UNC shut out of preseason All-ACC team for second consecutive season

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For the second consecutibve season, not a single North Carolina football player was selected on the All-ACC Preseason Football Team.

Miami has the most players selected with eight followed by Clemson (four) and Virginia (three). Both Louisville and SMU have two players selected on the All-ACC Preseason Football Team.

Meanwhile, its crosstown rival, Duke, has one in Jeremiah Hasley. NC State did nbot have a preseason All-ACC selection, but its quarterback CJ Bailey finished in fourth in the ACC Preseason Player of the Year poll with 15 votes.

2026 All-ACC Preseason Football Team​

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Offense

QB: Darian Mensah, Miami (112) *

RB: Mark Fletcher, Jr., Miami (127)

RB: Isaac Brown, Louisville (94)

WR: Malachi Toney, Miami (164)

WR: Duce Robinson, Florida State (131)

WR: Bryant Wesco Jr., Clemson (64)

TE: Jeremiah Hasley, Duke (61)

AP: Malachi Toney, Miami (94)

OT: PJ Williams, SMU (96)

OT: McKale Boley, Virginia (77)

OG: Noah Josey, Virginia (71)

OG: Samson Okunlola, Miami (53)

C: Josh Bates, SMU (64)

Defense

DE: Will Heldt, Clemson (87)

DE: Clev Lubin, Louisville (79)

DT: Ahmad Moten Sr., Miami (126)

DT: Kemari Copeland, Virginia Tech (89)

LB: Sammy Brown, Clemson (139)

LB: Kam Robinson, Virginia (98)

LB: Mohamed Toure, Miami (64)

CB: Ashton Hampton, Clemson (81)

CB: Chris Peal, Syracuse (45)

S: Bryce Fitzgerald, Miami (86)

S: KP Price, Boston College (45)

Specialists

PK: Aidan Birr, Georgia Tech (105)

P: Daniel Sparks, Virginia (48)

SP: Malachi Toney, Miami (104)

Votes by position in parentheses

*Preseason Player of the Year

188 media voters

2026 ACC Football Preseason Player of the Year​

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Rank, Name, Position, School

1. Darian Mensah, QB, Miami (97)

2. Kevin Jennings, QB, SMU (25)

3. Isaac Brown, RB, Louisville (16)

4. CJ Bailey, QB, NC State (15)

5. Duce Robinson, WR, Florida State (12)

6. Sammy Brown, LB, Clemson (11)

7. Kam Robinson, LB, Virginia (5)

8. Will Heldt, DE, Clemson (4)

9. Mason Heintschel, QB, Pitt (3)

Votes in parentheses

188 media voters

This article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: UNC shut out of preseason All-ACC team for second consecutive season

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