ACC Season Awards

Over the next couple weeks I will be handing out my awards for the 2005 college football season.  First, I’ll focus on each conference (ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Non-BCS, Pac 10, and SEC) then I’ll switch to national awards.  Finally I’ll have some bowl predictions and at the end I’ll release my final top 25.  This week, the ACC:

ACC Offensive Player of the Year
Marcus Vick, Virginia Tech QB- Vick almost wins this by default.  He was the best offensive player on the best offensive team in the ACC, a conference that was sometimes inept on the offensive end.  He led the conference in passing efficiency, ran for 370 yards, threw 15 TD passes, and ran for 6 more.  Best game: vs. West Virginia, was 15-17 for 177 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs, had 12 carries for 74 yards and 1 TD.

Co-ACC Defensive Players of the Year
Mario Williams, North Carolina State DE- Virginia Tech boasted the best defense in the ACC with players like Jimmy Williams, Vince Hall, and Daryl Tapp.  But Williams was one of the toughest forces in the country on the line.  He led the ACC with a dominating 13 sacks and 17 tackles for a loss.  

Jimmy Williams, Virginia Tech CB- Don’t let the stats deceive you.  (Williams only had 1 interception and 41 tackles.)  He’s so good that ACC QBs simply refused to throw to his side of the field.  At 6’1” NFL scouts are drooling over the opportunity to draft this guy.  It might be awhile before we see a corner make QBs scared like this again.

ACC MVP
Marcus Vick, Virginia Tech QB- Yes he had that horrendous game against Miami, but there was no other player in the ACC that meant as much to his team as Vick.  He still has a way to go if he wants to be considered an MVP on a national level, but in a conference like the ACC there’s no question that a 10-2 season wouldn’t be possible if Vick wasn’t there.
Runners Up: Charlie Whitehurst, Clemson QB, Kyle Wright, Miami QB, Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech WR, Jimmy Williams, CB Virginia Tech

All-ACC 1st Team
QB- Marcus Vick, Virginia Tech
RB- Chris Barclay, Wake Forest
RB- Lance Ball, Maryland
WR- Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech
WR- Deyon Williams, Virginia
K- Jad Dean, Clemson, Clemson

DL- Mario Williams, North Carolina State
DL- Darryl Tapp, Virginia Tech
LB- Kai Parham, Virginia Tech
LB- D’Qwell Jackson, Maryland
DB- Jimmy Williams, Virginia Tech
DB- Tye Hill, Clemson

All-ACC 2nd Team
QB- Kyle Wright, Miami
RB- P.J. Daniels, Georgia Tech
RB- James Davis, Clemson
WR- Chansi Stuckey, Clemson
WR- Vernon Davis, Maryland
K- Brandon Pace, Virginia Tech

DL- Manny Lawson, North Carolina State
DL- Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College
LB- A.J. Nicholson, Florida State
LB- Stephen Tulloch, North Carolina State
DB- Josh Gattis, Wake Forest
DB- Marcus Hamilton, Virginia Tech