Each week, experts from each team in the ACC will nominate someone from the team they cover for the 247Sports Defensive Player of the Week feature. We'll rank those and also compare to the player of the week selections handed down from the ACC office.

Here's the top defensive players determined by the ACC:

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN – Alton Robinson, Syracuse, Jr., DE, Converse, Texas

Robinson carded five tackles, including a career-best three sacks, in Syracuse’s 51-21 victory over UConn • His three sacks totaled 15 yards worth of losses and were the most for an Orange defender since Brandon Sharpe had four versus Pitt in 2012.

LINEBACKER – Charles Snowden, Virginia, So., OLB, Silver Spring, Md.

Snowden led a UVA defense that held Louisville without a touchdown in an ACC game for the first time since the Cardinals joined the league while posting a 27-3 win on Saturday • Registered a team-high eight tackles, a sack, another tackle for loss, two pass break-ups, a fumble recovery and an interception • The two forced turnovers led to 10 UVA points • Keyed a Cavalier defense that held Louisville to 214 yards of total offense and only 66 rushing yards.

?DEFENSIVE BACK – Jarius Morehead, NC State, Jr., SS, Whitsett, N.C.

Morehead registered six tackles in the Wolfpack’s 37-20 road win at Marshall • Helped seal the NC State victory with a 57-yard interception return for a score with 28 seconds left in the third quarter • Morehead’s touchdown put the Wolfpack in front by three scores.

Now here's the top ACC defensive players of the week as selected and ranked by 247Sports: