Wake Forest Athletics
Wake Forest Sets Standard with Most All-ACC Academic in Conference
1/31/2024 11:00:00 AM | Football
The 29 Demon Deacon honorees are tied for the most in the conference and the 59 honors over the past two seasons are the most for a two-year stretch in program history.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest football team had 29 student-athletes named to the All-ACC Academic, as announced by the league office Wednesday.
The 29 Demon Deacon honorees are tied for the most in the conference and the 59 honors over the past two seasons are the most for a two-year stretch in program history:
T1. Wake Forest - 29
T1. Duke - 29
T3. Clemson - 27
T3. Virginia - 27
5. Florida State - 26
Additionally, This is the eighth-consecutive year the Demon Deacons have had four or more members on the All-Academic team and the fifth consecutive season five players garnered honors.
The Wake Forest honorees include 14 Demon Deacons who have been named to the team while three Deacs were three-time honorees including four-time All-ACC Academic Team member Taylor Morin. He was one of just three players in the conference to be named to the team for the fourth-consecutive season.
The 29 Wake Forest players on the team include:
The 29 Demon Deacon honorees are tied for the most in the conference and the 59 honors over the past two seasons are the most for a two-year stretch in program history:
T1. Wake Forest - 29
T1. Duke - 29
T3. Clemson - 27
T3. Virginia - 27
5. Florida State - 26
Additionally, This is the eighth-consecutive year the Demon Deacons have had four or more members on the All-Academic team and the fifth consecutive season five players garnered honors.
The Wake Forest honorees include 14 Demon Deacons who have been named to the team while three Deacs were three-time honorees including four-time All-ACC Academic Team member Taylor Morin. He was one of just three players in the conference to be named to the team for the fourth-consecutive season.
The 29 Wake Forest players on the team include:
- Nick Andersen, Wake Forest, DB, Communication
- Tyler Black, Wake Forest, K, Undeclared
- Quincy Bryant**, Wake Forest, LB, Business & Enterprise Management
- Tate Carney, Wake Forest, RB, Undeclared
- Caelen Carson**, Wake Forest, DB, Communication
- Spencer Clapp**, Wake Forest, OL, Sustainability
- Will Cobb**, Wake Forest, LS, Politics and International Affairs
- Matthew Dennis**, Wake Forest, K, Psychology
- David Egbe, Wake Forest, RB, Undeclared
- Justice Ellison***, Wake Forest, RB, Communication
- Michael Frogge, Wake Forest, TE, Communication
- Bryce Ganious, Wake Forest, DL, Sociology
- DeVonte Gordon, Wake Forest, OL, Digital Marketing
- Mitch Griffis, Wake Forest, QB, Elementary Education
- Matt Gulbin**, Wake Forest, OL, Communication
- Aiden Hall, Wake Forest, LB, Undeclared
- Dylan Hazen**, Wake Forest, LB, Finance
- Cameron Hite**, Wake Forest, TE, Project Management
- Jaylen Hudson**, Wake Forest, DL, Digital Marketing
- Michael Jurgens***, Wake Forest, OL, Project Management
- Walker Merrill, Wake Forest, WR, Communication
- Max Miller, Wake Forest, LB, Communication
- Ivan Mora**, Wake Forest, P, Project Management
- Taylor Morin****, Wake Forest, WR, MBA
- Luke Petitbon, Wake Forest, OL, Communication
- Kevin Pointer**, Wake Forest, DL, Communication
- Demarcus Rankin, Wake Forest, DB, Communication
- Jacob Roberts, Wake Forest, LB, Liberal Arts Studies
- Erik Russell, Wake Forest, OL, Mathematical Economics
Players Mentioned
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