2022 Football Preseason Honors

HEAD COACH DABO SWINNEY

• Dodd Trophy Watch List

#1 S ANDREW MUKUBA

• Thorpe Award Watch List
• Second-Team All-American (Pro Football Focus)
• Third-Team All-American (Athlon)
• Third-Team All-American (Pick Six Previews)
• First-Team All-ACC (Athlon)
• First-Team All-ACC (Pick Six Previews)
• First-Team All-ACC (Pro Football Focus)
• Third-Team All-ACC (Phil Steele)
• No. 99 player in America (ESPN.com)

#1 RB WILL SHIPLEY

• Maxwell Award Watch List
• Doak Walker Award Watch List
• Paul Hornung Award Watch List
• Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
• First-Team All-ACC Running Back (ACC)
• First-Team All-ACC Running Back (Athlon)
• First-Team All-ACC Running Back (Phil Steele)
• First-Team All-ACC Running Back (Pick Six Previews)
• Second-Team All-ACC Running Back (Pro Football Focus)
• Third-Team All-ACC Specialist (Athlon)
• No. 55 player in America (ESPN.com)

#2 QB CADE KLUBNIK

• Freshman All-American (247Sports)
• Freshman All-American (ESPN)

#3 DE XAVIER THOMAS

• First-Team All-ACC (Pro Football Focus)
• Second-Team All-ACC (Athlon)
• Second-Team All-ACC (Phil Steele)
• Senior Bowl Watch List
• Shrine Bowl 1000
• No. 53 player in America (ESPN.com)

#5 DE K.J. HENRY

• Senior Bowl Watch List
• Shrine Bowl 1000

#5 QB DJ UIAGALELEI

• Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List
• Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List

#6 CB SHERIDAN JONES

• Senior Bowl Watch List
• Shrine Bowl 1000

#7 RB KOBE PACE

• Third-Team All-ACC (Phil Steele)
• Third-Team All-ACC (Pro Football Focus)

#10 WR JOSEPH NGATA

• Third-Team All-ACC (Pro Football Focus)
• Senior Bowl Watch List
• Shrine Bowl 1000

#11 DT BRYAN BRESEE

• Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
• Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
• Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List
• Outland Trophy Watch List
• Lombardi Award Watch List
• First-Team All-American (Action Network)
• First-Team All-American (Associated Press)
• First-Team All-American (Athlon)
• First-Team All-American (CBS Sports)
• First-Team All-American (ESPN)
• First-Team All-American (Lindy’s)
• First-Team All-American (Phil Steele)
• First-Team All-American (Pick Six Previews)
• First-Team All-American (Pro Football Focus)
• First-Team All-American (Sporting News)
• First-Team All-American (Sports Info Solutions)
• First-Team All-American (USA Today)
• First-Team All-American (Walter Camp)
• Second-Team All-American (Pro Football Network)
• First-Team All-ACC (ACC)
• First-Team All-ACC (Athlon)
• First-Team All-ACC (Phil Steele)
• First-Team All-ACC (Pick Six Previews)
• First-Team All-ACC (Pro Football Focus)
• No. 13 player in America (ESPN.com)

#13 DT TYLER DAVIS

• Outland Trophy Watch List
• Third-Team All-American (Athlon)
• Fourth-Team All-American (Pick Six Previews)
• First-Team All-ACC (Athlon)
• Second-Team All-ACC (Pick Six Previews)
• Senior Bowl Watch List
• Shrine Bowl 1000
• No. 63 player in America (ESPN.com)

#22 LB TRENTON SIMPSON

• Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
• Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
• Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List
• Butkus Award Watch List
• Lombardi Award Watch List
• First-Team All-American (ESPN)
• First-Team All-American (Pro Football Network)
• First-Team All-American (Walter Camp)
• Second-Team All-American (Athlon)
• Second-Team All-American (CBS Sports)
• Second-Team All-American (Phil Steele)
• Second-Team All-American (Pro Football Focus)
• Second-Team All-American (Sporting News)
• First-Team All-ACC (ACC)
• First-Team All-ACC (Athlon)
• First-Team All-ACC (Phil Steele)
• First-Team All-ACC (Pro Football Focus)
• Second-Team All-ACC (Pick Six Previews)
• No. 38 player in America (ESPN.com)

#29 PK B.T. POTTER

• Lou Groza Award Watch List
• Third-Team All-American (Pro Football Focus)
• Fourth-Team All-American (Phil Steele)
• First-Team All-ACC (ACC)
• First-Team All-ACC (Athlon)
• First-Team All-ACC (Phil Steele)
• First-Team All-ACC (Pro Football Focus)

#33 DT RUKE ORHORHORO

• Third-Team All-ACC (Phil Steele)
• Shrine Bowl 1000

#54 LB JEREMIAH TROTTER JR.

• Fourth-Team All-ACC (Phil Steele)

#64 OT WALKER PARKS

• Fourth-Team All-ACC (Athlon)

#65 OL WILL PUTNAM

• Rimington Trophy Watch List
• Third-Team All-ACC (Phil Steele)
• Third-Team All-ACC (Pro Football Focus)
• Shrine Bowl 1000

#71 OT JORDAN McFADDEN

• Outland Trophy Watch List
• Lombardi Award Watch List
• Second-Team All-American (Athlon)
• Second-Team All-American (Pro Football Focus)
• Second-Team All-American (Walter Camp)
• Third-Team All-American (Phil Steele)
• Third-Team All-American (Pick Six Previews)
• First-Team All-ACC (ACC)
• First-Team All-ACC (Athlon)
• First-Team All-ACC (Phil Steele)
• First-Team All-ACC (Pick Six Previews)
• First-Team All-ACC (Pro Football Focus)
• Senior Bowl Watch List
• Shrine Bowl 1000

#78 OL BLAKE MILLER

• Freshman All-American (247Sports)
• Freshman All-American (ESPN)
• Freshman All-American (On3)

#80 WR BEAUX COLLINS

• Fourth-Team All-ACC (Athlon)
• Fourth-Team All-ACC (Phil Steele)

#84 TE DAVIS ALLEN

• John Mackey Award Watch List
• Third-Team All-ACC (Phil Steele)
• Fourth-Team All-ACC (Athlon)
• Senior Bowl Watch List
• Shrine Bowl 1000

#98 DE MYLES MURPHY

• Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
• Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
• Lombardi Award Watch List
• First-Team All-American (ESPN)
• First-Team All-American (Lindy’s)
• First-Team All-American (Phil Steele)
• First-Team All-American (Pro Football Network)
• First-Team All-American (USA Today)
• Second-Team All-American (Action Network)
• Second-Team All-American (Athlon)
• Second-Team All-American (Associated Press)
• Second-Team All-American (CBS Sports)
• Second-Team All-American (Pick Six Previews)
• Second-Team All-American (Sporting News)
• First-Team All-ACC (ACC)
• First-Team All-ACC (Athlon)
• First-Team All-ACC (Phil Steele)
• First-Team All-ACC (Pick Six Previews)
• First-Team All-ACC (Pro Football Focus)
• No. 18 player in America (ESPN.com)