The 2000 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big Ten selectors: (1) the Big Ten conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big Ten also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Media" team).
Offensive selections Quarterbacks Drew Brees, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1) Antwaan Randle El, Indiana (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Running backs Damien Anderson, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1) Anthony Thomas, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1) Michael Bennett, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2) T. J. Duckett, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Receivers David Terrell, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1) Vinny Sutherland, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-2) Ron Johnson, Minnesota (Coaches-2; Media-1) Chris Chambers, Wisconsin (Coaches-2) Kevin Kasper, Iowa (Media-2)
Centers Ben Hamilton, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1) LeCharles Bentley, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Guards Steve Hutchinson, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1) Casey Rabach, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1) Bill Ferrario, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2) Ray Redziniak, Illinois (Coaches-2) Shaun Mason, Michigan State (Media-2)
Tackles Jeff Backus, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1) Matt Light, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1) Marques Sullivan, Illinois (Coaches-2; Media-2) Kareem McKenzie, Penn State (Coaches-2) Leon Brockmeier, Northwestern (Media-2)
Tight ends Tim Stratton, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1) Tony Stewart, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Defensive selections Defensive linemen Dwayne Missouri, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1) Karon Riley, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1) Fred Wakefield, Illinois (Coaches-1; Media-1) Wendell Bryant, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-2) Akin Ayodele, Purdue (Coaches-2; Media-2) Justin Kurpeikis, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-1) Matt Mitrione, Purdue (Coaches-2; Media-2) John Schlect, Minnesota (Coaches-2) Brent Johnson, Ohio State (Coaches-2)
Linebackers Josh Thornhill, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Joe Cooper, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-2) Larry Foote, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-2) Nick Greisen, Wisconsin (Media-1) Billy Silva, Northwestern (Media-1) Napoleon Harris, Northwestern (Coaches-2; Media-2) Matt Wilhelm, Ohio State (Coaches-2) Sean Hoffman, Minnesota (Coaches-2) Justin Smith, Indiana (Coaches-2)
Defensive backs Nate Clements, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1) Renaldo Hill, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-2) James Boyd, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-1) Mike Doss, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-1) Willie Middlebrooks, Minnesota (Coaches-1) Mike Echols, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2) Richard Newsome, Michigan State (Coaches-2) Harold Blackmon, Northwestern (Media-2) Cedric Henry, Michigan State (Media-2)
Special teams Kickers Dan Stultz, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Dan Nystrom, Minnesota (Coaches-2) Tim Long, Northwestern (Media-2)
Punters Kevin Stemke, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1) Preston Gruening, Minnesota (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Key Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel
Coaches = selected by Big Ten Conference coaches
Media = selected by a media panel
See also 2000 College Football All-America Team
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