With a standout defense and an explosive offense in place, Clemson is once again the team to beat in the ACC and one of the favorites to win college football’s national title in 2018. The Tigers have 15 selections on Athlon’s 2018 All-ACC Team, which is easily the most of any team in the conference. Florida State is second with 11 picks, followed by Boston College and NC State with nine. Miami, Wake Forest, Virginia and Duke are tied in the next tier with eight selections apiece.

Athlon Sports has released its top 25 for 2018. Now, it’s time to take a look at the best of the best and honor the top players in the league with a release of first, second, third and fourth all-conference teams for 2018.

An important note on the all-conference teams: These are based on how players will perform in 2018. Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2018 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year.

ACC Football 2018 All-Conference Team

First-Team Offense Second-Team Offense Third-Team Offense Fourth-Team Offense QB Ryan Finley NC State Josh Jackson Virginia Tech Eric Dungey Syracuse Kelly Bryant Clemson RB Cam Akers Florida State KirVonte Benson Ga. Tech Brittain Brown Duke Darrin Hall Pitt RB AJ Dillon Boston College Travis Etienne Clemson Travis Homer Miami Jacques Patrick Florida State AP Greg Dortch Wake Forest Olamide Zaccheaus Virginia Anthony Ratliff-Williams North Carolina Tavien Feaster (RB) Clemson WR Kelvin Harmon NC State Jaylen Smith Louisville Hunter Renfrow Clemson Jakobi Meyers NC State WR Ahmmon Richards Miami Nyqwan Murray Florida State Tee Higgins Clemson Dez Fitzpatrick Louisville TE Tommy Sweeney Boston College Ravian Pierce Syracuse Daniel Helm Duke T.J. Rahming (WR) Duke C Ryan Anderson Wake Forest Justin Falcinelli Clemson Alec Eberle Florida State Ben Petrula Boston College OL Parker Braun Ga. Tech Alex Bookser Pitt Cody Conway Syracuse Charlie Heck North Carolina OL Mitch Hyatt Clemson Mekhi Becton Louisville Justin Herron Wake Forest Zach Harmon Duke OL Tyler Jones NC State Garrett Bradbury NC State Yosuah Nijman Virginia Tech Landon Dickerson Florida State OL Chris Lindstrom Boston College Navaughn Donaldson Miami Terronne Prescod NC State Phil Haynes Wake Forest

First-Team Defense Second-Team Defense Third-Team Defense Fourth-Team Defense DL Clelin Ferrell Clemson Zach Allen Boston College Brian Burns Florida State Rashad Weaver Pitt DL Christian Wilkins Clemson Austin Bryant Clemson Malik Carney North Carolina Victor Dimukeje Duke DL Ricky Walker Virginia Tech Demarcus Christmas Florida State Darian Roseboro NC State Jon Greenard Louisville DL Dexter Lawrence Clemson Joe Jackson Miami Chris Slayton Syracuse Connor Strachan (LB) Boston College LB Joe Giles-Harris Duke Oluwaseun Idowu Pitt Cole Holcomb North Carolina Chris Peace Virginia LB Kendall Joseph Clemson Michael Pinckney Miami Dorian Etheridge Louisville Brant Mitchell Ga. Tech LB Shaq Quarterman Miami Mook Reynolds Virginia Tech Jordan Mack Virginia Germaine Pratt NC State CB Mark Gilbert Duke Michael Jackson Miami Adonis Alexander Virginia Tech Bryce Hall Virginia CB Levonta Taylor Florida State Trayvon Mullen Clemson Essang Bassey Wake Forest Stanford Samuels III Florida State S Lukas Denis Boston College Juan Thornhill Virginia Reggie Floyd Virginia Tech Jarius Morehead NC State S Jaquan Johnson Miami Brenton Nelson Virginia Cameron Glenn Wake Forest Will Harris Boston College

First-Team Specialists Second-Team Specialists Third-Team Specialists Fourth-Team Specialists K Ricky Aguayo Florida State Blanton Creque Louisville Greg Huegel Clemson Austin Parker Duke P Sterling Hofrichter Syracuse Oscar Bradburn Virginia Tech Dom Maggio Wake Forest Lester Coleman Virginia KR Anthony Ratliff-Williams North Carolina Joe Reed Virginia Sean Riley Syracuse Travis Etienne Clemson PR Michael Walker Boston College D.J. Matthews Florida State Greg Dortch Wake Forest Sean Riley Syracuse

Team-by-Team Breakdown of Athlon's 2018 All-ACC Team