2025 CFN Preseason All-ACC Teams: How Much Do Clemson and Miami Dominate?

Originally posted on College Football News | Last updated Jul 16, 2025 4:48 AM ET

Last year around this time, the ACC buzz was around Florida State, with some Miami thrown in, and little did we all know that SMU was about to rise up and rock, and the Seminoles were about to - let's just say, struggle.

This year, FSU is actually a bit of a sleeper team, but the two stars at the top should be Clemson and Miami. They have most of the top talent, the depth, and the transfers - at least on the Hurricane side - to control the season.

It's all reflected in our 2025 CFN Preseason All-ACC Teams.

2025 Preseason All-ACC Football Teams

Scroll down for the 2025 CFN All-ACC Second Team

CFN First Team All-ACC Offense

QB Cade Klubnik, Sr. Clemson
RB Isaac Brown, Soph. Louisville
RB Desmond Reid, Sr. Pitt

WR Chris Bell, Sr. Louisville
WR Antonio Williams, Jr. Clemson
TE Justin Joly, Sr. NC State

OT Francis Mauigoa, Jr. Miami
OG Logan Parr, Sr. SMU
C Pete Nygra, Sr. Louisville
OG Keylan Rutledge, Sr. Georgia Tech
OT Blake Miller, Sr. Clemson

CFN First Team All-ACC Defense

EDGE/DE Rueben Bain, Jr. Miami
DT Darrell Jackson, Sr. Florida State
DT Peter Woods, Jr. Clemson
EDGE/DE TJ Parker, Jr. Clemson

LB Wesley Bissainthe, Sr. Miami
LB Sean Brown, Sr. NC State
LB Kyle Louis, Jr. Pitt

CB Chandler Rivers, Sr. Duke
S Nick Anderson, Sr. Wake Forest
S Isaiah Nwokobia, Sr. SMU
CB Avieon Terrell, Jr. Clemson

CFN First Team All-ACC Special Teams

PK John Love, Jr. Virginia Tech
P Kade Reynoldson, So. Duke
KR Samuel Singleton, Soph. Florida State
PR Desmond Reid, Sr. Pitt

Head Coach: Dabo Swinney, Clemson

CFN Preseason Top 25 ACC Players

2025 Preseason All-ACC Second Team

CFN Second Team All-ACC Offense

QB Carson Beck, Sr. Miami
RB Demond Claiborne, Sr. Wake Forest
RB Jamal Haynes, Sr. Georgia Tech

WR Eric Rivers, Sr. Georgia Tech
WR Duce Robinson, Jr. Florida State
TE Sam Roush, Sr. Stanford

OT Brian Parker, Jr. Duke
OG Anez Cooper, Sr. Miami
C Luke Petitbon, Sr. Florida State
OG Logan Taylor, Sr. Boston College
OT PJ Williams, Jr. SMU

CFN Second Team All-ACC Defense

EDGE/DE Nate Burrell, Sr. Cal
DT Nick James, Jr. Pitt
DT Jordan van den Berg, Sr. Georgia Tech
EDGE/DE Wesley Williams, Jr. Duke

LB Jaden Keller, Sr. Virginia Tech
LB Kam Robinson, LB Sr. Virginia
LB Cade Uluave, Jr. Cal

CB Thaddeus Dixon, Sr. North Carolina
S Duce Chestnut, Sr. Syracuse
S KP Price, S Boston College
CB Xavier Lucas, Soph. Miami

CFN Second Team All-ACC Special Teams

PK Will Bettridge, Sr. Virginia
P Jack Stonehouse, Sr. Syracuse
KR Keelan Marion, Sr. Miami
PR Que’Sean Brown, Soph. Duke

Head Coach: Jeff Brohm, Louisville

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