Pre-Season All-ACC

July 25, 2007

GREENSBORO - Boston College senior quarterback Matt Ryan has been selected as the Pre-Season ACC Football Player of the Year in voting by media attending the annual ACC Football Kickoff at Pinehurst earlier this week.

Ryan, the 2006 All-ACC quarterback, received 31 votes in the balloting. Virginia Tech junior running back Branden Ore was second, being named on 21 ballots.

Those two players head up the 2007 Pre-Season All-ACC Football Team as voted on by the media at the Kickoff. Ten of the conference's 12 schools were represented on that squad. Virginia Tech led all teams with five players selected.

2007 Preseason All-ACC Football Team

Offense
QB - Matt Ryan, Sr., Boston College
RB - Branden Ore, Jr., Virginia Tech
RB - Tashard Choice, Sr., Georgia Tech
WR - Greg Carr, Jr., Florida State
WR- Darrius Heyward-Bey,So., Maryland
TE - Tom Santi, Sr., Virginia
T - Duane Brown, Sr., Virginia Tech
T - Barry Richardson, Sr., Clemson
G - Andrew Crummey, Sr., Maryland
G - Derrick Morse, Sr., Miami
C - Steve Justice, Sr., Wake Forest

Defense
DE - Calais Campbell, Jr., Miami
DE -- Chris Long, Sr., Virginia
DT - Andre Fluellen, Sr., Florida State
DT - DeMario Pressley, Sr., NC State
LB - Xavier Adibi, Sr., Virginia Tech
LB - Vince Hall, Sr., Virginia Tech
LB - Phillip Wheeler, Sr., Georgia Tech
CB - Brandon Flowers, Jr., Virginia Tech
CB -- DeJuan Tribble, Sr., Boston College
S - Kenny Phillips, Jr., Miami
S - Myron Rolle, So., Florida State

Specialists
PK - Sam Swank, Jr., Wake Forest
P - Sam Swank, Jr., Wake Forest
RET - Darrell Blackman, Sr., NC State

Its safe to say, ACC offenses SUCK.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mega</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Its safe to say, ACC offenses SUCK. </div></div>
agreed

derrick morse??? wtf

that defense looks really nice though, could use another corner though

At the ACC Media Days, Matt Ryan was the only team representative that was a QB. Is there some reason the conference is in such a field general drought?

there is some good talent coming for about each school though

VT - Tyrod taylor
Clemson - Willy Korn
UNC - Mike Paulus
UVa - Peter Lalich
Miami - Robert Marve
Maryland - Jeremy Ricker
NCSU - Mike Glennon
FSU - E.J. Manuel
Georgia tech - Josh Nesbitt

that's 3/4 of the conference with a 4-star or higher qb...so i'd say that'll change in 2-3 years

Where is Antone Smith's name on that list?? I've never even heard of the guy from GT.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PioneerBlue</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Where is Antone Smith's name on that list?? I've never even heard of the guy from GT.</div></div>

Rest assured PB, Choice is better than Antone Smith. Both Chris Long & Calais Campbell were quoted at the ACC Media Days as saying that Tashard Choice was the toughest guy they had to tackle all year. Choice transferred to GT after not finding much PT behind Adrian Peterson at Oklahoma. He's gonna be an NFL back someday soon and said NFL team will probably be VERY happy. Dude's a very good back.

not to mention Spiller should be on the list before Smith.

Thats what I was thinkin!!!!

Spiller and Davis never even got mentioned, Now I'm a little biased being a Clemson fan and all, but they are prolly the most dangerous duo in the east...