2002 All-Fraternity All-American Football Team
The honorees from NCAA Division I-A and I-AA schools include Division I-A total offense leader Kliff Kingsbury of Texas Tech; Division I-AA top receiver Chas Gessner of Brown; Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year Adam Lord of Bucknell; Ray Guy Award finalist Dustin Colquitt of Tennessee; 1,000 yard rusher Joey Harris of Purdue; and John Mackey Award finalists Trent Smith of Oklahoma and Kevin Ware of Washington.
Nominations for the team were submitted by various fraternity headquarters, sports information directors at schools, Greek advisors, Interfraternity Councils and individuals, in addition to research by Jay Langhammer.
OFFENSE
Quarterback-Kliff Kingsbury, Sigma Chi-Texas Tech
Running Back-Joey Harris, Pi Kappa Alpha-Purdue
Running Back-David White, Delta Tau Delta-Morehead State
Receiver-Trent Smith, Sigma Phi Epsilon-Oklahoma
Receiver-Kevin Ware, Delta Tau Delta-Washington
Receiver-Chas Gessner, Theta Delta Chi-Brown
Tackle-Kevin Manning, Beta Theta Pi-Princeton
Tackle-Ben Noll, Pi Kappa Alpha-Pennsylvania
Guard-Derrick Pearcy, Sigma Phi Epsilon-Baylor
Guard-Aaron Butler, Delta Tau Delta-Washington
Center-Ben Claxton, Kappa Alpha Order-Mississippi
Kicker-Billy Bennett, Kappa Alpha Order-Georgia
DEFENSE
Line-Adam Lord, Phi Gamma Delta-Bucknell
Line-Allen Adami, Sigma Phi Epsilon-SMU
Line-Kelvin Randall, Sigma Nu, Sam Houston State
Linebacker-Chase Corn, Kappa Alpha Order-Wofford
Linebacker-Adam Seward, Sigma Alpha Epsilon-UNLV
Linebacker-Justin Wade, Sigma Nu-Mississippi
Linebacker-Dontarrious Thomas, Kappa Alpha Psi-Auburn
Back-Bobby Sanders, Pi Kappa Alpha-Murray State
Back-Jason Goss, Kappa Alpha Psi-TCU
Back-Ryan Sprague, Sigma Chi-Miami (OH)
Back-Blake Perry, Beta Theta Pi-Princeton
Punter-Dustin Colquitt, Pi Kappa Alpha-Tennessee
Coach of the Year-Jim Tressel, Alpha Tau Omega-Ohio State
HONORABLE MENTION
OFFENSE
Quarterbacks-Kevin Fant, Pi Kappa Alpha-Mississippi State;
Nate Hybl, Sigma Phi Epsilon-Oklahoma; Elliott Jacobs, Pi Kappa Alpha-Arkansas
State; Josh Kellett, Sigma Nu-Samford; Eli Manning, Sigma Nu-Mississippi;
Kyle Orton, Pi Kappa Alpha-Purdue; Mick Razzano, Sigma Nu-Cornell; Tony Romo,
Sigma Pi--Eastern Illinois
Running backs-Nathan Archer, Delta Upsilon-Cornell; Joe Rackley, Theta
Delta Chi-Brown
Receivers-Bill Flowers, Sigma Nu-Mississippi; John Kellner, Sigma Nu-Cornell;
B.J. Maselli, Delta Tau Delta-Morehead State; Doug Zeigler, Kappa Alpha Order-Mississippi
Tackles-Guards-T.J. Helmcamp, Sigma Phi Epsilon-Baylor; Thomas Pruett,
Sigma Phi Epsilon-Western Carolina; Guy Pryor, Kappa Alpha Order-Middle Tennessee
State; Brian Williams, Sigma Nu-Delaware
Centers-Matt Graviett, Pi Kappa Alpha-Delaware; Roger Patterson, Kappa
Alpha Order-Princeton; Josh Schneyderov, Sigma Phi Epsilon-Cincinnati
Kickers-Drew Dunning, Pi Kappa Alpha-Washington State; Chris Lundberg,
Phi Gamma Delta-Bucknell
DEFENSE
Linemen-Michael Burant, Sigma Nu-Furman; Ryan Holley, Sigma Phi Epsilon-Indiana
State; Jesse Rodriguez, Sigma Nu-Cornell; Kevin Rooney, Sigma Nu-Cornell
Linebackers-Drew Babinecz, Beta Theta Pi-Princeton; Joel Barone, Theta
Delta Chi-Brown; Matthew Forrester, Sigma Nu-Samford; Adam Lackey, Pi Kappa
Alpha-Drake; Nick Rouse, Pi Kappa Alpha-Drake; Nick Spitler, Delta Upsilon-Cornell
Backs-Owen Biddle, Lambda Chi Alpha-Washington; Matt McCoy, Lambda Chi
Alpha-Oklahoma; Hunter Young, Theta Delta Chi-Brown
Punters-Stanton Horne, Kappa Alpha Order-Western Carolina, Cody Ridgeway,
Sigma Nu-Mississippi
Coaches-Gary Barnett, Beta Theta Pi-Colorado; Bobby Bowden, Pi Kappa
Alpha-Florida State; Mack Brown, Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Texas; Pete Carroll,
Sigma Alpha Epsilon-USC; Al Groh, Sigma Nu-Virginia; Joe Paterno, Delta Kappa
Epsilon-Penn State; Bob Pruett, Pi Kappa Alpha-Marshall; Bill Snyder, Phi
Gamma Delta-Kansas State