At the end of the NFL season, all kinds of All-something teams are released, and even though the NFL season ended over two months ago, this is the NFL Draft week. With that in mind, I have compiled an All-ACC NFL team.

1. All players had to graduate from the one of the 17 ACC football schools (Notre Dame is an independent so none of their fantastic players made this team). That means even if they played 4 years at an ACC school but graduated from a non ACC school, they are considered a non ACC graduate (Russell Wilson is a great example, though he would make this list anyways).

2. The player just has to be a graduate of the school, not played at that school while in the ACC. With all the realignment within conferences schools are where they are now not where they were then. Stanford, Cal, and SMU are ACC schools now and therefore all their former players are eligible.

I selected 11 starters for each side and 4 special teams players. For offense I based my selections on an 11 base offense (one RB, one TE, and 3 WR), while defense is based on a nickel package (2 edge, 2 interior DL, 2 LBs, and 5 DBs). I also selected a backup for each spot and since this is a UNC site, if a North Carolina player wasn’t mentioned and one was available for the position, I created a Tar Heel spotlight for that position.

I am breaking this team up into three groupings today is offense, Wednesday will be defense, and Thursday will be special teams and coaches. Though it wasn’t a necessity, I was able to find at least one player from each school whether as the starter or backup in at least one of the three groups.

So without further ado here is the All-ACC NFL Offense.

Starter: Drake Maye (New England Patriots/North Carolina Tar Heels)

Maye was an easy choice for this spot after his breakout season that saw him finish first in the NFL in completion percentage, third in touchdowns, and fourth in yards. The former Tar Heel additionally led the Patriots to the Super Bowl a year after the team won four games the season before. Maye also finished second in the MVP race behind Matthew Stafford by just 5 points in what was the closest race in over 20 years.

Backup: Trevor Lawrence (Jacksonville Jaguars/Clemson Tigers)

Lawrence gets the call here over Jared Goff due to the Jaguars making the playoffs while the Lions did not. The former Tiger finished fifth in the league in touchdowns and sixth in yards while also finishing fifth in the MVP voting.

Starter: Christian McCaffery (San Francisco 49ers/Stanford Cardinal)

McCaffery gets the call for the top spot after finishing in the top ten in rushing and the top 25 in receiving this past season. The former Cardinal finished with over 2,000 all purpose yards for the third time in his career while being named NFL Comeback Player of the Year and finishing second in Offensive Player of the Year and fourth in the NFL MVP race.

Backup: Kenneth Walker III (Seattle Seahawks/Wake Forest Demon Deacons)

The Super Bowl MVP gets the second slot here after finishing as PFF’s second-highest rated running back. The former Demon Deacon gets the second banana slot though after splitting reps most of the season with his fellow seahawk teammate Zach Charbonnet who led the team in touchdowns before getting injured in the NFC Divisional Round.

Tar Heel Spotlight: Javonte Williams (Dallas Cowboys)

Williams had a breakout year for the Cowboys finishing in the top 10 in the NFL in carries, yards, and touchdowns while also setting career highs in all three categories, Omarion Hampton would’ve probably made this spot if the rookie hadn’t spent a good chunk of time on the injury list this past season.

Fullback Tar Heel Spotlight: British Brooks (Houston Texans)

Brooks gets a special highlight, as the former Tar Heel ranked first among all fullbacks this past season according to PFF.

Starters: Zay Flowers (Baltimore Ravens/Boston College Eagles), Courtland Sutton (Denver Broncos/SMU Mustangs), Tee Higgins (Cincinnati Bengals/Clemson Tigers)

Flowers finished seventh in the NFL with 1,211 yards. The former Eagle was named to the Pro Bowl for a second consecutive year as a reserve as he led the Ravens in yards, receptions, and touchdowns.