ACC Unveils 2022 Football Honors Class

GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – School legends, conference record-holders and NFL standouts highlight the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Honors Class unveiled on Wednesday.

This year’s 14-member group includes Boston College’s Luke Kuechly, Clemson’s Terry Allen, Duke’s DeVon Edwards, Florida State’s Terrell Buckley, Georgia Tech’s Demaryius Thomas (posthumously), Louisville’s Bilal Powell, Miami’s Chuck Foreman, North Carolina’s Natrone Means, NC State’s David Amerson, Pitt’s Darrelle Revis, Syracuse’s Donovan McNabb, Virginia’s Thomas Jones, Virginia Tech’s Michael Vick and Wake Forest’s Ricky Proehl.

“This year’s ACC Honors Class is truly outstanding and we look forward to celebrating them as part of the Subway ACC Football Championship Game weekend,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “Our schools continue to build upon the rich histories and traditions in football and the ACC Honors program provides an opportunity to recognize these amazing former student-athletes.”
 
This year’s class will be celebrated during the ACC Football Honors program presented by the Charlotte Sports Foundation at the Charlotte Convention Center’s Richardson Ballroom on the evening of Friday, Dec. 2, and during the on-field pregame festivities at the 18th annual Subway ACC Football Championship Game, set for 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium. ACC Network will air (tape delay) the ACC Football Honors production on Dec. 9 at 7 p.m.

The complete 2022 ACC Football Honors class:
 
Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College (2009-11)
Became the most decorated defensive player in BC football history after sweeping every major postseason award in 2012, including the Dick Butkus Award, the Lott IMPACT Trophy, the Bronko Nagurski Award and the Rotary Lombardi Award • Two-time consensus first-team All-American led the nation for two consecutive seasons in total tackles, tackles per game, solo tackles and solo tackles per game • Recorded a school-record 532 tackles and ranks among the NCAA career leaders in several defensive statistical categories • Recorded at least 10 tackles in 34 of 38 games, including a streak of 33 straight games between 2009-11 • Selected by the Carolina Panthers in the first round (ninth overall) in the 2012 NFL Draft and continued to rack up honors as a professional •  Named the 2012 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year and one season later was selected for the Pro Bowl as the AP overall Defensive Player of the Year.

Terry Allen, RB, Clemson (1987-89)
Entered the 1990 NFL Draft as the Tigers’ second all-time leading rusher with 2,778 yards • Still ranks ninth on Clemson’s all-time career rushing list • His three Clemson teams were a combined 30-6 with two ACC titles • Averaged more than five…