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2021 ACC Football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 2, 2021 to December 31, 2021
Number of teams14
2022 NFL Draft
Top draft pickIkem Ekwonu – (NC State)
Picked byCarolina Panthers, 6th overall
Regular season
Atlantic championsWake Forest
  Atlantic runners-upNC State
Coastal championsPittsburgh
  Coastal runners-upMiami (FL)
ACC Championship Game
ChampionsPittsburgh
  Runners-upWake Forest
Finals MVPErick Hallett (Pittsburgh)
Seasons
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 15 Wake Forest xy   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 20 NC State   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 14 Clemson   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Louisville   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Florida State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Syracuse   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Boston College   2 – 6     6 – 6  
Coastal Division
No. 13 Pittsburgh xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Miami (FL)   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Virginia   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Virginia Tech   4 – 4     6 – 7  
North Carolina   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Georgia Tech   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Duke   0 – 8     3 – 9  
Championship: Pittsburgh 45, Wake Forest 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, part of the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season, was the 69th season of college football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It began on September 2, 2021, and ended on December 31, 2021.[1] The ACC consists of 14 members in two divisions.

Previous season

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Clemson defeated Notre Dame 34–10 in the ACC Football Championship Game.[2] The victory, along with a 10–1 regular season record, earned Clemson a berth in the College Football Playoff. The Tigers were the number two seed in the playoff and faced Ohio State in the 2021 Sugar Bowl, where the Tigers lost 28–49.

Preseason

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ACC Kickoff

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The 2021 ACC Kickoff was held on July 21 and 22nd at the Westin hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. Each team had their head coach and three players available to talk to the media at the event. Coverage of the event was televised on ACC Network.[3] On July 26, 2021, the ACC Preseason Media Poll was released, which projected Clemson to win its 7th consecutive ACC title.[4]

Atlantic
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Clemson 1,028 (146)
2 NC State 804 (1)
3 Boston College 638
4 Florida State 510
5 Wake Forest 472
6 Louisville 462
7 Syracuse 202
Coastal
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 North Carolina 979 (109)
2 Miami 881 (28)
3 Virginia Tech 582 (3)
4 Pittsburgh 576 (1)
5 Virginia 540 (2)
6 Georgia Tech 340 (4)
7 Duke 218
Media poll (ACC Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1 Clemson 125
2 North Carolina 16
3 Miami 3
4 Virginia 1
Georgia Tech
NC State

Preseason ACC Player of the Year

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Source:[5]

Ranking Player Position Team Votes
1 Sam Howell QB North Carolina 114
2 D'Eriq King QB Miami 11
3 Bryan Bresee DE Clemson 8
4 DJ Uiagalelei QB 6
5 Phil Jurkovec QB Boston College 3
6 Zay Flowers WR 2
Jahmyr Gibbs AP Georgia Tech

Preseason All-Conference Teams

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Source:[5]

Offense
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Preseason award watchlists

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Recruiting classes

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Rankings
Team ESPN[25] Rivals[26] 24/7[27] Signees
Boston College 38 32 37 29
Clemson 4 7 5 19
Duke 60 57 18
Florida State 19 30 23 24
Georgia Tech 34 48 47 23
Louisville 30 29 39 24
Miami 9 10 11 21
North Carolina 7 16 14 19
NC State 31 45 35 20
Pittsburgh 33 21 27 23
Syracuse 51 56 22
Virginia 32 31 32 24
Virginia Tech 43 45 27
Wake Forest 66 65 19

Coaches

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Coaching changes

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There are no coaching changes for the 2021 season.

Head coaching records

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Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school ACC record
Boston College Jeff Hafley 2 12–11 12–11 7–11
Clemson Dabo Swinney 13 150–36 150–36 91–19
Duke David Cutcliffe 14 121–126 77–98 35–80
Florida State Mike Norvell 2 46–28 8–13 6–10
Georgia Tech Geoff Collins 3 24–35 9–25 7–18
Louisville Scott Satterfield 3 69–43 18–19 12–13
Miami Manny Diaz 3 21–15 21–15 16–9
North Carolina Mack Brown 13 265–139–1 90–63–1 55–47–1
North Carolina State Dave Doeren 9 87–53 64–49 34–40
Pittsburgh Pat Narduzzi 7 52–37 52–37 36–22
Syracuse Dino Babers 6 66–59 29–43 15–35
Virginia Bronco Mendenhall 6 135–81 36–38 22–27
Virginia Tech Justin Fuente 6 69–54 43–31 28–21
Wake Forest Dave Clawson 8 141–127 51–48 26–39

Notes

  • Records shown after the 2021 season
  • Years at school includes the 2021 season

Rankings

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See also: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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Schedule

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The regular season will begin on September 2 and will end on November 27. The ACC Championship game is scheduled for December 4, 2021.

Regular season

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Week one

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 2 7:30 p.m. South Florida NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ACCN W 45–0   52,633
September 3 6:00 p.m. No. 10 North Carolina Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN  VT 17–10   65,632
September 3 7:00 p.m. Duke Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC CBSSN L 28–31   14,125
September 3 7:00 p.m. Old Dominion Wake Forest Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC ACCN W 42–10   25,673
September 4 Noon Colgate Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN W 51–0   28,991
September 4 3:30 p.m. No. 1 Alabama No. 14 Miami Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game) ABC L 13–44   71,829
September 4 4:00 p.m. UMass Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ACCN W 51–7   41,486
September 4 7:00 p.m. Syracuse Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH CBSSN W 29–9   23,904
September 4 7:30 p.m. No. 5 Georgia No. 3 Clemson Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic, rivalry, College GameDay) ABC L 3–10   74,187
September 4 7:30 p.m. Northern Illinois Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ACCN L 21–22   33,651
September 4 7:30 p.m. William & Mary Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ACCRSN W 43–0   42,982
September 5 7:30 p.m. No. 9 Notre Dame Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ABC L 38–41 OT  68,316
September 6 8:00 p.m. Louisville Ole Miss Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game) ESPN L 24–43   30,709
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week two

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 10 8:00 p.m. North Carolina A&T Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCN W 45–17   18,091
September 11 11:00 a.m. Illinois Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ACCN W 42–14   36,036
September 11 Noon No. 22 (FCS) Kennesaw State Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ACCRSN W 45–17   35,195
September 11 Noon Norfolk State Wake Forest Truist Stadium at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC ACCNX W 41–16   21,896
September 11 Noon Pittsburgh Tennessee Volunteer Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPN W 41–34   82,203
September 11 2:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee No. 19 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ACCNX W 35–14   53,680
September 11 2:00 p.m. Rutgers Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ACCN L 7–17   31,941
September 11 3:30 p.m. Boston College UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (rivalry) FloSports W 45–28   12,118
September 11 5:00 p.m. South Carolina State No. 6 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ACCN W 49–3   78,609
September 11 7:00 p.m. Appalachian State No. 22 Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ESPNU W 25–23   45,877
September 11 7:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky Louisville Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ACCNX W 30–3   39,673
September 11 7:00 p.m. NC State Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPN2 L 10–24   45,834
September 11 7:30 p.m. Georgia State No. 24 North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ACCRSN W 59–17   50,500
September 11 8:00 p.m. No. 16 (FCS) Jacksonville State Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ACCN L 17–20   60,198
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week three

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 17 7:30 p.m. UCF Louisville Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN W 42–35   39,022
September 18 Noon Albany Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ACCN W 62–24   30,156
September 18 Noon Boston College Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPNU W 28–3   25,290
September 18 Noon Michigan State No. 24 Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ABC L 17–38   46,427
September 18 Noon No. 15 Virginia Tech West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV (rivalry) FS1 L 21–27   60,022
September 18 Noon Western Michigan Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ACCRSN L 41–44   40,581
September 18 3:30 p.m. Florida State Wake Forest Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC ESPN  WAKE 35–14   29,564
September 18 3:30 p.m. Georgia Tech No. 6 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry) ABC  CLEM 14–8   81,500
September 18 4:00 p.m. Northwestern Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCN W 30–23   12,323
September 18 7:30 p.m. Furman NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ACCRSN W 45–7   56,919
September 18 7:30 p.m. Virginia No. 21 North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry) ACCN  UNC 59–39   50,500
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week four

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 24 7:00 p.m. Wake Forest Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ESPN2  WAKE 37–17   38,699
September 24 8:00 p.m. Liberty Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ACCN W 24–21   29,942
September 25 Noon Missouri Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN2 W 41–34 OT  44,500
September 25 Noon No. 24 (FCS) Richmond Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ACCN W 21–10   53,174
September 25 Noon No. 21 (FCS) New Hampshire Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ACCNX/ESPN+ W 77–7   41,048
September 25 12:30 p.m. Central Connecticut Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ACCRSN W 69–0   44,019
September 25 3:30 p.m. No. 9 Clemson NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl) ESPN  NCSU 27–21 2OT  56,919
September 25 3:30 p.m. Louisville Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ESPN2  LOU 31–23   50,964
September 25 4:00 p.m. Kansas Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCN W 52–33   19,128
September 25 7:30 p.m. No. 20 North Carolina Georgia Tech Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA ACCN  GT 45–22   37,450
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week five

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 30 7:30 p.m. Virginia Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ESPN  UVA 30–28   37,269
October 2 Noon Duke North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell) ESPN2  UNC 38–7   45,812
October 2 Noon Pittsburgh Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ACCN  PITT 52–21   36,383
October 2 12:30 p.m. Louisville No. 24 Wake Forest Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC ACCRSN  WAKE 37–34   29,077
October 2 3:30 p.m. Syracuse Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ACCN  FSU 33–30   56,609
October 2 6:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech No. 23 NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ACCNX/ESPN+ W 34–27   51,064
October 2 7:30 p.m. Boston College No. 25 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) ACCN  CLEM 19–13   79,159
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 2 Virginia Tech

Week six

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 9 12:30 p.m. Georgia Tech Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCRSN  GT 31–27   11,849
October 9 3:00 p.m. Virginia Louisville Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ACCN  UVA 34–33   40,320
October 9 3:30 p.m. No. 19 Wake Forest Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN2  WAKE 40–37 OT  38,554
October 9 3:30 p.m. Florida State North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ESPN  FSU 35–25   44,805
October 9 7:30 p.m. No. 14 Notre Dame Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ACCN L 29–32   65,632
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 9 Boston College Clemson Miami No. 23 NC State Pittsburgh

Week seven

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 15 7:00 p.m. Clemson Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN  CLEM 17–14   36,670
October 16 12:30 p.m. Duke Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ACCRSN  UVA 48–0   38,489
October 16 3:30 p.m. Miami North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ACCN  UNC 45–42   50,500
October 16 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN2  PITT 28–7   58,314
October 16 7:30 p.m. No. 22 NC State Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN  NCSU 33–7   40,349
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 16 Florida State Georgia Tech Louisville No. 16 Wake Forest

Week eight

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 23 Noon No. 16 Wake Forest Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN W 70–56   38,019
October 23 Noon UMass Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ACCN W 59–3   51,915
October 23 12:30 p.m. Syracuse Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ACCRSN  SYR 41–36   57,941
October 23 3:30 p.m. Clemson No. 23 Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN  PITT 27–17   60,594
October 23 4:00 p.m. Boston College Louisville Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ACCN  LOU 28–14   38,202
October 23 7:30 p.m. Georgia Tech Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ACCN  UVA 48–40   45,837
October 23 7:30 p.m. No. 18 NC State Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ESPN2  MIA 31–30   43,293
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 23 Duke North Carolina

Week nine

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 30 Noon Miami No. 17 Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ACCN  MIA 38–34   46,977
October 30 Noon Virginia Tech Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) ACCRSN  VT 26–17   35,543
October 30 3:30 p.m. Florida State Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry) ESPN  CLEM 30–20   79,097
October 30 3:30 p.m. Boston College Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (rivalry) ACCRSN  SYR 21–6   32,022
October 30 4:00 p.m. Duke No. 13 Wake Forest Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC ACCN  WAKE 45–7   31,613
October 30 7:30 p.m. Louisville NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ACCN  NCSU 28–13   53,123
October 30 7:30 p.m. North Carolina No. 11 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN NBC L 34–44   71,018
October 30 10:15 p.m. Virginia No. 25 BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT ESPN2 L 49–66   57,685
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week ten

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 5 7:30 p.m. Virginia Tech Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry) ESPN2  BC 17–3   35,637
November 6 Noon No. 25 Pittsburgh Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCN  PITT 54–29   20,693
November 6 Noon No. 9 Wake Forest North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry) ABC  UNC 58–55   50,500
November 6 12:30 p.m. Georgia Tech Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ACCRSN  MIA 33–30   48,161
November 6 4:00 p.m. No. 19 NC State Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ACCN  NCSU 28–14   50,835
November 6 7:30 p.m. Clemson Louisville Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ACCN  CLEM 30–24   51,729
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

^note 1 The game between North Carolina and Wake Forest is being played as a non-conference game and will therefore not count in the conference standings.[28]

Date Bye Week
November 6 Syracuse Virginia

Week eleven

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 11 7:30 p.m. North Carolina No. 21 Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN  PITT 30–23 OT  41,687
November 13 Noon UConn Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ACCN W 44–7   77,522
November 13 Noon Syracuse Louisville Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ACCRSN  LOU 41–3   43,797
November 13 3:30 p.m. Boston College Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ACCRSN  BC 41–30   31,511
November 13 3:30 p.m. Duke Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ACCN  VT 48–17   56,730
November 13 3:30 p.m. Miami Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry) ESPN  FSU 31–28   71,917
November 13 7:30 p.m. No. 16 NC State No. 12 Wake Forest Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry) ACCN  WAKE 45–42   34,503
November 13 7:30 p.m. No. 9 Notre Dame Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ABC L 3–28   48,584
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week twelve

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 18 7:30 p.m. Louisville Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN  LOU 62–22   8,493
November 20 Noon Wofford North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ACCRSN W 34–14   43,011
November 20 Noon Florida State Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN  FSU 26–23   33,363
November 20 Noon No. 10 Wake Forest Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ESPN  CLEM 48–27   81,048
November 20 2:30 p.m. Georgia Tech No. 8 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN NBC L 0–55   70,011
November 20 3:30 p.m. Virginia No. 18 Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN2  PITT 48–38   45,183
November 20 4:00 p.m. Syracuse No. 20 NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ACCN  NCSU 41–17   54,083
November 20 7:30 p.m. Virginia Tech Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry) ACCN  MIA 38–26   40,839
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week thirteen

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 26 7:00 p.m. North Carolina No. 20 NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (rivalry) ESPN  NCSU 34–30   56,919
November 27 Noon No. 1 Georgia Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) ABC L 0–45   52,806
November 27 Noon No. 18 Wake Forest Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN2  WAKE 41–10   25,854
November 27 Noon Florida State Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry) ESPN L 21–24   88,491
November 27 12:30 p.m. Miami Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCRSN  MIA 47–10   17,391
November 27 3:45 p.m. Virginia Tech Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup) ACCN  VT 29–24   46,445
November 27 7:30 p.m. Kentucky Louisville Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup) ESPN2 L 21–52   55,018
November 27 7:30 p.m. No. 17 Pittsburgh Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (rivalry) ACCN  PITT 31–14   27,939
November 27 7:30 p.m. No. 23 Clemson South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (rivalry) SECN W 30–0   79,897
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Championship game

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Further information: 2021 ACC Championship Game
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 4 8:00 p.m. No. 15 Pittsburgh No. 16 Wake Forest Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC ABC  PITT 45–21   57,856
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

ACC vs other conferences

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ACC vs Power Five matchups

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The following games include ACC teams competing against Power Five conferences teams from the Big Ten, Big 12, BYU/Notre Dame, Pac-12 and SEC). All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
September 4 SEC No. 14 Miami No. 1 Alabama Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game) L 13–44
September 4 SEC No. 3 Clemson No. 5 Georgia Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic/rivalry) L 3–10
September 5 Independent No. 9 Notre Dame Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 38–41 (OT)
September 6 SEC Ole Miss Louisville Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game) L 24–43
September 11 SEC NC State Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS L 10–24
September 11 SEC Pittsburgh Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 41–34
September 11 Big Ten Rutgers Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY L 7–17
September 11 Big Ten Illinois Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 42–14
September 18 Big Ten Northwestern Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC W 30–23
September 18 Big Ten Michigan State No. 24 Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL L 17–38
September 18 Big 12 No. 15 Virginia Tech West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV (rivalry) L 21–27
September 25 SEC Missouri Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA W 41–34
September 25 Big 12 Kansas Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC W 52–33
October 9 Independent No. 14 Notre Dame Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA L 29–32
October 30 Independent Virginia No. 25 BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT L 49–66
October 30 Independent North Carolina No. 11 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN L 34–44
November 13 Independent No. 7 Notre Dame Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 3–28
November 20 Independent Georgia Tech No. 6 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN L 0–55
November 27 SEC Florida State Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry) L 21–24
November 27 SEC Georgia Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) L 0–45
November 27 SEC Kentucky Louisville Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup) L 21–52
November 27 SEC Clemson South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (rivalry) W 30–0

ACC vs Group of Five matchups

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The following games include ACC teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West or Sun Belt.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
September 2 American South Florida NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 45–0
September 3 C-USA Duke Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 28–31
September 3 C-USA Old Dominion Wake Forest Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC W 42–10
September 4 MAC Northern Illinois Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA L 21–22
September 4 MAC Syracuse Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH W 22–9
September 11 Sun Belt Appalachian State No. 22 Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL W 25–23
September 11 Sun Belt Georgia State No. 24 North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 59–17
September 11 C-USA Middle Tennessee No. 19 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA W 35–17
September 17 American UCF Louisville Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY W 42–35
September 18 American Boston College Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA W 28–3
September 18 MAC Western Michigan Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA L 41–44
October 2 C-USA Louisiana Tech No. 23 NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 34–27

ACC vs FBS independents matchups

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The following games include ACC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn or UMass.

Date Visitor Home Site Score
September 4 UMass Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA W 51–7
September 11 Boston College UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (rivalry) W 45–28
September 24 Liberty Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY W 24–21
October 23 Wake Forest Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY W 70–56
October 23 UMass Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 59–3
November 13 UConn Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC W 44–7

ACC vs FCS matchups

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The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.

Date Visitor Home Site Score
September 4 Colgate Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA W 52–10
September 4 William & Mary Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 43–0
September 10 North Carolina A&T Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC W 45–17
September 11 South Carolina State No. 6 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC W 49–3
September 11 Jacksonville State Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 17–20
September 11 Kennesaw State Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 45–17
September 11 Eastern Kentucky Louisville Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY W 30–3
September 11 Norfolk State Wake Forest Truist Stadium at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC W 41–16
September 18 Furman NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 45–7
September 18 Albany Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY W 62–24
September 25 Central Connecticut Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL W 69–0
September 25 New Hampshire Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA W 77–7
September 25 Richmond Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA W 21–10
November 20 Wofford North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 34–14

Records against other conferences

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Postseason

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Bowl games

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See also: 2021–22 NCAA football bowl games
Legend
  ACC win
  ACC loss
  Cancellation

For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The ACC will have annually ten appearances in the following bowls: Orange Bowl and Peach Bowl (unless they are selected for playoffs filled by a SEC and at-large team if champion is in the playoffs), Military Bowl, Duke's Mayo Bowl, Gator Bowl, Cheez-It Bowl, Fenway Bowl, Outback Bowl, Holiday Bowl and Sun Bowl. The ACC teams will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Power Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings. The ACC champion are also eligible for the College Football Playoff if they're among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.

Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) ACC team Opponent Score Attendance
Military Bowl December 27 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD ESPN 2:30 p.m. Boston College[1] East Carolina Cancelled[29]
First Responder Bowl December 28 Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX ESPN 3:15 p.m. Louisville Air Force L 28–31 15,251
Holiday Bowl December 28 Petco Park • San Diego, CA Fox 8:00 p.m. No. 18 NC State UCLA Cancelled[30]
Fenway Bowl December 29 Fenway Park • Boston, MA ESPN 11:00 a.m. Virginia[2] SMU Cancelled[31]
Pinstripe Bowl December 29 Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY ESPN 2:15 p.m. Virginia Tech Maryland L 10–54 29,653
Cheez-It Bowl December 29 Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL ESPN 5:45 p.m. No. 19 Clemson Iowa State W 20–13 39,051
Duke's Mayo Bowl December 30 Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN 11:30 a.m. North Carolina South Carolina L 21–38 45,520
Gator Bowl December 31 TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL ESPN 11:00 a.m. No. 17 Wake Forest Rutgers[3] W 38–10 28,508
Sun Bowl December 31 Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX CBS 12:30 p.m. Miami[4] Washington State
New Year's Six Bowls
Peach Bowl December 30 Mercedes Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN 7:00 p.m. No. 12 Pittsburgh No. 10 Michigan State L 21–31 41,230

Rankings are from AP Poll. Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone. ACC teams shown in bold.
^note 1 The Gator Bowl opponent for Wake Forest was originally scheduled to be Texas A&M. Due to COVID-19 issues with Texas A&M, they were replaced with Rutgers.[32]
^note 2 The Sun Bowl originally scheduled Miami to face Washington, but Miami had to withdraw due to COVID-19 issues.[33]
^note 3 The Military Bowl originally scheduled Boston College to face East Carolina, but Boston College had to withdraw due to COVID-19 issues.[29]
^note 4 The Fenway Bowl originally scheduled Virginia to face SMU, but Virginia had to withdraw due to COVID-19 issues.[31]

Awards and honors

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Player of the week honors

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Week Quarterback Running Back Receiver Offensive Line Defensive Line Linebacker Defensive Back Specialist Rookie
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1[34] Phil Jurkovec Boston College QB Mataeo Durant Duke RB Zay Flowers Boston College WR Ikem Ekwonu NC State LT Jermaine Johnson II Florida State DE James Skalski Clemson LB Chamarri Conner Virginia Tech CB Ja'Sir Taylor Wake Forest DB Duce Chestnut Syracuse CB
Brennan Armstrong Virginia QB Jasheen Davis Wake Forest DE
Week 2[35] Brennan Armstrong (2) Virginia QB Pat Garwo III Boston College RB Jelani Woods Virginia TE Olusegun Oluwatimi Virginia C Jordan Domineck Georgia Tech DE Mikel Jones Syracuse LB Kei'Trel Clark Louisville CB Travis Levy Boston College KR Will Shipley Clemson RB
Brandon Hill Pittsburgh S
Week 3[36] Sam Howell North Carolina QB Ty Chandler North Carolina RB Josh Downs North Carolina WR Marcus McKethan North Carolina RG DeWayne Carter Duke DT LaVonta Bentley Clemson LB Lummie Young IV Duke S Grant Carlson Boston College P Will Shipley (2) Clemson RB
Chandler Zavala NC State LG
Week 4[37] Devin Leary NC State QB Pat Garwo III (2) Boston College RB Emeka Emezie NC State WR Ikem Ekwonu (2) NC State OT Cody Roscoe Syracuse DL Baylon Spector Clemson LB Brandon Sebastian Boston College CB Tayvion Robinson Virginia Tech KR Rodney Hammond Pittsburgh RB
Charlie Thomas Georgia Tech LB Nick Sciba Wake Forest PK
Week 5[38] Kenny Pickett Pittsburgh QB Kobe Pace Clemson RB Josh Downs (2) North Carolina WR Gabe Houy Pittsburgh OT Mandy Alonso Virginia DE John Petrishen Pittsburgh LB Traveon Redd Wake Forest S Trenton Gill NC State P Justice Ellison Wake Forest RB
Week 6[39] Brennan Armstrong (3) Virginia QB Sean Tucker Syracuse RB A. T. Perry Wake Forest WR Dillan Gibbons Florida State LG Jermaine Johnson II (2) Florida State DE Ayinde Eley Georgia Tech LB Juanyeh Thomas Georgia Tech S Nick Sciba (2) Wake Forest PK Malik McClain Florida State WR
Week 7[40] Brennan Armstrong (4) Virginia QB Sean Tucker (2) Syracuse RB Josh Downs (3) North Carolina WR Bobby Haskins Virginia LT Mandy Alonso (2) Virginia DE Cedric Gray North Carolina LB Erick Hallett II Pittsburgh FS Devan Boykin NC State S Jaylan Knighton Miami RB
Dontayvion Wicks Virginia WR
Week 8[41] Sam Hartman Wake Forest QB Jaylan Knighton Miami RB Dontayvion Wicks (2) Virginia WR Caleb Chandler Louisville OG Rondell Bothroyd Wake Forest DE SirVocea Dennis Pittsburgh LB Traveon Redd (2) Wake Forest SS Jude Kelley Georgia Tech PK Tyler Van Dyke Miami QB
Carter Warren Pittsburgh OG James Skalski (2) Clemson LB
Week 9[42] Sam Hartman (2) Wake Forest QB Sean Tucker (3) Syracuse RB Tré Turner Virginia Tech WR Zach Tom Wake Forest LT Myles Murphy Clemson DE Drake Thomas NC State LB James Williams Miami S Courtney Jackson Syracuse KR Tyler Van Dyke (2) Miami QB
Jermaine Johnson II (3) Florida State DE
Week 10[43] Kenny Pickett (2) Pittsburgh QB Ty Chandler (2) North Carolina RB Charleston Rambo Miami WR Marcus McKethan (2) North Carolina OG Keir Thomas Florida State DE John Petrishen (2) Pittsburgh OLB Juanyeh Thomas (2) Georgia Tech S Jaylen Stinson Duke KR Tyler Van Dyke (3) Miami QB
Week 11[44] Phil Jurkovec (2) Boston College QB Raheem Blackshear Virginia Tech RB Emeka Emezie (2) NC State WR Michael Jurgens Wake Forest C Jermaine Johnson II (4) Florida State DE SirVocea Dennis (2) Pittsburgh LB Omarion Cooper Florida State CB Zonovan Knight NC State KR Ahmari Huggins-Bruce Louisville WR
Omarion Cooper Florida State CB
Week 12[45] Malik Cunningham Louisville QB Kobe Pace Clemson RB Jordan Addison Pittsburgh WR Jordan McFadden Clemson OT Kier Thomas (2) Florida State DE Drake Thomas (2) NC State LB Akeem Dent Florida State S Israel Abanikanda Pittsburgh KR Will Shipley (3) Clemson RB
Tyler Van Dyke (4) Miami QB
Week 13[46] Devin Leary (2) NC State QB Raheem Blackshear Virginia Tech RB Emeka Emezie (3) NC State WR Jordan McFadden (2) Clemson OT Daniel Joseph NC State DE Mikel Jones (2) Syracuse LB Jammie Robinson Florida State S Jordan Houston NC State RB Tyler Van Dyke (5) Miami QB

All Conference Teams

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Source:[47]

ACC individual awards

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All-Americans

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Main article: 2021 College Football All-America Team

Consensus All-Americans

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Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. Players are chosen against other players playing at their position only. To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least half of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Players named first-team by all five selectors are deemed unanimous All-Americans. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine consensus and unanimous All-Americans.[52]

2021 Consensus All-Americans
Unanimous Consensus
Ikem Ekwonu – NC State Jordan Addison – Pittsburgh

Associated Press

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2021 AP All-Americans[53]
First Team Second Team Third Team
Ikem Ekwonu – NC State
Zion Johnson – Boston College
Jordan Addison – Pittsburgh 		Kenny Pickett – Pittsburgh
Sean Tucker – Syracuse
Alec Lindstrom – Boston College
Jahmyr Gibbs – Georgia Tech
Jermaine Johnson II – Florida State 		Calijah Kancey – Pittsburgh

AFCA

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2021 AFCA All-Americans[54]
First Team Second Team
Ikem Ekwonu – NC State
Kenny Pickett – Pittsburgh
Cal Adomitis – Pittsburgh 		Jordan Addison – Pittsburgh
Zion Johnson – Boston College
Sean Tucker – Syracuse
Jermaine Johnson II – Florida State

FWAA

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2021 FWAA All-Americans[55]
First Team Second Team
Sean Tucker – Syracuse
Jordan Addison – Pittsburgh
Ikem Ekwonu – NC State 		Kenny Pickett – Pittsburgh
Zach Tom – Wake Forest
Olusegun Oluwatimi – Virginia
Jermaine Johnson II – Florida State

The Sporting News

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2021 Sporting News All-Americans[56]
First Team Second Team
Jordan Addison – Pittsburgh
Ikem Ekwonu – NC State 		Kenny Pickett – Pittsburgh
Alec Lindstrom – Boston College

WCFF

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2021 Walter Camp All-Americans[57]
First Team Second Team
Jordan Addison – Pittsburgh
Ikem Ekwonu – NC State
Zion Johnson – Boston College
Kenny Pickett – Pittsburgh
Jermaine Johnson II – Florida State 		Sean Tucker – Syracuse

National Awards

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Home game attendance

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Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Total Average % of Capacity
Boston College Alumni Stadium 44,500[59] 28,991 44,500† 40,349 35,637 33,363 25,854 208,694 34,782 78.16%
Clemson Memorial Stadium 81,500[60] 78,609 81,500† 79,159 79,097 77,522 81,048 476,935 79,489 97.53%
Duke Wallace Wade Stadium 40,004[61] 18,091 12,323 19,128 11,849 20,693† 8,493 17,391 107,968 15,424 38.56%
Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium 79,560[62] 68,316 60,198 50,964 56,609 51,915 50,835 71,917† 410,754 58,679 73.75%
Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium 55,000[63] 33,651 35,195 37,450 36,383 35,543 31,511 52,806† 262,539 37,506 68.19%
Louisville Cardinal Stadium 60,800[64] 39,673 39,022 40,320 38,202 51,729 43,797 55,018† 307,761 43,966 72.31%
Miami Hard Rock Stadium 65,326[65] 45,877 46,427 44,019 37,269 43,293 48,161† 40,839 305,885 43,698 66.89%
North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium 50,500[66] 50,500† 50,500† 45,812 44,805 50,500† 50,500† 43,011 335,628 47,947 94.94%
NC State Carter–Finley Stadium 56,919[67] 52,633 56,919† 56,919† 51,064 53,123 54,083 56,919† 381,660 54,523 95.79%
Pittsburgh Heinz Field 68,400[68] 41,486 40,581 41,048 60,594† 46,977 41,687 45,183 317,556 45,365 66.32%
Syracuse Carrier Dome 49,262[69] 31,941 30,156 29,942 38,554† 36,670 32,022 27,939 227,224 32,461 65.89%
Virginia Scott Stadium 61,500[70] 42,982 36,036 38,699 38,489 45,837 48,584† 46,445 297,072 42,439 69.01%
Virginia Tech Lane Stadium 65,632[71] 65,632† 53,680 53,174 65,632† 58,314 57,941 56,730 411,103 58,729 89.48%
Wake Forest BB&T Field 31,500[72] 25,673 21,896 29,564 29,077 31,613 34,503† 172,326 28,721 91.18%

Bold – Exceeded capacity
†Season High

NFL Draft

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Main article: 2022 NFL draft

Total Picks by School

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Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
Boston College 1 – – – – – – 1
Clemson – 1 – – – – 1 2
Duke – – – – – – – 0
Florida State 1 – – – – – – 1
Georgia Tech – – – – – – 1 1
Louisville – – – – – – – 0
Miami – – – – – – 1 1
North Carolina – – 1 – 3 – – 4
NC State 1 – – – – – 1 2
Pittsburgh 1 – – 1 – – – 2
Syracuse – – – – – – – 0
Virginia – – 1 – – – – 1
Virginia Tech – – – – 1 3 – 4
Wake Forest – – – 1 – 1 – 2
Total 4 1 2 2 4 4 4 21

List of Selections

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Player Position School Draft
Round 		Round
Pick 		Overall
Pick 		Team
Ikem Ekwonu OT NC State 1 6 6 Carolina Panthers
Zion Johnson OG Boston College 1 17 17 Los Angeles Chargers
Kenny Pickett QB Pittsburgh 1 20 20 Pittsburgh Steelers
Jermaine Johnson II DE Florida State 1 26 26 New York Jets
Andrew Booth Jr. CB Clemson 2 10 42 Minnesota Vikings
Joshua Ezeudu OG North Carolina 3 3 67 New York Giants
Jelani Woods TE Virginia 3 9 73 Indianapolis Colts
Damarri Mathis CB Pittsburgh 4 10 115 Denver Broncos
Zach Tom OG Wake Forest 4 35 140 Green Bay Packers
Sam Howell QB North Carolina 5 1 144 Washington Commanders
Ty Chandler RB North Carolina 5 26 169 Minnesota Vikings
Marcus McKethan OG North Carolina 5 30 173 New York Giants
James Mitchell TE Virginia Tech 5 34 177 Detroit Lions
Amaré Barno LB Virginia Tech 6 10 189 Carolina Panthers
Luke Tenuta OT Virginia Tech 6 30 209 Buffalo Bills
Ja'Sir Taylor CB Wake Forest 6 35 214 Los Angeles Chargers
Lecitus Smith OG Virginia Tech 6 36 215 Arizona Cardinals
Tariq Carpenter LB Georgia Tech 7 7 228 Green Bay Packers
Baylon Spector LB Clemson 7 10 231 Buffalo Bills
Jonathan Ford DT Miami (FL) 7 13 234 Green Bay Packers
Trenton Gill P NC State 7 34 255 Chicago Bears

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