Clemson sophomore wide receiver Sammy Watkins was the only unanimous selection among the media members polled. Earlier in the week Watkins was also named the league's preseason Player of the Year.
2012 Preseason All-ACC Team
Offense
WR - Conner Vernon, Duke
WR - Sammy Watkins, Clemson
TE - Matt Furstenburg, Maryland
OT - James Hurst, North Carolina
OT - Oday Aboushi, Virginia
OG - Omoregie Uzzi, Georgia Tech
OG - Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina
C - Dalton Freeman, Clemson
QB - Tajh Boyd, Clemson
RB - Giovani Bernard, North Carolina
RB - Andre Ellington, Clemson
Defense
DE - Brandon Jenkins, Florida State
DE - James Gayle, Virginia Tech
DT - Joe Vellano, Maryland
DT - Nikita Whitlock, Wake Forest
LB - Kevin Reddick, North Carolina
LB - Bruce Taylor, Virginia Tech
LB - Steve Greer, Virginia
CB - David Amerson, NC State
CB - Kyle Fuller, Virginia Tech
S - Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State
S - Earl Wolff, NC State
Specialists
PK - Dustin Hopkins, Florida State
P - Dalton Botts, Miami
SP - Greg Reid, Florida State
I had a vote in the balloting, and the final team looks very similar to my selections from Monday. Bruce Taylor is certainly an All-ACC talent, but I left him off my ballot due to lingering injury concerts from his foot surgery in November. If Taylor is full strength for a full season, he will likely end up on this list at the end of the year.
What do you think about the team? Who should not be on the list and who got snubbed? Let us know in the comment section below or on Twitter @EyeOnCFB.
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