Athlon Sports predicts loaded group of Tigers to be on All-ACC teams

Coming off the 2021 season that produced 10 Clemson players featured on an All-ACC team, the expectation is that there will be even more Tigers receiving that honor in 2022.

Between the three official 2021 All-ACC teams, Clemson had 10 players honored as some of the conference’s most productive talents last year. Despite three of those players having left for the NFL, in 2022, that number of selections could still increase.

Shortly after Athlon Sports released its 2022 top-25, it has also released 2022 All-Conference teams. In his prediction, Athlon Sports’ Steven Lassan believes Clemson will have 13 selections, with eight of them being placed on a first-team.

Although All-Conference selections can be difficult to predict, here is the criteria Athlon Sports examined.

These are based on how players will perform in 2022. Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2022 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year. Also, team strength does not play a role in selections. These are the best individual players at each position in the league for ’22.

With its 13 selections, Clemson was second among teams in Lassan’s predictions, with Pittsburgh’s 14 selections being the highest in the conference. Miami, North Carolina State, Wake Forest and North Carolina also had double-digit selections. In last year’s predictions, Clemson led the way with 15 selections.

With the criteria for the predictions established, here is every Tiger featured on Athlon Sports’ 2022 All-ACC teams.