Meet the USA TODAY Sports Network's preseason All-ACC football team for 2025
The Tigers lead the ACC with nine selections to our preseason all-conference team. They also boast the preseason Coach and Player of the Year in Dabo Swinney and Cade Klubnik, respectively.
Here's a look at the ACC's top offensive and defensive players entering 2025 — as well as our predicted order of finish:
Offense
Quarterback: Cade Klubnik, Clemson
Running back: Isaac Brown, Louisville*
Running back: Jamal Haynes, Georgia Tech
Wide receiver: Antonio Williams, Clemson*
Wide receiver (tie): Caullin Lacy, Louisville; Eric Rivers, Georgia Tech; Bryant Wesco Jr., Clemson
Tight end: Justin Joly, N.C. State
Offensive line: Keylan Rutledge, Georgia Tech*
Offensive line: Francis Mauigoa, Miami
Offensive line: Blake Miller, Clemson
Offensive line: Pete Nygra, Louisville
Offensive line: Brian Parker II, Duke
Defense
Defensive line: TJ Parker, Clemson*
Defensive line: Peter Woods, Clemson*
Defensive line: Rueben Bain Jr., Miami
Defensive line: Jordan van den Berg, Georgia Tech
Linebacker: Kyle Louis, Pittsburgh*
Linebacker: Wade Woodaz, Clemson
Linebacker: Sammy Brown, Clemson
Defensive back: Avieon Terrell, Clemson*
Defensive back: Chandler Rivers, Duke
Defensive back: Terry Moore, Duke
Defensive back: Isaiah Nwokobia, SMU
Special teams
Placekicker: Collin Rogers, SMU
Punter: Jack Stonehouse, Syracuse
All-purpose: Desmond Reid, Pittsburgh
*Unanimous choice
Preseason awards
Coach of the Year: Dabo Swinney, Clemson
Player of the Year: Cade Klubnik, Clemson
Newcomer of the Year: Cade Klubnik, Clemson
Predicted order of finish
Clemson
Miami
SMU
Louisville
Georgia Tech
Duke
Florida State
Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech
N.C. State
Syracuse
North Carolina
Boston College
Virginia
Wake Forest
California
Stanford
Poll participants: Rodd Baxley, Fayetteville Observer; Derrian Carter, Greenville News; Alexis Cubit, Louisville Courier Journal; Peter Holland Jr., Tallahassee Democrat; JD McCarthy, FSU Wire; Zack Pearson, Tar Heels Wire; Liam Rooney, Tallahassee Democrat; Anna Snyder, Fayetteville Observer; Alex Turri, Clemson Wire.
Reach Louisville men's basketball reporter Brooks Holton at bholton@gannett.com and follow him on X at @brooksHolton.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: All-ACC preseason football team 2025 from the USA TODAY Sports Network
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