# 2000 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 2000 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big Ten selectors: (1) the Big Ten conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big Ten also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Media" team).

## Offensive selections
### Quarterbacks

* Drew Brees, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Antwaan Randle El, Indiana (Coaches-2; Media-2)

### Running backs

* Damien Anderson, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Anthony Thomas, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Michael Bennett, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* T. J. Duckett, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

### Receivers

* David Terrell, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Vinny Sutherland, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Ron Johnson, Minnesota (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Chris Chambers, Wisconsin (Coaches-2)
* Kevin Kasper, Iowa (Media-2)

### Centers

* Ben Hamilton, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* LeCharles Bentley, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

### Guards

* Steve Hutchinson, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Casey Rabach, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Bill Ferrario, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Ray Redziniak, Illinois (Coaches-2)
* Shaun Mason, Michigan State (Media-2)

### Tackles

* Jeff Backus, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Matt Light, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Marques Sullivan, Illinois (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Kareem McKenzie, Penn State (Coaches-2)
* Leon Brockmeier, Northwestern (Media-2)

### Tight ends

* Tim Stratton, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Tony Stewart, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

## Defensive selections
### Defensive linemen

* Dwayne Missouri, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Karon Riley, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Fred Wakefield, Illinois (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Wendell Bryant, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Akin Ayodele, Purdue (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Justin Kurpeikis, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Matt Mitrione, Purdue (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* John Schlect, Minnesota (Coaches-2)
* Brent Johnson, Ohio State (Coaches-2)

### Linebackers

* Josh Thornhill, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Joe Cooper, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Larry Foote, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Nick Greisen, Wisconsin (Media-1)
* Billy Silva, Northwestern (Media-1)
* Napoleon Harris, Northwestern (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Matt Wilhelm, Ohio State (Coaches-2)
* Sean Hoffman, Minnesota (Coaches-2)
* Justin Smith, Indiana (Coaches-2)

### Defensive backs

* Nate Clements, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Renaldo Hill, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* James Boyd, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Mike Doss, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Willie Middlebrooks, Minnesota (Coaches-1)
* Mike Echols, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Richard Newsome, Michigan State (Coaches-2)
* Harold Blackmon, Northwestern (Media-2)
* Cedric Henry, Michigan State (Media-2)

## Special teams
### Kickers

* Dan Stultz, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Dan Nystrom, Minnesota (Coaches-2)
* Tim Long, Northwestern (Media-2)

### Punters

* Kevin Stemke, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Preston Gruening, Minnesota (Coaches-2; Media-2)

## Key

Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel
Coaches = selected by Big Ten Conference coaches
Media = selected by a media panel