Sunday, January 26, 2003 - Page updated at 12:00 AM
College Football
Best in the West
| First team | ||||
| Votes | Player | Hometown (HS) | Pos. | College choice, considering |
| 10 | Steve Smith | Woodland Hills, Calif. (Taft) | WR | USC, Tennessee. Michigan or Texas |
| 9 | Mark Bradford | Los Angeles (Fremont) | WR | Stanford, USC, LSU, Notre Dame or UCLA |
| 9 | Reggie Bush | La Mesa, Calif. (Helix) | RB | Committed to USC |
| 9 | Kyle Caldwell | Saguaro, Ariz. | DL | Committed to Arizona State |
| 9 | Lynell Hamilton | Stockton, Calif. (Edison) | RB | Committed to San Diego State |
| 9 | Lawrence Jackson | Inglewood, Calif. | DL | Committed to USC |
| 9 | Drew Radovich | Mission Viejo, Calif. | OL | Committed to USC |
| 9 | Devin Stearns | Gardena Serra, Calif. | WR | Washington, California, Oregon or Ohio State |
| 9 | Terrel Thomas | Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. | DB | Committed to USC |
| 8 | Chris Barrett | Tustin, Calif. | TE | Committed to USC |
| 8 | Craig Chambers | Mill Creek (Jackson) | WR | Committed to Washington |
| 8 | Dennis Dixon | San Leandro, Calif. | QB | UW, Oregon, Oregon St., USC, N’western or San Diego St. |
| 8 | Sedrick Ellis | Chino, Calif. | DL | Committed to USC |
| 8 | Tom Grady | Huntington Beach, Calif. (Edison) | QB | Committed to Oklahoma |
| 8 | Dennis Keyes | Van Nuys, Calif. (Birmingham) | DB | UCLA or California |
| 8 | Noah Smith | Woodland Hills, Calif. (Taft) | WR | Committed to California |
| 8 | Craig Stevens | Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. (Peninsula) | TE | Committed to California |
| 8 | Thomas Williams | Vacaville, Calif. | LB | Committed to USC |
| 8 | Kyle Wright | Danville, Calif. (Monte Vista) | QB | Committed to Miami (Fla.) |
| 7 | Sam Baker | Tustin, Calif. | OL | Committed to USC |
| 7 | Lance Broadus | Woodland Hills, Calif. (Taft) | LB | Committed to Nebraska |
| 7 | Joe Cowan | Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco) | WR | Committed to UCLA |
| 7 | Chad Green | Van Nuys, Calif. (Birmingham) | DB | LSU, Cal, Washington, Oregon or Arizona St. |
| 7 | Leon Hall | Vista, Calif. | DB | Committed to Michigan |
| 7 | Whitney Lewis | Ventura, Calif. (St. Bonaventure) | WR | USC, Florida St., Miami (Fla.) or Arizona St. |
| 7 | Brandon Mebane | Los Angeles (Crenshaw) | DL | Committed to California |
| 7 | Marcus Thomas | Tolleson, Ariz. | RB | Committed to Arizona |
| 7 | Chauncey Washington | Torrance, Calif. (South) | RB | Committed to USC |
| 7 | Derrick Williams | Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco) | RB | Committed to UCLA |
| Second team | ||||||
| Votes | Player | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown (HS) | College choice |
| 6 | Mikal Brewer | OL | 6-4 | 275 | Peoria, Ariz. (Centennial) | Committed to Stanford |
| 6 | Quintin Daniels | WR | 6-0 | 180 | Los Angeles (Loyola) | UW, Arizona St., Cal., UCLA or Stanford |
| 6 | Richard Kovalcheck | QB | 6-3 | 215 | San Diego (St. Augustine) | Committed to Arizona |
| 6 | Alex Morrow | DL | 6-6 | 260 | Rohnert Park, Calif. (Rancho Cotate) | Committed to USC |
| 6 | B.J. Vickers | WR | 6-3 | 200 | Los Angeles (Venice) | Committed to Louisville |
| Honorable mention | ||||||
| Votes | Player | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown (HS) | College choice |
| 5 | Kevin Brown | OL | 6-2 | 290 | Long Beach Poly | Florida St., Florida, UCLA or San Diego St. |
| 5 | Maurice Drew | RB | 5-8 | 190 | Concord, Calif. (De La Salle) | Oregon, UCLA or USC |
| 5 | Leon Drummer | DL | 6-5 | 300 | Berkeley (St. Mary’s) | Committed to California |
| 5 | Johnny DuRocher | QB | 6-4 | 205 | Spanaway (Bethel) | Committed to Oregon |
| 5 | Alex Ghebrasalasse | WR | 6-3 | 180 | Chula Vista, Calif. (Bonita Vista) | Committed to UCLA |
| 5 | Daymeion Hughes | RB | 6-1 | 175 | Los Angeles (Crenshaw) | Committed to California |
| 5 | Drean Rucker | LB | 6-1 | 230 | Moreno Valley, Calif. (Canyon Springs) | Committed to USC |
| 5 | Anthony Wheat | WR | 6-2 | 195 | Compton, Calif. (Dominguez) | Committed to Oregon State |
| BEST OF THE REST | ||||||
| ARIZONA | ||||||
| Votes | Player | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown (HS) | College choice |
| 2 | Mike Pollack | OL | 6-4 | 275 | Tempe (Corona Del Sol) | Committed to Arizona State |
| CALIFORNIA | ||||||
| 4 | Travis Draper | OL | 6-4 | 250 | Paso Robles | Committed to USC |
| 4 | Salo Faramo | LB | 5-11 | 210 | Vista | Committed to USC |
| 4 | Emeka Nnoli | RB | 6-1 | 230 | Sacramento (Natomas) | Committed to Stanford |
| 4 | Michael Okwo | LB | 6-0 | 200 | Manhattan Beach (Mira Costa) | Undecided |
| 4 | Desmond Reed | DB | 5-9 | 175 | Temple City | Committed to USC |
| 4 | Sonny Shackelford | WR | 6-1 | 190 | Beverly Hills | Committed to Washington |
| 4 | William Snead | DE | 6-3 | 210 | Oakland (Skyline) | Committed to UCLA |
| 3 | Charles Smith | WR | 6-1 | 175 | La Mesa (Helix) | Committed to Washington |
| 2 | Joey Adewale | RB | 6-1 | 210 | Los Angeles (Roosevelt) | Committed to USC |
| 2 | Ray Bass | DB | 5-10 | 170 | Corona (Centennial) | Undecided |
| 2 | Charles Burnley | DB | 6-0 | 185 | Valencia | Committed to Oregon State |
| 2 | Russell Foster | OL | 6-7 | 290 | Chula Vista (Bonita Vista) | Committed to Washington State |
| 2 | Kenneth Frank | RB | 6-0 | 190 | Cerritos | Committed to California |
| 2 | P.J. Irvin | OL | 6-5 | 285 | Agoura Hills (Agoura) | Committed to UCLA |
| 2 | Damon Jenkins | DB | 5-11 | 175 | Concord (De La Salle) | Undecided |
| 2 | Ryan Kalil | OL | 6-4 | 260 | Anaheim (Servite) | Committed to USC |
| 2 | Durrell Moss | RB | 6-0 | 175 | Orange | Committed to Washington |
| 2 | Freddie Parish | DB | 6-2 | 200 | Long Beach Poly | Committed to Notre Dame |
| 2 | Matt Reese | OL | 6-7 | 330 | Bakersfield (Centennial) | Undecided |
| 2 | Lorenzo Sims | DB | 5-11 | 180 | Fresno (Edison) | Committed to Colorado |
| 2 | A.J. Tuitele | DB | 5-11 | 190 | Wilmington (Banning) | Committed to Oregon |
| 2 | Ashton White | DB | 5-11 | 220 | Rancho Santa Margarita | Undecided |
| OREGON | ||||||
| 4 | Ryan Gunderson | QB | 6-5 | 220 | Portland (Central Catholic) | Committed to Oregon State |
| 2 | Andy Darkins | LB | 6-3 | 225 | Lake Oswego | Committed to Oregon State |
| 2 | Roy Scheuning | OL | 6-4 | 275 | Pendleton | Committed to Oregon State |
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