Preview 2019: Previewing and looking ahead to the ACC season with the CFN All-ACC Team & Top 30 players.
ACC Team Previews, 5 Things To Know
Atlantic Boston College | Clemson | Florida State
Louisville | NC State | Syracuse | Wake Forest
Coastal Duke | Georgia Tech | Miami
North Carolina | Pitt | Virginia | Virginia Tech
2019 Preseason CFN ACC Offensive Player of the Year
QB Trevor Lawrence, Soph., Clemson
There’s no wrong answer between Clemson’s superstar quarterback and its superstar running back. Travis Etienne has 2,000-yard potential behind a terrific Tiger line, but … nah. The guy under center with the fantastic flowing hair is the ACC’s star of stars. All Lawrence did was throw 30 touchdown passes with four picks on the way to winning the national title as a true freshman. Expect more of the same.
– 2019 CFN All-ACC Top 30 Players
2018 Preseason CFN ACC Defensive Player of the Year
LB Shaq Quarterman, Sr.
, Miami
No, the leader and rock of an interior linebacker wasn’t a part of the early 1990s rotation of Jessie Armstead, Michael Barrow and Darrin Smith, but it seems like he’s been around that long. Quarterman was one of the key parts of the rebirth of Hurricane football, starting as a true freshman and holding his own while the guys up front get the glory in the Turnover Chain-creating backfield.
2019 Preseason CFN All-ACC Offense
QB – Trevor Lawrence, Soph., Clemson
RB – AJ Dillon, Jr.
, Boston College
RB – Travis Etienne, Jr., Clemson
WR – Tee Higgins, Jr., Clemson
WR – Justyn Ross, Soph., Clemson
TE – Brevin Jordan, Soph. Miami
OT – Tremayne Anchrum, Sr.
OG – Evan Adams, Sr.
, Syracuse
C/OG – Sean Pollard, Sr., Clemson
OG – John Simpson, Sr.
OT – Mekhi Becton, Jr.
, Louisville
2019 Preseason CFN All-ACC Defense
DE – Alton Robinson, Sr., Syracuse
DT – Jason Strowbridge, Sr., North Carolina
DT – Marvin Wilson, Jr.
, Florida State
DE – Rashad Weaver, Jr., Pitt
LB – Michael Pinckney, Sr., Miami
LB – Shaq Quarterman, Sr., Miami
LB – Isaiah Simmons, Jr., Clemson
CB – Essang Bassey, Sr., Wake Forest
S – Andre Cisco, Soph., Syracuse
S – Jarius Morehead, Sr.
, NC State
CB – Bryce Hall, Sr., Virginia
2019 Preseason CFN All-ACC Special Teams
PK – Andre Szmyt, Soph., Syracuse
P – Logan Tyler, Sr., Florida State
KR – Maurice Ffrench, Sr., Pitt
PR – Sean Riley, Sr.
, Syracuse
NEXT: 2019 Preseason CFN ACC Top 30 Players
2019 Preseason CFN ACC Top 30 Players
1. QB Trevor Lawrence, Soph., Clemson
2. RB Travis Etienne, Jr., Clemson
3. LB Shaq Quarterman, Sr.
, Miami
4. RB AJ Dillon, Jr.
, Boston College
5. WR Tee Higgins, Jr.
, Clemson
6. CB Bryce Hall, Sr., Virginia
7. S Andre Cisco, Soph.
, Syracuse
8. CB Essang Bassey, Sr.
, Wake Forest
9. LB Isaiah Simmons, Jr.
, Clemson
10. WR Justyn Ross, Soph., Clemson
11. DE Rashad Weaver, Jr., Pitt
12. CB AJ Terrell, Jr.
, Clemson
13. DT Marvin Wilson, Jr.
, Florida State
14. CB Stanford Samuels, Jr.
, Florida State
15. QB Bryce Perkins, Sr.
, Virginia
16. RB Cam Akers, Jr., Florida State
17. S Jarius Morehead, Sr.
, NC State
18. CB Mark Gilbert, Jr.
, Duke
19. DE Alton Robinson, Sr., Syracuse
20. OT Mekhi Becton, Jr.
, Louisville
21. DT Jason Strowbridge, Sr., North Carolina
22. LB Michael Pinckney, Sr., Miami
23. C Sean Pollard, Sr., Clemson
24. LB Rayshard Ashby, Jr.
, Virginia Tech
25. WR/KR Maurice Ffrench, Sr., Pitt
26. CB Trajan Bandy, Jr.
, Miami
27. WR Damon Hazelton, Jr.
, Virginia Tech
28. DE Jonathan Garvin, Jr., Miami
29. CB Tre Swilling, Soph. Georgia Tech
30. LB Jordan Mack, Sr.
, Virginia
