ACC Football 2014 All-Conference Team
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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.
Athlon's All-ACC Team for 2014
| First-Team Offense | Second-Team Offense | Third-Team Offense | Fourth-Team Offense |
QB | Jameis Winston | Marquise Williams | Anthony Boone | Cole Stoudt |
RB | Duke Johnson | Kevin Parks | James Conner | T.J. Logan |
RB | Karlos Williams | Shadrach Thornton | Michael Dyer | Myles Willis |
WR | Tyler Boyd | Jamison Crowder | Stacy Coley | Phillip Dorsett |
WR | Rashad Greene | DeVante Parker | Quinshad Davis | Charone Peake |
TE | Nick O'Leary | Braxton Deaver | Gerald Christian | Clive Walford |
C | Andy Gallik | Jake Smith | Shane McDermott | Ryan Norton |
G | Tre' Jackson | Josue Matias | Jon Feliciano | Matt Rotheram |
G | Laken Tomlinson | Shaquille Mason | Bobby Vardaro | Landon Turner |
T | Cameron Erving | Ereck Flowers | Jamon Brown | Isaiah Battle |
T | Bobby Hart | Sean Hickey | Rob Crisp | Jonathan McLaughlin |
| First-Team Defense | Second-Team Defense | Third-Team Defense | Fourth-Team Defense |
DE | Vic Beasley | Eli Harold | Corey Crawford | Anthony Chickillo |
DE | Mario Edwards Jr. | Lorenzo Mauldin | Dadi Nicolas | Norkeithus Otis |
DT | Grady Jarrett | Eddie Goldman | Mehdi Abdesmad | N. Lawrence-Stample |
DT | Luther Maddy | Adam Gotsis | T.Y. McGill | Darryl Render |
LB | Stephone Anthony | Kelby Brown | Steven Daniels | James Burgess |
LB | Denzel Perryman | Dyshawn Davis | Cameron Lynch | Brandon Chubb |
LB | Terrance Smith | Quayshawn Nealy | Matthew Thomas | David Helton |
CB | Kendall Fuller | Ronald Darby | Tracy Howard | Charles Gaines |
CB | P.J. Williams | Brandon Facyson | Demetrious Nicholson | Kevin Johnson |
S | Anthony Harris | Jeremy Cash | Kyshoen Jarrett | Deon Bush |
S | Jalen Ramsey | Durell Eskridge | Isaiah Johnson | DeVon Edwards |
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| First-Team Specialists | Second-Team Specialists | Third-Team Specialists | Fourth-Team Specialists |
K | Roberto Aguayo | Niklas Sade | John Wallace | Ross Martin |
P | A.J. Hughes | Thomas Hibbard | Will Monday | Alec Vozenilek |
KR | Kermit Whitfield | DeVon Edwards | Duke Johnson | T.J. Logan |
PR | Ryan Switzer | Jamison Crowder | Jamal Golden | Stacy Coley |
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Team-by-Team Breakdown of Athlon's 2014 All-ACC Team
| First | Second | Third | Fourth |
Boston College | Offense: 1 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 1 |
Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 4 | |
Duke | Offense: 1 | Offense: 2 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 0 |
Florida State | Offense: 7 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 |
Georgia Tech | Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 |
Louisville | Offense: 0 | Offense: 2 | Offense: 3 | Offense: 0 |
Miami | Offense: 1 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 3 | Offense: 2 |
North Carolina | Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 2 |
NC State | Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 0 |
Pittsburgh | Offense: 1 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 1 |
Syracuse | Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 |
Virginia | Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 |
Virginia Tech | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 |
Wake Forest | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 |
