The Atlantic Coast Conference announced its 2022 All-ACC Team on Tuesday with 10 Clemson players earning a league-high 12 all-conference selections. Clemson was the only program to produce double-digit selections in 2022 and has now produced 10 or more All-ACC picks in each of the last eight seasons.
Four Clemson players collected a total of six first-team selections, including tackle Jordan McFadden, defensive end Myles Murphy, defensive tackle Tyler Davis and Will Shipley, who earned first-team selections at the running back, all-purpose and specialist positions. Shipley became the first player in conference history to earn first-team All-ACC accolades at three positions.
Clemson placed three players each on the second and third teams, including second-team nods for defensive end K.J. Henry, defensive tackle Bryan Bresee and placekicker B.T. Potter. Tight end Davis Allen, center Will Putnam and linebacker Trenton Simpson garnered third-team honors.
The full release from the Atlantic Coast Conference is included below.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Atlantic Division champion Clemson leads the 2022 All-ACC Football Teams announced on Tuesday.
The Tigers filled a total of 12 spots on the first, second and third teams, with sophomore Will Shipley becoming the first-ever player to earn first-team honors at three positions with his selection at running back, all-purpose and specialist.
Pitt followed with nine selections, while Florida State and Coastal Division champion North Carolina had eight honorees apiece.
The All-ACC teams were chosen by a voting panel of 51 media members and each of the league’s 14 head coaches for a total of 65 voters. Three points were awarded for each first-team vote, two points for each second-team vote, and one point for each third-team selection.
Pitt running back Israel Abanikanda, the ACC’s leading rusher with 1,431 yards, was the top overall vote-getter with 187 total points. A pair of wide receivers – Boston College’s Zay Flowers and North Carolina’s Josh Downs – each collected 184 total points.
Abanikanda and Shipley (1,092 rushing yards) are joined in the All-ACC first-team backfield by North Carolina freshman quarterback Drake Maye, who currently leads the nation in total offense with 4,476 yards and earned 177 total points in the All-ACC balloting.
Flowers (1,077 yards and a league-high 12 TD receptions) and Downs (11 TD catches with an ACC-leading 83 receptions and 92.9 receiving yards per game) are joined on…