oklahoma St.; Eric Metcalf #2, running back, Texas; Collin Mackie #8, place kicker, South Carolina.
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1993
DEFENSIVE TEAM: By number: #72, Dan Wilkinson, tackle, Ohio State; #44 Winfred Tubbs, linebacker, Texas; #31 Dan Eichloff, punter, Kansas; #92 Rob Waldrop, tackle, Arizona; #98 Shante Carver, end, Arizona State; #37 Steve Wasylk, Anson Mount Scholar/Athlete, Michigan State; #3 Shonte Peoples, safety, Michigan; #44 Keith Burns, linebacker, Oklahoma State; #55 Willie McGinest, end, USC; #6 Terris Harris, safety, Miami; #33 Dewayne Dotson, linebacker, Mississippi; #8 Corey Sawyer, cornerback, Florida State; #43 Antonio Langham, cornerback, Alabama.
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1997
DEFENSIVE TEAM: Left to right, top row: Michael Myers, tackle, Alabama; Charles Woodson, back, Michigan; Grant Wistrom #98, end, Nebraska. Second row: Brian Simmons #41, linebacker, North Carolina; Jim Wren #17, punter, Southern California; Andy Katzenmoyer #45, linebacker, Ohio State; Jason Chorak #46, linebacker, Washington. Third row: Anthony Simmons, linebacker, Clemson; Daryl Bush, Anson Mount Scholar/Athlete, Florida State; Dre' Bly, back, North Carolina; Anthony Pointdexter #3, back, Virginia. Bottom
row: Daylon McCutcheon #1, back, Southern California; Leonard Little #1, end, Tennessee.
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2000
OFFENSIVE TEAM: Left to right, top row: Marques Sullivan, lineman, Illinois; Jeff Backus, lineman, Michigan; Deuce McAllister, running back, Mississippi; Steve Hutchinson, lineman, Michigan; Michael Vick, quarterback, Virginia Tech; Drew Brees, Anson Mount Scholar/Athlete, Purdue; Casey Rabach, center, Wisconsin; Leonard Davis, lineman, Texas; LaDainian Tomlinson, running back, Texas Christian. Bottom row: Ryan White, placekicker, Memphis; LaMont Jordan, running back, Maryland; Freddie Milons, wide receiver, Alabama; Frank Beamer, Coach of the Year, Virginia Tech; Santana Moss, wide receiver, Miami.
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2000
DEFENSIVE TEAM: Left to right, top row: Carlos Polk, linebacker, Nebraska; Nick Harris, punter, California; Derrick Gibson, defensive back, Florida State; Andre Carter, lineman, California; Richard Seymour, lineman, Georgia; Justin Smith, lineman, Missouri; Alex Brown, lineman, Florida. Middle row: Jamie Winborn, linebacker, Vanderbilt; Fred Smoot, defensive back, Mississippi State; Saleem Rasheed, linebacker, Alabama; Robert Carswell, defensive back, Clemson. Bottom row: Jamar Fletcher, defensive back, Wisconsin; David
Allen, kick returner, Kansas State.
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2003
OFFENSIVE TEAM: #95 Nate Kaeding, Placekicker, Iowa; #53 Nick Leckey, Lineman, Kansas State; #81 Kellen Winslow Jr., Tight End, Miami; #4 Roy Williams, Wide Receiver, Texas; #73 Shawn Andrews, Lineman, Arkansas; #78 Justin Smiley, Lineman, Alabama; #78 Robert Gallery, Lineman, Iowa; #1 Reggie Williams, Wide Receiver, Washington; #1 Mike Williams, Wide Receiver, USC; #25 Kevin Jones, Running Back, Virginia Tech; #9 Nick Browne, Anson Mount Scholar/Athlete, Placekicker, TCU; #19 Eli Manning,
Quarterback, Mississippi. Not pictured: Michael Munoz, Lineman, Tennessee.
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2005
DEFENSIVE TEAM: Top row, from left: Rodrique Wright, lineman, Texas; Mathias Kiwanuka, lineman, Boston College; Jimmy Williams, defensive back, Virginia Tech; Gabe Watson, lineman, Michigan. Middle row, from left: Jesse Mahelona, lineman, Tennessee; A.J. Hawk, linebacker, Ohio State; Jason Allen, defensive back, Tennessee, Antonio Cromartie, defensive back, Florida State; Chad Greenway, linebacker, Iowa. Bottom row, from left: Ted Ginn Jr., all-purpose, Ohio State; Tom Malone, punter, USC; Roman Harper, linebacker, Alabama. Not pictured: Ahmad Brooks, linebacker, Virginia.
Playboy picked some good ones and maybe some that didn't turn out to be All-Americans. In their defense, who really knows who shines and who doesn't pre-season.
Big ones they missed from Bama; Neighbors, Alexander, Samuels, Ozzie, John Hannah...
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1962
Top row, left to right: Sonny Gibbs, Quarterback, Texas Christian; Jerry Stovall, Halfback, Louisiana State; Dave Behrman, Guard, Michigan State; Bobby Bell, Tackle, Minnesota. Middle row, left to right: Jim Dunaway, Tackle, Mississippi; Dave Watson, Guard, Georgia Tech; Lee Roy Jordan, Center, Alabama; Tom Hutchinson, End, Kentucky. Bottom row, left to right: Duffy Daugherty, Coach of the Year, Michigan State; Hugh Campbell, End, Washington State; George Saimes, Fullback, Michigan State; Charlie Mitchell, Halfback,
Washington.
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1965
OFFENSIVE TEAM: Front row: Paul Crane, center (Alabama); Jerry Burns, Coach of the Year (Iowa). Second row: Karl Noonan, end (Iowa); George Rice, tackle (Louisiana State); Stan Hindman, guard (Mississippi); Dick Arrington, guard (Notre Dame); John Niland, tackle (Iowa); Rick Kestner, end (Kentucky). Third row: Nick Eddy, halfback (Notre Dame); Gary Snook, quarterback (Iowa); Floyd Little, halfback (Syracuse). Rear: Jim Grabowski, fullback (Illinois).
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1966
DEFENSIVE TEAM: starting from far left, left to right: Lynn Hughes, safety (Georgia); Frank Horak (TCU), Neal Starkey (Air Force), defensive backs; Jim Lynch (Notre Dame), George Webster (Michigan St.), linebackers; Bo Batchelder, end (Illinois); Loyd Phillips, tackle (Arkansas); John Richardson (UCLA), Diron Talbert (Texas), guards; George Patton, tackle (Georgia); Sam Harris, end (Colorado);
Bear Bryant, Coach of the Year (Alabama).
OFFENSIVE TEAM: left to right:
Ray Perkins, end (Alabama); Wayne Moss, tackle (Clemson); LaVerne Allers, guard (Nebraska); Bill Carr, center (Florida); Tom Regner, guard (Notre Dame); Cecil Dowdy, tackle (Alabama); Gene Washington, end (Michigan State); Floyd Little, halfback (Syracuse); Bob Griese, quarterback (Purdue); Ray McDonald, fullback (Idaho); Nick Eddy, halfback (Notre Dame).
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1967
DEFENSIVE TEAM: Bottom row: Wayne Owen, linebacker (Alabama); Frank Loria, safety (Virginia Tech); Mike Hall, linebacker (Alabama). Middle row: Leroy Keyes, (Purdue), Bobby Johns (Alabama), defensive backs; D.D, Lewis, linebacker (Mississippi St.); Granville Liggins, guard (Oklahoma); Ted Hendricks, end (Miami, Fla.). Top row: Kevin Hardy, end (Notre Dame); Dennis Byrd (N. Carolina St.), Bill Staley (Utah St.), tackles.
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1969
OFFENSIVE TEAM: Left to right, top to bottom: Sid Smith, tackle (USC); Richard Stevens, tackle (Baylor); Steve Owens, halfback (Okla.); Chip Kell, center (Tenn.); Alvin Samples, guard (Ala.); Charlie Pittman, halfback (Penn St.); John Riggins, fullback (Kansas); Glen Holloway, guard (N. Texas St.); Jade Butcher, end (Indiana); Mike Phipps, quarterback (Purdue); Elmo Wright, end (Houston). Not pictured: Bill Yeoman, Coach of the Year (Houston).
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1976
DEFENSIVE TEAM: Left to right, top to bottom: Ross Browner #89, lineman, Notre Dame; Bob Baumhower #91, lineman, Alabama; Phillip Dokes #91, lineman, Oklahoma St,; Gary Green #43, defensive back, Baylor; Stan Black #36, defensive back, Mississippi St.; Mike Fultz #72, linebacker, Nebraska; Gary Jeter #79, lineman, Southern Cal; Kim Rowekamp #43, linebacker, Michigan St.; Robert Jackson #55, linebacker, Texas A&M; Brian Ruff #51, linebacker, Texas A&M; Brian Ruff #51, linebacker, The Citadel; Lester Hayes #82, defensive back, Texas A&M; Gavin Hedrick #46, punter, Wash. St.
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1978
DEFENSIVE TEAM: Left to right, top row: Ken Sheets #89, lineman, North Carolina; Barry Krauss #77, linebacker, Alabama; Henry Williams #23, back, San Diego State; Johnnie Johnson #27, back, Texas; Jerry Robinson #84, linebacker, University of California at Los Angeles; Jim Kovach #50, linebacker, Kentucky; Bob Golic #55, linebacker, Notre Dame. Sitting: Don Smith #75, lineman, Miami (Florida); Russell Erxleben #15, punter, Texas; Mike Bell #76, lineman, Colorado State; Vaughn Lusby #29, back, Arkansas; Mike
Stensrud #63, lineman, Iowa State.
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1986
DEFENSIVE TEAM: Left to right, top to bottom: Rod Saddler #99, defensive end, Texas A&M; Bill Smith #10, punter, University of Mississippi; Dale Jones #54 linebacker, University of Tennessee; Tony Woods #90, defensive end, University of Pittsburgh; Cornelius Bennett #97, linebacker, University of Alabama; Mark Moore #44, safety, Oklahoma State; Tim McDonald #6, safety, USC; Jerry Ball #34, nose guard, SMU; Michael Brooks #94, linebacker, LSU; Garland Rivers #13, cornerback, University of Michigan; Brian Bosworth
#44, linebacker, University of Oklahoma; Rod Woodson #26, cornerback, Purdue.
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1987
OFFENSIVE TEAM: Left to right, top to bottom: Chris Kinzer #4, kicker, Virginia Tech; Keith Jackson #88, tight end, Oklahoma; John Phillips #61, offensive lineman, Clemson; Paul Gruber #62, offensive lineman, Wisconsin; Wendell Davis #82, wide receiver, LSU; Harry Galbreath #76, offensive lineman, Tennessee; Randall McDaniel #62, offensive lineman, Arizona St.; Brad Muster #25, running back, Stanford; Barry Switzer, Coach of the Year, Oklahoma; Stacy Searels #60, offensive lineman, Auburn; Bobby Humphrey #26, running
back, Alabama; Gaston Green #44, running back, UCLA; Kerwin Bell #12, quarterback, Florida.
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1988
OFFENSIVE TEAM: Left to right, top to bottom: Tony Mandarich #79, lineman, Michigan St.; Pat Tomberlin #72, lineman, Florida St.; Mike Zandofsky #75, lineman, Washington; Troy Aikman #8, quarterback, UCLA; Lawyer Tillman #85, receiver, Auburn; Anthony Phillips #68, lineman, Oklahoma; Jackie Sherrill, Coach of the Year, Texas A&M; Hart Lee Dykes #11, receiver, Oklahoma St.; Bobby Humphrey #26, running back, Alabama; Joe Tofflemire #52, center, Arizona; Sammie Smith #33, running back, Florida St.; Barry
Sanders #21, kick returner, Oklahoma St.; Eric Metcalf #2, running back, Texas; Collin Mackie #8, place kicker, South Carolina.
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1993
DEFENSIVE TEAM: By number: #72, Dan Wilkinson, tackle, Ohio State; #44 Winfred Tubbs, linebacker, Texas; #31 Dan Eichloff, punter, Kansas; #92 Rob Waldrop, tackle, Arizona; #98 Shante Carver, end, Arizona State; #37 Steve Wasylk, Anson Mount Scholar/Athlete, Michigan State; #3 Shonte Peoples, safety, Michigan; #44 Keith Burns, linebacker, Oklahoma State; #55 Willie McGinest, end, USC; #6 Terris Harris, safety, Miami; #33 Dewayne Dotson, linebacker, Mississippi; #8 Corey Sawyer, cornerback, Florida State; #43 Antonio Langham, cornerback, Alabama.
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1997
DEFENSIVE TEAM: Left to right, top row: Michael Myers, tackle, Alabama; Charles Woodson, back, Michigan; Grant Wistrom #98, end, Nebraska. Second row: Brian Simmons #41, linebacker, North Carolina; Jim Wren #17, punter, Southern California; Andy Katzenmoyer #45, linebacker, Ohio State; Jason Chorak #46, linebacker, Washington. Third row: Anthony Simmons, linebacker, Clemson; Daryl Bush, Anson Mount Scholar/Athlete, Florida State; Dre' Bly, back, North Carolina; Anthony Pointdexter #3, back, Virginia. Bottom
row: Daylon McCutcheon #1, back, Southern California; Leonard Little #1, end, Tennessee.
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2000
OFFENSIVE TEAM: Left to right, top row: Marques Sullivan, lineman, Illinois; Jeff Backus, lineman, Michigan; Deuce McAllister, running back, Mississippi; Steve Hutchinson, lineman, Michigan; Michael Vick, quarterback, Virginia Tech; Drew Brees, Anson Mount Scholar/Athlete, Purdue; Casey Rabach, center, Wisconsin; Leonard Davis, lineman, Texas; LaDainian Tomlinson, running back, Texas Christian. Bottom row: Ryan White, placekicker, Memphis; LaMont Jordan, running back, Maryland; Freddie Milons, wide receiver, Alabama; Frank Beamer, Coach of the Year, Virginia Tech; Santana Moss, wide receiver, Miami.
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2000
DEFENSIVE TEAM: Left to right, top row: Carlos Polk, linebacker, Nebraska; Nick Harris, punter, California; Derrick Gibson, defensive back, Florida State; Andre Carter, lineman, California; Richard Seymour, lineman, Georgia; Justin Smith, lineman, Missouri; Alex Brown, lineman, Florida. Middle row: Jamie Winborn, linebacker, Vanderbilt; Fred Smoot, defensive back, Mississippi State; Saleem Rasheed, linebacker, Alabama; Robert Carswell, defensive back, Clemson. Bottom row: Jamar Fletcher, defensive back, Wisconsin; David
Allen, kick returner, Kansas State.
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2003
OFFENSIVE TEAM: #95 Nate Kaeding, Placekicker, Iowa; #53 Nick Leckey, Lineman, Kansas State; #81 Kellen Winslow Jr., Tight End, Miami; #4 Roy Williams, Wide Receiver, Texas; #73 Shawn Andrews, Lineman, Arkansas; #78 Justin Smiley, Lineman, Alabama; #78 Robert Gallery, Lineman, Iowa; #1 Reggie Williams, Wide Receiver, Washington; #1 Mike Williams, Wide Receiver, USC; #25 Kevin Jones, Running Back, Virginia Tech; #9 Nick Browne, Anson Mount Scholar/Athlete, Placekicker, TCU; #19 Eli Manning,
Quarterback, Mississippi. Not pictured: Michael Munoz, Lineman, Tennessee.
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2005
DEFENSIVE TEAM: Top row, from left: Rodrique Wright, lineman, Texas; Mathias Kiwanuka, lineman, Boston College; Jimmy Williams, defensive back, Virginia Tech; Gabe Watson, lineman, Michigan. Middle row, from left: Jesse Mahelona, lineman, Tennessee; A.J. Hawk, linebacker, Ohio State; Jason Allen, defensive back, Tennessee, Antonio Cromartie, defensive back, Florida State; Chad Greenway, linebacker, Iowa. Bottom row, from left: Ted Ginn Jr., all-purpose, Ohio State; Tom Malone, punter, USC; Roman Harper, linebacker, Alabama. Not pictured: Ahmad Brooks, linebacker, Virginia.
