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2002 Big East preview
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| Blue Ribbon Forecast |
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 Miami QB Ken Dorsey Harry How/Getty Images |
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| All-Conference Team |
| Pos. |
Player |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
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Offense |
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| WR |
Andre Johnson |
Miami |
6-3 |
212 |
Jr. |
| WR |
Sean Dillard |
Temple |
5-10 |
175 |
Sr. |
| OL |
Lance Nimmo |
West Virginia |
6-6 |
287 |
Sr. |
| OL |
Rob Petitti |
Pittsburgh |
6-6 |
330 |
So. |
| C |
Brett Romberg |
Miami |
6-3 |
290 |
Sr. |
| OL |
Sherko Haji-Rasouli |
Miami |
6-6 |
326 |
Sr. |
| OL |
Marc Parenteau |
Boston College |
6-5 |
305 |
Sr. |
| QB |
Ken Dorsey |
Miami |
6-5 |
205 |
Sr. |
| RB |
Avon Cobourne |
West Virginia |
5-9 |
190 |
Sr. |
| RB |
Lee Suggs |
Virginia Tech |
6-0 |
201 |
Sr. |
| TE |
L.J. Smith |
Rutgers |
6-4 |
252 |
Sr. |
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Defense |
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| DL |
Jerome McDougle |
Miami |
6-4 |
250 |
Sr. |
| DL |
William Joseph |
Miami |
6-5 |
297 |
Sr. |
| DL |
Dan Klecko |
Temple |
6-1 |
276 |
Sr. |
| DL |
Doug Goodwin |
Boston College |
6-1 |
285 |
Jr. |
| LB |
Jonathan Vilma |
Miami |
6-2 |
211 |
Jr. |
| LB |
Clifton Smith |
Syracuse |
6-3 |
263 |
Sr. |
| LB |
Gerald Hayes |
Pittsburgh |
6-3 |
245 |
Sr. |
| DB |
Ronyell Whitaker |
Virginia Tech |
5-9 |
197 |
Sr. |
| DB |
Torrie Cox |
Pittsburgh |
5-10 |
185 |
Sr. |
| DB |
Willie Pile |
Virginia Tech |
6-3 |
205 |
Sr. |
| DB |
Sean Tayor |
Miami |
6-3 |
220 |
So. |
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Specialists |
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| PK |
Todd Sievers |
Miami |
6-3 |
215 |
Sr. |
| P |
Freddie Capshaw |
Miami |
5-11 |
180 |
Sr. |
| RS |
Makonnen Fenton |
Temple |
5-10 |
200 |
Jr. |
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| Offensive Player of the Year |
| Ken Dorsey |
QB |
Miami |
| Defensive Player of the Year |
| William Joseph |
DT |
Miami |
| Newcomer of the Year |
| Larry Fitzgerald |
WR |
Pittsburgh |
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