July 25, 2007

GREENSBORO - Boston College senior quarterback Matt Ryan has been selected as the Pre-Season ACC Football Player of the Year in voting by media attending the annual ACC Football Kickoff at Pinehurst earlier this week.

Ryan, the 2006 All-ACC quarterback, received 31 votes in the balloting. Virginia Tech junior running back Branden Ore was second, being named on 21 ballots.

Those two players head up the 2007 Pre-Season All-ACC Football Team as voted on by the media at the Kickoff. Ten of the conference's 12 schools were represented on that squad. Virginia Tech led all teams with five players selected.

2007 Preseason All-ACC Football Team

Offense
QB - Matt Ryan, Sr., Boston College
RB - Branden Ore, Jr., Virginia Tech
RB - Tashard Choice, Sr., Georgia Tech
WR - Greg Carr, Jr., Florida State
WR- Darrius Heyward-Bey,So., Maryland
TE - Tom Santi, Sr., Virginia
T - Duane Brown, Sr., Virginia Tech
T - Barry Richardson, Sr., Clemson
G - Andrew Crummey, Sr., Maryland
G - Derrick Morse, Sr., Miami
C - Steve Justice, Sr., Wake Forest

Defense
DE - Calais Campbell, Jr., Miami
DE -- Chris Long, Sr., Virginia
DT - Andre Fluellen, Sr., Florida State
DT - DeMario Pressley, Sr., NC State
LB - Xavier Adibi, Sr., Virginia Tech
LB - Vince Hall, Sr., Virginia Tech
LB - Phillip Wheeler, Sr., Georgia Tech
CB - Brandon Flowers, Jr., Virginia Tech
CB -- DeJuan Tribble, Sr., Boston College
S - Kenny Phillips, Jr., Miami
S - Myron Rolle, So., Florida State

Specialists
PK - Sam Swank, Jr., Wake Forest
P - Sam Swank, Jr., Wake Forest
RET - Darrell Blackman, Sr., NC State