The pre-season All-ACC Team for the 2014 was released a couple of days ago. Here are my thoughts on how the media voted.
I like Jamison Crowder at WR. He was in my ACC Top 5 WR list, but I may have put Tyler Boyd of Pittsburgh ahead of him. Another though is that other than Jameis Winston and Kendall Fuller and a handful of Juniors, the All-ACC team was largely a Senior driven team. I think either RS Junior LB Terrance Smith or Sophomore S Jalen Ramsey of Florida State will make All-ACC. They weren’t a lot glaring commissions though. It was actually job by the ACC media.
We knew Wake Forest and NC State lacked talent. Both were coming off non-bowl seasons, but Georgia Tech without a single All-ACC player just speaks to struggles Paul Johnson has had recruiting to Atlanta. Pittsburgh was also without a All-ACC player, though as I said, I would have voted for Boyd who is a next level talent onto the team.
| 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Team | |||||
| Offense | |||||
| Pos. | Name (Votes) | Ht | Wt | Class | Hometown |
| WR | Jamison Crowder, Duke (68) | 5-9 | 175 | Senior | Monroe, N.C. |
| WR | Rashad Greene, Florida State (56) | 6-0 | 178 | Senior | Albany, Ga. |
| WR | DeVante Parker, Louisville (32) | 6-3 | 208 | Senior | Louisville, Ky. |
| TE | Nick O’Leary, Florida State (86) | 6-3 | 244 | Senior | Palm Beach, Fla. |
| T | Cameron Erving, Florida State (82) | 6-6 | 302 | Senior-R | Moultrie, Ga. |
| T | Sean Hickey, Syracuse (26) | 6-5 | 300 | Senior | Murrysville, Pa. |
| G | Tre’ Jackson, Florida State (82) | 6-4 | 339 | Senior | Jesup, Ga. |
| G | Laken Tomlinson, Duke (52) | 6-3 | 330 | Senior-R | Chicago, Ill. |
| C | Andy Gallik, Boston College (39) | 6-3 | 304 | Senior-R | Evergreen Park, Ill. |
| QB | Jameis Winston, Florida State (97) | 6-4 | 235 | Sophomore-R | Bessemer, Ala. |
| RB | Duke Johnson, Miami (95) | 5-9 | 206 | Junior | Miami, Fla. |
| RB | Karlos Williams, Florida State (37) | 6-1 | 219 | Senior | Davenport, Fla. |
| Defense | |||||
| Pos. | Name (Votes) | Ht | Wt | Class | Hometown |
| DE | Vic Beasley, Clemson (96) | 6-2 | 235 | Senior-R | Adairsville, Ga. |
| DE | Mario Edwards, Jr., Florida State (66) | 6-3 | 294 | Junior | Gautier, Miss. |
| DT | Luther Maddy, Virginia Tech (74) | 6-1 | 291 | Senior | Delray Beach, Fla. |
| DT | Grady Jarrett, Clemson (61) | 6-1 | 295 | Senior | Conyers, Ga. |
| LB | Denzel Perryman, Miami (82) | 6-0 | 242 | Senior | Coral Gables, Fla. |
| LB | Kelby Brown, Duke (74) | 6-2 | 230 | Senior-R | Matthews, N.C. |
| LB | Stephone Anthony, Clemson (55) | 6-2 | 245 | Senior | Polkton, N.C. |
| CB | Kendall Fuller, Virginia Tech (80) | 5-11 | 195 | Sophomore | Baltimore, Md. |
| CB | P.J. Williams, Florida State (60) | 6-0 | 196 | Junior | Ocala, Fla. |
| S | Anthony Harris, Virginia (80) | 6-1 | 185 | Senior | Chesterfield, Va. |
| S | Jeremy Cash, Duke (56) | 6-2 | 205 | Junior-R | Miami, Fla. |
| Specialists | |||||
| Pos. | Name (Votes) | Ht | Wt | Class | Hometown |
| PK | Roberto Aguayo, Florida State (79) | 6-1 | 209 | Sophomore | Mascotte, Fla. |
| P | A.J. Hughes, Virginia Tech (29) | 6-1 | 212 | Junior | Terra Haute, Ind.. |
| SP | Ryan Switzer, North Carolina (68) | 5-10 | 180 | Sophomore | Charleston, W. Va. |
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