North Carolina’s Marvin Austin is among five Tar Heel defenders on the first team all-ACC preseason football list.
The senior defensive tackle has been involved in an NCAA investigation concerning possible illegal contact with agents.
The preseason team, voted on Monday by the media at the ACC summer kickoff interviews in Greensboro, also included UNC defensive end Robert Quinn, linebacker Quan Sturdivant, safety Deunta Williams and cornerback Kendric Burney.
Preseason conference favorite Virginia Tech placed only running back Ryan Williams.
N.C. State tight end George Bryan and Duke receiver Donovan Varner were on the team. Wake Forest failed to place a player.
The preseason teams:
Offense
Pos. Name (Votes) Ht Wt Class Hometown
WR Donovan Varner, Duke (27) 5-9 170 Junior Miami, Fla.
WR Torrey Smith, Maryland (19) 6-1 200 Junior Colonial Beach, Va.
TE George Bryan, NC State (21) 6-5 265 Junior Castle Hayne, N.C.
T Anthony Castonzo, Boston College (43) 6-7 295 Senior Hawthorn Woods, Ill.
T Chris Hairston, Clemson (21) 6-7 325 Senior Winston-Salem, N.C.
G Rodney Hudson, Florida State (43) 6-2 282 Senior Mobile, Ala.
G Thomas Claiborne, Boston College (21) 6-3 325 Senior Randolph, Mass.
C Sean Bedford, Georgia Tech (25) 6-1 274 Senior Gainesville, Fla.
QB Christian Ponder, Florida State (35) 6-3 227 Senior Colleyville, Tex.
RB Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech (45) 5-10 211 Sophomore Manassas, Va.
RB Montel Harris, Boston College (30) 5-10 200 Junior Jacksonville, Fla.
Defense
Pos. Name (Votes) Ht Wt Class Hometown
DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina (47) 6-5 270 Junior Ladson, S.C.
DE Allen Bailey, Miami (31) 6-4 288 Senior Sapelo, Ga.
DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina (32) 6-3 305 Senior Washington, D.C.
DT Jarvis Jenkins, Clemson (27) 6-4 310 Senior Clemson, S.C.
LB Alex Wujciak, Maryland (34) 6-3 245 Senior West Caldwell, N.J.
LB Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina (32) 6-2 235 Senior Oakboro, N.C.
LB Luke Kuechly, Boston College (25) 6-3 225 Sophomore Cincinnati, Ohio
CB Kendric Burney, North Carolina (27) 5-9 190 Senior Jacksonville, N.C.
CB Brandon Harris, Miami (26) 5-11 195 Junior Miami, Fla.
S DeAndre McDaniel, Clemson (48) 6-1 215 Senior Tallahassee, Fla.
S Deunta Williams, North Carolina (41) 6-2 210 Senior Jacksonville, N.C.
Specialists
Pos. Name (Votes) Ht Wt Class Hometown
PK Matt Bosher, Miami (32) 6-0 205 Senior Jupiter, Fla.
P Matt Bosher, Miami (20) 6-0 205 Senior Jupiter, Fla.
SP Torrey Smith, Maryland (24) 6-1 210 Junior Colonial Beach, Va.
Comments
All ACC Team To Include Cheaters
Sun, 08/29/2010 - 08:43 — keihinIt would be best to get those UNC players off of the All ACC list before this fictional team has to vacate it's imaginary wins.
I don't know if Yates or any
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 12:24 — Steven252525I don't know if Yates or any Carolina QB would need to be in the conversation. If you can run the ball and play defense you will win games. What they need from him is to not turn the ball over.
Let me Know...
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 19:11 — heelsno1how that plan works out
hahaha
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 11:41 — izzykareemi laugh in total commiseration with you. I know how it feels man
GOSH!!
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 11:56 — heelsno1Hurry...someone go wake up Caulton Tudor...he has been worrying about this since July 26 when he submitted yet another lame post.
Heels20
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 11:56 — Steven252525Makes a great point and one that always drives me nuts. When people say Nesbitt is one of the top QB's in the ACC I have to laugh. The guy is a RB. Nothing more then an NFL wildcat QB.
Let me get this
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 11:00 — Steven252525Let me get this straight...
Ponder
is greater then...
Wilson
Makes perfect sense to me. Who doesn't think 14 TD's and 7 INT's are better then 31 TD's and 11 INT's.
Blessing in disguise
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 11:51 — Heels20Although Wilson was 1st team All-ACC his freshman year, he is still flying under the radar to a certain extent. Personally, I consider Wilson the undisputable number one QB in the ACC, and many others in the area agree. However, Ponder has received a lot of publicity because of his program's history and the high-power offense they will have this season. Joshua Nesbitt has gained a lot of attention even though he's primarily a runner. Jacory Harris is the most overrated player in the country, and Tyrod Taylor is well-received by fans nationwide because his team is most likely the best in the conference. The longer that teams underestimate Wilson, the more games State will win.
I agree 100%...
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 11:08 — YAR8packBut you know the team Ponder plays for is the main reason he's getting so much pub by the media. Is that way of thinking completely stupid? Yes. At least we're not getting the Jacory Harris hype-machine running rampant this preseason. That dude is severely overrated.
Hopefully Russell and the Pack offense will take this slight and use it as motivation to kick some serious behind.
Go Pack!
Perspective...
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 12:08 — heelsno1Blogs about pre-season honors are like economic forecasts...full of bluster and rarely accurate.
Ponder is super because he is a talented drop-back passer behind an NFL-type O-line. Russell Wilson is a more versatile QB and a winner, pure and simple.
It is revealing that TJ Yates (Heels' starting QB for 3 consecutive years) is not even in the conversation.
No surprise there
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 12:54 — Heels20Yates still hasn't even won out 1st team All-UNC QB.