SportsLine/Lindy's All-America Team: Offense

First-Team Offense
Pos.	Player	Ht.	Wt.	Class	School
QB	Woody Dantzler	5-11	200	Sr.	Clemson
Michael Vick is playing in the NFL, Drew Henson is playing in the minors, Antwaan Randle El is playing receiver. OK, so Dantzler might not be our preseason All-America quarterback if those other guys were taking snaps, but he can stand on his own two feet -- and he can really run with those two feet. Look for him to be the first QB to pass for 2,000 yards and rush for 1,000 in the same season ... unless UNLV's Jason Thomas beats him to it.
RB	Damien Anderson	5-11	204	Sr.	Northwestern
Two years ago, Anderson was just another guy -- he averaged 3.7 yards a carry and scored just three TDs. But when Northwestern spread its offense last season, Anderson found the holes, hit them, and routinely zipped into the end zone. Is it the scheme? Is it him? Does it matter? He had 1,914 yards in the 2000 regular season, and it might be hard to deny him the Heisman if he gets up there again.
RB	Ken Simonton	5-8	191	Sr.	Oregon State
The little guy can do it all, including being a workhorse. He's never missed a game and has at least 30 carries in a game nine times. With talented Patrick McCall as his backup, he'll get rest at key times ... except near the goal line. With 51 career touchdowns, it's not unreasonable to think he'll get 24 more to break the NCAA record held by "Touchdown" Travis Prentice.
WR	Antonio Bryant	6-2	185	Jr.	Pittsburgh
He often gets a step behind defensive backs; that's why he was only the second sophomore to win the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's best receiver. But the main question is whether Bryant can stay a step ahead of trouble. He was in and out of coach Walt Harris' doghouse in the spring, and his latest brush with the law came via a late-July arrest on suspicion of buying a plane ticket with a stolen credit card.
WR	Jabar Gaffney	6-1	202	So.	Florida
He fits the mold of all the great Florida receivers ... except they weren't as good early in their careers as Gaffney was last season. He set a Division I-A freshman record with 1,184 receiving yards and has the work ethic and the pedigree -- his father, Derrick Gaffney was a receiver at Florida and in the NFL -- to get even better.
TE	Jerramy Stevens	6-7	260T	Jr.	Washington
Having an NFL body and NFL hands means Stevens is the best pass-catching tight end in college. Last season, his 43 catches were the most ever by a Washington tight end, and he'll provide the safe, big target that will allow the new Washington QB -- Cody Pickett or Taylor Barton -- to get into a comfort zone.
C	Chris Gibson	6-3	279	Sr.	Oregon St.
The Beavers were one of the top feel-good stories of last season, and Chris Gibson was one of the Beavers' most feel-good players. He was just another 240-pound lineman out of high school, but when he got a chance to be a full-time starter in 2000, he quickly blossomed into the Pac-10's best linemen. On a line that will be without standout Keith DiDomenico (academics), Gibson will have to lead the way again.
OL	Toniu Fonoti	6-4	340	Jr.	Nebraska
What's an All-American team without a Nebraska lineman? Unheard of, mostly ... and the big guy from Hawaii makes sure the beat goes on after Dominic Raiola left early for the NFL. With Fonoti's size and ever-improving technique, he has a chance to be the most dominant lineman in college. When he gets his mitts on a defensive lineman, the only place they're going is on their back.
OL	Bryant McKinnie	6-9	330	Sr.	Miami
Good thing he gave up being a drummer in the school band to join his high school football team as a senior. Now, as the left tackle the pro scouts most covet, he's soon to be a multi-millionaire. Until then, he leads the finest offensive line in college, one that allows QB Ken Dorsey all the time he needs to sit in the pocket and write postcards to Heisman voters.
OL	Terrence Metcalf	6-3	315	Sr.	Ole Miss
All first-year starting quarterbacks, such as the Rebels sophomore Eli Manning, should be lucky enough to have a hoss like Metcalf protecting his backside. With Metcalf patrolling the left side, Mississippi allowed only seven sacks last season, tied for the third-lowest total in the nation.
OL	Mike Pearson	6-7	292	Jr.	Florida
Tackle Kenyatta Walker -- the 14th pick in the NFL Draft -- was the Gators' headliner on the offensive line last year, but it was Pearson who held down the key left tackle spot. He's a premier pass blocker, and Steve Spurrier, needing to improve last season's average of 3.7 rushing yards, might want to send running plays his way, too.
K	Jonathan Ruffin	5-10	185	Jr.	Cincinnati
Can't go wrong with the reigning Low Groza Award winner. He won't win any accolades with his leg strength -- Cincinnati replaced him on some of its longer kicks last season -- but you can't argue with his 26-for-29 conversion rate on field goals. Most important, he can handle the pressure, beating Southern Miss in the final minute last season.

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