The Oregonian/OregonLive compiled a list of nominees for an Oregon State Beavers All-Quarter-Century football team made up of players from 2000 through 2024. With the help of reader voting, we present the final results.
Third team: Offense, Defense, Specialists.
Second team: Offense; Defense; Specialists.
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HEAD COACH
Mike Riley
Voting: 1st with 54.1%.
Years: 1997-1998, 2003-2014.
Record: 93-80 (.531)
Accolades/accomplishments: Riley coached the Beavers in 1997 and 1998, left for the NFL, then returned to lead the Beavers to a 7-3 bowl record.
He was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year in 2008 after leading the Beavers to a 9-4 record (7-2 Pac-10). He also received coach of the year honors from the American Football Coaches Association.
Riley became the first coach in OSU history to win two NCAA-sanctioned bowl games after winning the 2003 Las Vegas Bowl and the 2004 Insight Bowl.
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OFFENSE
QUARTERBACK
Derek Anderson
Voting: 1st with 37.4%.
Years: 2001-2004.
Statistics: Anderson took over as the starter in 2002 and passed for 3,313 yards (fifth all-time at OSU) and 25 touchdowns (tied for fourth).
In 2003, he threw for 4,058 yards (second all-time) and 25 touchdowns (tied for fourth).
Anderson’s final season in 2004 saw him pass for 3,615 yards (third all-time) and 29 touchdowns (second all-time).
Anderson holds 11 of the program’s top 39 single-game passing marks. At the top of his list is a 485-yard performance (second all-time at OSU) at USC in 2005.
Anderson ranks second in career passing yards (11,249) and touchdown passes (79).
Accolades/accomplishments: Anderson was named honorable mention All-Pac-10 in 2003 and second team in 2004. He was inducted into the Oregon State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2024.
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RUNNING BACK
Steven Jackson
Voting: 1st with 41.3%.
Years: 2001-2003.
Statistics: Jackson took over as the starter in 2002 and rushed for a program-record 1,690 yards and 15 touchdowns (sixth all-time).
In his final season (2003), Jackson produced 1,545 yards (third all-time) with 19 rushing touchdowns (tied for second).
Jackson owns four of the top 10 rushing performances in program history. His 239 yards (with three touchdowns) against California in 2003 ranks third.
Jackson ranks tied for second with 19 100-yard games and holds the record with four 200-yard games.
His 2,015 combined yards rushing and receiving in 2003 is a program record and his 1,855 in 2002 ranks third.
In 36 games, Jackson carried 743 times for 3,625 yards (fourth all-time) and 39 touchdowns (third).
Accolades/accomplishments: Jackson was named first-team All-Pac-10 in 2002 and 2003, when he was also named third-team All-America in 2003.
Jackson was inducted into the Oregon State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2023 and also into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.
Jacquizz Rodgers
Voting: 2nd with 26%.
Years: 2008-2010.
Statistics: As a freshman in 2008, Rodgers rushed for 1,253 yards (11th all-time at OSU) and 11 touchdowns.
He had the best season of his career in 2009 when he rushed for 1,440 yards (fifth) and a program-record 21 touchdowns while producing 522 yards on 78 receptions.
Rodgers’ 1,962 total yards of offense that season is a program record.
In his final season, Rodgers rushed for 1,184 yards (13th) and 14 touchdowns (seventh) and caught 44 passes for 287 yards and three scores.
Rodgers ranks second all-time at OSU in career rushing yards (3,877) and rushing touchdowns (46).
Rodgers’ 4,933 total yards rank fourth. His 151 career receptions rank tied for 10th and lead all running backs. His 306 career points rank third.
His 19 100-yard rushing games rank tied for second.
Accolades/accomplishments: Rodgers was named first-team All-Pac-10 in 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2008, he was voted conference offensive player of the year and freshman of the year. In 2009, he received second-team All-Ameircan honors.
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WIDE RECEIVER
Brandin Cooks
Voting: 1st with 29.3%.
Years: 2011-2013.
Statistics: In 2012, Cooks dominated the Pac-12 with 67 receptions for 1,151 yards (ninth all-time) and five touchdowns.
He took things up a notch in 2013, setting program records in receptions (128), receiving yards (1,730), and touchdowns (16).
Cooks’ 232 receiving yards at California in 2013 rank second all-time. His 14 receptions at San Diego State rank tied for first. He produced the second-most all-purpose yards in program history (2,019).
The passing combination of Cooks and quarterback Sean Mannion produced 23 touchdowns, the most in program history.
Cooks has six of OSU’s top 21 receiving performances, and his 13 100-yard games rank third.
Cooks remains the program leader in career receiving touchdowns (24), ranks second in receptions (226), and third in receiving yards (3,272).
Accolades/accomplishments: Cooks was named first-team All-Pac-12 in 2013, a consensus All-American, and received the Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation’s best wide receiver.
He was named honorable mention all-conference in 2012.
Mike Hass
Voting: 2nd with 27.3%.
Years: 2002-2005.
Statistics: Hass owns eight of the program’s top 19 receiving performances, including the single-game record of 293 yards (12 catches, three touchdowns) at Boise State in 2004.
Hass caught 90 passes in 2005 (fourth all-time) for 1,532 yards (second). That season, he had nine 100-yard games, most in program history.
His 86 receptions in 2004 rank tied for fifth, and his 1,379 yards that season rank third.
Hass still holds the program record for receiving yards (3,924), 100-yard games (19) and 200-yard games (three).
He is also tied for second in receiving touchdowns (20) and ranks fourth in career receptions (220).
Accolades/accomplishments: In 2005, Hass received the Biletnikoff Award.
Hass was named first-team All-Pac-10 in both 2004 and 2005. He was named first-team All-America in 2005 after being named third-team in 2004.
He was inducted into Oregon State’s Hall of Fame in 2023 and into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2022.
Sammie Stroughter
Voting: 4th with 8.1%.
Years: 2004-2008.
Statistics: Stroughter ranks fifth all-time at OSU in career receiving yards (2,623), eighth in receptions (164), and tied for fourth in 100-yard receiving games (11).
In 2006, Stroughter led the Pac-10 with 1,293 receiving yards (fifth all-time at OSU). His 74 receptions rank 10th.
His 223 yards at Washington in 2006 remain the fifth-best performance in Beavers’ history.
As a senior, Stroughter caught 70 passes (14th all-time) for 1,040 yards (10th all-time) and seven touchdowns.
Stroughter’s five 100-yard days in 2006 rank tied for sixth.
Accolades/accomplishments: Stroughter was named second-team All-Pac-10 and third-team All-America in 2006. He was named first-team All-Pac-10 in 2008.
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ALL-PURPOSE
James Rodgers
Voting: 6th at wide receiver with 7.3%. The voting for Rodgers was low, especially for a receiver who was named all-conference three times. His versatility warranted an all-purpose nod on the first team.
Years: 2007-2011.
Records: In 2009, Rodgers caught 91 passes (tied, second in program history) for 1,034 yards (11th) and nine touchdowns (tied, seventh). His receptions and yards led the Pac-10.
Rodgers holds the program record for career all-purpose yards (6,377) and is the only player in program history to rush for 1,000 yards (1,410) and gain 2,000 as a receiver (2,578, sixth).
His 222 career receptions rank third, and his 19 touchdown receptions rank tied for eighth.
Accolades/accomplishments: Rodgers was named first-team All-Pac-10 in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
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TIGHT END
Joe Newton
Voting: 1st with 34%.
Years: 2003-2006.
Statistics: Newton ended his career at OSU with 105 receptions for 1,308 yards and 15 touchdowns, tied for ninth all-time and tops for an OSU tight end.
His career receiving yards rank 23rd overall and third all-time for an OSU tight end.
Accolades/accomplishments: He was named honorable mention All-Pac-10 in 2005 and 2006.
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CENTER
Chris Gibson
Voting: 1st with 39.8%.
Years: 1998-2001.
Accolades/accomplishments: Gibson was named first-team All-Pac-10 in 2000 and second-team in 2001. In 2000, he was named an AP third-team All-American.
Gibson was a key member of the 2000 team that defeated Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl during an 11-1 season.
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GUARDS
Isaac Seumalo
Voting: 1st with 44.5%.
Years: 2012-2015.
Accolades/accomplishments: Seumalo began his career as a freshman All-America center and ended it as an all-conference guard.
Seumalo earned second-team All-Pac-12 as a sophomore before foot surgery limited him to two games in 2014. He ultimately redshirted that season before returning in 2015 to earn honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors.
Seumalo made 37 career starts in his OSU career.
Kyle DeVan
Voting: 2nd with 18.4%.
Years: 2004-2007.
Accolades/accomplishments: DeVan, who appeared in 40 games with 30 starts, was named first-team All-Pac-10 in 2006. He received honorable mention honors in both 2005 and 2007.
NFL: DeVan, undrafted in 2008, played 40 NFL games with Indianapolis, Philadelphia and Tennessee.
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TACKLES
Andy Levitre
Voting: 1st with 34.9%.
Years: 2005-2008.
Accolades/accomplishments: Levitre was named honorable mention All-Pac-10 in 2006, second team in 2007 and first team in 2008.
In 2008, he was named first-team All-America by the American Football Coaches Association and second-team by the Associated Press.
Taliese Fuaga
Voting: 2nd with 32%.
Years: 2021-2023.
Accolades/accomplishments: In his final season as a junior, Fuaga was named first-team All-Pac-12, first-team All-America (FWAA), and second-team All-America by the Associated Press.
He was also a semifinalist for both the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award.
Fuaga was named second-team All-Pac-12 in 2022.