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7 NC State Players Named to 2022 All-ACC Football Teams

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The Official 2022 All-ACC Football Teams are out, and 7 NC State players were represented.

1st Team

OG Chandler Zavala
C Grant Gibson
CB Aydan White
PK Chris Dunn

2nd Team

LB Drake Thomas
S Tanner Ingle

3rd Team 

DT Corey Durden

Five NC State players received All-ACC Honorable Mention.

WR Thayer Thomas
LB Payton Wilson
OT Timothy McKay
LB Isaiah Moore
CB Tyler Baker-Williams

2022 All-ACC Football Teams

First-Team All-ACC
Offense
QB – Drake Maye, North Carolina, 177
RB – Israel Abanikanda, Pitt, 187
RB – Will Shipley, Clemson, 164
WR – Zay Flowers, Boston College, 184
WR – Josh Downs, North Carolina, 184
WR – A.T. Perry, Wake Forest, 167
TE – Oronde Gadsden II, Syracuse, 127
AP – Will Shipley, Clemson, 166
OT – Jordan McFadden, Clemson, 159
OT – Graham Barton, Duke, 132
OG – Dillan Gibbons, Florida State, 131
OG – Chandler Zavala, NC State, 119 (tie)
OG – Marcus Minor, Pitt, 119 (tie)
C – Grant Gibson, NC State, 132

Defense
DE – Jared Verse, Florida State, 163
DE – Myles Murphy, Clemson, 112
DT – Calijah Kancey, Pitt, 160
DT – Tyler Davis, Clemson, 116
LB – Cedric Gray, North Carolina, 128
LB – Yasir Abdullah, Louisville, 116
LB – SirVocea Dennis, Pitt, 116
CB – Aydan White, NC State, 117
CB – Anthony Johnson, Virginia, 84
S – Kam Kinchens, Miami, 139
S – Jammie Robinson, Florida State, 129

Specialists
PK – Christopher Dunn, NC State, 177
P – Lou Hedley, Miami, 133
SP – Will Shipley, Clemson, 131

Second-Team All-ACC
Offense
QB – Jordan Travis, Florida State, 98
RB – Sean Tucker, Syracuse, 140
RB – Trey Benson, Florida State, 137
WR – Jared Wayne, Pitt, 114
WR – Tyler Hudson, Louisville, 109
WR – Johnny Wilson, Florida State, 81
TE – Will Mallory, Miami, 94
AP – Josh Downs, North Carolina, 81
OT – Matthew Bergeron, Syracuse, 114
OT – Robert Scott, Florida State, 69
OG – Sean Maginn, Wake Forest, 88
OG – Caleb Chandler, Louisville, 81
C – Bryan Hudson, Louisville, 57

Defense
DE – K.J. Henry, Clemson, 80
DE – Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College, 75
DT – DeWayne Carter, Duke, 95
DT – Bryan Bresee, Clemson, 61
LB – Drake Thomas, NC State, 108
LB – Nick Jackson, Virginia, 75
LB – Ayinde Eley, Georgia Tech, 70
CB – Fentrell Cypress, Virginia, 69
CB – Storm Duck, North Carolina, 65
S – Tanner Ingle, NC State, 91
S – Erick Hallett II, Pitt, 83

Specialists
PK – B.T. Potter, Clemson, 86
P – Daniel Sparks, Virginia, 97
SP – M.J. Devonshire, Pitt, 89

Third-Team All-ACC
Offense
QB – Sam Hartman, Wake Forest, 82
RB – Henry Parrish, Jr., Miami, 49
RB – Justice Ellison, Wake Forest, 38
WR – Jalon Calhoun, Duke, 68
WR – Antoine Green, North Carolina, 56
WR – Keytaon Thompson, Virginia, 50
TE – Davis Allen, Clemson, 52
AP – Sean Tucker, Syracuse, 64
OT – Matt Goncalves, Pitt, 66
OT – Asim Richards, North Carolina, 62
OG – D’Mitri Emmanuel, Florida State, 57
OG – Jake Kradel, Pitt, 50
C – Will Putnam, Clemson, 51

Defense
DE – Yaya Diaby, Louisville, 65
DE – Keion White, Georgia Tech, 44
DT – Kobie Turner, Wake Forest, 53
DT – Cory Durden, NC State, 44
LB – Charlie Thomas, Georgia Tech, 63
LB – Trenton Simpson, Clemson, 58
LB – Mikel Jones, Syracuse, 55
CB – Kei’Trel Clark, Louisville, 64
CB – Tyrique Stevenson, Miami, 42
S – Darius Joiner, Duke, 63
S – LaMiles Brooks, Georgia Tech, 47

Specialists
PK – James Turner, Louisville, 72
P – Ben Kiernan, North Carolina, 53
SP – Jalon Calhoun, Duke, 74

Honorable-Mention All-ACC
QB – Riley Leonard, Duke, 22
RB – Treshaun Ward, Florida State, 31
RB – Tiyon Evans, Louisville, 30
WR -Thayer Thomas, NC State, 43
WR – Nate McCollum, Georgia Tech, 37
WR – Kaleb Smith, Virginia Tech, 22
WR – Jahmal Banks, Wake Forest, 21
WR – Antonio Williams, Clemson, 15
TE- Bryson Nesbit, North Carolina, 44
TE – Marshon Ford, Louisville, 27
AP – Jalon Calhoun, Duke, 32
AP – Hassan Hall, Georgia Tech, 18
OT – DeVonte Gordon, Wake Forest, 38
OT – Renato Brown, Louisville, 32
OT – DJ Scaife, Jr., Miami, 31
OT – Timothy McKay, NC State, 30
OT – Silas Dzansi, Virginia Tech, 21
OG – Walker Parks, Clemson, 48
OG – Marcus Tate, Clemson, 38
OG – Loic Ngassam Nya, Wake Forest, 19
OG – Jalen Rivers, Miami, 16
C – Michael Jurgens, Wake Forest, 44
C – Corey Gaynor, North Carolina, 26
C – Maurice Smith, Florida State, 25
C – Jacob Monk, Duke, 25
C – Jake Kradel, Pitt, 21
DE – TyJuan Garbutt, Virginia Tech, 38
DE – Akheem Mesidor, Miami, 36
DE – Chico Bennett, Virginia, 35
DE – Jasheen Davis, Wake Forest, 21
DE – Deslin Alexandre, Pitt, 19
DE – Rondell Bothroyd, Wake Forest, 17
DT – Fabien Lovett, Florida State, 36
DT – Leonard Taylor III, Miami, 34
DT – Aaron Faumui, Virginia, 22
DT – Ruke Orhorhoro, Clemson, 18
DT – Robert Cooper, Florida State, 17
DT – Chibueze Onwuka, Boston College, 16
DT – Ashton Gillotte, Louisville, 15
LB – Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson, 51
LB – Isaiah Moore, NC State, 48
LB – Ryan Smenda, Jr., Wake Forest, 45
LB – Barrett Carter, Clemson, 36
LB – Shaka Heyward, Duke, 34
LB – Payton Wilson, NC State, 25
LB – Dax Hollifield, Virginia Tech, 22
LB – Momo Sanogo, Louisville, 20
LB – Tatum Bethune, Florida State, 19
LB – Power Echols, North Carolina, 17
LB – Marlowe Wax, Syracuse, 16
LB – Vinny DePalma, Boston College, 15
CB – Duce Chestnut, Syracuse, 39
CB – Elijah Jones, Boston College, 37
CB – M.J. Devonshire, Pitt, 33
CB – Zamari Walton, Georgia Tech, 27
CB – Garrett Williams, Syracuse, 26
CB – Marquis Williams, Pitt, 26
CB – Sheridan Jones, Clemson, 25
CB – Renardo Green, Florida State, 24
CB – Nate Wiggins, Clemson, 24
CB – Josh DeBerry, Boston College, 23
CB – Mansoor Delane, Virginia Tech, 19
CB – Tyler Baker-Williams, NC State, 17
S – Brandon Hill, Pitt, 37
S – Andrew Mukuba, Clemson, 34
S – Ja’Had Carter, Syracuse, 33
S – Jaiden Woodbey, Boston College, 25
S – Brandon Johnson, Duke, 22
S – Jalyn Phillips, Clemson, 17
PK – Andres Borregales, Miami, 17
P – Mark Vassett, Louisville, 45
P – Porter Wilson, Duke, 16
SP – Mycah Pittman, Florida State, 59
SP – Tucker Holloway, Virginia Tech, 26 (TheACC)

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1 year ago

We have the best defense in the conference and only get one first team selection? For Drake Thomas (among others) to be selected second team is criminal. It looks like the NCAA made the selections.

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FAU Defensive Tackle Transfer Decarius Hawthorne (6’2″/295) confirmed with me that he is taking an Official Visit to NC State next week, beginning on Tuesday. Arkansas is expected to host him on Sunday.

Hawthorne entered the Portal on April 26th.

This past season, Hawthorne had 18 tackles, 7 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks in 12 games for the Owls. All of those numbers were career highs for Hawthorne.

ON3 ranks Hawthorne as a 3-Star prospect in the Transfer Portal, and the #46 Defensive Lineman in the Portal.

NC State is in desperate need for depth at Nose Tackle. They return Junior Brandon Cleveland and Redshirt Sophomore DJ Jackson, and True Freshman Justin Terrell will arrive in the Fall.

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2024 Football Spring Graduates

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Offensive Tackle Patrick Matan (2 years of eligibility)

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A bill has been proposed by members of the North Carolina House of Representatives that would force NC State and UNC to play one another, as well as East Carolina, UNC Charlotte and Appalachian State.

According to House Bill 965, which you can read here in full, NC State and UNC would be required to play one another annually in Football, Men’s Basketball and Women’s Basketball. The Wolfpack and the Tar Heels would also be forced to play a game annually in all three sports against either ECU, UNC-Charlotte or App St. Every six years, NC State and UNC would be required to have played a home and away game against each of the three school in all three sports.

Here’s the exact wording from the proposed bill:

Competition Required. – A high-enrollment institution shall do all of the following in each eligible sport: (1) Every academic year, play at least one home or one away game against (i) another high-enrollment institution and (ii) an eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution. (2) Every six academic years, play at least one home and one away game against each eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution. A high-enrollment institution shall alternate home and away games that are scheduled against the same eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution.

For glossary of terms being referenced above:

For the purposes of this bill, “High-enrollment institutions” = NC State and UNC, while “Eligible constituent institutions” = East Carolina, UNC Charlotte and Appalachian State.

It’s worth noting that NC State already has games schedule against each of these teams home-and-away in Football between now and 2031.

2025 – East Carolina (H)

2025 – @ App St.

2026 – App St. (H)

2028 – @ East Carolina

2030 – Charlotte (H)

2031 – @ Charlotte

What are your thoughts?

For more details, check out this article at WRAL.

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