It’s time once again to announce our SIS College Football Preseason All-ACC Team. We used our all-encompassing player value stat, Total Points, along with other metrics and our scouting work as leading references in putting together our selections.

A brief explanation of Total Points:

Total Points takes nearly everything that SIS measures about a play and uses it to evaluate each player on a scale that allows you to compare them more easily. It’s always useful to be able to understand the different ways in which players can be valuable. Does he break a lot of tackles? Does he get a lot of yards after the catch? Does he make the best out of a poor offensive line? Does he get more pressures than expected? Does he break up a lot of passes? Total Points offers the opportunity to take all of those elements and get a quick picture of how well a player is performing overall.

You can learn more about Total Points and the statistics referenced within this piece here.

Here are our selections:

1st Team Offense

Position Name School
QB Cade Klubnik Clemson
RB Desmond Claiborne Wake Forest
RB Desmond Reid Pittsburgh
WR Antonio Williams Clemson
WR Chris Bell Louisville
TE Jeremiah Franklin Boston College
T Will O’Steen North Carolina
T Lajuan Owens California
G Keylan Rutledge Georgia Tech
G Adrian Medley Florida State
C Ryan Linthicum Clemson

1st Team Defense

Position Name School
DT Brandon Cleveland NC State
DT Aaron Hall Duke
EDGE TJ Parker Clemson
EDGE Fisher Camac Virginia
LB Wade Woodaz Clemson
LB Kyle Louis Pittsburgh
CB Brian Nelson II NC State
CB Chandler Rivers Duke
CB Charles Brantley Miami (FL)
S Isaiah Nwokobia SMU
S Caleb Weaver Duke

1st Team Specialists

Position Name School
K John Love Virginia Tech
P Kade Reynoldson Duke
Returner Keelan Marion Miami (FL)

Clemson leads the way with three selections in Cade Klubnik, Antonio Williams, and Ryan Linthicum to highlight our All-ACC offensive team. They are joined by Georgia Tech’s Keylan Rutledge, as representatives on the SIS Preseason All-American teams.  

Desmond Claiborne, Desmond Reid, Chris Bell, Jeremiah Franklin, and Adrian Medley all return to their respective teams to build upon impressive 2024 seasons. Both OT spots are represented by transfers from “Group of 5” schools who look to continue their dominance against a higher level of competition, UNC’s Will O’Steen and California’s Lajuan Owens. 

TJ Parker, Wade Woodaz, Chandler Rivers, and Isaiah Nwokobia headline the defensive team as they are SIS Preseason All-American team representatives. Rivers is joined by two other Duke teammates in Aaron Hall and Caleb Weaver. Brandon Cleveland and Kyle Louis return to their respective teams to build upon solid 2024 seasons. While Fisher Camac, Brian Nelson II, and Charles Brantley look to bring an immediate impact to their new teams in the 2025 season. 

The specialist group is headlined by transfer kick returner, Keelan Marion, who was one of the most dynamic returners in all of college football in the 2024 season.