The ACC unveiled its star-studded All-ACC Football Teams on Tuesday, with three NC State football players earning First-Team status.
RB Hollywood Smothers, TE Justin Joly and LB Caden Fordham all grabbed First-Team honors for the Wolfpack.
Miami led the way with a league-best 14 All-ACC selections across the first, second and third teams. The Hurricanes were also one of four programs — California, Clemson, Georgia Tech and Miami — to land four players on the prestigious first team. Duke and Virginia followed with eight total honorees each, while Louisville and Pitt added seven standouts apiece across the three teams.
Duke QB Darian Mensah headlined five Blue Devils who earned a spot on the Second-Team All-ACC list. North Carolina DT Melkart Abou Jaoude also received a Second-Team nod.
Selections were determined by an 82-member voting panel made up of 65 media voters and all 17 ACC head coaches.
The conference’s major individual awards — Player of the Year, Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Year — will be revealed on Wednesday, December 3. The Coach of the Year will be announced on Thursday, December 4.