KEN DORSEY (QB, 2002)
KELLEN WINLSOW (TE, 2003)
First-team All-American by American Football Coaches Association and Walter Camp Football Foundation...two-time Heisman Trophy finalist (third in 2001, fifth in 2002)…BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year in 2001, and 2002…three-time first-team All-BIG EAST selection (2000-2002)…led UM on a 34-game winning streak, to the 2001 national championship and to the brink of the 2002 national title...finalist for the Johnny Unitas Award and the Davey O‘Brien Award in 2002...2001 Maxwell Award winner...MVP of 2001 Sugar Bowl and 2002 Rose Bowl...winningest quarterback in UM history (38-2, a record)...set eight UM career records, including total offense, passing yards, passing TDs, completions and attempts...completed 222-of-393 passes for 3,369 yards and 28 touchdowns with 12 interceptions in 2002.
Consensus first-team All-American as a junior in 2003 by Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association, CNNSI.com, Walter Camp and The Sporting News…winner of the 2003 John Mackey Award as college football‘s best tight end…a semi-finalist for the Lombardi Award (top down lineman) and Biletnikoff Award (top receiver) in 2003…unanimous first-team All-BIG EAST Conference selection…led the team in receptions in 2003 with 60, the second-most in a single season by a tight end…finished his career with 119 catches (fifth in UM history), the most ever by a tight end at UM ... first-round draft choice of the Cleveland Browns in 2004.
JEROME McDOUGLE (DE, 2002)
ANTREL ROLLE (CB, 2004)
First-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA)...a Hendricks Award Finalist in 2002...a Lombardi Award semifinalist in 2002…a two-time first-team All-BIG EAST selection (2001-2002)…...made 55 tackles (31 solos) with 16 tackles for losses along with seven sacks in 2002...credited with 26 quarterback hurries in 2002...had a whopping 74 hurries over his two seasons at UM...first-round draft choice of the Philadelphia Eagles in 2003.
Consensus first-team All-American as a senior in 2004 by Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association, Walter Camp, Cingular/ABC Sports, Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News…Finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award (best defensive back) and a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award (best defensive player)…First-team All-ACC …As a senior, made 71 tackles (38 solo), eight tackles for loss ... Finished his career with 192 tackles and nine takeaways ... first round pick of the Arizona Cardinals in the 2005 NFL draft.
WILLIS McGAHEE (RB, 2002)
DEVIN HESTER (KR, 2004)
Consensus first-team All-American in 2002 by AP, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association, CNNSI.com, Walter Camp and The Sporting News...Heisman Trophy Finalist (fourth)...2002 Big East Co-Offensive Player of the Year...unanimous first-team All-Big East...finalist for the Doak Walker Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year Award...rushed for 1,753 yards on 282 carries (6.2 avg.) and scored 28 TDs in his only season as a starter...accumulated 2,108 all-purpose yards...averaged 134.8 yards rushing per game...rushed for 100 yards a UM-record 10 times and rushed for more than 200 yards twice in 2002...one of only five players in college football history to rush for 1,500-plus yards and score 25-plus touchdowns in a season...set eight UM single-season records.
All-American as a kick returner by Walter Camp, Football Writers Association and The Sporting News as a sophomore…In 2004, returned four kicks for touchdowns, three punts and one kickoff and returned 19 punts for 326 yards, a 17.2-yard average that ranked fifth in the country…took back 15 kickoffs for 389 yards, a 25.9 average that ranked ninth nationally…Played as the nickelback on defense and led the team with four interceptions ... Scored six touchdowns for the year…Named first-team All-ACC as a kick returner.
ERIC WINSTON (OT, 2005) BRETT ROMBERG (C, 2002) Consensus first-team All-American in 2002 by Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association, CNNSI.com, Walter Camp and The Sporting News...winner of the Rimington Award as college football‘s finest center...did not allow a quarterback sack in his college career...Outland Trophy Finalist...Two-time firstteam All-BIG EAST by the coaches (2001-2002)...credited with 33 pancake blocks and 18 ―metrorails‖ in 2002...started 37 consecutive games at center...UM went 35-2 with Romberg at center and averaged 464 yards per game with Romberg starting.
SEAN TAYLOR (FS, 2003) Consensus first-team All-American as a junior in 2003 by Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association, CNNSI.com, Walter Camp and The Sporting News…finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award…2003 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year…unanimous first-team All-BIG EAST selection by the coaches…tied the single-season record for interceptions (10) in 2003 and returned them 184 yards (second most in UM history)…intercepted a total of 14 passes in his career ... ranks fifth on the UM career list for interceptions (14), second for career interception return yards (306), second for interceptions returned for touchdowns (3) ... first-round draft choice of the Washington Redskins in 2004.
ACC‘s Jacobs Trophy winner as the best blocker in the conference in 2005, as voted by the coaches ... first-team AllACC...selected first-team All-America by Walter Camp, American Football Coaches Association, Sports Illustrated and Rivals.com and named second-team All-America by Associated Press...semifinalist for the Lombardi Award ... as a senior in 2005, graded highest among UM‘s offensive linemen, with 23 pancake blocks and 44 ―metrorails‖...allowed only two half-sacks all season.
BRANDON MERIWEATHER (S, 2005) First-team All-American by Football Writers of America and ABC Sports/Cingular...Named second-team All-ACC by conference sportswriters...Semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, presented to the nation‘s best defensive back...as a junior in 2005, led the team with 115 tackles, including 13 for loss, seven pass breakups and three interceptions...made nine or more tackles in six games ... drafted in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft by the New England Patriots.
KELLY JENNINGS (CB, 2005) First-team All-America by Sports Illustrated and second-team All-America by Associated Press in 2005...All-ACC choice who was third in the country and first in the conference with 16 pass breakups in 2005...also tied for the team lead with three interceptions ...three-year starter who finished his career with 41 starts in 49 games...Had 126 tackles, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and six interceptions... drafted in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks.
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