Athlon continues our countdown to the upcoming season with our first and second All-ACC teams for the 2011 season. Click here for all our college football team previews, rankings and predictions. [9]
First-team Offense
QB Danny O'Brien, Maryland [10]
RB Montel Harris, Boston College [11]
RB David Wilson, Virginia Tech [11]
WR Dwight Jones, North Carolina [11]
WR Conner Vernon, Duke [12]
TE George Bryan, NC State [13]
C Dalton Freeman, Clemson [14]
OL Jaymes Brooks, Virginia Tech [11]
OL Andrew Datko, Florida State [15]
OL Brandon Washington, Miami [16]
OL Omoregie Uzzi, Georgia Tech [17]
First-team Defense
DL Quinton Coples, North Carolina [11]
DL Brandon Jenkins, Florida State [15]
DL Tydreke Powell, North Carolina [11]
DL Joe Vellano, Maryland [10]
LB Luke Kuechly, Boston College [11]
LB Sean Spence, Miami [16]
LB Kenny Tate, Maryland [10]
CB Jayron Hosley, Virginia Tech [11]
CB Chase Minnifield, Virginia [17]
S Ray-Ray Armstrong, Miami [16]
S Rashard Hall, Clemson [14]
First-team Specialists
K Will Snyderwine, Duke [12]
P Shawn Powell, Florida State [15]
KR Dyrell Roberts, Virginia Tech [11]
PR Tony Logan, Maryland [10]
Team-by-Team Breakdown of Athlon's 2011 All-ACC Team
| 1st Team | 2nd Team | 3rd Team | Overall | |
| Boston College [11] | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Clemson [14] | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| Duke [12] | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Florida State [15] | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Georgia Tech [17] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maryland [10] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Miami [16] | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| North Carolina [18] | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| NC State [13] | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Virginia [17] | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Virginia Tech [11] | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Wake Forest [19] | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Second-team Offense
QB EJ Manuel, Florida State [15]
RB Andre Ellington, Clemson [14]
RB Davin Meggett, Maryland [10]
WR Jarrett Boykin, Virginia Tech [11]
WR DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson [14]
TE Dwayne Allen, Clemson [14]
C Tyler Horn, Miami [16]
OL Blake DeChristopher, Virginia Tech [11]
OL Seantrel Henderson, Miami [16]
OL Zebrie Sanders, Florida State [15]
OL Landon Walker, Clemson [14]
Second-team Defense
DL Donte Paige-Moss, North Carolina [11]
DL J.R. Sweezy, NC State [13]
DL Brandon Thompson, Clemson [14]
DL Olivier Vernon, Miami [16]
LB Nigel Bradham, Florida State [15]
LB Audie Cole, NC State [13]
LB Bruce Taylor, Virginia Tech [11]
CB Greg Reid, Florida State [15]
CB Xavier Rhodes, Florida State [15]
S Vaughn Telemaque, Miami [16]
S Earl Wolff, NC State [13]
Second-team Specialists
K Dustin Hopkins, Florida State [15]
P Ryan Quigley, Boston College [11]
KR Lamar Miller, Miami [16]
PR Greg Reid, Florida State [15]
Third-team Offense
QB Sean Renfree, Duke [12]
RB Lamar Miller, Miami [16]
RB Chris Thompson, Florida State [15]
WR Willie Haulstead, Florida State [15]
WR Donovan Varner, Duke [12]
TE Cooper Helfet, Duke [12]
C Camden Wentz, NC State [13]
OL Emmett Cleary, Boston College [11]
OL Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina [11]
OL Kyle Hill, Duke [12]
OL Austin Pasztor, Virginia [17]
Third-team Defense
DL Andre Branch, Clemson [14]
DL Everett Dawkins, Florida State [15]
DL Marcus Forston, Miami [16]
DL Cam Johnson, Virginia
LB Zach Brown, North Carolina [11]
LB Kevin Pierre-Louis, Boston College [11]
LB Kyle Wilber, Wake Forest [19]
CB Charles Brown, North Carolina [11]
CB Donnie Fletcher, Boston College [11]
S Matt Daniels, Duke [12]
S Eddie Whitley, Virginia Tech [11]
Third-team Specialists
K Casey Barth, North Carolina [11]
P Dawson Zimmerman, Clemson [14]
KR Michael Campanaro, Wake Forest [19]
PR Jayron Hosley, Virginia Tech [11]
| Atlantic | Coastal |
| Boston College [11] | Duke [12] |
| Clemson [14] | Georgia Tech [20] |
| Florida State [15] | Miami [16] |
| Maryland [10] | North Carolina [18] |
| NC State [13] | Virginia [17] |
| Wake Forest [19] | Virginia Tech [21] |
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