As anticipation builds for the 2026 college football season, ACC student-athletes continue to earn national recognition through preseason All-America team selections and appearances on award watch lists. The running list below highlights those preseason honors as they are announced.
 
Preseason All-America Teams
2026 Walter Camp Preseason All-America Teams (June 30)
Malachi Toney, WR, Miami – First-Team Offense
Sammy Brown, LB, Clemson – First-Team Defense
Bryce Fitzgerald, DB, Miami – Second-Team Defense
 
Phil Steele’s 2026 Preseason All-American Teams (June 11)
Malachi Toney, WR, Miami – First-Team Offense
Duce Robinson, WR, Florida State – First-Team Offense
PJ Williams, OT, SMU – Second-Team Offense
Sammy Brown, LB, Clemson – Second-Team Defense
Kade Reynoldson, P, Duke – Second-Team Special Teams
Tre Richardson, KR, Louisville – Second-Team Special Teams
Mark Fletcher Jr., RB, Miami – Third-Team Offense
Isaac Brown, RB, Louisville – Third-Team Offense
Ahmad Moten, DT, Miami – Third-Team Defense
Aidan Birr, K, Georgia Tech – Third-Team Special Teams
Carlos Hernandez, PR, Wake Forest – Third-Team Special Teams
Morgan Tribbett, LS, SMU – Third-Team Special Teams
Bryant Wesco Jr., WR, Clemson – Fourth-Team Offense
McKale Boley, OT, Virginia – Fourth-Team Offense
Brayden Jacobs, OT, Clemson – Fourth-Team Offense
Melkart Abou Jaoude, DE, North Carolina – Fourth-Team Defense
Kam Robinson, LB, Virginia – Fourth-Team Defense
Chris Peal, CB, Syracuse – Fourth-Team Defense
 

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Preseason National Awards Watch Lists
2026 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List (May 20)
Sammy Brown, Jr., LB, Clemson
Fisher Camac, Sr., DE, Virginia
Bryce Fitzgerald, So., DB, Miami
Clev Lubin, Sr., DL, Louisville
Luke Mergott, Jr., LB, Duke
Damon Wilson II, Sr., DL, Miami