


2001
ALUMNI


2001 QUARTERBACKS

GAVIN DICKEY
Tallahassee (Fla.)
FLORIDA
MLB: SEA/ATL

TRENT EDWARDS
Los Gatos (Calif.)
STANFORD
NFL: BUF/JAX/OAK/PHI/CHI

MATT GUTIERREZ
De La Salle (Calif.)
MICHIGAN/IDAHO ST.
NFL: NE/KC/BUF

ANTHONY MARTINEZ
Patrick Henry (Va.)
VIRGINIA

DREW OLSON
Piedmont (Calif.)
UCLA
NFL: BAL/CAR/SF

TYLER PALKO
West Allegheny (Pa.)
PITTSBURGH
NFL: NO/ARI/KC

TROY SMITH
Glenville (Ohio)
OHIO STATE
NFL: BAL/SF/PIT

DREW STANTON
Harrison (Mich.)
MICHIGAN STATE
NFL: DET/IND/ARI
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RYAN O'HARA
John Muir (Calif..)
ARIZONA/CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
BEN OLSON (MVP)
Thousand Oaks (Calif.)
UCLA/BYU



VINCE YOUNG
Houston Madison (Texas)
TEXAS
NFL: TEN/PHI/BUF/GB/CLE

JUSTIN ZWICK
Massillon Washington (Ohio)
OHIO STATE
NFL: IND/CAR



2001 HIGHLIGHTS
TROY SMITH
DREW STANTON
2-Time All Big 10 Selection (04-05, 05-06)
64.2% Career Completion Percentage (#2 in Big 10 History)
2nd in Michigan St. History in Total Yards (8,036)
2007 NFL Draft 2nd Round Pick (2016: Still Active)
2006 Heisman Trophy Winner
2006 Walter Camp and Davey O'Brien Award (Nation's Top QB)
ESPN's Big-10 Player of the Decade
Best Career Passer Rating in Ohio State History (157.1)
VINCE YOUNG
2005 Maxwell, Davey O'Brien, and Manning Award (Nation's Top QB)
2005 BCS National Champion and Game MVP
30-2 Record (93.8%) as Starter - Best in Big-12 History
2006 NFL Draft First Round Pick (#3 Overall)
2006 NFL AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
2-Time NFL Pro Bowler (2006-2007, 2009-2010)



2001 ELITE 11 AWARDS
*as voted on by CFB counselors
BEN OLSON
MVP
BEST ARM STRENGTH
BEST FOOTBALL IQ
TROY SMITH
VINCE YOUNG


2001 COUNSELORS

DAVID CARR
Stockdale (Calif.)
FRESNO STATE
NFL: HOU/CAR/NYG/SF/NYG

ROHAN DAVEY
Hialeah-Miami Lakes (Fla.)
LSU
NFL: NE/ARI

KURT KITTNER
Schaumburg (Ill.)
ILLINOIS
NFL: ATL/CIN/PIT/CHI

J.T. O'SULLIVAN
Jesuit (Calif.)
UC DAVIS
NFL: NO/GB/MIN/DET/SF/CIN

CARSON PALMER
Santa Margarita (Calif.)
USC
NFL: CIN/OAK/ARI

JONATHAN SMITH
Glendora (Calif.)
OREGON STATE




2001 REGIONAL FINALISTS

OMAR JACOBS
Atlantic Community (Fla.)
BOWLING GREEN
NFL: PIT/PHI/KC

JORDAN PALMER
Mission Viejo (Calif.)
UTEP
NFL: WSH/CIN/JAX/CHI/TEN

OTHER CLASS of 2002 NOTABLES
*REGGIE MCNEAL
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Texas A&M
-
NFL: CIN
*MATT MOORE
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UCLA | Oregon State
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NFL: DAL/CAR/MIA
*JEFF ROWE
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Nevada
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NFL: CIN/SEA/NE
*AARON RODGERS
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California
-
NFL: GB
*ALEX SMITH
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Utah
-
NFL: SF/KC
*ISAIAH STANBACK
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Washington
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NFL: DAL/NE/SEA/NYG/JAX
*Indicates quarterbacks who did not come to an Elite 11 event. Participation in an event is mandatory to be considered for the Elite 11 Finals.

2001 PHOTO GALLERY
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