ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS 2020

The end of the college football season is a sad time, because it means that we are almost finished withfootball, and have a long cold winter (and spring) ahead of us.

But it's also a time for passing out hardware, in the form of all-league teams. 

Plenty of players had the spotlight shining on them, so it was admittedly tricky trying to find the best of the best in each league. But through careful research, and all night film sessions, our committee of three came up with what we thought were the best choices in each conference. 

These selections may not match the ones unveiled by the conferences, but that's because much of that is name recognition more than stellar play. Digging deep behind the numbers is what's needed, and that's precisely what we have done here.

In the Atlantic Coast Conference it was pretty much the same old story -- Clemson wins again, though for a change it was pushed. Notre Dame knocked off the Tigers in one of the thrillers of the regular season, but Clemson repaid the Irish with a vengeance in the league title game, leaving no doubt who rules the roost in the ACC. Trevor Lawrence was his usual reliable self, while Irish linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah was a game changer and Butkus Award winner. Clemson frosh Bryan Bresee entered the program with a ton of hype but lived up to it, and looks to have a stellar career ahead. North Carolina State was believed to be an afterthought but had one of the better performances of coach Dave Doeren's tenure in Raleigh.

1^ST TEAM OFFENSE                                                                                   2^ND TEAM OFFENSE

QB Trevor Lawrence/Clemson                                                             QB Sam Howell/North Carolina

RB Javonte Williams/North Carolina                                                     RB Michael Carter/North Carolina

RB Travis Etienne                                                                                     RB Khalil Herbert/Virginia Tech

WR Dyami Brown/North Carolina                                                          WR Jaquarii Roberson/Wake Forest

WR Zay Flowers/Boston College                                                         WR Tutu Atwell/Louisville

WR Amari Rodgers/Clemson                                                               WR Emeka Emezie/NC State

TE Hunter Long/Boston College                                                           TE Brevin Jordan/Miami

OT Christian Darrisaw/Virginia Tech                                                   OT Liam Eichenberg/Notre Dame

OT Robert Hainsey/Notre Dame                                                            OT Jackson Carman/Clemson

OG Doug Nester/Virginia Tech                                                              OG Tommy Kraemer/Notre Dame

OG Aaron Banks/Notre Dame                                                                OG Ben Petrula/Boston College

 C Alec Lindstrom/Boston College                                                       C Jimmy Morrissey/Pittsburgh                                       

1^ST TEAM DEFENSE                                                                                  2^ND TEAM DEFENSE

DE Rashad Weaver/Pittsburgh                                                             DE Patrick Jones II/Pittsburgh

DT Alim McNeil/NC State                                                                       DT Bryan Bresee/Clemson

DT Calijah Kancey/Pittsburgh                                                              DT Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa/Notre Dame

DE Quincy Roche/Miami                                                                        DE Jaelan Phillips/Miami

LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah/Notre Dame                                  LB Chazz Surratt/North Carolina

LB Payton Wilson/NC State                                                                  LB Cam Bright/Pittsburgh

LB Mike Jones Jr/Clemson                                                                LB Charles Snowden/Virginia

LB Isaiah McDuffie/Boston College                                                   LB James Skalski/Clemson

CB Asante Samuel/Florida State                                                        CB Ifeatu Melifonwu/Syracuse

CB Derion Kendrick/Clemson                                                            CB Andrew Booth Jr/Clemson

 S Divine Deablo/Virginia Tech                                                              S Kyle Hamilton/Notre Dame

 S Nolan Turner/Clemson                                                                      S Damar Hamlin/Pittsburgh

1^ST TEAM SPECIALISTS                                                                          2^ND TEAM SPECIALISTS

 K Jose Borregales/Miami                                                                     K Christopher Dunn/NC State

 P Kirk Christodoulou/Pittsburgh                                                        P Lou Hedley/Miami

RS Khalil Herbert/Virginia Tech                                                          RS Nykeim Johnson/Syracuse

 

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Trevor Lawrence/Clemson                  

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah/Notre Dame

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Calijah Kancey/Pittsburgh

COACH OF THE YEAR: Dave Doeren/NC State