Clemson sweeps ACC Player of the Year awards
Clemson swept the ACC Player of the Year awards released Wednesday morning, and Tigers running back Travis Etienne made history in the process.
Etienne was named the ACC Player of the Year and the ACC Offensive Player of the Year, while Isaiah Simmons was voted the ACC Defensive Player of the Year.
This is the second consecutive season Etienne is the ACC Player of the Year. He is the first running back to repeat as the ACC Player of the Year since North Carolina’s Mike Voight did so in 1975-76.
Etienne received 22 votes for the ACC Player of the Year, while Virginia quarterback Bryce Perkins was second with 11. Simmons finished third with 10.
Etienne received 28 votes for the Offensive Player of the Year, while Perkins was second with 12. Boston College running back AJ Dillon and Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence tied for third with 9 votes.
Simmons received 42 votes for Defensive Player of the Year. UNC linebacker Chaz Surratt was second with 4.
The ACC Player of the Year awards were announced the day after the Tigers dominated the All-ACC team.
Clemson has 16 players honored, including quarterback Trevor Lawrence, running back Travis Etienne and linebacker Isaiah Simmons.
The Tigers have eight players named to the first team, four on the second team and four on the third team.
First team selections from Clemson are: Lawrence, Etienne, Simmons, receiver Tee Higgins, offensive tackle Tremayne Anchrum, guard John Simpson, cornerback A.J. Terrell and safety Tanner Muse.
The second team includes: guard Gage Cervenka, center Sean Pollard, defensive tackle Tyler Davis and cornerback Derion Kendrick.
The Tigers on the third team are: offensive tackle Jackson Carman, defensive end Xavier Thomas, defensive tackle Nyles Pinckney and safety K’Von Wallace.
The ACC will announce its players of the year on Tuesday, and Lawrence, Etienne and Simmons are all in the mix to be honored.
Here is the full team:
First-Team Offense
QB - Trevor Lawrence, Clemson; 150
RB - Travis Etienne, Clemson; 176
RB - AJ Dillon, Boston College; 168
WR - Sage Surratt, Wake Forest; 167
WR - Tee Higgins, Clemson; 153
WR - Tutu Atwell, Louisville; 153
TE - Brevin Jordan, Miami; 115
AP - Joe Reed, Virginia; 142
OT - Tremayne Anchrum, Clemson; 136
OT - Mehki Becton, Louisville; 126
OG - John Simpson, Clemson; 160
OG - John Phillips, Boston College; 114
C - Jimmy Morrissey, Pitt; 92
First-Team Defense
DE - Gregory Rousseau, Miami; 152
DE - Carlos Basham, Wake Forest; 142
DT - Jaylen Twyman, Pitt; 146
DT - Marvin Wilson, Florida State; 136
LB - Isaiah Simmons, Clemson; 157
LB - Chazz Surratt, North Carolina; 144
LB - Shaquille Quarterman, Miami; 129
CB - Caleb Farley, Virginia Tech; 136
CB - A.J. Terrell, Clemson; 100
S - Paris Ford, Pitt; 130
S - Tanner Muse, Clemson; 122
First-Team Specialists
PK - Nick Sciba, Wake Forest; 156
P - Sterling Hofrichter, Syracuse; 103
SP - Joe Reed, Virginia; 156
Second-Team Offense
QB - Bryce Perkins, Virginia; 102
RB - Cam Akers, Florida State; 123
RB - Javian Hawkins, Louisville; 103
WR - Dazz Newsome, North Carolina; 96
WR - Tamorrion Terry, Florida State; 90
WR - Trishton Jackson, Syracuse; 86
TE - Noah Gray, Duke; 75
AP - Hassan Hall, Louisville; 59
OT - Charlie Heck, North Carolina; 117
OT - Ben Petrula, Boston College; 85
OG - Gage Cervenka, Clemson; 103
OG - Zion Johnson, Boston College; 98
C - Sean Pollard, Clemson; 90
Second-Team Defense
DE - Patrick Jones II, Pitt; 103
DE - Victor Dimukeje, Duke; 88
DT - Larrell Murchison, NC State; 89
DT - Tyler Davis, Clemson; 79
LB - Rayshard Ashby, Virginia Tech; 120
LB - Max Richardson, Boston College; 90
LB - Michael Pinckney, Miami (FL); 55
CB - Dane Jackson, Pitt; 87
CB - Derion Kendrick, Clemson; 77
S - Hamsah Nasirildeen, Florida State; 102
S - Andre Cisco, Syracuse; 99
Second-Team Specialists
PK - Christopher Dunn, NC State; 87
P - Dom Maggio, Wake Forest; 76
SP - Damond Philyaw-Johnson, Duke; 69
Third-Team Offense
QB - Sam Howell, North Carolina; 76
RB - Jordan Mason, Georgia Tech; 42
RB - Michael Carter, North Carolina; 39
WR - Kendall Hinton, Wake Forest; 64
WR - Maurice Ffrench, Pitt; 61
WR - Dyami Brown, North Carolina; 57
TE - Hunter Long, Boston College; 63
AP - Maurice Ffrench, Pitt; 34
OT - Justin Herron, Wake Forest; 83
OT - Jackson Carman, Clemson; 52
OG - Bryce Hargrove, Pitt; 88
OG - Nate Gillam, Wake Forest; 81
C - Alec Lindstrom, Boston College; 72
Third-Team Defense
DE - Xavier Thomas, Clemson; 49
DE - Chris Rumph II, Duke; 38
DT - Jason Strowbridge, North Carolina; 60
DT - Nyles Pinckney, Clemson; 59
LB - Jordan Mack, Virginia; 53
LB - Lakiem Williams, Syracuse; 51
LB - Koby Quansah, Duke; 49
CB - Asante Samuel Jr., Florida State; 74
CB - Essang Bassey, Wake Forest; 61
S - K’Von Wallace, Clemson; 80
S - Joey Blount, Virginia; 38
Third-Team Specialists
PK - Andre Szmyt, Syracuse; 59
P - Trenton Gill, NC State; 61
SP - Hassan Hall, Louisville; 68
Honorable Mention Offense
QB - Jamie Newman, Wake Forest; 27
RB - Javonte Williams, North Carolina; 22
RB - David Bailey, Boston College; 20
WR - Justyn Ross, Clemson; 48
WR - Hasise Dubois, Virginia; 24
WR - Amari Rodgers, Clemson; 20
WR - Damon Hazelton, Virginia Tech; 20
TE - Cary Angeline, NC State; 32
TE - Jack Freudenthal, Wake Forest; 23
AP - Michael Carter, North Carolina; 32
AP - Amari Rodgers, Clemson; 31
OT - Christian Darrisaw, Virginia Tech; 36
OT - Tyler Vrabel, Boston College; 29
OT - Jake Benzinger, Wake Forest; 24
OG - Lecitus Smith, Virginia Tech; 38
OG - Jack DeFoor, Georgia Tech; 20
C - Zach Tom, Wake Forest; 40
C - Jack Wohlabaugh, Duke; 29
C - Olusegun Oluwatimi, Virginia; 25
Honorable Mention Defense
DE - Justin Foster, Clemson; 33
DE - Alton Robinson, Syracuse; 33
DE - Eli Hanback, Virginia; 21
DT - Aaron Crawford, North Carolina; 42
DT - Amir Watts, Pitt; 34
DT - Jarrod Hewitt, Virginia Tech; 33
LB - Justin Strnad, Wake Forest; 43
LB - Charles Snowden, Virginia; 38
LB - David Curry, Georgia Tech; 25
LB - Zane Zandier, Virginia; 23
LB - Kylan Johnson, Pitt; 23
CB - Tre Swilling, Georgia Tech; 55
CB - Jermaine Waller, Virginia Tech; 54
CB - Stanford Samuels III, Florida State; 32
CB - Trajan Bandy, Miami (FL); 30
S - Myles Dorn, North Carolina; 23
S - Nasir Greer, Wake Forest; 23
Honorable Mention Specialists
P - Oscar Bradburn, Virginia Tech; 59
P - Austin Parker, Duke; 29
SP - Maurice Ffrench, Pitt; 28
PK - Brian Delaney, Virginia; 22
PK - AJ Reed, Duke; 21
