2003 College Football All-America Team

The 2003 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News, Pro Football Weekly, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and Rivals.com

The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to such a list selected by football pioneer Walter Camp in the 1890s. The NCAA officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus All-Americans.

Eighteen players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2003, 12 of them unanimously. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*)

2003 Consensus All-Americans

Name	Position	Year	University
Jason White*	Quarterback	Senior	Oklahoma
Kevin Jones	Running back	Junior	Virginia Tech
Chris Perry		Senior	Michigan
Larry Fitzgerald*	Wide receiver	Sophomore	Pittsburgh
Mike Williams		Sophomore	USC
Kellen Winslow II*	Tight end	Junior	Miami (FL)
Jake Grove*	Center	Senior	Virginia Tech
Shawn Andrews*	Offensive line	Junior	Arkansas
Robert Gallery*		Senior	Iowa
Jacob Rogers		Senior	USC
Alex Barron		Junior	Florida State
Dave Ball*	Defensive line	Senior	UCLA
Tommie Harris*		Junior	Oklahoma
Chad Lavalais		Senior	LSU
Kenechi Udeze		Junior	USC
Teddy Lehman*	Linebacker	Senior	Oklahoma
Derrick Johnson		Junior	Texas
Grant Wiley		Senior	West Virginia
Derrick Strait*	Defensive back	Senior	Oklahoma
Sean Taylor*		Junior	Miami (FL)
Keiwan Ratliff		Senior	Florida
Will Allen		Senior	LSU
Nate Kaeding	Placekicker	Senior	Iowa
Nick Browne		Senior	TCU
Dustin Colquitt	Punter	Junior	Tennessee
Antonio Perkins*	Return specialist	Junior	Oklahoma

Offense

Quarterback

• Jason White, Oklahoma (AP, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
• Eli Manning, Ole Miss (AP-2, Walter Camp-2)
• Ben Roethlisberger, Miami (OH) (AP-3)

Running back

• Kevin Jones, Virginia Tech (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, ESPN)
• Chris Perry, Michigan (AP, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
• Darren Sproles, Kansas State (AP, SI, Rivals, Walter Camp-2)
• Steven Jackson, Oregon State (AP-3, PFW)
• Michael Turner, Northern Illinois (AP-2, Walter Camp-2)
• Quincy Wilson, West Virginia (AP-3)

Wide receiver

• Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh (AP, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
• Mike Williams, Southern California (AP, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
• Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma State (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches)
• Mark Clayton, Oklahoma (AP-2, TSN, PFW, Walter Camp-2)
• Roy Williams, Texas, (AP-3, Walter Camp-2)

Tight end

• Kellen Winslow Jr., Miami,(Fla.) (AP, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW )
• Ben Troupe, Florida (AP-2, SI, ESPN, Rivals, Walter Camp-2)
• Kris Wilson, Pittsburgh (AP-3)

Tackle

• Shawn Andrews, Arkansas (AP, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
• Robert Gallery, Iowa (AP, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
• Jacob Rogers, Southern California (AP, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, SI)
• Alex Barron, Florida State (AP, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, Rivals)
• Jammal Brown, Oklahoma (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, SI, Walter Camp-2)
• Vernon Carey, Miami (AP-3, Walter Camp-2)
• Tony Pape, Michigan (AP-2, Walter Camp-2)

Guard

• Stephen Peterman, LSU (AP-2, TSN, SI, ESPN, Rivals, Walter Camp-2)
• Shannon Snell, Florida (TSN)
• Justin Smiley, Alabama (PFW)
• Lamar Bryant, Maryland (PFW)
• Alex Stepanovich, Ohio State (AP-3, ESPN)
• David Baas, Michigan (AP-2)
• Tillman Holloway, Texas (AP-3)
• Claude Terrell, New Mexico (AP-3)

Center

• Jake Grove, Virginia Tech (AP, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, Rivals)
• Nick Leckey, Kansas State (ESPN, Walter Camp-2)
• Ben Wilkerson, LSU (AP-2)
• Greg Eslinger, Minnesota (AP-3)

Defense

Ends

• Dave Ball, UCLA (AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, AP, TSN, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
• Kenechi Udeze, Southern California (FWAA-Writers, AP, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals, Walter Camp-2)
• Will Smith, Ohio State (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, PFW, SI, Rivals)
• David Pollack, Georgia (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp-2)
• Jason Babin, Western Michigan (Walter Camp-2)
• Darnell Dockett, Florida State (AP-3, Walter Camp-2)
• Shaun Phillips, Purdue (AP-2)
• Bo Schobel, TCU (AP-2)

Tackle

• Tommie Harris, Oklahoma (AP, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, Walter Camp, ESPN)
• Chad Lavalais, LSU (AP, FWAA-Writers, TSN, Walter Camp, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
• Marcus Tubbs, Texas (PFW)
• Tim Anderson, Ohio State (PFW)
• Dan Cody, Oklahoma (AP-3)
• Shaun Cody, USC (AP-3)
• Dusty Dvoracek, Oklahoma (AP-3)

Linebacker

• Teddy Lehman, Oklahoma (AP, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN)
• Derrick Johnson, Texas (AP, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
• Grant Wiley, West Virginia (AP, FWAA-Writers, TSN, SI, Rivals, Walter Camp-2)
• Jonathan Vilma, Miami (Fla.) (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, PFW, Rivals)
• Karlos Dansby, Auburn (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, ESPN, Walter Camp-2)
• Josh Buhl, Kansas State (AP-2, TSN)
• Keyaron Fox, Georgia Tech (PFW)
• Rod Davis (AP-3, Walter Camp-2)
• Michael Boulware, Florida State (AP-3)
• D. J. Williams, Miami (AP-3)

Cornerback

• Derrick Strait, Oklahoma (AP, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
• Keiwan Ratliff, Florida (AP, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
• Will Allen, Ohio State (AP, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers)
• Corey Webster, LSU (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp-2)
• Nathan Vasher, Texas (AP-3, PFW, Walter Camp-2)
• Antrel Rolle, Miami (AP-3)

Safety

• Sean Taylor, Miami (Fla.) (AP, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
• Sean Jones, Georgia (AP-3, AFCA-Coaches)
• Josh Bullocks, Nebraska (AP-2, TSN, SI, Rivals, Walter Camp-2)
• Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin (ESPN)
• Stuart Schweigert, Purdue (AP-3, Walter Camp-2)
• Will Poole, USC (AP-2)
• Bob Sanders, Iowa (AP-2)

Special teams

Kicker

• Nate Kaeding, Iowa (AP, AFCA-Coaches, PFW, SI, ESPN, Walter Camp-2)
• Nick Browne, TCU (AP-2, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers)
• Drew Dunning, Washington State (TSN, Rivals)
• Jonathan Nichols, Mississippi (AP-3)

Punter

• Dustin Colquitt, Tennessee (AP, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, Rivals)
• Kyle Larson, Nebraska (AFCA-Coaches)
• Tom Malone, Southern California (AP-2, SI, ESPN)
• Andy Lee, Pittsburgh (PFW)
• Matt Prater, UCF (Walter Camp-2)
• B. J. Sander, Ohio State (AP-3)

All-purpose player / return specialist

• Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma (AP, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, Walter Camp, SI, Rivals)
• Derek Abney, Kentucky (AP_2, Walter Camp-2)
• Skyler Green, LSU (AP-3, SI, ESPN)

See also

• 2003 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team
• 2003 All-Big 12 Conference football team
• 2003 All-Big Ten Conference football team
• 2003 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
• 2003 All-SEC football team

References

General

• AFCA
• Associated Press
• FWAA Archived 2019-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
• TSN
• Walter Camp "2003 All America Team". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
• Pro Football Weekly, December 3, 2003
• SI.com
• Rivals.com (Archived 2009-05-14)

Specific