2007 All-Big East teams

All-Big East First Team
Offense
QB    Brian Brohm    6'4"    226    Sr.    Louisville
Ended last season with three straight 300-plus-yard passing performances.

RB    Ray Rice    5'9"    200    Jr.    Rutgers
Rice has played in 25 games for the Scarlet Knights — and has 25 TDs.

RB    Steve Slaton    5'10"    195    Jr.    West Virginia
Slaton has speed to burn, legs that churn — and a newly repaired wrist.

WR    Harry Douglas    5'11"    170    Sr.    Louisville
Wake Forest is still having nightmares about Douglas’ 10-catch game.

WR    Derek Kinder    6'1"    205    Sr.    Pittsburgh
Kinder surprised many in 2006 to become Biletnikoff Award semifinalist.

TE    Tom Ferron    6'3"    244    Jr.    Syracuse
Ferron was the first tight end to lead the Orange in catches since 1980.

C    Eric Wood    6'4"    301    Jr.    Louisville
Bulky center has a string of 25 consecutive starts going for the Cardinals.

OL    George Bussey    6'4"    298    Jr.    Louisville
Bussey started all 13 games for the Cards — and just kept getting better.

OL    Pedro Sosa    6'5"    290    Sr.    Rutgers
Teams with Jeremy Zuttah to form the Big East’s best line.

OL     Ryan Stanchek    6'4"    295    Jr.    West Virginia
Stanchek will take over the leadership role left by Dan Mozes.

OL    Jeremy Zuttah    6'4"    290    Sr.    Rutgers
Returning All-Big East selection strong at right tackle for Knights.

Defense
DL    Terrill Byrd    6'1"    285    Jr.    Cincinnati
Has made 24 straight starts for a very good Bearcat defensive line.

DL    Keilen Dykes    6'5"    295    Sr.    West Virginia
Gave the NFL a look-see after a strong junior season for the Mountaineers.

DL    Eric Foster    6'2"    265    Sr.    Rutgers
Won All-America honors after racking up 51 tackles and six sacks.

DL    Jameel McClain    6'1"    256    Jr.    Syracuse
Led the Big East in sacks last season and was 18th nationally with 9.5.

LB    Malik Jackson    6'2"    231    Sr.    Louisville
Had 16 tackles for a loss last season and headlines a strong Cardinal corps.

LB    Danny Lansanah    6'0"    248    Sr.    Connecticut
UConn’s active leader in tackles (202) heads into his third year as a starter.

LB    Ben Moffitt    6'2"    240    Sr.    South Florida
Led the Bulls last season with 112 total tackles and had four sacks.

CB    Mike Mickens    6'0"    165    Jr.    Cincinnati
Mickens was ninth in the nation last season in passes defended.

CB    Trae Williams    5'10"    185    Sr.    South Florida
Led the Big East with seven interceptions and was third in passes defended.

S    Courtney Greene    6'1"    205    Jr.    Rutgers
A Thorpe Award candidate, Greene has been stellar since hitting campus.

S    Eric Wicks    6'1"    200    Sr.    West Virginia
Wicks, a first-team all-league selection, earned another year of eligibility.

Specialists
K    Art Carmody    5'9"    165    Sr.    Louisville
Carmody won the 2006 Groza Award as the nation’s best kicker.

KR    Lowell Robinson    6'0"    195    Sr.    Pittsburgh
Mr. Robinson led the Big East last season with a 27.9 return average.

P    Pat McAfee    6'1"    210    Jr.    West Virginia
After taking over the punting last season, McAfee averaged 43.2 yards.

PR    Larry Taylor    5'6"    173    Sr.    Connecticut
Taylor was averaging 12.8 yards per return, then suffered a concussion.

All-Big East Second Team
Offense
QB    Pat White    6'2"    185    Jr.    West Virginia
RB    Donald Brown    5'11"    214    So.    Connecticut
RB    Owen Schmitt    6'3"    250    Sr.    West Virginia
WR    Darius Reynaud    5'10"    205    Sr.    West Virginia
WR    Mario Urrutia    6'6"    228    Jr    Louisville
TE    Gary Barnidge    6'6"    234    Sr.    Louisville
C      Nick Capogna    6'3"    275    Sr.     South Florida
OL    Trevor Canfield    6'5"    300    Jr.    Cincinnati
OL    Marc Dile    6'4"    305    Jr.    South Florida
OL    Jake Figner    6'5"    300    Jr.    West Virginia
OL    Mike McGlynn    6'5"    315    Sr.    Pittsburgh

Defense
DL    Trevor Anderson    6'2"    250    Jr.    Cincinnati
DL    Joe Clermond    6'3"    260    Sr.    Pittsburgh
DL    George Selvie    6'4"    245    So.    South Florida
DL    Jamaal Westerman    6'3"    250    Jr.    Rutgers
LB    Lamar Myles    6'0"    220    Jr.    Louisville
LB    Brandon Renkart    6'3"    230    Sr.    Rutgers
LB    Reed Williams    6'2"    235    Jr.    West Virginia
CB    Darius Butler    5'11"    186    Jr.    Connecticut
CB    Mike Jenkins    6'0"    200    Sr.    South Florida
S      Ron Girault    5'11"    200    Sr.    Rutgers
S      Haruki Nakamura    5'10"    185    Sr.    Cincinnati

Specialists
K      Patrick Shadle    5'8"    203    Jr.    Syracuse
P      Justin Teachey    5'11"    170    Jr.    South Florida
KR    Darius Reynaud    5'10"    205    Sr.    West Virginia
PR    Vaughn Rivers    5'9"    170    Sr.    West Virginia

All-Big East Third Team
Offense
QB    Matt Grothe    6'0"    200    So.    South Florida
RB    Anthony Allen    6'1"    232    So.    Louisville
RB    LaRod Stephens-Howling    5'7"    175    Jr.    Pittsburgh
WR    Kenny Britt    6'4"    205    So.    Rutgers
WR    Oderick Turner    6'3"    200    So.    Pittsburgh
TE    Doug Jones    6'4"    273    Sr.    Cincinnati
C      Mike Dent    6'4"    285    Jr.    West Virginia
OL    Greg Isdaner    6'4"    315    So.    West Virginia
OL    Jeff Linkenbach    6'6"    290    So.    Cincinnati
OL    Jeff Otah    6'6"    340    Sr.    Pittsburgh
OL    Walter Walker    6'5"    310    Sr.    South Florida

Defense
DL    Dan Davis    6'1"    287    Sr.    Connecticut
DL    Johnny Dingle    6'3"    260    Sr.    West Virginia
DL    Adrian Grady    6'2"    292    Jr.    Louisville
DL    Tony Jenkins    6'3"    286    Sr.    Syracuse
LB    Ryan Henegan    6'1"    237    Sr.    Connecticut
LB    Johnny Holmes    6'3"    230    Jr.    West Virginia
LB    Chris Robinson    6'3"    240    So.    South Florida
CB    Tyvon Branch    6'0"    199    Sr.    Connecticut       
CB    Jason McCourty    5'11"    185    Jr.    Rutgers
S      Quinton Andrews    6'0"    205    So.    West Virginia
S      Jon Russell    6'2"    203    Sr.    Louisville

Specialists
K      Conor Lee    5'11"    195    Jr.    Pittsburgh
P      Dave Brytus    6'4"    225    Jr.    Pittsburgh
KR    Curtis Brinkley    5'9"    203    Jr.    Syracuse
PR    Derrick Stewart    5'11"    175    Jr.    Cincinnati

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