Miami Hurricanes Football: Thirteen Miami Football Players Earn All-ACC Honors
By Juan Toribio
The ACC announced their all-ACC teams on Wednesday and there were thirteen Miami Hurricanes players within the first, second and third-team in the conference. The Canes were led by Duke Johnson, Shane McDermott and Denzel Perryman, who made the first-team in the conference on their respective sides of the ball.
Phillip Dorsett, Clive Walford and Ereck Flowers were second-team on offense, while Anthony Chickillo and Justin Vogel were voted in on third-team defense/special teams. Jon Feliciano, Deon Bush, Artie Burns and Olsen Pierre were voted as honorable mentions.
The season didn’t go as planned for the ‘Canes, but these 13 players deserve a ton of credit for their hard work this season.
Congrats, guys!
Here is the full press release:
"GREENSBORO, N.C. – A total of 13 University of Miami football players were honored Wednesday by the AtlanticCoast Conference (ACC) as the league announced its 2014 All-Conference Team, as selected by the 14 head coaches.Seniorcenter Shane McDermott, junior running back Duke Duke Johnson and senior linebacker Denzel Perryman highlighted the league’s All-Conference squad as each received ACC First Team honors.McDermott earned first team honors after he started every game during the 2014 campaign and helped the Canes’ offense average 431.0 yards per game.Johnson’s First Team honor came after he finished the regular season ranked second among ACC rushers with 1,520 yards in 12 games and moved to the top of Miami’s all-time rushing list with 3,387 career yards. He also posted six-consecutive games of 100 or more rushing yards during one stretch and ranking among the nation’s rushing leaders throughout the season. He also finished seventh in the league’s Player of the Year voting.Perryman concluded the year after leading the team in tackles with 102. He also tallied a team-best 8.5 tackles for loss and recorded 2.0 sacks. The Coral Gables native also was a finalist for the 2014 Butkus Award.Also earning recognition from the league’s coaches was quarterback Brad Kaaya as he was selected as both the Overall and Offensive Rookie of the Year. Kaaya received seven coaches’ votes for overall ACC Rookie of the Year and 10 for ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year following a 2014 regular season in which he leads the league in pass efficiency (148.2) and touchdown passes (25). The West Hills, California, currently ranks second among ACC quarterbacks in passing yards with 2,962 and fifth in total offense with 236.5 yards per game.ACC Second Team honorees included senior wide receiver Phillip Dorsett, junior offensive lineman Ereck Flowers and senior tight end Clive Walford.Dorsett earned All-ACC Second Team honors after he posted a league-best 26.6 yards per catch and led the Canes with nine receiving touchdowns.Walford got the Second Team nod following a breakout 2014 campaign where led the team in receptions, finishing the year with 44 catches. He also wassecond on the squad in touchdown receptions with seven. He concluded the regular season with 676 receiving yards, which led all ACC tight ends.Flowers was awarded with Second Team recognition establishing himself as a mainstay at left tackle for the Canes, starting in 10 of Miami’s 12 games this season. He also paved the way for an offensive unit which averaged over 400 yards per game.Senior defensive lineman Anthony Chickillo and sophomore punter Justin Vogel earned All-ACC Third Team honors.Chickillo was named to the team after posted 38 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss. Vogel earned the Third Team selection following a 2014 season where he averaged 43.7 yards per punt and dropped 21 punts inside the 20-yard line.Senior offensive lineman Jon Feliciano, junior defensive back Deon Bush, junior defensive lineman Olsen Pierre and defensive back Artie Burns rounded out the list of ACC honorees as they were named Honorable Mention.Under the observation of the ACC, the league’s 14 head football coaches voted for an All-ACC football team, as well as Players of the Year, Rookies of the Year and a Coach of the Year award. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players and ballots were worth three points for each first-team, two points for each second-team and one point for each third-team selection.The 2014 Coaches All-ACC team was similar to the All-ACC squad announced last week by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA), as the two voting bodies agreed on all of the major award winners.Twenty-three of the 26 first-team selections to the 2014 ACC Coaches’ All-ACC team were also first-team selections to the ACSMA All-ACC announced on Dec. 1.2014 ACC Coaches’ Award Winners and All-ACC TeamCoach of the YearPaul Johnson, Georgia Tech (10)Jimbo Fisher, Florida State (2)David Cutcliffe, Duke (2)Player of the YearJames Conner, RB, So.,Pitt (6)Jameis Winston, QB, So., FSU (2)Rashad Greene, WR, Sr., FSU (2)Vic Beasley, DE, Sr., Clemson (1)Jamison Crowder, WR, Sr., Duke (1)Gerod Holliman, S, So.-R, Louisville, (1)Duke Johnson, RB, Jr., Miami (1)Offensive Player of the YearJames Conner, RB, So., Pitt (8)Jameis Winston, QB, So.-R, FSU (3)Rashad Greene, WR, FSU (2)Jamison Crowder, WR, Sr., Duke (1)Defensive Player of the YearVic Beasley, DE, Sr., Clemson (7)Gerod Holliman, S, So.-R, Louisville (5)Denzel Perryman, LB, Sr., Miami, (2)Rookie of the YearBrad Kaaya, QB, Miami (7)Quin Blanding, S, Virginia (4)Dalvin Cook, RB, FSU (2)Shaun Wilson, Duke (1)Offensive Rookie of the YearBrad Kaaya, QB, Miami (10)Jon Hilliman, RB, Boston College (1)Shaun Wilson, RB, Duke (1)Dalvin Cook, RB FSU (1)Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson (1)Defensive Rookie of the YearQuin Blanding, S, Virginia (8)Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson (6) 1st Team OffenseWR Rashad Greene, Sr., Florida State*.. 39WR Jamison Crowder, Sr., Duke*……… 35WR Tyler Boyd, So., Pitt*……………….. 31TE Nick O’Leary, Sr., Florida State* …. 36T Cameron Erving, Sr.-R., Florida State* .. 38T T.J. Clemmings, Sr.-R, Pitt………… 34G Laken Tomlinson, Sr.-R, Duke* ….. 30G Tre’ Jackson, Sr., Florida State *…. 28C Shane McDermott, Sr., Miami*…. 22 QB Jameis Winston, So.-R, Florida State* 39RB James Conner, So., Pitt …………….. 39RB Duke Johnson, Jr., Miami* ………. 38 K Roberto Aguayo, So.-R, Florida State* 39Sp. Jamison Crowder, Sr., Duke* …….. 25 2nd Team OffenseWR DeVante Parker, Sr., Louisville…….. 28WR Phillip Dorsett, Sr., Miami…………………. 24 WR DeAndre Smelter, Sr., Georgia Tech. 22TE Clive Walford, Sr.-R, Miami ………. 25T Ereck Flowers, Jr., Miami ………… 21T Jamon Brown, Sr., Louisville ……… 18G Shaquille Mason, Sr., Georgia Tech* 21G Matt Rotheram, Sr.-R, Pitt………… 19C Andy Gallik, Sr.-R, Boston College.. 21QB Justin Thomas, So., Georgia Tech… 18RB Kevin Parks, Sr.-R, Virginia*……….. 18RB Zach Laskey, Sr., Georgia Tech…… 16K Ian Frye, Jr.-R, Virginia…………….. 17Sp. Tyler Boyd, So., Pitt ……………….. 19 3rd Team OffenseWR Mike Williams, So., Clemson………………. 21WR Artavis Scott, Fr., Clemson…………. 15WR Ryan Switzer, So., North Carolina* . 11TE Gerald Christian, Sr.-R, Louisville…… 9T Bobby Hart, Sr., Florida State……… 13T Sean Hickey, Sr., Syracuse……….. 11G Bobby Vardaro, Sr.-R, Boston College 15G Josue Matias, Sr., Florida State*…. 15C Cameron Erving, Sr.-R, Florida State 16QB Marquise Williams, Jr., North Carolina 8RB Dalvin Cook, Fr., Florida State…….. 15RB Jon Hilliman, Fr., Boston College…… 10K Ross Martin, Jr., Duke……………… 14Sp. Rashad Greene, Sr., Florida State … 17* Selected to the 1st, 2nd or 3rd Coaches’ All-ACC Team in 2013 Honorable Mention: Offense (7 or more points):QB–Anthony Boone, Sr.-R, Duke (7); RB–Shadrach Thornton, Jr., NC State (9); Karlos Williams, Sr., Florida State (8); Synjyn Days, Sr.-R, Georgia Tech (7); WR–Mack Hollins, So.-R, North Carolina (7); Isaiah Ford, Fr., Virginia Tech (7); T–Ian Silberman, Sr.-R, Boston College (9); Rob Crisp, Sr.-R, NC State (7); G–Jon Feliciano, Sr.-R, Miami (13); David Beasley, Sr.-R, Clemson (11); John Miller, Sr., Louisville (7). C–Matt Skura, Jr.-R, Duke; PK-Ammon Lakip, Jr., Clemson (9). SP–Darius Jennings, Sr., Virginia (7).1st Team DefenseDE Vic Beasley, Sr.-R, Clemson* ………. 39DE Mario Edwards Jr., Jr., Florida State * 29DT Grady Jarrett, Sr., Clemson ………… 38DT Eddie Goldman, Jr., Florida State ….. 30LB Denzel Perryman, Sr., Miami* …… 36 LB Stephone Anthony, Sr., Clemson* ………….. 31LB Lorenzo Mauldin, Sr., Louisville…….. 25CB Kendall Fuller, So., Virginia Tech* …. 35CB Garry Peters, Sr., Clemson………….. 24S Gerod Holliman, So.-R, Louisville …. 37S Jalen Ramsey, So., Florida State ….. 25P Wil Baumann, Sr., NC State ………… 302nd Team DefenseDE Dadi Nicolas, Jr.-R, Virginia Tech …… 25DE Eli Harold, Jr., Virginia……………….. 20DT Adam Gotsis, Jr., Georgia Tech……………… 16DT Corey Marshall, Jr.-R, Virginia Tech… 13LB David Helton, Sr., Duke…………….. 22LB Terrance Smith, Jr.-R, Florida State .. 20LB Henry Coley, Sr.-R, Virginia …………. 15CB P.J. Williams, Jr., Florida State……… 23CB Kevin Johnson, Sr.-R, Wake Forest…. 21S Quin Blanding, Fr., Virginia…………. 21S Jeremy Cash, Jr.-R, Duke* …………. 17P Alex Kinal, Jr.-R, Wake Forest ……… 21 3rd Team DefenseDE Sheldon Rankins, Jr., Louisville……… 17DE Anthony Chickillo, Sr., Miami………. 12 DT David Dean, Jr.-R, Virginia………….. 12DT Connor Wujciak, Jr., Boston College . 12LB Max Valles, So., Virginia…………….. 13LB Quayshawn Nealy, Sr.-R, Georgia Tech 12LB(tie)Josh Keyes, Sr., Boston College…… 10LB(tie)Reggie Northrup, Jr., Florida State.. 10LB(tie)Cameron Lynch, Sr., Syracuse……. 10LB(tie)Brandon Chubb, Jr.-R, Wake Forest 10CB Maurice Canady, Jr., Virginia……….. 12CB(tie)Merrill Noel, Sr.-R, Wake Forest…. 11CB(tie)Ronald Darby, Jr., Florida State…… 11S Jamal Golden, Jr., Georgia Tech……. 16S Anthony Harris, Sr., Virginia………… 10P(tie)Justin Vogel, So., Miami …………… 12P(tie) Will Monday, Jr.-R, Duke………….. 12* Selected to the 1st, 2nd or 3rd Coaches’ All-ACC Coaches Team in 2013 Honorable Mention: Defense: (7 or more points)DT–Tylor Harris, Jr., Wake Forest (11); Luther Maddy, Sr., Virginia Tech (11); Olsen Pierre, Sr., Miami (7); LB–Anthony Gonzalez, Sr.-R, Pitt (9); CB–Charles Gaines, Jr.-R, Louisville (10); Artie Burns, So., Miami (9); Mackensie Alexander, Fr.-R, Clemson (7); S–Robert Smith, Sr., Clemson (8); Deon Bush, Jr., Miami (7)."