Four Florida State players were named to the 2016 All-ACC football team Monday, voted on by the conference’s media affiliates.
Junior running back Dalvin Cook, junior tackle Roderick Johnson, senior defensive end DeMarcus Walker and sophomore cornerback Tarvarus McFadden were all named All-ACC first team.
Cook leads the ACC with 1,620 rushing yards and the Seminoles with 19 total touchdowns. Over the past two weeks, he’s broke school-records for career rushing yards and career rushing touchdowns. Johnson won a second consecutive Jacobs Blocking Trophy on Sunday, which annually goes to the ACC’s top offensive lineman.
On the defensive side of the ball, Walker and McFadden are tied for the nation’s lead in sacks and interceptions, respectively. Walker has 15 sacks, 17.5 tackles for loss and four forced fumbles on the year. McFadden has eight interceptions — the second most in a single season by an FSU player — to go along with three tackles for loss.
Wide receiver Travis Rudolph, a junior, and senior guard Kareem Are were each named to the conference’s second team. Are has battled a litany of injuries this season to help FSU establish one of the best offenses in the ACC. Rudolph leads the Seminoles with 53 catches for 807 yards and seven touchdown grabs.
Junior defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi earned third-team honors. Nnadi finished the year with 44 total tackles, including 9.5 for loss and 5.5 sacks.
Earning honorable mention for the Seminoles were junior guard Wilson Bell, sophomores center Alec Eberle and defensive tackle Demarcus Christmas, senior cornerback Marquez White and freshman kicker Ricky Aguayo.
To view the complete All-ACC team, click here.
Mike Ferguson is the editor of The Daily Nole. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeWFerguson
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