GREENSBORO, N.C. — Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd leads the Atlantic Coast Conference’s preseason all-league team.
The ACC on Wednesday announced its preseason all-league team following a vote of 65 members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.
Boyd was voted the league’s preseason player of the year earlier this week after winning the ACC player of the year award in 2012.
He appeared on 59 ballots and is one of three Tigers on the team along with receiver Sammy Watkins and kicker Chandler Catanzaro. Clemson is the ACC’s preseason favorite for just the second time since 1991.
Florida State had a league-best six players selected while North Carolina placed four players on the team.
Miami running back Duke Johnson appeared on 58 ballots while Watkins was on 57.
2013 preseason all-ACC team
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The preseason all-Atlantic Coast Conference football team, as announced Wednesday following a vote of 65 members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.
OFFENSE
QB—Tajh Boyd, Clemson (59)
RB—Duke Johnson, Miami (58)
RB—James Wilder Jr., Florida State (23)
WR—Sammy Watkins, Clemson (57)
WR—Michael Campanaro, Wake Forest (20)
TE—Eric Ebron, North Carolina (35)
OT—James Hurst, North Carolina (37)
OT—Morgan Moses, Virginia (35)
OG—Tre’ Jackson, Florida State (46)
OG—Brandon Linder, Miami (28)
C—Bryan Stork, Florida State (29)
K—Chandler Catanzaro, Clemson (41)
DEFENSE
DE—Jeremiah Attaochu, Georgia Tech (39)
DE—Kareem Martin, North Carolina (37)
DT—Nikita Whitlock, Wake Forest (35)
DT—Timmy Jernigan, Florida State (34)
LB—Jack Tyler, Virginia Tech (42)
LB—Christian Jones, Florida State (38)
LB—Kevin Pierre-Louis, Boston College (21)
CB—Ross Cockrell, Duke (48)
CB—Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State (32)
S—Tre’ Boston, North Carolina (30)
S—Jason Hendricks, Pitt (18)
P—Will Monday, Duke (41)
Spc.—Stefon Diggs, Maryland (34)