USA Today All-USA High School Football Team (2000–2009) explained

USA Today named its first All-USA High School Football Team in 1982. The newspaper has named a team every year since 1982.[1] [2]

In addition, two members of the team are named the USA Today High School Offensive Player and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively. The newspaper also selects a USA Today High School Football Coach of the Year.[3] [4]

Teams

2000 team

Coach of the Year: Tony Severino (Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Missouri)

Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors

Offense
Player Position School Hometown College
Joe Mauer Quarterback Cretin-Derham Hall High School Florida State
Running back Virginia Tech
Running back Louisville
Offensive line Iowa
Offensive line LSU
Offensive line LSU
Offensive line Ole Miss
Wide receiver Washington
Wide receiver Clemson
Tight end Notre Dame
Athlete Michigan
Placekicker Alabama
Defense
Player Position School Hometown College
Shaun Cody Defensive line Los Altos High School USC
Defensive line Oklahoma
Defensive line LSU
Defensive line Wisconsin
Linebacker Stanford
Linebacker Tennessee
Linebacker Miami (FL)
Defensive back Michigan
Defensive back UCLA
Defensive back Michigan
Defensive back Miami (FL)
Punter Oklahoma State
Notes

2001 team

Coach of the Year: Bob Ladouceur (De La Salle High School, Concord, California)

Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors

Offense
Player Position School Hometown College
Maurice Clarett Running back Warren Harding High School Ohio State
Quarterback BYU
Running back Penn State
Offensive line Texas
Offensive line Notre Dame
Offensive line North Carolina State
Offensive line Tennessee
Tight end Miami (FL)
Wide receiver Notre Dame
Wide receiver Miami (FL)
Athlete Florida State
Placekicker Dartmouth
Defense
Player Position School Hometown College
Ahmad Brooks Linebacker Hylton High School Virginia
Defensive line Oregon
Defensive line Texas
Defensive line Texas
Defensive line Virginia
Linebacker Michigan State
Linebacker Ohio State
Defensive back Florida State
Defensive back Boston College
Defensive back Florida State
Defensive back North Carolina State
Punter Arizona

2002 team

Coach of the Year: Bob Ladouceur (De La Salle High School, Concord, California)

Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors

Offense
Player Position School Hometown College
Chris Leak Quarterback Independence High School Florida
Running back USC
Running back South Carolina
Offensive line Texas A&M
Offensive line BYU
Offensive line Notre Dame
Offensive line Iowa
Tight end Miami (FL)
Wide receiver Georgia
Wide receiver USC
Athlete Notre Dame
Placekicker Florida State
Defense
Player Position School Hometown College
Antonio Cromartie Defensive back Lincoln High School Florida State
Defensive line Florida
Defensive line Notre Dame
Defensive line Oklahoma State
Defensive line Notre Dame
Linebacker Maryland
Linebacker Tennessee
Linebacker Michigan
Defensive back Louisville
Defensive back Texas
Defensive back Florida
Punter Oklahoma

2003 team

Coach of the Year: Bob Ladouceur (De La Salle High School, Concord, California)

Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors

Offense
Player Position School Hometown College
Brian Brohm Quarterback Trinity High School Louisville
Running back Oklahoma
Running back Kentucky
Offensive line USC
Offensive line Ohio State
Offensive line Michigan State
Offensive line Auburn
Offensive line Oregon
Athlete Boston College
Tight end Arizona State
Wide receiver LSU
Placekicker North Carolina
Defense
Player Position School Hometown College
Ted Ginn Jr. Defensive back Glenville High School Ohio State
Defensive line Tennessee
Defensive line USC
Defensive line LSU
Defensive line North Carolina State
Linebacker Miami (FL)
Linebacker USC
Linebacker Penn State
Linebacker Miami (FL)
Defensive back Alabama
Defensive back Florida State
Punter Eastern Washington

2004 team

Coach of the Year: Todd Dodge (Carroll High School, Southlake, Texas)

Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors

First Team Offense
Player Position School Hometown College
Ryan Perriloux Quarterback East St. John High School LSU
Running back Oregon
Running back North Carolina State
Offensive line Iowa
Offensive line Virginia
Offensive line Ohio State
Offensive line Miami (FL)
Offensive line Mississippi
Athlete Oklahoma
Tight end Texas A&M
Wide receiver Florida State
Placekicker Florida State
First Team Defense
Player Position School Hometown College
Kenny Phillips Defensive back Carol City High School Miami (FL)
Defensive line Oklahoma
Defensive line Mississippi
Defensive line USC
Defensive line Maryland
Linebacker Wisconsin
Linebacker USC
Linebacker Oklahoma
Linebacker USC
Defensive back Penn State
Defensive back Tennessee
Punter Texas A&M
Second Team Offense
Player Position School Hometown College
Quarterback Syracuse
Running Back Michigan
Running Back Nebraska
Offensive Line Nebraska
Offensive Line Tennessee
Offensive Line Iowa
Offensive Line Tennessee
Offensive Line Florida State
Wide receiver USC
Tight end Iowa
Athlete Penn State
Placekicker USC
Second Team Defense
Player Position School Hometown College
Defensive Line Nebraska
Defensive Line Texas
Averell Spicer Defensive Line USC
Defensive Line Miami (FL)
Linebacker Florida State
Linebacker Auburn
Linebacker Florida State
Linebacker Tennessee
Defensive Back Virginia Tech
Defensive Back Georgia
Defensive Back LSU
Punter Michigan

2005 team

Coach of the Year: Bill Castle (Lakeland High School, Lakeland, Florida)

Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors

First Team Offense
Player Position School Hometown College
Mitch Mustain Quarterback Springdale High School Arkansas
Running back Ohio State
Running back Clemson
Offensive line Notre Dame
Offensive line Alabama
Offensive line Georgia
Offensive line Wisconsin
Offensive line Florida
Athlete Florida
Wide receiver USC
Tight end Notre Dame
Placekicker UCLA
First Team Defense
Player Position School Hometown College
Gerald McCoy Defensive line Southeast High School Oklahoma
Defensive line Clemson
Defensive line Penn State
Defensive line Texas
Linebacker Texas
Linebacker Michigan
Linebacker USC
Linebacker Georgia
Defensive back USC
Defensive back Michigan
Defensive back USC/Maryland
Punter Iowa
Second Team Offense
Player Position School Hometown College
Jimmy Clausen‡ Quarterback Notre Dame
Running back USC
Running back Texas A&M
Offensive line Texas
Offensive line Notre Dame
Offensive line Michigan
Offensive line Notre Dame
Offensive line Tennessee
Athlete Florida/Illinois
Wide receiver Miami (FL)
Tight end Clemson
Jimmy Stevens‡ Placekicker Oklahoma
Second Team Defense
Player Position School Hometown College
Defensive line Georgetown High School South Carolina
Defensive line LSU
Defensive line Mississippi
Butch Lewis Defensive line USC
Linebacker Ohio State
Linebacker Florida State
Linebacker Notre Dame
Linebacker Iowa
Defensive back Notre Dame
Defensive back Penn State
Defensive back Texas Tech
Punter Vanderbilt

2006 team

Coach of the Year: J. T. Curtis (John Curtis Christian High School, River Ridge, Louisiana)

Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors

First Team Offense
Player Position School Hometown College
Jimmy Clausen Quarterback Oaks Christian High School Notre Dame
Running back USC
Running back West Virginia
Wide receiver Illinois
A. J. Green‡ Wide receiver Georgia
Tight end Florida
Offensive line Georgia
Offensive line Colorado
Offensive line Rutgers
Offensive line Texas
Offensive line Auburn
Placekicker Oklahoma
First Team Defense
Player Position School Hometown College
Marvin Austin Defensive line Ballou High School North Carolina
Defensive line Illinois
Defensive line LSU
Defensive line USC
Linebacker USC
Linebacker Tennessee
Linebacker Texas
Defensive back Ohio State
Defensive back Florida
Defensive back North Carolina
Defensive back USC
Punter California
Second Team Offense
Player Position School Hometown College
Quarterback Michigan
Running back Texas A&M
Running back Wisconsin
Michael Floyd‡ Wide receiver Notre Dame
Wide receiver LSU
Tight end Michigan
Offensive line Iowa
Offensive line USC
Offensive line Florida
Offensive line Notre Dame
Offensive line Georgia
Placekicker Wisconsin
Placekicker Penn State
Second Team Defense
Player Position School Hometown College
Defensive line Eastern Illinois
Defensive line Florida
Defensive line North Carolina
Defensive line Texas
Linebacker Mississippi
Linebacker Florida
Linebacker Miami (FL)
Defensive back Clemson
Defensive back Michigan
Defensive back Florida State
Athlete Notre Dame
Chris Lovvorn‡ Punter Mississippi College

2007 team

Coach of the Year: Tim Harris (Booker T. Washington High School, Miami, Florida)

Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors

First Team Offense
Player Position School Hometown College
Terrelle Pryor Quarterback Jeannette High School Ohio State
Running back Colorado
Bryce Brown‡ Running back Tennessee
Offensive line Ohio State
Offensive line Notre Dame
Offensive line West Virginia
Offensive line Ohio State
Offensive line Florida
Wide receiver Notre Dame
Wide receiver Alabama
Tight end Notre Dame
Placekicker Georgia
First Team Defense
Player Position School Hometown College
Patrick Peterson Defensive back Blanche Ely High School LSU
Defensive back USC
Defensive back Texas
Linebacker Miami (FL)
Linebacker Florida State
Linebacker Florida
Linebacker Pittsburgh
Defensive line Georgia
Defensive line Miami (FL)
Defensive line USC
Athlete Florida
Punter Ohio State
Second Team Offense
Player Position School Hometown College
Matt Barkley‡ Quarterback USC
Running back Michigan/Rice
Running back Arizona State
Offensive line USC
Offensive line Nebraska
Offensive line Oklahoma
Offensive line Florida State
Offensive line Georgia
Wide receiver Southern Miss
Wide receiver Miami (FL)
Tight end Washington/Montana
Athlete UCLA/Fresno State
Second Team Defense
Player Position School Hometown College
Defensive back Notre Dame
Defensive back Florida
Defensive back Texas
Jamarkus McFarland‡ Defensive Line Oklahoma
Defensive Line Clemson
Defensive Line Oklahoma
Defensive Line Texas
Linebacker Miami (FL)
Linebacker Notre Dame
Linebacker Penn State
Linebacker Florida
Athlete Arizona State

2008 team

Coach of the Year: George Smith (St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida)

Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors

First Team Offense
Player Position School Hometown College
Garrett Gilbert Quarterback Lake Travis High School Texas
Running back Tennessee
Running back Notre Dame
Offensive line Alabama
Offensive line Florida
Seantrel Henderson‡ Offensive line Miami (FL)
Offensive line Texas
Offensive line Notre Dame
Wide receiver Illinois
Wide receiver UCLA
Athlete LSU
Placekicker Florida State
First Team Defense
Player Position School Hometown College
Manti Teʻo Linebacker Punahou School Notre Dame
Defensive line South Florida
Defensive line Florida State
Defensive line Missouri
Jamel Turner‡ Defensive line Ohio State
Defensive line Oklahoma
Linebacker Florida
Defensive back Alabama
Defensive back Tennessee
Defensive back USC
Defensive back Oklahoma
Punter Colorado State
Second Team Offense
Player Position School Hometown College
Quarterback LSU
Running back LSU
Running back Alabama
Offensive line Virginia
Offensive line Ohio State
Offensive line Texas
Offensive line LSU
Tight end Penn State
Wide receiver Georgia
Wide receiver West Virginia
Athlete USC
Placekicker Penn State
Second Team Defense
Player Position School Hometown College
Defensive line USC
Defensive line Texas
Defensive line North Carolina
William Gholston‡ Defensive line Michigan State
Defensive line Tennessee
Defensive line Georgia
Linebacker Arizona State
Linebacker USC
Linebacker USC
Defensive back LSU
Defensive back Arkansas
Athlete Miami (FL)

2009 team

Coach of the Year: Greg Toal (Don Bosco Preparatory High School, Ramsey, New Jersey)

Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors

First Team Offense
Player Position School Hometown College
Seantrel Henderson Offensive line Cretin-Derham Hall High School Miami (FL)
Athlete Florida
Wide receiver USC
Wide receiver Texas
Wide receiver USC
Quarterback BYU
Running back South Carolina
Running back Oregon
Offensive line North Carolina
Matt James Offensive line Notre Dame
Offensive line Notre Dame
Placekicker UCLA
First Team Defense
Player Position School Hometown College
Lamarcus Joyner Defensive back St. Thomas Aquinas High School Florida State
Defensive line Florida
Defensive line Texas
Defensive line Florida
Defensive line Tennessee
Defensive line North Carolina
Linebacker Texas
Linebacker Florida State
Linebacker Florida
Defensive back Oklahoma
Defensive back Alabama
Defensive back Georgia
Second Team Offense
Player Position School Hometown College
Athlete Texas
Chris Dunkley Wide receiver Florida
Wide receiver California
Tight end Iowa
Tight end USC
Offensive line North Carolina State
Offensive line Texas A&M
Offensive line Florida
Running back UCLA
Herschel Sims‡ Running back Oklahoma State
Quarterback Alabama
Placekicker Auburn
Second Team Defense
Player Position School Hometown College
Defensive line Michigan State
Defensive line Tennessee
Defensive line Texas
Defensive line UCLA
Linebacker Boston College
Linebacker Penn State
James Wilder, Jr.‡ Linebacker Florida State
Defensive back Florida
Defensive back Louisville
Defensive back Washington
Defensive back Miami (FL)
DeAnthony Thomas‡ Athlete Oregon

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2001-12-26-allusa-team20.htm USA Today All-USA teams 1982–2001
  2. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/rankingsindex.htm Recent All-USA teams
  3. News: Football: Players and Coaches of the Year (1982–2005). USA Today. 2011-10-24. 2006-06-26.
  4. On the following webpage, go to "Football archives" (for links to "All-USA Team", "Super 25" teams, and "Regional rankings"): News: Super 25 and All-USA archive. USA Today. 2011-10-24.

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