ACC Football 2015 All-Conference Team
James Conner
The ACC loses some of its star power from 2014, but the league still returns plenty of household names and players ready to challenge for All-America honors. And even though the 2015 college football season is still a few months away, but it’s never too early to project what could happen this year.
Athlon Sports released its full predictions for the ACC last week. Now, it’s time to take a look at the best of the best and honor the top players in the league with a release of first, second, third and fourth all-conference teams for 2015.
An important note on the all-conference teams: These are based on how players will perform in 2015. Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2015 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year.
Related: 2015 ACC Predictions, Projected Records and Awards
ACC 2015 Team Previews
Athlon's All-ACC Team for 2015
| First-Team Offense | Second-Team | Third-Team Offense | Fourth-Team Offense |
QB | Deshaun Watson | Brad Kaaya | Justin Thomas | Marquise Williams |
RB | James Conner | Jon Hilliman | Brandon Radcliff | T.J. Logan |
RB | Dalvin Cook | Joseph Yearby | Wayne Gallman | J.C. Coleman |
AP | Ryan Switzer (WR) | Shadrach Thornton (RB) | Taquan Mizell (RB) | Sherman Alston (WR) |
WR | Tyler Boyd | Travis Rudolph | James Quick | Quinshad Davis |
WR | Artavis Scott | Mike Williams | Isaiah Ford | Mack Hollins |
TE | Bucky Hodges | Cam Serigne | Braxton Deaver | David Grinnage |
C | Matt Skura | Freddie Burden | Ryan Norton | Lucas Crowley |
OG | Wyatt Teller | Dorian Johnson | Trey Braun | Ross Burbank |
OG | Landon Turner | Joe Thuney | Kareem Are | Harris Williams |
OT | Adam Bisnowaty | Bryan Chamberlain | Jon Heck | Isaiah Battle* |
OT | Roderick Johnson | Jonathan McLaughlin | Eric Smith | Ivan Foy |
| First-Team | Second-Team | Third-Team | Fourth-Team |
DE | Ken Ekanem | Sheldon Rankins | KeShun Freeman | Kevin Kavalec |
DE | Dadi Nicolas | Shaq Lawson | DeMarcus Walker | Ron Thompson |
DT | Adam Gotsis | N. Lawrence-Stample | Connor Wujciak | Josh Banks |
DT | Luther Maddy | Corey Marshall | David Dean | Nazair Jones |
LB | Brandon Chubb | Deon Clarke | Kelby Brown* | Reggie Northrup |
LB | Keith Kelsey | Steven Daniels | James Burgess | Jerod Fernandez |
LB | Terrance Smith | P.J. Davis | Marquel Lee | Jermaine Grace |
CB | Kendall Fuller | Mackensie Alexander | Jack Tocho | Demetrious Nicholson |
CB | Jalen Ramsey | Maurice Canady | D.J. White | Chuck Clark (CB/S) |
S | Quin Blanding | Deon Bush | DeVon Edwards | Ryan Janvion |
S | Jeremy Cash | Jamal Golden | Josh Harvey-Clemons | Artie Burns (CB) |
| First-Team | Second-Team | Third-Team | Fourth-Team |
K | Roberto Aguayo | Ross Martin | Ammon Lakip | Ian Frye |
P | Alex Kinal | Will Monday | Riley Dixon | Justin Vogel |
KR | Myles Willis | DeVon Edwards | Tyler Boyd | Kermit Whitfield |
PR | Tyler Boyd | Ryan Switzer | Greg Stroman | Sherman Alston |
Team-by-Team Breakdown of Athlon's 2015 All-ACC Team
| First | Second | Third | Fourth |
Boston College | Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 2 |
Clemson | Offense: 2 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 2 | Offense: 1 |
Duke | Offense: 1 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 0 |
Florida State | Offense: 2 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 0 |
Georgia Tech | Offense: 0 | Offense: 2 | Offense: 2 | Offense: 0 |
Louisville | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 2 | Offense: 0 |
Miami | Offense: 0 | Offense: 2 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 |
North Carolina | Offense: 2 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 5 |
NC State | Offense: 0 | Offense: 2 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 |
Pittsburgh | Offense: 3 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 |
Syracuse | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 |
Virginia | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 2 | Offense: 1 |
Virginia Tech | Offense: 2 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 1 |
Wake Forest | Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 |
* Player selections were done before Clemson's Isaiah Battle left for the supplemental draft and Duke's Kelby Brown suffered a season-ending knee injury.
