Drake Thomas Got Snubbed!

It what world is NC State Linebacker Drake Thomas not deserving of 1st Team All-ACC honors this year?

Yesterday, when the All-ACC Teams were announced, Thomas was relegated to the All-ACC 2nd Team.

The 1st Team All-ACC Linebackers were:

LB – Cedric Gray, North Carolina, 128
LB – Yasir Abdullah, Louisville, 116
LB – SirVocea Dennis, Pitt, 116

Thomas missed 1st Team by 8 votes.

Today the ACC Players of the Year Awards were revealed, and Thomas came in third in the voting.

Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh, 19
Yasir Abdullah, Louisville, 17
Drake Thomas, NC State, 9

Kancey plays Defensive Tackle. Abdullah plays Linebacker.

According to this logic, Thomas is one of the Top-3 overall defensive players in the ACC, yet according to the All-ACC Teams, he isn’t considered one of the Top-3 Linebackers in the conference.

Yes, Thomas had less tackles than Gray, but context is missing. Not taking anything away from Gray, but he was the best Linebacker on the worst defense in the league, whereas Thomas led the way on one of the most balanced defenses in the conference.

Thomas led the ACC in Tackles for Loss as a Linebacker. His 6.5 sacks were third most among Linebackers.

Make this make sense.