and Ward was the leading vote getter
The Miami Hurricanes are well represented on the 2024 All-ACC Football Teams, which were released this afternoon. Miami led all schools with four First-Team selections, and eight total players selected to either the first, second, or third teams. Another nine Hurricanes received Honorable Mention honors.
Andy, Cam, Xavier and Simeon earn First Team All-ACC honors
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The Miami Hurricanes selected to receive 2024 All-ACC Team honors were:
First-Team All-ACC
- QB – Cam Ward
- WR – Xavier Restrepo
- DT – Simeon Barrow, Jr.
- PK – Andy Borregales
Second-Team All-ACC
- TE – Elijah Arroyo
- OT – Francis Mauigoa
- LB – Francisco Mauigoa
- S – Mishael Powell
Third-Team All-ACC
none
Honorable-Mention All-ACC
- RB – Damien Martinez
- WR – Jacolby George
- OT – Jalen Rivers
- OG – Anez Cooper
- C – Zach Carpenter
- DE – Tyler Baron
- DE – Rueben Bain, Jr.
- DT – Akheem Mesidor
- CB – OJ Frederique
A few notes and points of observation:
- Cam Ward tied North Carolina RB, and Doak Waler finalist, Omarion Hampton with 207 points (out of a possible 213 votes) to lead all vote getters in the conference. Xavier Restrepo was close behind, and the third-leading vote getter, with 205 points.
- Kicker Andy Borregales made the All-ACC First-Team over Florida State kicker Ryan Fitzgerald, even though Fitzgerald is a Lou Groza finalist as the nation’s top placekicker and Borregales was snubbed.
- Clemson led the conference with ten All-ACC selections to the first, second, or third teams while Miami tied with SMU and Duke with eight selections. Pitt and Virginia Tech each had six selections.
- Miami had more first-team selections this year (4) than last (3). WR Xavier Restrepo and PK Andy Borregales repeated as a first-team selections. LB Francisco Mauigoa also repeated as a second-team selection. Last year, OT Jalen Rivers received second-team honors while WR Jacolby George and DE Reuben Bain, Jr. received third-team honors, but this year all three only received Honorable Mention.
- Several former Hurricanes received All-ACC honors headlined by SMU RB Brashard Smith and SMU DT Jared Harrison-Hunte, both of whom received first team honors, while SMU C Jakai Clark was selected to the second-team.
Individual Awards (POY, OPOY, DPOY, and Rookie Awards) will be announced Wednesday, December 4th and Coach of the Year will be announced Thursday, December 5th.
Congratulations to all Hurricanes selected to this year’s All-ACC Football Teams!! Go ‘Canes!!!