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Sporting News announces their football pre-season All-ACC team. Here you go:
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Pos. Name, School Ht. Wt. Cl.
QB Kyle Wright,
Miami 6-4 220 Jr.
RB Micah
Andrews, Wake Forest 5-10 215 Jr.
RB James Davis, Clemson 5-11 210
So.
WR Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech 6-4 235 Jr.
WR Greg Carr, Florida
State 6-6 200 So.
TE Greg Olsen, Miami 6-5 252 Jr.
C Leroy Harris, N.C.
State 6-3 300 Sr.
G Josh Beekman, Boston College 6-2 325 Sr.
G Roman Fry,
Clemson 6-4 295 Sr.
T Jared Gaither, Maryland 6-9 330 So.
T Steve
Vallos, Wake Forest 6-3 290 Sr.
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DE Gaines Adams, Clemson 6-5 265 Sr.
DE Baraka
Atkins, Miami 6-4 264 Sr.
DT Andre Fluellen, Florida State 6-4 286 Jr.
LB
Buster Davis, Florida State 5-10 240 Sr.
LB KaMichael Hall, Georgia Tech 6-0
225 Sr.
LB Vince Hall, Virginia Tech 6-0 236 Jr.
LB Anthony Waters,
Clemson 6-3 240 Sr.
CB Kenny Scott, Georgia Tech 6-2 185 Sr.
CB John
Talley, Duke 5-11 180 Sr.
S Brandon Meriweather, Miami 6-0 188 Sr.
S Aaron
Rouse, Virginia Tech 6-4 221 Sr.
FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Jad Dean, Clemson 5-11 205 Sr.
P Adam
Podlesh, Maryland 6-0 192 Sr.
KR Darrell Blackman, N.C. State 5-10 209
Jr.
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Offense: Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia
Tech
Defense: Brandon Meriweather, S, Miami
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Pos. Name, School Ht. Wt. Cl.
QB Drew
Weatherford, Florida State 6-3 220 So.
RB Andre Brown, N.C. State 6-0 232
So.
RB Branden Ore, Virginia Tech 5-11 204 So.
WR Ryan Moore, Miami 6-3
215 Sr.
WR Chansi Stuckey, Clemson 6-0 185 Sr.
TE Tom Santi, Virginia 6-5
238 Jr.
C Dustin Fry, Clemson 6-3 315 Sr.
G James Marten, Boston College
6-8 315 Sr.
G Derrick Morse, Miami 6-4 295 Jr.
T Andrew Gardner, Georgia
Tech 6-6 290 So.
T Mario Henderson, Florida State 6-7 304 Sr.
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DE Chris Ellis, Virginia Tech 6-5 250 Jr.
DE
Chris Long, Virginia 6-4 278 Jr.
DT Conrad Bolston, Maryland 6-3 285
Sr.
LB Jon
Abbate, Wake Forest 5-11 245 Jr.
LB Xavier Adibi, Virginia Tech 6-2 224
Jr.
LB Jon Beason, Miami 6-0 225 Jr.
LB Brian Toal, Boston College 6-1 238
Jr.
CB Josh Wilson, Maryland 5-10 182 Sr.
CB Marcus Hamilton, Virginia
5-11 187 Sr.
S Josh
Gattis, Wake Forest 6-1 212 Sr.
S Kenny Phillips, Miami 6-2 200
So.
SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Brandon Pace, Virginia Tech 5-10 196 Sr.
P
Nic Schmitt, Virginia Tech 6-2 273 Sr.
KR Brandon Tate, North Carolina 6-1
193 So.
NEWCOMERS OF THE YEAR
Offense: Sergio Render, G, Virginia
Tech
Defense: Myron Rolle, SS, Florida State
Certainly some GTech love there with C.Johnson, K.Scott and K-Mike on 1st team, CJ Offensive POY, Andrew Gardner 2nd team. Seems to me that the biggest absense might be Philip Wheeler.
Sporting News Lists Andrews, Vallos As First Team Preseason All-ACC :: Abbate, Gattis selected to publication's second team