Football
Dunn, Gibson, White & Zavala Earn First-Team Honors
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Seven members of the NC State football team have earned All-ACC accolades for the 2022 season, highlighted by four student-athletes earning first-team honors.
The Pack had first-team honorees on offense, defense and special teams. NC State’s four total defensive players among the first, second or third teams is its most since the Pack had five defensive players earn All-ACC honors in 1993.
Placekicker Christopher Dunn, who earlier Tuesday was named a finalist for the Lou Groza Award, led the Pack with 177 total votes. Dunn capped a record-setting career with his finest single season, going 24-for-25 on field goals – the best accuracy rate by an FBS kicker with at least 20 attempts. Dunn also set new ACC career records for most made field goals and points scored during the 2022 season.
Offensive linemen Chandler Zavala and Grant Gibson represented Wolfpack offense on the first team.
Gibson, who led Pack offensive players with 132 total votes, recorded 38 pancake blocks in 10 games this season. Gibson allowed just two sacks in 643 total snaps while anchoring the Pack offensive line. Zavala, a graduate student from Boynton Beach, Florida, registered 31 pancake blocks and allowed just 0.5 sacks in 747 snaps this season. Zavala was named a Midseason All-American according to The Athletic and has started all 12 games this year at left guard.
Four members of a dominant NC State defense that ranked first in the ACC in scoring defense (19.42) were selected to All-ACC teams. Cornerback Aydan White was the Pack’s sole defensive player named…
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