Four 'Cuse Stars Headline AP All-ACC Football Teams
12/15/2022 10:50:00 AM | Football
Four members of the Orange football team were named Associated Press All-ACC selections, led by first team tight end Oronde Gadsden.
The AP, which lists just two teams, also named Sean Tucker, Matthew Bergeron and Mikel Jones to the second team. The voting panel consisted of 14 media voters representing each ACC team.
Gadsden, just a true sophomore, set single-season program records for receptions (56) and receiving yards (891) this season. He leads the nation in receiving yards and touchdowns by a tight end, and is sixth in the ACC in receiving yards by any player regardless of position. He was also a first team selection on the conference's All-ACC team.
Tucker picked up All-ACC accolades for the second year in a row. He posted his second-straight 1,000 yard regular season, following up his record-breaking season with another 1,060 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground. He also caught 36 passes for 254 yards and two more scores.
A team captain, Bergeron has graded out as one of the top-15 pass blocking tackles in college football from Pro Football Focus this season. He has the third-highest overall grade among tackles and fourth among offensive linemen regardless of position in the ACC this season. He has played 674 offensive line snaps this season, allowed just four sacks and was penalized three times all season.
Jones – a now three-time All-ACC selection – Had 84 tackles through 11 games, missing the final game of the regular season due to injury. A team captain, he also notched seven tackles for loss 4.0 sacks, forced a fumble and recovered another on the year. One of three Butkus Award Semifinalists from the ACC, which is presented to the nation's top linebacker, Jones was named to the third team in the conference by the league, but was a second team selection by the AP.
The Orange will face Minnesota in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 29, seeking their eighth win of the season. Tickets, travel options, bus trips and more are available at Cuse.com/bowl.
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The AP, which lists just two teams, also named Sean Tucker, Matthew Bergeron and Mikel Jones to the second team. The voting panel consisted of 14 media voters representing each ACC team.
Gadsden, just a true sophomore, set single-season program records for receptions (56) and receiving yards (891) this season. He leads the nation in receiving yards and touchdowns by a tight end, and is sixth in the ACC in receiving yards by any player regardless of position. He was also a first team selection on the conference's All-ACC team.
Tucker picked up All-ACC accolades for the second year in a row. He posted his second-straight 1,000 yard regular season, following up his record-breaking season with another 1,060 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground. He also caught 36 passes for 254 yards and two more scores.
A team captain, Bergeron has graded out as one of the top-15 pass blocking tackles in college football from Pro Football Focus this season. He has the third-highest overall grade among tackles and fourth among offensive linemen regardless of position in the ACC this season. He has played 674 offensive line snaps this season, allowed just four sacks and was penalized three times all season.
Jones – a now three-time All-ACC selection – Had 84 tackles through 11 games, missing the final game of the regular season due to injury. A team captain, he also notched seven tackles for loss 4.0 sacks, forced a fumble and recovered another on the year. One of three Butkus Award Semifinalists from the ACC, which is presented to the nation's top linebacker, Jones was named to the third team in the conference by the league, but was a second team selection by the AP.
The Orange will face Minnesota in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 29, seeking their eighth win of the season. Tickets, travel options, bus trips and more are available at Cuse.com/bowl.
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