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With a standout defense and an explosive offense in place, Clemson is once again the team to beat in the ACC and one of the favorites to win college football’s national title in 2018. The Tigers have 15 selections on Athlon’s 2018 All-ACC Team, which is easily the most of any team in the conference. Florida State is second with 11 picks, followed by Boston College and NC State with nine. Miami, Wake Forest, Virginia and Duke are tied in the next tier with eight selections apiece.
Athlon Sports has released its top 25 for 2018. 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 2018.
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An important note on the all-conference teams: These are based on how players will perform in 2018. Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2018 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year.
ACC Football 2018 All-Conference Team
| First-Team Offense | Second-Team Offense | Third-Team Offense | Fourth-Team Offense |
QB | Ryan Finley NC State | Josh Jackson Virginia Tech | Eric Dungey Syracuse | Kelly Bryant Clemson |
RB | Cam Akers Florida State | KirVonte Benson Ga. Tech | Brittain Brown Duke | Darrin Hall Pitt |
RB | AJ Dillon Boston College | Travis Etienne Clemson | Travis Homer Miami | Jacques Patrick Florida State |
AP | Greg Dortch Wake Forest | Olamide Zaccheaus Virginia | Anthony Ratliff-Williams North Carolina | Tavien Feaster (RB) Clemson |
WR | Kelvin Harmon NC State | Jaylen Smith Louisville | Hunter Renfrow Clemson | Jakobi Meyers NC State |
WR | Ahmmon Richards Miami | Nyqwan Murray Florida State | Tee Higgins Clemson | Dez Fitzpatrick Louisville |
TE | Tommy Sweeney Boston College | Ravian Pierce Syracuse | Daniel Helm Duke | T.J. Rahming (WR) Duke |
C | Ryan Anderson Wake Forest | Justin Falcinelli Clemson | Alec Eberle Florida State | Ben Petrula Boston College |
OL | Parker Braun Ga. Tech | Alex Bookser Pitt | Cody Conway Syracuse | Charlie Heck North Carolina |
OL | Mitch Hyatt Clemson | Mekhi Becton Louisville | Justin Herron Wake Forest | Zach Harmon Duke |
OL | Tyler Jones NC State | Garrett Bradbury NC State | Yosuah Nijman Virginia Tech | Landon Dickerson Florida State |
OL | Chris Lindstrom Boston College | Navaughn Donaldson Miami | Terronne Prescod NC State | Phil Haynes Wake Forest |
| First-Team Defense | Second-Team Defense | Third-Team Defense | Fourth-Team Defense |
DL | Clelin Ferrell Clemson | Zach Allen Boston College | Brian Burns Florida State | Rashad Weaver Pitt |
DL | Christian Wilkins Clemson | Austin Bryant Clemson | Malik Carney North Carolina | Victor Dimukeje Duke |
DL | Ricky Walker Virginia Tech | Demarcus Christmas Florida State | Darian Roseboro NC State | Jon Greenard Louisville |
DL | Dexter Lawrence Clemson | Joe Jackson Miami | Chris Slayton Syracuse | Connor Strachan (LB) Boston College |
LB | Joe Giles-Harris Duke | Oluwaseun Idowu Pitt | Cole Holcomb North Carolina | Chris Peace Virginia |
LB | Kendall Joseph Clemson | Michael Pinckney Miami | Dorian Etheridge Louisville | Brant Mitchell Ga. Tech |
LB | Shaq Quarterman Miami | Mook Reynolds Virginia Tech | Jordan Mack Virginia | Germaine Pratt NC State |
CB | Mark Gilbert Duke | Michael Jackson Miami | Adonis Alexander Virginia Tech | Bryce Hall Virginia |
CB | Levonta Taylor Florida State | Trayvon Mullen Clemson | Essang Bassey Wake Forest | Stanford Samuels III Florida State |
S | Lukas Denis Boston College | Juan Thornhill Virginia | Reggie Floyd Virginia Tech | Jarius Morehead NC State |
S | Jaquan Johnson Miami | Brenton Nelson Virginia | Cameron Glenn Wake Forest | Will Harris Boston College |
| First-Team Specialists | Second-Team Specialists | Third-Team Specialists | Fourth-Team Specialists |
K | Ricky Aguayo Florida State | Blanton Creque Louisville | Greg Huegel Clemson | Austin Parker Duke |
P | Sterling Hofrichter Syracuse | Oscar Bradburn Virginia Tech | Dom Maggio Wake Forest | Lester Coleman Virginia |
KR | Anthony Ratliff-Williams North Carolina | Joe Reed Virginia | Sean Riley Syracuse | Travis Etienne Clemson |
PR | Michael Walker Boston College | D.J. Matthews Florida State | Greg Dortch Wake Forest | Sean Riley Syracuse |
Team-by-Team Breakdown of Athlon's 2018 All-ACC Team
| First | Second | Third | Fourth |
Boston College | Offense: 3 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Special Teams: 0 |
Clemson | Offense: 1 Defense: 4 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 2 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 1 | Offense: 2 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 1 |
Duke | Offense: 0 Defense: 2 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 1 |
Florida State | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 |
Georgia Tech | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 |
Louisville | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 |
Miami | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 3 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 |
NC State | Offense: 3 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Special Teams: 0 |
North Carolina | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 |
Pitt | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 |
Syracuse | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 1 |
Virginia | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Special Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 2 Special Teams: 1 |
Virginia Tech | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 |
Wake Forest | Offense: 2 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Special Teams: 2 | Offense:1 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 |
