The roster

Corey BramletQBWheatland
Austin WoodwardQBSheridan
John CaminoRBBuffalo
Casey CutlerRBGreen River
Tom EarlRBNatrona
Casey FosherRBLusk
JC NavarroRBNatrona
Zach BolgerWRNatrona
Scott CogdillWRNatrona
Kyle GerikWRBig Piney
Dusty HarvardWRNatrona
Corey WheelerWRCheyenne Central
Spencer BruceTECampbell County
Marshall McEwenTEWheatland
Clint OldenburgTECampbell County
Drew BaierOLCampbell County
Jim DownsOLGlenrock
Clayton KirvenOLBuffalo
Alex ObrechtOLCheyenne Central
Erick PauleyOLGreen River
Eric RobinsonOLKemmerer
Zeb WhippOLLander
Rick WolfleyOLStar Valley
Toby WoodOLRiverside
John ChickDLCampbell County
Blake GambleDLNatrona
Chris HornDLTongue River
Casey HoskinsonDLGlenrock
Bryce ScanlonDLEvanston
Travis SinclairDLWorland
Bob VomhofDLCampbell County
Wade BetschartLBTorrington
Nate DenzinLBSundance
Stephen EastonLBSoutheast
Pierre EtchemendyLBDouglas
Seth LinnLBBig Piney
Andrew MeredithLBGreen River
Mike VomhofLBCampbell County
Cody BohlanderDBDouglas
Adam FitchDBCampbell County
Andy JohnsonDBStar Valley
Drew MartinezDBGreen River
Chris ProsinskiDBBuffalo
Alex StrattonDBCheyenne East
Ben StrattonDBCheyenne East
John WendlingDBRock Springs
Tyler AshtonRoverLyman
Bryan HillRoverCheyenne Central
Cole SeppieKRock Springs
Dan TitchenerPCheyenne East
Scott MuirRSRawlins
Justin CrossATHPowell
Matt RomanowskiATHRock Springs

Hardest players to leave off the team: Ryan Lee (Glenrock); Erik Heiss and Chris Moberly (Kelly Walsh); Wil Isom (Lyman); C.J. Bugas (Mountain View); Josh Smith and Dan Long (Buffalo); J.C. Weber (Lovell); Logan Pokallus (Campbell County); Joe Killpack (Green River); Glen Clinton (Cody); Nick Bear (Wright); Jesse Brownell, Derek Hamilton and Johnnie Young (Natrona); Duell Petsch (Burns); Drew Hodgs (Douglas); Matt Gregory (Newcastle); Clint Franklin and Gavin Mills (Powell); Cody Conner (Guernsey); Doug Watt and Ryley McPeters (Upton); Austin Hall (Sheridan); Shawn Brogdon and Tyler Watson (Riverton); Marc Bradshaw (Worland).

Impressions: As a sports reporter with the Casper Star-Tribune from 2005 to 2009, I had the good fortune of seeing many of these players in person. That helped. … At the same time, it’s also fun for me as the main dude behind picking the Super 25 teams for four seasons (2005-08) look retrospectively at those choices. Without calling anyone out — I still think all 100 players chosen during my four years were deserving — there were definitely some players who went on to have amazing college careers whose success was clearly not determined by whether they were Super 25. Overlooked, or late bloomers (or both)? A few even made this list. … The offensive line is the biggest of any of the eight all-decade teams, checking in at an average of 259 pounds per player. The defensive line ranks fourth, though, at an average of 219 pounds per player. … Two of the best teams of the 2000s were represented by three players each — Campbell County’s 2000 team and Natrona’s 2003 team. Both were undefeated state champions at the big-school level.

Up next: The 2010s, Monday.

–patrick

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