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Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC's fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Associa ...

honors players and coaches upon the conclusion of each college football season with the following individual honors as voted on by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.

Coach of the Year

*1953: Jim Tatum, Maryland *1954:

William D. Murray William D. Murray (September 9, 1908 – March 29, 1986) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at University of Delaware from 1940 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1950 and ...

, Duke *1955: Jim Tatum, Maryland *1956: Paul Amen, Wake Forest *1957:

Earle Edwards Earle Edwards (November 10, 1908 – February 25, 1997) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at North Carolina State University from 1954 to 1970, compiling a record of 77–88–8. Edwards is the longes ...

, NC State *1958: Frank Howard, Clemson *1959: Paul Amen, Wake Forest *1960:

, Duke *1961:

Bill Elias William T. Elias (March 15, 1923 – June 28, 1998) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at George Washington University, the University of Virginia, and the United States Naval Academy. Elias compiled a career college foo ...

, Virginia *1962:

, Duke *1963: Jim Hickey, North Carolina;

, NC State *1964: Bill Tate, Wake Forest *1965:

, NC State *1966: Frank Howard, Clemson *1967:

, NC State *1968: George Blackburn, Virginia *1969: Paul Dietzel, South Carolina *1970:

Cal Stoll Calvin C. Stoll (December 12, 1923 – August 25, 2000) was an American football player and coach. He played Defensive End for the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the 1948 and 1949 seasons. Before graduating from Minnesota in June 1950, Stoll was nam ...

, Wake Forest *1971: Bill Dooley, North Carolina *1972:

Lou Holtz Louis Leo Holtz (born January 6, 1937) is an American former football player, coach, and analyst. He served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary (1969–1971), North Carolina State University (1972–1975), the New York ...

, NC State *1973: Jerry Claiborne, Maryland *1974: Red Parker, Clemson *1975: Jerry Claiborne, Maryland *1976: Jerry Claiborne, Maryland *1977: Charley Pell, Clemson *1978: Charley Pell, Clemson *1979: John Mackovic, Wake Forest *1980:

Dick Crum Richard George Crum (December 8, 1928 – December 12, 2005) was a prominent international folk dance researcher, teacher and choreographer. He conducted extensive field research in Eastern Europe in the 1950s (Shay, p, 121) and was choreographer ...

, North Carolina *1981: Danny Ford, Clemson *1982: Bobby Ross, Maryland *1983: George Welsh, Virginia *1984: George Welsh, Virginia *1985:

Bill Curry William Alexander Curry (born October 21, 1942) is a retired American football coach and former player. Most recently, Curry was the head coach at Georgia State University, which began competing in college football in 2010. Previously, Curry s ...

, Georgia Tech *1986: Dick Sheridan, NC State *1987: Bill Dooley, Wake Forest *1988:

Steve Spurrier Stephen Orr Spurrier (born April 20, 1945) is an American former American football, football quarterback and coach who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons before coaching for 38 years, primarily in college. He is often ...

, Duke *1989:

, Duke *1990: Bobby Ross, Georgia Tech *1991: George Welsh, Virginia *1992: Bill Dooley, Wake Forest *1993: Bobby Bowden, Florida State *1994: Fred Goldsmith, Duke *1995: George Welsh, Virginia *1996:

Mack Brown William Mack Brown (born August 27, 1951) is an American college football coach. He is currently in his second stint as the head football coach for the University of North Carolina, where he first coached from 1988 until departing in 1997, whe ...

, North Carolina *1997: Bobby Bowden, Florida State *1998:

George O'Leary George Joseph O'Leary (born August 17, 1946) is a former American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from 1994 to 2001 and the UCF Knights from 2004 to 2015 ...

, Georgia Tech *1999: Tommy Bowden, Clemson *2000:

, Georgia Tech *2001: Ralph Friedgen, Maryland *2002: Al Groh, Virginia *2003: Tommy Bowden, Clemson *2004: Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech *2005: Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech *2006:

Jim Grobe Jim Britt Grobe (born February 17, 1952) is an American football coach and former player who was most recently the defensive coordinator of the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football. His previous position to that was as head ...

, Wake Forest *2007: Al Groh, Virginia *2008: Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech *2009: Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech *2010: Ralph Friedgen, Maryland *2011: Mike London, Virginia *2012: David Cutcliffe, Duke *2013: David Cutcliffe, Duke *2014: Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech *2015:

Dabo Swinney William Christopher "Dabo" Swinney (; born November 20, 1969) is an American football coach, currently serving as the head coach at Clemson University. Swinney took over midway through the 2008 season, following the resignation of Tommy Bowden. S ...

, Clemson *2016: Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech *2017: Mark Richt, Miami *2018:

, Clemson *2019:

Scott Satterfield Fredric Scott Satterfield (born December 21, 1972) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati. Satterfield previously served as the head football coach at the Universi ...

, Louisville *2020: Brian Kelly, Notre Dame *2021: Dave Clawson, Wake Forest *2022: Mike Elko, Duke

Player of the Year

*1953:

Bernie Faloney Bernie Faloney (June 15, 1932 – June 14, 1999) was a professional football player in the Canadian Football League (primarily with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats) and an outstanding American college football player at the University of Maryland. Born in ...

, B, Maryland *1954: Jerry Barger, B, Duke *1955:

Bob Pellegrini Robert Francis Pellegrini (November 13, 1934 – April 11, 2008) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at University of Maryland, Co ...

, C, Maryland *1956: Bill Barnes, B, Wake Forest *1957:

Dick Christy Richard Joseph Christy (November 24, 1935 – July 8, 1966) was a collegiate and professional football player. At St. James High School, Christy was twice named 1st Team All-Scholastic by the Philadelphia Bulletin (1952 & 1953). He also led S ...

, B, NC State *1958: Alex Hawkins, E, South Carolina *1959: Mike McGee, G, Duke *1960:

Roman Gabriel Roman Ildonzo Gabriel Jr. (born August 5, 1940) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was the second overall pick in the 1962 NFL Draft and played for the Los Angeles Rams for eleven seaso ...

, QB, NC State *1961:

, QB, NC State *1962:

Billy Gambrell William Edward Gambrell (born September 18, 1941 in Athens, Georgia) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 12th round (92nd overall) of the 1963 American Football Leagu ...

, B, South Carolina *1963: Jay Wilkinson, B, Duke *1964: Brian Piccolo, B, Wake Forest *1965:

Danny Talbott Joseph Daniel Talbott (November 1, 1944 – January 19, 2020) was an American professional football and baseball player. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he was a quarterback for two seasons with the North Carolina Tar Heels f ...

, B, North Carolina *1966: Bob Davis, B, Virginia *1967:

Buddy Gore Buddy may refer to: People *Buddy (nickname) *Buddy (rapper), real name Simmie Sims III (1993–Present) *Buddy Rogers (wrestler), ring name of American professional wrestler Herman Gustav Rohde, Jr. (1921–1992) *Buddy Boeheim (born 1999), Amer ...

, B, Clemson *1968:

Frank Quayle Frank Joseph Quayle III (born January 15, 1947) is a former American and Canadian football player who played for the Denver Broncos and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He played college football at the University of Virginia The University of Vir ...

, B, Virginia *1969:

Don McCauley Don McCauley (born May 12, 1949) is a former American football player. He was a running back for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1968 to 1970 and he attended Garden City High School in Garden City, New York. McCauley was a ...

, B, North Carolina *1970:

, B, North Carolina *1971:

Ernie Jackson Earnest Jackson (born April 11, 1950) is a former professional American football cornerback for eight seasons in the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists ...

, DB, Duke *1972:

Steve Jones Steve or Steven Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Steve Jones (English presenter) (born 1945), English musician, disk jockey, television presenter, and voice-over artist *Steve Jones (musician) (born 1955), English rock and roll guita ...

, RB, Duke *1973: Willie Burden, RB, NC State *1974: Randy White, DT, Maryland *1975:

Mike Voight Michael Ray Voight (February 28, 1954 – May 22, 2012) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 1977 NFL Draft. He played college football a ...

, RB, North Carolina *1976:

, RB, North Carolina *1977: Steve Fuller, QB, Clemson *1978: Steve Fuller, QB, Clemson *1979: Jay Venuto, QB, Wake Forest *1980:

Lawrence Taylor Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1959), nicknamed "L.T.", is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as an outside linebacker for the New York Giants ( 1981–1993) in the National Football League (NF ...

, LB, North Carolina *1981: Jeff Davis, LB, Clemson *1982:

Chris Castor Christopher David "Chris" Castor (born April 13, 1960) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks. Castor also played college football at Duke University and was named to the 2014 ACC F ...

, WR, Duke *1983:

Ben Bennett Allen Beverly Bennett II (born May 5, 1962) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals and Chicago Bears. He also was a member of the Jacksonville Bulls, Chicago Bruisers, D ...

, QB, Duke *1984:

William Perry William Perry may refer to: Business * William Perry (Queensland businessman) (1835–1891), businessman and politician in Queensland, Australia * William H. Perry (businessman) (1832–1906), American businessman and entrepreneur Politics and ...

, DL, Clemson *1985: Barry Word, RB, Virginia *1986:

Erik Kramer William Erik Kramer (born November 6, 1964) is an American former football quarterback. He attended John Burroughs High School in Burbank, California. After attending Pierce College and playing as their quarterback, Kramer transferred to North Car ...

, QB, NC State *1987: Michael Perry, DT, Clemson *1988: Anthony Dilweg, QB, Duke *1989:

Clarkston Hines Clarkston Hines (born March 21, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and World League of American Football (WLAF). He played college football for the Duke Blue D ...

, WR, Duke *1990:

Shawn Moore Shawn Levique Moore (born April 4, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers ...

, QB, Virginia *1991:

Matt Blundin Matthew Brent Blundin (born March 7, 1969) is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was a back-up quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions during the 1990s. He played both colle ...

, QB, Virginia *1992: Charlie Ward, QB, Florida State *1993: Charlie Ward, QB, Florida State *1994: Robert Baldwin, RB, Duke *1995:

Danny Kanell Daniel Kanell (born November 21, 1973) is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Arena Football League who is currently employed by CBS Sports, along with Fox Sports 1 and SiriusXM. He wa ...

, QB, Florida State *1996:

Tiki Barber Atiim Kiambu "Tiki" Barber (; born April 7, 1975) is an American former football running back who played for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for the University of Virginia. B ...

, RB, Virginia *1997:

Andre Wadsworth Andre Wadsworth (born October 19, 1974) is a former football defensive end. He played College football for Florida State University, and earned All-American honors. He was selected in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Arizona Card ...

, DE, Florida State *1998: Torry Holt, WR, NC State *1999: Joe Hamilton, QB, Georgia Tech *2000: Chris Weinke, QB, Florida State *2001: E. J. Henderson, LB, Maryland *2002: Matt Schaub, QB, Virginia *2003: Philip Rivers, QB, NC State *2004: Bryan Randall, QB, Virginia Tech *2005: Chris Barclay, RB, Wake Forest *2006: Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia Tech *2007: Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College *2008:

Jonathan Dwyer Jonathan Avery Dwyer (born July 26, 1989) is a former American football running back . He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Arizona Cardinals. He played college football a ...

, RB, Georgia Tech *2009:

C. J. Spiller Clifford "C. J." Spiller Jr. (born August 5, 1987) is an American football coach and former running back who is currently the running backs coach at Clemson University. He previously served as a graduate intern at Clemson in 2020. Spiller play ...

, RB/KR, Clemson *2010:

Tyrod Taylor Tyrod Diallo Taylor (born August 3, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Virginia Tech, leading the Hokies to the 2009 Orange Bowl as a Sophomore ...

, QB, Virginia Tech *2011: David Wilson, RB, Virginia Tech *2012:

Tajh Boyd Tajh Khiry Boyd (born September 25, 1990) is an American football coach and former quarterback who currently is an offensive assistant at Clemson. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college fo ...

, QB, Clemson *2013:

Jameis Winston Jameis Lanaed Winston ( ; born January 6, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State, where he became the youngest player to win the He ...

, QB, Florida State *2014: James Conner, RB, Pittsburgh *2015: Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson *2016:

Lamar Jackson Lamar Demeatrice Jackson Jr. (born January 7, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisville, where he won the Heisman Trophy during his soph ...

, QB, Louisville *2017: Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville *2018: Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson *2019: Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson *2020:

Trevor Lawrence William Trevor Lawrence (born October 6, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). Considered among the highest-touted college football prospects, he won the 2019 National C ...

, QB, Clemson *2021:

Kenny Pickett Kenneth Shane Pickett (born June 6, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh, where he won the Johnny Unitas Golden Ar ...

, QB, Pittsburgh *2022:

Drake Maye Drake Maye (born August 30, 2002) is an American football quarterback for the North Carolina Tar Heels. High school career Maye was born on August 30, 2002, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended and played high school football for Myers Par ...

, QB, North Carolina

Rookie of the Year

*1975: Ted Brown, RB, NC State *1976: James McDougald, RB, Wake Forest *1977:

Amos Lawrence Amos Lawrence (April 22, 1786 – December 31, 1852) was an American merchant and philanthropist. Biography Amos Lawrence was born in Groton, Massachusetts. Lawrence attended elementary school in Groton and briefly attended the Groton Academy. ...

, RB, North Carolina *1978: Darrell Nicholson, LB, North Carolina *1979:

Chuck McSwain Anthony McSwain (born February 21, 1961) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots. He played college football at Clemson University. Early years ...

, RB, Clemson *1980:

, QB, Duke *1981: Joe McIntosh, RB, NC State *1982: Michael Ramseur, RB, Wake Forest *1983:

Cory Collier As a given name, Cory is used by both males and females. It is a variation of the name Cora, which has Greek origins and is the maiden name of the goddess Persephone. The name also can have origins from the Gaelic word ''coire'', which means "in a ...

, RB, Georgia Tech *1984: John Ford, WR, Virginia *1985: Jerry Mays, RB, Georgia Tech *1986:

Ray Agnew Ray Mitchell Agnew Jr. (born December 9, 1967) is an American football executive and former player who is the assistant general manager for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He served as the director of pro personnel with ...

, DT, NC State *1987: Terry Allen, RB, Clemson *1988: Jessee Campbell, DB, NC State *1989: Shawn Jones, QB, Georgia Tech *1990: Ronald Williams, RB, Clemson *1991: Jimy Lincoln, RB, Georgia Tech *1992:

Tamarick Vanover Tamarick Vanover (born February 25, 1974) is a former professional American football wide receiver. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL) and the Las Vegas Posse of the Canadian Fo ...

, WR, Florida State *1993: Leon Johnson, RB, North Carolina *1994:

Ronde Barber Jamael Orondé "Rondé" Barber (born April 7, 1975) is an American former football cornerback who spent his entire 16-year professional career playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He is the identical twin ...

, DB, Virginia *1995: Anthony Simmons, LB, Clemson *1996:

Dré Bly Donald André Bly (born May 22, 1977) is a former American football cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He played college football for the University of North Carolina (UNC), and earned All-American ...

, DB, North Carolina *1997:

Travis Minor Travis Minor (born June 30, 1979) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft and also played with the St. Louis Rams. He played college football at Florida State. Ear ...

, RB, Florida State *1998: Ray Robinson, RB, NC State *1999: Koren Robinson, WR, NC State *2000: Philip Rivers, QB, NC State *2001:

Chris Rix Christopher Charles Rix (born May 1, 1981) is a former American football quarterback. Rix is also widely known as a coach and sportscaster. Early life Chris Rix was born and raised in upstate New York. He is of Filipino, German, and Irish des ...

, QB, Florida State *2002:

T. A. McLendon Tristan Akeen “T. A.” McLendon (born February 21, 1983) is an American football player. Alongside Ken Hall and Brett Law, McLendon is one of the most productive high school football players of all time. In four seasons at Albemarle High Sch ...

, RB, NC State *2003:

Reggie Ball Reginald Lewis Ball (born October 6, 1984) is a former American football quarterback. He was originally signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Georgia Tech. Early years Ball played his high ...

, QB, Georgia Tech *2004: Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia Tech *2005: James Davis, RB, Clemson *2006:

Riley Skinner Riley Skinner (born October 21, 1986) is a former American football quarterback. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Wake Forest University. College career Skinner played high sch ...

, QB, Wake Forest *2007: Josh Adams, RB, Wake Forest *2008:

Russell Wilson Russell Carrington Wilson (born November 29, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played his first 10 seasons for the Seattle Seahawks. Wilson is widely regarded ...

, QB, NC State *2009: Ryan Williams, RB, Virginia Tech *2010: Danny O'Brien, QB, Maryland *2011:

Sammy Watkins Samuel Benjamin Watkins IV (born June 14, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills fourth overall in ...

, WR, Clemson *2012:

Duke Johnson Randy "Duke" Johnson Jr. (born September 23, 1993) is an American football running back for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round (77th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. ...

, RB, Miami *2013:

, QB, Florida State *2014:

Brad Kaaya Bradley Mathias Kaaya Jr. (born September 3, 1995) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at the University of Miami from 2014 to 2016, and was drafted by the Detroit Lions in sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Kaa ...

, QB, Miami *2015:

Jordan Whitehead Jordan Tyler Whitehead (born March 18, 1997) is an American football safety for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh. Early years Whitehead attended Central Valley High School in M ...

, DB, Pittsburgh *2016:

Deondre Francois Deondre Francois (born February 12, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Orlando Guardians of the XFL. He played college football for Hampton University and Florida State University. Early life and background When Francois was a ...

, QB, Florida State *2017:

A. J. Dillon Algiers Jameal William Dillon Jr. (born May 2, 1998) is an American football running back for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College. Early life and high school career Dillon gr ...

, RB, Boston College *2018:

, QB, Clemson *2019: Sam Howell, QB, North Carolina *2020:

Kyren Williams Kyren Williams (born August 26, 2000) is an American football running back for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame. Early life and high school Williams grew up in St. Louis, Mi ...

, RB, Notre Dame *2021:

Tyler Van Dyke Tyler Van Dyke (born March 1, 2001) is an American football quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes. High school career Van Dyke attended Suffield Academy in Suffield, Connecticut. Over his final two high school seasons he had 4,600 passing yards a ...

, QB, Miami *2022:

, QB, North Carolina

Offensive Player of the Year

*1993: Charlie Ward, QB, Florida State *1994: Robert Baldwin, RB, Duke *1995:

, QB, Florida State *1996:

, RB, Virginia *1997: Thad Busby, QB, Florida State *1998: Torry Holt, WR, NC State *1999: Joe Hamilton, QB, Georgia Tech *2000: Chris Weinke, QB, Florida State *2001: Bruce Perry, RB, Maryland *2002: Matt Schaub, QB, Virginia *2003: Philip Rivers, QB, NC State *2004: Bryan Randall, QB, Virginia Tech *2005: Chris Barclay, RB, Wake Forest *2006: Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia Tech *2007: Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College *2008:

, RB, Georgia Tech *2009:

, RB/KR, Clemson *2010:

, QB, Virginia Tech *2011: David Wilson, RB, Virginia Tech *2012:

, QB, Clemson *2013:

, QB, Florida State *2014: James Conner, RB, Pittsburgh *2015: Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson *2016:

, QB, Louisville *2017: Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville *2018: Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson *2019: Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson *2020:

, QB, Clemson *2021:

, QB, Pittsburgh *2022:

, QB, North Carolina

Defensive Player of the Year

*1993:

Derrick Brooks Derrick Dewan Brooks (born April 18, 1973) is an American former football outside linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brooks played college football at Florida State, wh ...

, LB, Florida State *1994: Derrick Alexander, DE, Florida State *1995: Marcus Jones, DE, North Carolina *1996: Peter Boulware, LB, Florida State *1997:

, DE, Florida State *1998:

Anthony Poindexter Anthony Scott Poindexter (born July 28, 1976) is an American football coach and former safety, who is the current safeties coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He played college football at Virginia from 1995 to 1998 for head coach George We ...

, DB, Virginia *1999: Keith Adams, LB, Clemson *2000:

Levar Fisher Levar Depree Fisher (born July 2, 1979) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was with the Arizona Cardinals (2002–2004) and in the off-season of 2005 the New Orleans Saints. He played college football a ...

, LB, NC State *2001: E. J. Henderson, LB, Maryland *2002: E. J. Henderson, LB, Maryland *2003:

Darnell Dockett Darnell Maurice Dockett (born May 27, 1981) is a former American football defensive end who had a ten-season career playing for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cardinals in the third round of th ...

, DL, Florida State *2004:

Leroy Hill Leroy Hill Jr. (born September 14, 1982) is a former American football linebacker. He played high school football in Milledgeville, Georgia for the Baldwin High School Braves. He was selected with the 34th pick of the third round of the 2005 NFL ...

, LB, Clemson *2005:

D'Qwell Jackson D'Qwell Jackson (; born September 26, 1983) is a former American football inside linebacker who played eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Maryland, and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the s ...

, LB, Maryland *2006:

Gaines Adams Gaines Adams (June 8, 1983 – January 17, 2010) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football for Clemson University, and was recognized ...

, DE, Clemson *2007: Chris Long, DE, Virginia *2008: Mark Herzlich, LB, Boston College *2009:

Derrick Morgan Derrick Morgan (born 27 March 1940)Walters, Basil (2012)A New Day – Songs heralding JA’s Independence", '' Jamaica Observer'', 3 June 2012, retrieved 3 June 2012 is a Jamaican musical artist who was popular in the 1960s and 1970s. He worke ...

, DE, Georgia Tech *2010: Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson *2011:

Luke Kuechly Luke August Kuechly (; born April 20, 1991) is an American former professional football middle linebacker who played all eight seasons of his career with the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He is generally recognized a ...

, LB, Boston College *2012:

Björn Werner Björn Werner (; born August 30, 1990) is a German-born former American football defensive end. He played college football at Florida State, where he earned All-American recognition, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts of the National F ...

, DE, Florida State *2013: Aaron Donald, DL, Pittsburgh *2014:

Vic Beasley Victor Ramon Beasley Jr. (born July 8, 1992) is an American football linebacker for the Vegas Vipers of the XFL. After playing college football for Clemson University, Beasley was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons with the eighth overall pick i ...

, DE, Clemson *2015: Jeremy Cash, DB, Duke *2016:

Ben Boulware Benjamin James Boulware (born August 7, 1994) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Clemson. Boulware signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent following the 2017 NFL Draft. College career O ...

, LB, Clemson;

DeMarcus Walker DeMarcus Walker (born September 30, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round ...

, DE, Florida State *2017:

Bradley Chubb Bradley Austin Chubb (born June 24, 1996) is an American football outside linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State, and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the first round o ...

, DE, NC State *2018:

Clelin Ferrell Clelin Ferrell (born May 17, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson, and was drafted by the Raiders in the first round of the 2019 NFL D ...

, DE, Clemson *2019:

Isaiah Simmons Isaiah Simmons (born July 26, 1998) is an American football inside linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the Cardinals eighth overall in the 2020 NFL ...

, LB, Clemson *2020:

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (born November 4, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame, where he won the Butkus Award and was named the ACC Def ...

, LB, Notre Dame *2021: Jermaine Johnson II, DE, Florida State *2022:

Calijah Kancey Calijah Demetrius Kancey (born March 1, 2001) is an American football defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh, where he was named the 2022 ACC Defensive Football ...

, DL, Pittsburgh

Offensive Rookie of the Year

*2007: Josh Adams, RB, Wake Forest *2008:

, QB, NC State *2009: Ryan Williams, RB, Virginia Tech *2010: Danny O'Brien, QB, Maryland *2011:

, WR, Clemson *2012:

, RB, Miami *2013:

, QB, Florida State *2014:

, QB, Miami *2015:

Qadree Ollison Qadree Waymond Ollison (born September 8, 1996) is an American football running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh Panthers football, Pittsburgh and was drafted by t ...

, RB, Pittsburgh *2016:

, QB, Florida State *2017:

, RB, Boston College *2018:

, QB, Clemson *2019: Sam Howell, QB, North Carolina *2020:

, RB, Notre Dame *2021:

, QB, Miami *2022:

, QB, North Carolina

Defensive Rookie of the Year

*2006:

Myron Rolle Myron L. Rolle (born October 30, 1986) is a Bahamian-American neurosurgeon and former football safety. He played college football at Florida State, and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He attended the ...

, DB, Florida State *2007:

Deunta Williams Deunta Williams (born November 21, 1987) is a former American football defensive back. He played football for the University of North Carolina. Williams was considered one of the top safety prospects in his class. High school career A native o ...

, DB, North Carolina *2008:

Sean Spence Sean Ryan Christopher Spence (born June 7, 1990) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami, where he was na ...

, LB, Miami *2009:

, LB, Boston College *2010:

Xavier Rhodes Xavier Rhodes (born June 19, 1990) is an American football cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State, and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round (25th ov ...

, CB, Florida State *2011:

Merrill Noel Merrill "Bud" Noel (born September 10, 1991) is a former American football cornerback. Early life A native of Pahokee, Florida, Noel attended Pahokee High School, where he was a teammate of Janoris Jenkins and Richard Ash. Noel was named ACC ...

, CB, Wake Forest *2012:

Ronald Darby Ronald Darby (born January 2, 1994) is an American football cornerback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2015 ...

, CB, Florida State *2013:

Kendall Fuller Kendall Christopher Fuller (born February 13, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech and was drafted by the Washington Commanders ...

, CB, Virginia Tech *2014:

Quin Blanding Quin Blanding (born May 1, 1996) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Virginia. He signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Early years Blanding attended Bayside High ...

, S, Virginia *2015:

, DB, Pittsburgh *2016:

Dexter Lawrence Dexter Lawrence II (born November 12, 1997), nicknamed "Sexy Dexy", is an American football nose tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson. In 2015, he concluded his high schoo ...

, DT, Clemson *2017:

Brenton Nelson Brenton is an English place name and surname. The surname Brenton indicates that one's ancestors came from a place called Brenton near Exminster, Devon, south West England, the original meaning of which was "Bryni's homestead". Bryni was an Old En ...

, S, Virginia *2018:

Andre Cisco Andre J. Cisco (born March 23, 2000) is an American football safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Syracuse, and was drafted by the Jaguars in the third round of the 2021 NFL Dra ...

, S, Syracuse *2019:

Gregory Rousseau Gregory Rousseau (born April 5, 2000) is an American football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami Hurricanes football, Miami. As a Redshirt (college sports), redshirt fre ...

, DE, Miami *2020:

Bryan Bresee Bryan Bresee (; born October 6, 2001) is an American football defensive tackle for the Clemson Tigers. He was the 2020 ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year. High school career Bresee played football at Urbana High School in Frederick, Maryland b ...

, DT, Clemson *2021:

Andrew Mukuba Andrew Mukuba (born December 7, 2002) is a Zimbabwean American football safety for the Clemson Tigers. Early life and high school career Mukuba was born and initially grew up in Harare, Zimbabwe. His parents and older siblings were refugees fr ...

, S, Clemson *2022: Patrick Payton, DE, Florida State

Brian Piccolo Award

*1970: Paul Miller, QB, North Carolina *1971: Jim Webster, LB, North Carolina *1972: Mark Johnson, QB, Duke *1973: Al Neville, QB, Maryland *1974: David Visaggio, DG, Maryland *1975: Scott Gardner, QB, Virginia *1976: Jeff Green, DE, Duke *1977: Ralph Stringer, DB, NC State *1978: Rex Varn, DB, Clemson *1979: Al Richardson, LB, Georgia Tech *1980: Jack Cain, DB, Clemson *1981: Aaron Stewart, DB, Duke *1982:

Kenny Duckett Kenneth Wayne Duckett (October 1, 1959 – April 15, 1998) was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Wake Forest University. Early y ...

, WR, Wake Forest *1983: John Piedmonte, OLB, Wake Forest *1984:

J. D. Maarleveld John David "J. D." Maarleveld (born October 24, 1961) is a former American football player. He played offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which selected him in the fifth round of the 1986 NFL Draft (112th overall). He played college fo ...

, T, Maryland *1985: Danny Burmeister, DB, N. Carolina *1986: Ray Williams, WR, Clemson *1987: No Recipient *1988: Jerry Mays, TB, Georgia Tech *1989: Michael Anderson, RB, Maryland *1990: Marc Mays, WR, Duke *1991: Scott Adell, T, NC State *1992:

Dan Footman Dan Footman (born January 13, 1969, in Tampa, Florida) is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League. Collegiate career He played college football at Florida State. He started out as an Outside linebacker in 199 ...

, DE, Florida State;

Randy Cuthbert Randy Alan Cuthbert (born January 16, 1970) is a former professional American football player who spent two seasons in the National Football League after playing at Duke University. He was born in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. He played halfback for ...

, TB, Duke *1993: Scott Youmans, DL, Duke *1994: Chris Harrison, T, Virginia *1995: Warren Forney, DT, Clemson *1996: John Lewis, RB, Wake Forest *1997:

Sam Cowart Samuel Cowart III (born February 26, 1975) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for Florida State University and w ...

, LB, Florida State *1998:

, DB, Virginia; Corey Simon, DT, Florida State *1999: Chris Weinke, QB, Florida State *2000: Ed Wilder, FB, Georgia Tech *2001: Matt Crawford, T, Maryland *2002:

Anquan Boldin Anquan Kenmile Boldin Sr. (; born October 3, 1980) is a former American football wide receiver who played 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State University and was drafted by the Arizona Ca ...

, WR, Florida State *2003: Kevin Bailey, OL, Virginia *2004: Frank Gore, RB, Miami *2005: Ryan Best, S, Virginia *2006:

Glenn Sharpe Glenn Sharpe (born February 27, 1984) is an American football cornerback who last played for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college foot ...

, Miami *2007: Matt Robinson, DE, Wake Forest *2008: Robert Quinn, DE, North Carolina *2009: Toney Baker, RB, NC State *2010: Mark Herzlich, LB, Boston College;

Nate Irving Nathaniel Irving (born July 12, 1988) is a former American football inside linebacker. He played college football at NC State Wolfpack football, North Carolina State University and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 2011 ...

, LB, NC State *2011:

Giovani Bernard Giovani Govan Bernard (born November 22, 1991) is an American football running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina, and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in t ...

, RB, North Carolina *2012: Shayon Green, DE, Miami; Chris Thompson, RB, Florida State *2013: Robert Godhigh, RB, Georgia Tech *2014:

, RB, Miami *2015: Hunter Knighton, OL, Miami *2016: James Conner, RB, Pittsburgh *2017:

Trevon Young Trevon Antonio Young (born April 1, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football at Louisville. He has also played for the Los Angeles Rams and Clevelan ...

, DE/OLB, Louisville *2018: Greg Dortch, WR, Wake Forest *2019: Richard Yeargin, DE, Boston College *2020:

Nolan Cooney Nolan Joseph Cooney (born September 18, 1996) is an American football punter for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Syracuse. Early life and education Cooney was born on September 18, 1996. ...

, P, Syracuse *2021:

Justyn Ross Justyn Ross (born December 15, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson. Early years Ross attended Central High School in Phenix City ...

, WR, Clemson; McKenzie Milton, QB, Florida State *2022:

Sam Hartman Sam Hartman (born July 29, 1999) is an American football quarterback who plays college football for Notre Dame. He formerly played for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons where he became the ACC all-time leader in touchdown passes. High school career ...

, QB, Wake Forest

50th anniversary team

* Bill Armstrong, Wake Forest (1973–1976) *

, Virginia (1993–1996) *

, North Carolina (1996–1998) * Joe Bostic, Clemson (1975–1978) * Peter Boulware, Florida State (1994–1996) *

, Florida State (1991–1994) * Ted Brown, NC State (1975–1978) *

Kelvin Bryant Kelvin LeRoy Bryant (born September 26, 1960) is a former American football running back in the National Football League and the United States Football League. High school Bryant played two years of varsity football at Tarboro High School in Ta ...

, North Carolina (1979–1982) * Jerry Butler, Clemson (1975–1978) *

Dennis Byrd Dennis DeWayne Byrd (October 5, 1966 – October 15, 2016) was an American football defensive end and defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He attended college at the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ...

, NC State (1965–1967) *

, NC State (1955–1957) *

Marco Coleman Marco Darnell Coleman (born December 18, 1969) is an American football coach and former player who is the defensive line coach for Michigan State and former assistant defensive line coach for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (N ...

, Georgia Tech (1989–1991) *

Bennie Cunningham Bennie Lee Cunningham, Jr. (December 23, 1954 – April 23, 2018 Matt Connolly ''The State'', April 23, 2018 ) was an American football tight end. Cunningham was drafted out of the Clemson University in the 1976 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh ...

, Clemson (1973–1975) * Jeff Davis, Clemson (1978–1981) * Jim Dombrowski, Virginia (1982–1985) * Warrick Dunn, Florida State (1993–1996) * Boomer Esiason, Maryland (1981–1983) * Steve Fuller, Clemson (1975–1978) * William Fuller, North Carolina (1980–1983) *

, NC State (1960–1961) * Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech (1996–1999) * Alex Hawkins, South Carolina (1956–1958) *

, Duke (1986–1989) * Torry Holt, NC State (1995–1998) * Sebastian Janikowski, Florida State (1997–1999) *

Marvin Jones Marvin Jones may refer to: *John Marvin Jones (1882–1976), known as Marvin Jones and J. Marvin Jones, United States congressman *Marvin Jones (linebacker) (born 1972), American football linebacker *Marvin Jones (wide receiver) (born 1990), Americ ...

, Florida State (1990–1992) * Stan Jones, Maryland (1951–1953) *

Terry Kinard Alfred Terance "Terry" Kinard (born November 24, 1959) is a former American college and professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. He played college football ...

, Clemson (1978–1982) *

, North Carolina (1977–1980) *

Bob Matheson Robert Matheson (November 25, 1944 – September 5, 1994) was an American football linebacker who played 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played in three Super Bowls for the Miami Dolphins, including their 1972 and 1973 champ ...

, Duke (1964–1966) *

, North Carolina (1968–1970) * Mike McGee, Duke (1957–1959) * Herman Moore, Virginia (1988–1990) *

, Maryland (1953–1955) * Julius Peppers, North Carolina (1999–2001) *

Michael Dean Perry Michael Dean Perry (born August 27, 1965) is a former American football defensive lineman and the younger brother of William Perry. His parents are Inez S. Perry and Hollie Perry, Sr. of Aiken, South Carolina. He learned to play football from hi ...

, Clemson (1984–1987) *

, Clemson (1981–1984) * Brian Piccolo, Wake Forest (1962–1964) *Frank Quayle, Virginia (1966–1968) *

Jim Ritcher James Alexander Ritcher (born May 21, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Ritcher played college football for North ...

, NC State (1976–1979) * Anthony Simmons, Clemson (1995–1997) * Chris Slade, Virginia (1988–1992) *

Norm Snead Norman Bailey Snead (born July 31, 1939) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and San Francisco 49ers. He played coll ...

, Wake Forest (1958–1960) *

Ken Swilling Jerry Kenneth Swilling (born September 25, 1970) is a former college and professional American football player who played defensive back for one season for the Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team ...

, Georgia Tech (1988–1991) *

, North Carolina (1978–1980) *Mike Voight, North Carolina (1973–1976) * Charlie Ward, Florida State (1990–1993) * Peter Warrick, Florida State (1996–1999) * Chris Weinke, Florida State (1997–2000) * Randy White, Maryland (1972–1974)

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