University of North Carolina Athletics
Peppers Named All-America by CNNSI.com
December 5, 2001 | Football
Dec. 5, 2001
University of North Carolina defensive end Julius Peppers has been named to the CNNSI.com All-America team. It is the second consecutive season he has earned All-America honors from CNNSI.com.
The 6-6, 285-pound junior finished the year with 63 tackles, 19 tackles for loss for 74 yards, 9.5 sacks for 56 yards, three interceptions and nine pass breakups. A finalist for the Lombardi, Nagurski and Bednarick Awards, Peppers also has been named first-team All-America by Football News and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). He was also named the Chevrolet Defensive Player of the Year.
Player of the year: Bryant McKinnie Miami
Coach of the year: Ralph Friedgen Maryland
Offense
QB Rex Grossman Florida
RB Travis Stephens Tennessee
RB Luke Staley BYU
WR Jabar Gaffney Florida
WR Josh Reed LSU
OL Bryant McKinnie Miami
OL Toniu Fonoti Nebraska
OL Frank Romero Oklahoma
OL Joaquin Gonzalez Miami
OL Andre Gurode Colorado
TE Jeremy Shockey Miami
K Todd Sievers Miami
P Travis Dorsch Purdue
Defense
DL Julius Peppers North Carolina
DL Wendell Bryant Wisconsin
DL Alex Brown Florida
DL Dwight Freeney Syracuse
LB Rocky Calmus Oklahoma
LB Andra Davis Florida
LB E.J. Henderson Maryland
DB Roy Williams Oklahoma
DB Ed Reed Miami
DB Keyou Craver Nebraska
DB Quentin Jammer Texas
KR Herb Haygood Michigan State
PR Roman Hollowell Colorado
Honorable Mention:
QB -- David Carr, Fresno State, Eric Crouch, Nebraska, Ken Dorsey, Miami, Joey Harrington, Oregon, Antwaan Randle El, Indiana
RB -- Anthony Davis, Wisconsin, William Green, Boston College, Chester Taylor, Toledo
WR -- Lee Evans, Wisconsin, Marquise Walker, Michigan
TE -- Daniel Graham, Colorado
OL -- Seth McKinney, Texas A&M, Mike Pearson, Florida, Victor Rogers, Colorado
DL -- Alan Harper, Fresno State, William Joseph, Miami, Larry Tripplett, Washington
LB -- Levar Fisher, N.C. State, Larry Foote, Michigan, Ben Taylor, Virginia Tech
DB -- Mike Doss, Ohio State, Michael Lewis, Colorado, Lamont Thompson, Washington State, Eugene Wilson, Illinois
K -- Asen Asparuhov, Fresno State, Jeff Chandler, Florida, Travis Dorsch, Purdue, Damon Duval, Auburn
P -- Jeff Ferguson, Oklahoma
KR -- Aaron Lockett, Kansas State, Chris Massey, Oklahoma State
PR -- Phillip Buchanon, Miami
