2021 Football Preseason Honors

HEAD COACH DABO SWINNEY

• Dodd Trophy Watch List

#1 S ANDREW MUKUBA

• Preseason Freshman All-American (ESPN)

#1 RB WILL SHIPLEY

• Preseason Freshman All-American (ESPN)
• Freshman Dream Team (College Football America Yearbook)

#3 DE XAVIER THOMAS

• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Lindy’s)
• Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon)
• Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele)
• Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (Pick Six Previews)

#5 QB D.J. UIAGALELEI

• Maxwell Award Watch List
• O’Brien Award Watch List
• CFPA National Performer of the Year Watch List
• Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List
• Third-Team Preseason All-American (Athlon)
• Second-String Preseason Dream Team (College Football America Yearbook)
• Preseason ACC Offensive Player of the Year (College Football News)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (College Football News)
• Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon)
• Third-Team Preseason All-ACC (Lindy’s)
• Third-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele)

#8 WR JUSTYN ROSS

• Maxwell Award Watch List
• Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Watch List
• Biletnikoff Award Watch List
• First-Team Preseason All-American (Associated Press)
• First-Team Preseason All-American (Athlon)
• First-Team Preseason All-American (CBS/247Sports)
• First-Team Preseason All-American (ESPN)
• First-Team Preseason All-American (Phil Steele)
• First-Team Preseason All-American (Pro Football Focus)
• First-Team Preseason All-American (Walter Camp)
• Second-Team Preseason All-American (Lindy’s)
• Second-Team Preseason All-American (Pick Six Previews)
• Second-Team Preseason All-American (USA Today)
• First-String Preseason Dream Team (College Football America Yearbook)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (ACC)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Lindy’s)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Pick Six Previews)

#10 LB BAYLON SPECTOR

• Butkus Award Watch List
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (College Football News)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Lindy’s)
• Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon)
• Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele)

#11 DT BRYAN BRESEE

• Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Watch List
• Bednarik Award Watch List
• Nagurski Trophy Watch List
• Outland Trophy Watch List
• Lombardi Award Watch List
• First-Team Preseason All-American (Associated Press)
• First-Team Preseason All-American (Athlon)
• First-Team Preseason All-American (CBS/247Sports)
• First-Team Preseason All-American (ESPN)
• First-Team Preseason All-American (Phil Steele)
• First-Team Preseason All-American (Pick Six Previews)
• First-Team Preseason All-American (USA Today)
• First-Team Preseason All-American (Walter Camp)
• Second-Team Preseason All-American (Lindy’s)
• Third-Team Preseason All-American (Pro Football Focus)
• First-String Preseason Dream Team (College Football America Yearbook)
• Preseason ACC Defensive Player of the Year (College Football News)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (ACC)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (College Football News)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Lindy’s)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Pick Six Previews)

#13 DT TYLER DAVIS

• Outland Trophy Watch List
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (ACC)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (College Football News)
• Third-Team Preseason All-ACC (Lindy’s)
• Third-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele)

#21 RB DARIEN RENCHER

• Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
• AFCA Good Works Team Nominee

#23 CB ANDREW BOOTH JR.

• Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List
• Thorpe Award Watch List
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (ACC)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (College Football News)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Lindy’s)
• Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele)
• Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (Pick Six Previews)

#23 RB LYN-J DIXON

• Doak Walker Award Watch List
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon)

#24 S NOLAN TURNER

• Bednarik Award Watch List
• Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List
• Thorpe Award Watch List
• Nagurski Trophy Watch List
• Second-Team Preseason All-American (Phil Steele)
• Second-Team Preseason All-American (USA Today)
• Third-Team Preseason All-American (Pick Six Previews)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (ACC)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (College Football News)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Lindy’s)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Pick Six Previews)

#29 PK B.T. POTTER

• Groza Award Watch List
• Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon)
• Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele)

#36 S LANNDEN ZANDERS

• Third-Team Preseason All-ACC (Lindy’s)

#47 LB JAMES SKALSKI

• Butkus Award Watch List
• Nagurski Trophy Watch List
• Second-Team Preseason All-American (Athlon)
• Second-Team Preseason All-American (CBS/247Sports)
• Second-Team Preseason All-American (Lindy’s)
• Second-Team Preseason All-American (Phil Steele)
• Second-Team Preseason All-American (USA Today)
• Third-Team Preseason All-American (Pick Six Previews)
• Second-String Preseason Dream Team (College Football America Yearbook)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (ACC)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Lindy’s)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Pick Six Previews)

#48 P WILL SPIERS

• Ray Guy Award Watch List

#53 OL RYAN LINTHICUM

• Freshman Dream Team (College Football America Yearbook)

#54 LB JEREMIAH TROTTER JR.

• Preseason Freshman All-American (ESPN)
• Freshman Dream Team (College Football America Yearbook)

#65 OL MATT BOCKHORST

• Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (Lindy’s)
• Third-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon)
• Fourth-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele)

#71 OL JORDAN McFADDEN

• Outland Trophy Watch List
• Lombardi Award Watch List
• Second-Team Preseason All-American (Pro Football Focus)
• Second-Team Preseason All-American (USA Today)
• Second-Team Preseason All-American (Walter Camp)
• Third-Team Preseason All-American (Athlon)
• Third-Team Preseason All-American (Pick Six Previews)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (ACC)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Pick Six Previews)
• Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele)
• Third-Team Preseason All-ACC (Lindy’s)

#88 TE BRADEN GALLOWAY

• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (College Football News)
• Second-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon)
• Fourth-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele)

#98 DE MYLES MURPHY

• Nagurski Trophy Watch List
• Lombardi Award Watch List
• First-Team Preseason All-American (Pick Six Previews)
• Second-Team Preseason All-American (Athlon)
• Second-Team Preseason All-American (USA Today)
• Second-Team Preseason All-American (Walter Camp)
• Third-Team Preseason All-American (Phil Steele)
• First-String Preseason Dream Team (College Football America Yearbook)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (ACC)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Athlon)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (College Football News)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Lindy’s)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Phil Steele)
• First-Team Preseason All-ACC (Pick Six Previews)