The all-ACC football team is out. Miami’s Cam Ward, UNC’s Omarion Hampton lead the way
Heisman Trophy candidate Cam Ward of Miami and North Carolina’s Omarion Hampton, who led the ACC in rushing for the second consecutive season, highlight the all-ACC football team announced Tuesday.
Ward and Hampton were the leading vote getters on the first team, which included four Miami players. Hampton was joined on the first team by offensive guard Willie Lampkin, who won the Jacobs Award as the league’s top blocker on Monday.
Ward threw for 4,123 yards with 36 touchdowns this season for Miami (10-2, 6-2 ACC). Hampton, a junior running back from Clayton, has 1,660 rushing yards with 15 touchdowns this season for UNC (6-6, 3-5 ACC).
SMU (11-1, 8-0 ACC), which finished first in the league standings its first season in the ACC, landed running back Brashard Smith, defensive tackle Jared Harrison-Hunte and safety Isaiah Nwokobia on the first team.
Clemson (9-3, 6-2 ACC), which will play SMU in the ACC championship game on Saturday night at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium, is represented on the first team by wide receiver Antonio Williams, offensive tackle Blake Miller and linebacker Barrett Carter.
Cornerback Chandler Rivers is the lone first-team selection for Duke (9-3, 5-3 ACC). The Blue Devils had four second-team selections in offensive linemen Caleb Krings and Brian Parker, along with safety Terry Moore and defensive tackle Kendy Charles.
N.C. State (6-6, 3-5 ACC) had no players on the first or second teams, but saw five players earn third team or honorable mention all-ACC honors.
Defensive end Davin Vann and center Zeke Correll received All-ACC third team recognition. Offensive guard Timothy McKay, linebacker Sean Brown and safety Bishop Fitzgerald were honorable mention selections. All received their first All-ACC honor.
Vann appeared in all 12 games and recorded six forced fumbles to lead the nation. He added a team-leading 6.5 sacks, two pass breakups and 41 tackles for a loss of 77 yards. Vann contributed two sacks against Cal, one 10-tackle game against Northern Illinois and contributed at least one fumble in five different games.
Linebacker Sean Brown led the program with three fumble recoveries and 87 tackles, 45 solo. He contributed two forced fumbles, as well. The redshirt junior moved from safety to linebacker this fall as the program sought to replace Payton Wilson’s production. He finished the regular season with sacks in three different games and four contests with 10 or more tackles.
Finally, Fitzgerald put together a strong season in the Pack’s secondary. The senior contributed 51 tackles, seven pass breakups, three interceptions and one forced fumble. Fitzgerald’s best performance came in the 30-29 loss at Georgia Tech, when he notched two breakups, an interception and a season-high eight tackles.
McKay earned honorable mention honors for his efforts at guard. He finished the regular season with an overall grade of 70.0 at the position, according to ProFootballFocus. He added a pass block rating of 70.3 and gave up two sacks on the season.
Correll was a third team selection and ended the regular season with an overall offensive grade of 73.8. He found the most success in pass blocking, recording a season grade of 77.9. He topped 85 in two games this season. According to PFF, Correll did not allow a single sack and gave up just six quarterback pressures.
2024 All-ACC football team
First team
Offense
QB – Cam Ward – Miami (207)
RB – Omarion Hampton – North Carolina (207)
RB – Brashard Smith – SMU (163)
WR – Xaver Restrepo – Miami (205)
WR – Ja’Corey Brooks – Louisville (196)
WR – Antonio Williams – Clemson (117)
TE – Oronde Gadsden II – Syracuse (178)
AP – Desmond Reid – Pitt (122)
OT – Blake Miller – Clemson (98)
OT – Ozzy Trapilo – Boston College (96)
OG – Willie Lampkin – North Carolina (133)
OG – Keylan Rutledge – Georgia Tech (84)
C – Drew Kendall – Boston College (85)
Defense
DE – Donovan Ezeiruaku – Boston College (188)
DE – Antwaun Powell-Ryland – Virginia Tech (169)
DT – Aeneas Peebles – Virginia Tech (108)
DT – Simeon Barrow, Jr. – Miami (91) (tie)
DT – Jared Harrison-Hunte – SMU (91) tie
LB – Kyle Louis – Pitt (150)
LB – Barrett Carter – Clemson (132)
LB – Teddye Buchanan – California (128)
CB – Nohl Williams – California (187)
CB – Chandler Rivers – Duke (139)
S – Jonas Sanker – Virginia (102)
S- Isaiah Nwokobia – SMU (97)
Specialists
PK – Andy Borregales – Miami (123)
P – Alex Mastromanno – Florida State (186)
SP – Desmond Reid – Pitt (120)
Second Team
Offense
QB – Kyle McCord – Syracuse (92)
RB – Bhayshul Tuten – Virginia Tech (134)
RB – Isaac Brown – Louisville (88)
WR – Trebor Pena – Syracuse (115)
WR – Jackson Meeks – Syracuse (110)
WR – Elic Ayomanor – Stanford (101)
TE – Elijah Arroyo – Miami (64)
AP – Omarion Hampton – North Carolina (81)
OT – Brian Parker – Duke (95)
OT – Francis Mauigoa – Miami (90)
OG – Caleb Kings – Duke (68)
OG – Marcus Tate – Clemson (65)
C – Jakai Clark – SMU (64)
Defense
DE – T.J. Parker – Clemson (102)
DE – Ashton Gillotte – Louisville (54)
DT – Jordan van den Berg – Georgia Tech (53)
DT – Kendy Charles – Duke (46)
LB – Kobe Wilson – SMU (88)
LB – Francisco Mauigoa – Miami (76)
LB – Branson Combs – Wake Forest (65)
CB – Avieon Terrell – Clemson (101)
CB – Quincy Riley – Louisville (79)
S – Terry Moore – Duke (86)
S – Mishael Powell – Miami (82) tie
S – Donovan McMillon – Pitt (82) tie
Specialists
PK – Ryan Fitzgerald – Florida State (96)
P – Lachlan Wilson – California (67)
SP – Alex Mastromanno – Florida State (81)
Third team
Offense
QB – Kevin Jennings – SMU (53)
RB – Phil Mafah – Clemson (74)
RB- Demond Claiborne – Wake Forest (48)
WR – Malachi Fields – Virginia (78)
WR – Jordan Moore – Duke (68)
WR – Eli Pancol – Duke (60)
TE – Jake Briningstool – Clemson (47)
AP – Demond Claiborne – Wake Forest (60)
OT – PJ Williams – SMU (83)
OT – Jordan Williams – Georgia Tech (61)
OG – Logan Parr – SMU (63)
OG – Walker Parks – Clemson (56)
C – Zeke Correll – NC State (50)
Defense
DE – Xavier Carlton – California (53)
DE – Darin Vann – NC State (38)
DT – Payton Page – Clemson (41)
DT – Cam Horsley – Boston College (40) tie
DT – Jahvaree Ritzie – North Carolina (40) tie
LB – Rasheem Biles – Pitt (63)
LB – Ozzie Nicholas – Duke (52)
LB – Kyle Efford – Georgia Tech (47)
CB – Clarence Lewis – Syracuse (56)
CB – Mansoor Delane – Virginia Tech (50)
S – Nick Andersen – Wake Forest (64)
S – Craig Woodson – California (54)
Specialists
PK – Ben Sauls – Pitt (91)
P – Peter Moore – Virginia Tech (55)
SP – Jaylin Lane – Virginia Tech (64)
Honorable mention
Offense
QB – Cade Klubnik – Clemson (44), Tyler Shough – Louisville (16); RB – LeQuint Allen – Syracuse (44), Desmond Reid – Pitt (33), Jamal Haynes – Georgia Tech (28), Damien Martinez – Miami (17); WR – Konata Mumpfield – Pitt (36), Jacolby George – Miami (31), Taylor Morin – Wake Forest (29), Malik Rutherford – Georgia Tech (22), Eric Singleton, Jr. – Georgia Tech (20), Keyshawn Smith, SMU (19), Lewis Bond, Boston College (18); TE – Jack Endries – California (29), Gavin Bartholomew – Pitt (27), RJ Maryland – SMU (17); AP – LeQuint Allen – Syracuse (47), Isaac Brown – Louisville (33), Nohl Williams – California (26), Roderick Daniels Jr. – SMU (24); OT – Corey Robinson II – Georgia Tech (55), Monroe Mills – Louisville (50), Tristan Leigh – Clemson (42), Jalen Rivers – Miami (41), Xavier Chaplin – Virginia Tech (32), Savion Washington – Syracuse (28), Howard Sampson – Syracuse (21); OG – Justin Osborne – SMU (55), Anez Cooper – Miami (48), Michael Gonzalez – Louisville (46), Kaden Moore – Virginia Tech (35), Matt Gulbin – Wake Forest (35), Jack Conley – Boston College (32), Jakob Bradford – Syracuse (27), Logan Taylor – Boston College (25), Timothy McKay – NC State (25); C – Zach Carpenter – Miami (36), Weston Franklin – Georgia Tech (36), Pete Nygra – Louisville (34), Ryan Linthicum – Clemson (30), Brian Stevens – Virginia (27), Luke Petitbon – Wake Forest (21).
Defense
DE – Fadil Diggs – Syracuse (32), Wes Williams – Duke (31), Peter Woods – Clemson (27), Tyler Baron – Miami (24), Elijah Roberts – SMU (23), Rueben Bain, Jr. – Miami (18), Zeek Biggers – Georgia Tech (32); DT – Kevin Pointer – Wake Forest (31), Joshua Farmer – Florida State (30), Ramon Puryear – Louisville (29), DeMonte Capehart – Clemson (27), Aaron Hall – Duke (25), Akheem Mesidor – Miami (25), Kori Roberson Jr. – SMU (24), Darrell Jackson Jr. – Florida State (24), Nick James – Pitt (23); LB – Ahmad Walker – SMU (46), Wade Woodaz – Clemson (45), Xavier Carlton – California (43), Justin Barron – Syracuse (40), Power Echols – North Carolina (35), Stanquan Clark – Louisville (29), Marlowe Wax – Syracuse (27), Cade Uluave – California (26), Sean Brown – NC State (23), Alex Howard – Duke (23), Tre Freeman – Duke (18), Kam Robinson – Virginia (18); CB – Dorian Strong – Virginia Tech (46), OJ Frederique – Miami (26), Alijah Huzzie – North Carolina (25), Corey Thornton – Louisville (25), Brandon Crossley – SMU (23), Azareye’h Thomas – Florida State (20); S – R.J. Mickens – Clemson (52), Ahmaad Moses – SMU (36), Jaylen Stinson – Duke (33), Jonathan McGill – SMU (31), Bishop Fitzgerald – NC State (27), Khalil Barnes – Clemson (22); PK – Collin Rogers – SMU (54), John Love – Virginia Tech (23), Brock Travelstead – Louisville (19); P – Jack Stonehouse – Syracuse (53), Kade Reynoldson – Duke (35), Daniel Sparks – Virginia (17); SP – Antonio Williams – Clemson (45), Alijah Huzzie – North Carolina (41), Collin Rogers – SMU (35), Que’Sean Brown – Duke (28).
