Athlon projects the ACC's best for 2014.
The 2014 college football season kicks off on Aug. 27 and concludes in Dallas with the first four-team playoff in the FBS ranks on January 12, 2015. Since it’s never too early to start thinking about the upcoming college football season, Athlon Sports has already released its projected rankings for 2014, as well as conference predictions.
With the predictions released, it’s time to take a look at the best players by conference.
Athlon Sports kicks off its release of preseason all-conference teams with a look at our first, second, third and fourth All-ACC teams for 2014.
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An important note on the all-conference teams: These are based on how players will perform in 2014. Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2014 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year.
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| National Rank: | 64 | 21 | 38 | 1 | 47 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 65 | 36 | 61 | 72 | 27 | 85 |
Athlon's All-ACC Team for 2014
| First-Team Offense | Second-Team Offense | Third-Team Offense | Fourth-Team Offense | |
| QB | Jameis Winston Florida State ________________ | Marquise Williams North Carolina ________________ | Anthony Boone Duke ________________ | Cole Stoudt Clemson ________________ |
| RB | Duke Johnson Miami | Kevin Parks Virginia | James Conner Pittsburgh | T.J. Logan North Carolina |
| RB | Karlos Williams Florida State ________________ | Shadrach Thornton NC State ________________ | Michael Dyer Louisville ________________ | Myles Willis Boston College ________________ |
| WR | Tyler Boyd Pittsburgh | Jamison Crowder Duke | Stacy Coley Miami | Phillip Dorsett Miami |
| WR | Rashad Greene Florida State | DeVante Parker Louisville | Quinshad Davis North Carolina | Charone Peake Clemson |
| TE | Nick O'Leary Florida State ________________ | Braxton Deaver Duke ________________ | Gerald Christian Louisville ________________ | Clive Walford Miami ________________ |
| C | Andy Gallik Boston College | Jake Smith Louisville | Shane McDermott Miami | Ryan Norton Clemson |
| G | Tre' Jackson Florida State | Josue Matias Florida State | Jon Feliciano Miami | Matt Rotheram Pittsburgh |
| G | Laken Tomlinson Duke | Shaquille Mason Georgia Tech | Bobby Vardaro Boston College | Landon Turner North Carolina |
| T | Cameron Erving Florida State | Ereck Flowers Miami | Jamon Brown Louisville | Isaiah Battle Clemson |
| T | Bobby Hart Florida State | Sean Hickey Syracuse | Rob Crisp NC State | Jonathan McLaughlin Virginia Tech |
| First-Team Defense | Second-Team Defense | Third-Team Defense | Fourth-Team Defense | |
| DE | Vic Beasley Clemson | Eli Harold Virginia | Corey Crawford Clemson | Anthony Chickillo Miami |
| DE | Mario Edwards Jr. Florida State | Lorenzo Mauldin Louisville | Dadi Nicolas Virginia Tech | Norkeithus Otis North Carolina |
| DT | Grady Jarrett Clemson | Eddie Goldman Florida State | Mehdi Abdesmad Boston College | N. Lawrence-Stample Florida State |
| DT | Luther Maddy Virginia Tech ________________ | Adam Gotsis Georgia Tech ________________ | T.Y. McGill NC State ________________ | Darryl Render Pittsburgh ________________ |
| LB | Stephone Anthony Clemson | Kelby Brown Duke | Steven Daniels Boston College | James Burgess Louisville |
| LB | Denzel Perryman Miami | Dyshawn Davis Syracuse | Cameron Lynch Syracuse | Brandon Chubb Wake Forest |
| LB | Terrance Smith Florida State ________________ | Quayshawn Nealy Georgia Tech ________________ | Matthew Thomas Florida State ________________ | David Helton Duke ________________ |
| CB | Kendall Fuller Virginia Tech | Ronald Darby Florida State | Tracy Howard Miami | Charles Gaines Louisville |
| CB | P.J. Williams Florida State | Brandon Facyson Virginia Tech | Demetrious Nicholson Virginia | Kevin Johnson Wake Forest |
| S | Anthony Harris Virginia | Jeremy Cash Duke | Kyshoen Jarrett Virginia Tech | Deon Bush Miami |
| S | Jalen Ramsey Florida State | Durell Eskridge Syracuse | Isaiah Johnson Georgia Tech | DeVon Edwards Duke |
| First-Team Specialists | Second-Team Specialists | Third-Team Specialists | Fourth-Team Specialists | |
| K | Roberto Aguayo Florida State | Niklas Sade NC State | John Wallace Louisville | Ross Martin Duke |
| P | A.J. Hughes Virginia Tech | Thomas Hibbard North Carolina | Will Monday Duke | Alec Vozenilek Virginia |
| KR | Kermit Whitfield Florida State | DeVon Edwards Duke | Duke Johnson Miami | T.J. Logan North Carolina |
| PR | Ryan Switzer North Carolina | Jamison Crowder Duke | Jamal Golden Georgia Tech | Stacy Coley Miami |
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Team-by-Team Breakdown of Athlon's 2014 All-ACC Team
| First | Second | Third | Fourth | |
| Boston College | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Clemson | Offense: 0 Defense: 3 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 4 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Duke | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 2 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 1 |
| Florida State | Offense: 7 Defense: 4 Sp. Teams: 2 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Georgia Tech | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Louisville | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 3 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Miami | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 3 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 2 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 1 |
| North Carolina | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 |
| NC State | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Pittsburgh | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Syracuse | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Virginia | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 |
| Virginia Tech | Offense: 0 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Wake Forest | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 |
