Phil Steele’s Preseason All-ACC teams feature 12 Cards

Photo: Andy Lyons/Getty Images
Photo: Andy Lyons/Getty Images

Phil Steele released his Preseason All-ACC teams today, and there were plenty of Louisville Cardinals getting some recognition. DeVante Parker and Jake Smith were the only players to make the first team, although he has Smith as a center. Smith moved to guard in spring practice. On the second team, you will see Lorenzo Mauldin as a defensive end, even though he will basically be a linebacker/defense end hybrid this season. But it’s whatever. In all, 12 different Cards made the list. Charles Gaines is on it twice because he runs with animals.

Of the 12 players on the 1st Team Offense, Florida State has 6 of them. So they will probably be pretty good this season.

Here are the teams. What do you think?

Phil Steele’s 2014 Preseason All-ACC Team

OFFENSE
1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM 4th TEAM
QB Jameis Winston, Florida St Marquise Williams, North Carolina Anthony Boone, Duke Will Gardner, Louisville
RB Duke Johnson, Miami Kevin Parks, Virginia Dominique Brown, Louisville TJ Logan, North Carolina
RB Karlos Williams, Florida St Trey Edmunds, Virginia Tech James Conner, Pittsburgh Wayne Gallman, Clemson
WR Rashad Greene, Florida St Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh Eli Rogers, Louisville Charone Peake, Clemson
WR Jamison Crowder, Duke Quinshad Davis, North Carolina Phillip Dorsett, Miami Demitri Knowles, Va Tech
WR DeVante Parker, Louisville Stacy Coley, Miami Joshua Stanford, Va Tech Isaiah Jones, Florida St
TE Nick O’Leary, Florida St Braxton Deaver, Duke Gerald Christian, Louisville Clive Walford, Miami
C Jake Smith, Louisville Andy Gallik, Boston College Shane McDermott, Miami David Wang, Virginia Tech
OG Tre’ Jackson Florida St Josue Matias, Florida St John Miller, Louisville Landon Turner, N Carolina
OG Laken Tomlinson, Duke Shaquille Mason, Georgia Tech Matt Rotheram, Pittsburgh Bobby Vardaro, Boston Coll
OT Sean Hickey, Syracuse Ereck Flowers, Miami Jamon Brown, Louisville Tyson Chandler, NC State
OT Cameron Erving, Florida St Bobby Hart, Florida St Jonathan McLaughlin, Va Tech Takoby Cofield, Duke
DEFENSE
1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM 4th TEAM
DE Vic Beasley, Clemson Lorenzo Mauldin, Louisville Corey Crawford, Clemson Chris Casher, Florida St
DT Grady Jarrett, Clemson Eddie Goldman, Florida St Adam Gotsis, Georgia Tech Andrew Brown, Virginia
DT Luther Maddy, Virginia Tech Thomas Teal, NC State David Dean, Virginia Corey Marshall, Virginia Tech
DE Mario Edwards, Florida St Anthony Chickillo, Miami Eli Harold, Virginia Art Norman, NC State
LB Denzel Perryman, Miami Norkeithus Otis, North Carolina Cameron Lynch, Syracuse Reggie Northrup, Florida St
LB Stephone Anthony, Clemson Quayshawn Nealy, Georgia Tech Henry Coley, Virginia James Burgess, Louisville
LB Kelby Brown, Duke Dyshawn Davis, Syracuse Steven Daniels, Boston Coll Anthony Gonzalez, Pittsburgh
LB Terrance Smith, Florida St David Helton, Duke Travis Hughes, North Carolina Tony Steward, Clemson
CB Kendall Fuller, Virginia Tech Ronald Darby, Florida St Kevin Johnson, Wake Forest Tracy Howard, Miami
CB PJ Williams, Florida St Brandon Facyson, Virginia Tech Charles Gaines, Louisville Demetrious Nicholson, UVA
S Anthony Harris, Virginia Kyshoen Jarrett, Virginia Tech Jayron Kearse, Clemson Tim Scott, North Carolina
S Jeremy Cash, Duke Durell Eskridge, Syracuse Jalen Ramsey, Florida St Isaiah Johnson, Georgia Tech
SPECIAL TEAMS
1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM 4th TEAM
K Roberto Aguayo, Florida St Niklas Sade, NC State John Wallace, Louisville Ross Krautman, Syracuse
P Tommy Hibbard, North Carolina Will Monday, Duke AJ Hughes, Virginia Tech Wil Baumann, NC State
KR Kermit Whitfield, Florida St DeVon Edwards, Duke Charles Gaines, Louisville TJ Logan, North Carolina
PR Ryan Switzer, North Carolina Jamison Crowder, Duke Stacy Coley, Miami Adam Humphries, Clemson

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