Rather than a post all about the inclusion of Torrey Smith (wideout and kick returner) and Alex Wujciak(linebacker) making the preseason all-ACC team announced this morning, how about something more ... inclusive?
Perhaps a rundown of where four preview magazines pegged the media's choices for the 25 preseason all-conference picks?
Yeah, figured that would be slightly more interesting.
For purposes of the next three charts, the following abbreviations are used: A-Athlon; L-Lindy's; PS-Phil Steele; and SN-Sporting News. The number reflects which team each player was assigned to by each magazine. Sporting News had one team, Athlon and Lindy's had two teams and Phil Steele had four teams.
PRESEASON ALL-ACC OFFENSE
| Player | A |
L | PS | SN |
| QB Christian Ponder (FSU) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| RB Ryan Williams (VT) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| RB Montel Harris (BC) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| WR Donovan Varner (DU) |
1 | 1 | 1 | --- |
| WR Torrey Smith (UM) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| TE George Bryan (NCSU) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| T Anthony Castonzo (BC) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| T Chris Hairston (CU) |
1 | 1 | 2 |
1 |
| G Rodney Hudson (FSU) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| G Thomas Claiborne (BC) |
2 | 2 | 1 | --- |
| C Sean Bedford (GT) |
1 | 1 |
1 | 1 |
PRESEASON ALL-ACC DEFENSE
| Player | A |
L | PS |
SN |
| DE Robert Quinn (UNC) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DE Allen Bailey (THE U) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DT Marvin Austin (UNC) |
1 | 1 |
1 | 1 |
| DT Jarvis Jenkins (CU) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| LB Alex Wujciak (UM) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| LB Quan Sturdivant (UNC) |
1 | 1 | 1 | --- |
| LB Luke Kuechly (BC) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CB Kendric Burney (UNC) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| CB Brandon Harris (THE U) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| S DeAndre McDaniel (CU) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| S Deunta Williams (UNC) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
PRESEASON ALL-ACC SPECIALISTS
| Player | A | L | PS | SN |
| KR Torrey Smith (UM) |
1 |
--- |
1 | --- |
| K Matt Bosher (THE U) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| P Matt Bosher (THE U) |
1 | 1 | 2 |
1 |
Among the players mentioned as first-teamers by the magazines but not the writers:
QB
Joshua Nesbitt, Georgia Tech (Lindy's)
WR
Leonard Hankerson, Miami (Athlon, Lindy's, Phil Steele)
Bert Reed, Florida State (Sporting News)
TE
Zack Pianalto, North Carolina (Athlon)
OL
Andre Datko, Florida State (Athlon, Lindy's)
Orlando Franklin, Miami (Phil Steele, Sporting News)
LB
Mark Herzlich, Boston College (Sporting News)
CB
Ras-I Dowling, Virginia (Phil Steele)
RETURNER
Dyrell Roberts, Virginia Tech (Lindy's)
PUNTER
Ryan Quigley, Boston College (Phil Steele)
*****
In short, it's mostly a consensus team. There's little disagreement on the defensive side, and while there are a couple picks that are far from unanimous (Smith as a wideout, BC's Claiborne on the offensive line), today's announcement pretty much reflects what was available on newstands for the better part of two months already.
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