2002 All-Big East Conference football team

American college football all-star team October 2026 25em 2002 All-Big East team border-top:#aaa 1px solid 2002 Big East Conference football season Selectors Coaches border-top:1px #aaa solid 2000 2001 ← → 2003 2004 The 2002 All-Big East Conference football team consists of American football players from the Big East Conference who were chosen as the best at their respective positions during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The organizations selecting All-Big East teams in 2002 included the conference's head football coaches. The coaches chose both first- and second-team players. Offensive selections Quarterbacks Ken Dorsey, Miami (Coaches-1) Rod Rutherford, Pitt (Coaches-2) Running backs Willis McGahee, Miami (Coaches-1) Avon Cobourne, West Virginia (Coaches-1) Derrick Knight, Boston College (Coaches-2) Lee Suggs, Virginia Tech (Coaches-2) Wide receivers Andre Johnson, Miami (Coaches-1) Larry Fitzgerald, Pitt (Coaches-1) Jamel Riddle, Syracuse (Coaches-2) David Tyree, Syracuse (Coaches-2) Ernest Wilford, Virginia Tech (Coaches-2) Tight ends Kellen Winslow, Miami (Coaches-1) Sean Ryan, Boston College (Coaches-2) Offensive tackles Lance Nimmo, West Virginia (Coaches-1) Marc Parenteau, Boston College (Coaches-1) Offensive guard Bryan Anderson, Pitt (Coaches-1) Sherko Haji-Rasouli, Miami (Coaches-1) Centers Brett Romberg, Miami(Coaches-1) Defensive selections Defensive line William Joseph, Miami (Coaches-1) Jerome McDougle, Miami (Coaches-1) Claude Harriott, Pitt (Coaches-1) Dan Klecko, Temple (Coaches-1) Jamaal Green, Miami (Coaches-2) Louis Gachelin, Syracuse (Coaches-2) Nathaniel Adibi, Virginia Tech (Coaches-2) David Upchurch, West Virginia (Coaches-2) Linebackers Jonathan Vilma, Miami (Coaches-1) Gerald Hayes, Pitt (Coaches-1) Grant Wiley, West Virginia (Coaches-1) D. J. Williams, Miami (Coaches-2) Clifton Smith, Syracuse (Coaches-2) James Davis, West Virginia (Coaches-2) Cornerbacks Antrel Rolle, Miami (Coaches-1) Torrie Cox, Pitt (Coaches-1) Shawn Seabrooks, Rutgers (Coaches-2) DeAngelo Hall, Virginia Tech (Coaches-2) Safeties Maurice Sikes, Miami (Coaches-1) Sean Taylor, Miami (Coaches-1) Willie Pile, Virginia Tech (Coaches-2) Angel Estrada, West Virginia (Coaches-2) Special teams Kickers Todd Sievers, Miami (Coaches-1) Sandro Sciortino, Boston College (Coaches-2) Cap Poklemba, Temple (Coaches-2) Punters Andy Lee, Pitt (Coaches-1) Vinnie Burns, Virginia Tech (Coaches-2) Return specialist Nate Jones, Rutgers (Coaches-1) Jamel Riddle, Syracuse (Coaches-2) DeAngelo Hall, Virginia Tech (Coaches-2) Individual awards Offensive player of the year - Ken Dorsey, Miami, and Willis McGahee, Miami Defensive player of the year - Dan Klecko, Temple Special teams player of the year - Andy Lee, Pitt, and Nate Jones, Rutgers Rookie of the year - Larry Fitzgerald, Pitt Coach of the year - Larry Coker, Miami Key Coaches, selected by the conference coaches See also 2002 All-America college football team References All-Big East Conference Category:All-Big East Conference football teams