Jordan Scores 8 For 8 Among First-Team Preseason All-America Charts - Maryland Terrapins
1/1/1970 12:00:00 AM | Football
June 29, 2000
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Heading into a senior campaign in which he could become the leading rusher in Atlantic Coast Conference history and challenge the top ten college running backs of all-time, Maryland tailback LaMont Jordan (Forestville, Md.) has been named a preseason first team All-American by eight major publications released through June.
In an informal survey including eight national preview magazines (Athlon, Blue Ribbon, College Football News, Football News, Lindy's, Playboy, Street & Smith's and The Sporting News), Jordan joined Michigan offensive lineman Steve Hutchinson and Wisconsin defensive back Jamar Fletcher as the only consensus first team selections.
Other consistent notables from among all eight lists were TCU running back Ladainian Tomlinson and Florida defensive lineman Alex Brown, both of whom were chosen to first, second or third teams in all eight publications. Tomlinson, a primary contender with Jordan for the coveted Doak Walker national running back award, was a first-teamer by six of eight publications and second team on two others. Brown was a second team selection only by Athlon.
Linebackers Keith Adams of Clemson and Jamie Winborn of Vanderbilt both were first team selections on all seven All-America teams to which they were chosen.
Others who were named to the first team on at least six of the eight lists were Miami wide receiver Santana Moss (7 teams, 6 first team selections), Arizona State tight end Todd Heap (7/6), Kansas State kicker Jamie Rheem (7/6), Texas defensive lineman Casey Hampton (7/6) and Mississippi State defensive back Fred Smoot (6/6). Four other players who drew first, second or third team mention in seven different publications were Minnesota offensive lineman Ben Hamilton (7/5), California defensive lineman Andre Carter (7/4), Nebraska linebacker Carlos Polk (7/4) and Clemson defensive back Robert Carswell (7/5).
Jordan rushed for 1,101 yards in the final six weeks of last season to finish his junior year with more yards than anyone in the country during their final six games of 1999. He needs just 91 yards to break Maryland's career rushing mark, 1,376 yards to establish a new ACC all-time standard, and 1,732 to move into the NCAA's top 10 career rushers. Jordan finished his junior season with 1,632 yards, 6.1 yards per carry and just one lost fumble in 288 touches.
2000 Consensus First Team Preseason All-Americans
| Pos. | Consensus All-Americans | Athlon | BR | CFN | FN | Lindy's | Play | S&S | TSN | Total |
| RB | LaMONT JORDAN, MARYLAND, Sr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8/8 |
| OL | Steve Hutchinson, Michigan, Sr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8/8 |
| DB | Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin, Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8/8 |
2000 Preseason All-Americans by Position
| Pos. | Running Backs | Athlon | BR | CFN | FN | Lindy's | Play | S&S | TSN | Total |
| RB | LaMONT JORDAN, MARYLAND, Sr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8/8 |
| RB | Avon Coburne, West Virginia, So. | 3 | 1/0 | |||||||
| RB | Deuce McAllister, Mississippi, Sr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5/4 | |||
| RB | Hodges Mitchell, Texas, Sr. | 2 | 2 | 2/0 | ||||||
| RB | Ken Simonton, Oregon State, Jr. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3/0 | |||||
| RB | Anthony Thomas, Michigan, Sr. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5/0 | |||
| RB | Ladainian Tomlinson, TCU, Sr. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8/6 |
| Pos. | Quarterbacks | Athlon | BR | CFN | FN | Lindy's | Play | S&S | TSN | Total |
| QB | Drew Brees, Purdue, Sr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6/3 | ||
| QB | Eric Crouch, Nebraska | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| QB | Michael Vick, Virginia Tech, So. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/5 | ||
| QB | Chris Weinke, Florida State, Sr. | 3 | 2 | 2/0 |
| Pos. | Wide Receivers | Athlon | BR | CFN | FN | Lindy's | Play | S&S | TSN | Total |
| WR | Kelly Campbell, Georgia Tech, Jr. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3/1 | |||||
| WR | Rodney Daniels, Auburn, So. | 2 | 2 | 2/0 | ||||||
| WR | Andr? Davis, Virginia Tech, Jr. | 3 | 1/0 | |||||||
| WR | Latef Grim, Pittsburgh, Sr. | 2 | 1 | 2/1 | ||||||
| WR | Arnold Jackson, Louisville, Sr. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| WR | Freddie Milons, Alabama, Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6/5 | ||
| WR | Quincy Morgan, Kansas State, Sr. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3/0 | |||||
| WR | Santana Moss, Miami, Sr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7/6 | |
| WR | David Terrell, Michigan, Jr. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6/4 |
| Pos. | Offensive Line | Athlon | BR | CFN | FN | Lindy's | Play | S&S | TSN | Total |
| OL | Jeff Backus, Michigan, Sr. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3/2 | ||||
| OL | Leonard Davis, Texas, Sr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/3 | ||||
| OL | Rick DeMulling, Idaho, Sr. | 3 | 2 | 2/0 | ||||||
| OL | Dante Ellington, Alabama, So. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| OL | Bill Ferrario, Wisconsin, Sr. | 3 | 2 | 2/0 | ||||||
| OL | Joaquin Gonzalez, Miami, Jr. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| OL | Ben Hamilton, Minnesota, Sr. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7/5 | |
| OL | Russ Hochstein, Nebraska, Sr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/3 | |||||
| OL | Paul Hogan, Alabama, Sr. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4/2 | ||||
| OL | Steve Hutchinson, Michigan, Sr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8/8 |
| OL | Dave Kadela, Virginia Tech, Sr. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| OL | Sherwin Lacewell, East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 2/0 | ||||||
| OL | Kareem McKenzie, Penn State, Sr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5/3 | |||
| OL | Terrence Metcalf, Mississippi, Jr. | 3 | 2 | 2/0 | ||||||
| OL | Brian Polak, UCLA, Sr. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| OL | Casey Rabach, Wisconsin, Sr. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6/1 | ||
| OL | Dominic Raiola, Nebraska, Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6/5 | ||
| OL | Doug Rosfeld, Cincinnati, Sr. | 3 | 1/0 | |||||||
| OL | Marques Sullivan, Illinois, Sr. | 1 | 1/1 | |||||||
| OL | Tarlos Thomas, Florida State, Sr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6/5 | ||
| OL | Chad Ward, Washington, Sr. | 1 | 2 | 2/1 | ||||||
| OL | Kenyatta Walker, Florida, Jr. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5/2 | |||
| OL | Brett Williams, Florida State, So. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| OL | Pork Chop Womack, Mississippi State, Sr. | 2 | 1/0 |
| Pos. | Tight Ends | Athlon | BR | CFN | FN | Lindy's | Play | S&S | TSN | Total |
| TE | Alge Crumpler, North Carolina, Sr. | 1 | 1/1 | |||||||
| TE | Todd Heap, Arizona State, Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7/6 | |
| TE | Jabari Holloway, Notre Dame | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| TE | Ben Natkin, UTEP | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| TE | Tim Stratton, Purdue, Jr. | 3 | 2 | 2/0 | ||||||
| TE | Tracey Wistrom, Nebraska, Jr. | 2 | 2 | 2/0 |
| Pos. | Placekickers | Athlon | BR | CFN | FN | Lindy's | Play | S&S | TSN | Total |
| PK | John Anderson, Washington, So. | 3 | 1/0 | |||||||
| PK | Jeff Chandler, Florida, Sr. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4/1 | ||||
| PK | Vitaly Pisetsky, Wisconsin, Sr. | 2 | 2 | 2/0 | ||||||
| PK | Jamie Rheem, Kansas State, Sr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7/6 | |
| PK | Ryan White, Memphis, Jr. | 1 | 1/1 |
| Pos. | Defensive Line | Athlon | BR | CFN | FN | Lindy's | Play | S&S | TSN | Total |
| DL | Alex Brown, Florida, Jr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8/7 |
| DL | Wendell Bryant, Wisconsin, Jr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5/3 | |||
| DL | Andre Carter, California, Sr. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7/4 | |
| DL | Kenyon Coleman, UCLA, Sr. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| DL | Ennis Davis, Southern Cal, Sr. | 3 | 2 | 2/0 | ||||||
| DL | Casey Hampton, Texas, Sr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7/6 | |
| DL | Willie Howard, Stanford, Sr. | 1 | 2 | 2/1 | ||||||
| DL | Dennis Johnson, Kentucky | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| DL | Justin Kupereikis, Penn State, Sr. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| DL | Damione Lewis, Miami, Sr. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| DL | Mario Monds, Cincinnati, Sr. | 3 | 1/0 | |||||||
| DL | Duke Pettijohn, Syracuse, Sr. | 3 | 1/0 | |||||||
| DL | Jamal Reynolds, Florida State, Sr. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5/2 | |||
| DL | Karon Riley, Minnesota, Sr. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4/3 | ||||
| DL | Shaun Rogers, Texas, Sr. | 2 | 1 | 2/1 | ||||||
| DL | Aaron Schobel, TCU | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| DL | Roland Seymour, Florida State, Sr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3/2 | |||||
| DL | Justin Smith, Missouri, Jr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5/3 | |||
| DL | Jacob Waasdorp, California, Sr. | 3 | 1/0 | |||||||
| DL | Gerard Warren, Florida, Jr. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| Pos. | Linebackers | Athlon | BR | CFN | FN | Lindy's | Play | S&S | TSN | Total |
| LB | Keith Adams, Clemson, Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7/7 | |
| LB | Adam Archuleta, Arizona State, Sr. | 1 | 1/1 | |||||||
| LB | Kevin Bentley, Northwestern, Jr. | 1 | 1/1 | |||||||
| LB | Roylin Bradley, Texas A&M, Sr. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| LB | Rocky Calmus, Oklahoma, Jr. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| LB | Pernell Griffin, East Carolina, Jr. | 3 | 2 | 2/0 | ||||||
| LB | Zeke Moreno, Southern Cal, Sr. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| LB | Dan Morgan, Miami, Sr. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5/1 | |||
| LB | Chris Nofoalga, Idaho | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| LB | Carlos Polk, Nebraska, Sr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7/4 | |
| LB | Tommy Polley, Florida State, Sr. | 3 | 2 | 2/0 | ||||||
| LB | Saleem Rasheed, Alabama, So. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4/2 | ||||
| LB | Markus Steele, Southern Cal, Sr. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| LB | Jashon Sykes, Colorado, Jr. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6/3 | ||
| LB | Eric Westmoreland, Tennessee, Sr. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| LB | Jamie Winborn, Vanderbilt, Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7/7 |
| Pos. | Defensive Backs | Athlon | BR | CFN | FN | Lindy's | Play | S&S | TSN | Total |
| DB | Hakim Akbar, Washington, Jr. | 2 | 2 | 2/0 | ||||||
| DB | Bennie Alexander, Florida, Jr. | 1 | 1/1 | |||||||
| DB | Will Allen, Syracuse, Sr. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| DB | Leo Barnes, Southern Miss. | 2 | 2 | 2/0 | ||||||
| DB | Robert Carswell, Clemson, Sr. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7/5 | |
| DB | Tay Cody, Florida State, Sr. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| DB | Jarrod Cooper, Kansas State, Sr. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5/3 | |||
| DB | Kevin Curtis, Texas Tech, Jr. | 1 | 2 | 2/1 | ||||||
| DB | Danny Derricott, Marshall | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| DB | Dempsy Dees, Boise State, Sr. | 3 | 2 | 2/0 | ||||||
| DB | Tony Driver, Notre Dame, Sr. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| DB | Andre Dyson, Utah, Sr. | 3 | 1 | 2/1 | ||||||
| DB | Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin, Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8/8 |
| DB | Derrick Gibson, Florida State | 2 | 1 | 2/1 | ||||||
| DB | Maurice Hines, Marshall, Sr. | 1 | 2 | 2/1 | ||||||
| DB | Chris Lepore, Navy, Sr. | 1 | 1 | 2/2 | ||||||
| DB | Andre Lott, Tennessee, Sr. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| DB | Carl Nesmith, Kansas, Sr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4/2 | ||||
| DB | Ed Reed, Miami | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| DB | Mike Rumph, Miami, Jr. | 3 | 1/0 | |||||||
| DB | Antaun Simmons, Southern Cal, Sr. | 1 | 1/1 | |||||||
| DB | Fred Smoot, Mississippi State, Sr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/6 | ||
| DB | Kevin Thomas, UNLV, Jr. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| DB | Anthony Vontoure, Washington, Jr. | 2 | 1/0 | |||||||
| DB | Ramon Walker, Pittsburgh, So. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4/1 |
| Pos. | Punters | Athlon | BR | CFN | FN | Lindy's | Play | S&S | TSN | Total |
| P | Ray Cheetany, UNLV, Sr. | 2 | 1 | 2/1 | ||||||
| P | Dan Hadenfeldt, Nebraska, Sr. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5/3 | |||
| P | Nick Harris, California, Sr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6/4 | ||
| P | Craig Jarrett, Michigan State, Jr. | 3 | 1/0 | |||||||
| P | David Leaverton, Tennessee, Sr. | 2 | 1/0 |
* Kick returners and all-purpose players selected to All-America teams are not included in this survey.
** Playboy All-America Team did not include a tight end
*** Purdue's Drew Brees was included on the Playboy All-America Team as the Anson Mount Scholar/Athlete
KEY: Athlon-Athlon Sports, BR-Blue Ribbon College Football, CFN-College Football News, FN-Football News, Lindy's-Lindy's Preseason Football Preview, Play-Playboy All-America Team, S&S-Street & Smith's College Football Preview, TSN-The Sporting News
