- Six Clemson players make the list: The Tigers are easily the most loaded team in the ACC entering 2025, led by quarterback Cade Klubnik and interior defender Peter Woods.
- Pittsburgh boasts a loaded linebacker unit: The Panthers have the two best linebackers in the conference, Kyle Louis and Rasheem Biles.
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With the 2025 college football season less than a week away, here is PFF’s preseason All-ACC team.
QB: Cade Klubnik, Clemson
RB: Isaac Brown, Louisville
WR: Bryant Wesco Jr., Clemson
WR: Antonio Williams, Clemson
WR: Eric Rivers, Georgia Tech
TE: Justin Joly, NC State
LT: Jacarrius Peak, NC State
LG: Tomas Rimac, Virginia Tech
C: Luke Petitbon, Florida State
RG: Keylan Rutledge, Georgia Tech
RT: Francis Mauigoa, Miami (FL)
DI: Peter Woods, Clemson
DI: Darrell Jackson Jr., Florida State
EDGE: T.J. Parker, Clemson
EDGE: Rueben Bain Jr., Miami (FL)
LB: Kyle Louis, Pittsburgh
LB: Rasheem Biles, Pittsburgh
CB: Avieon Terrell, Clemson
CB: Chandler Rivers, Duke
S: Terry Moore, Duke
S: Isaiah Nwokobia, SMU
Flex D: Jeremiah Wilson, Florida State
K: Collin Rogers, SMU
P: Aidan Flintoft, Stanford
RS: Keelan Marion, Miami (FL)
LS: Will Cobb, Wake Forest
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: QB Cade Klubnik, Clemson
There may not have been a more improved quarterback in college football this past season than Klubnik. After placing 102nd among FBS signal-callers in 2023 with a 63.9 PFF passing grade, he ranked fifth in 2024 (87.7). Only Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders threw more touchdowns than the junior (36). Klubnik also ranked fifth in big-time throws (28).
The top quarterback recruit in the 2022 class is finally starting to live up to the hype and has the potential to take a loaded Clemson roster to the promised land as a senior. He enters 2025 as PFF’s No. 1 quarterback in college football.
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: DI Peter Woods, Clemson
Woods spent most of his sophomore season playing out of position at edge defender, yet he still earned an impressive 83.3 PFF overall grade. Over his first two years of college football, he is both the highest-graded and most valuable returning Power Four defensive tackle, according to PFF WAA.
Woods leads all returning Power Four interior defenders in PFF run-defense grade (89.7) and pass-rush win rate (14.9%) since 2023. His combination of power and agility, at 6-foot-3 and 315 pounds, makes him a nightmarish matchup for opposing offensive linemen. Woods is PFF’s No. 3 player in all of college football entering next season.
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