The Miami Hurricanes led the ACC with 17 selections on Athlon's preseason All-ACC teams, five more than Louisville and six more than Clemson.
Sixteen Hurricanes made the list as Malachi Toney landed in two first-team roles, at wide receiver and punt returner.
Athlon created the list by focusing on prior production and awards as part of its evaluation, but its teams are mainly built around expected 2026 performance rather than team strength or last season's standings.
Miami selections on Athlon's preseason All-ACC first team
- QB, Darian Mensah
- RB, Mark Fletcher Jr.
- WR/All-purpose, Malachi Toney
- WR, Cooper Barkate
- DL, Damon Wilson II
- DL, Ahmad Moten
- DB, Bryce Fitzgerald
- P, Dylan Joyce
- PR, Malachi Toney
Miami selections on Athlon's preseason All-ACC second team
- OL, Matthew McCoy
- DL, Justin Scott
- LB, Mohamed Toure
- DB, Xavier Lucas
Miami selections on Athlon's preseason All-ACC third team
- DB, Zechariah Poyser
Miami selections on Athlon's preseason All-ACC fourth team
- TE, Elija Lofton
- OL, Jackson Cantwell
- DB, OJ Frederique Jr.
Miami will face 65 different players named to Athlon's four preseason All-ACC teams, accounting for 67 total selections because Wake Forest's Carlos Hernandez and Virginia Tech's Que'Sean Brown earned two spots each.
Stanford, Sept. 4
- LB, Matt Rose: First team
- OL, Niki Prongos: Third team
- DB, Jay Green: Third team
- RB, Micah Ford: Fourth team
- TE, Benji Blackburn: Fourth team
- DB, Brandon Nicholson: Fourth team
- P, Aidan Flintoft: Fourth team
Wake Forest, Sept. 18
- DL, Langston Hardy: Second team
- WR, Carlos Hernandez: Third team
- LB, Aiden Hall: Third team
- DB, Davaughn Patterson: Third team
- OL, Clinton Richard: Fourth team
- DL, Gabe Kirschke: Fourth team
- PR, Carlos Hernandez: Second team
Clemson, Oct. 3
- WR, Bryant Wesco Jr.: First team
- DL, Will Heldt: First team
- LB, Sammy Brown: First team
- DB, Ashton Hampton: First team
- WR, T.J. Moore: Second team
- K, Nolan Hauser: Second team
- RB, Gideon Davidson: Third team
- OL, Brayden Jacobs: Third team
- OL, Harris Sewell: Third team
- DL, Jahiem Lawson: Third team
- DB, Jerome Carter II: Third team
Florida State, Oct. 17
- WR, Duce Robinson: First team
- DL, Mandrell Desir: Second team
- LB, Chris Jones: Second team
- DB, Ja'Bril Rawls: Second team
- RB, Ousmane Kromah: Fourth team
- WR/All-purpose, Micahi Danzy: Fourth team
- DL, Daniel Lyons: Fourth team
Pittsburgh, Oct. 24
- LB, Braylan Lovelace: First team
- RB, Ja'Kyrian Turner: Second team
- OL, Ryan Baer: Second team
- DL, Sean FitzSimmons: Second team
- DB, Cruce Brookins: Second team
- OL, BJ Williams: Third team
- DL, Nick James: Third team
- DL, Jimmy Scott: Third team
- DB, Shawn Lee Jr.: Third team
- WR, Cataurus Hicks: Fourth team
North Carolina, Oct. 31
- DL, Melkart Abou Jaoude: First team
- WR, Jordan Shipp: Third team
- DB, Jaiden Patterson: Fourth team
Duke, Nov. 14
- RB, Nate Sheppard: Second team
- TE, Jeremiah Hasley: Second team
- C, Matt Craycraft: Second team
- OL, Nick Del Grande: Fourth team
- DL, Preston Watson: Fourth team
- LB, Nick Mergott: Fourth team
- DB, DaShawn Stone: Fourth team
- KR, Jayden Moore: Fourth team
Virginia Tech, Nov. 21
- TE, Luke Reynolds: First team
- WR, Que'Sean Brown: Second team
- DL, Kemari Copeland: Second team
- RB, Marcellous Hawkins: Third team
- LB, Kaleb Spencer: Third team
- PR, Que'Sean Brown: Third team
- OL, Kyle Altuner: Fourth team
- DB, Isaiah Brown-Murray: Fourth team
- K, John Love: Fourth team
Boston College, Nov. 28
- TE, Kaelan Chudzinski: Second team
- DB, KP Price: Second team
- RB, Evan Dickens: Third team
- K, Luca Lombardo: Third team
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