Four Florida State football players were named to the preseason All-ACC team Thursday after a vote of attending media at last week’s ACC Kickoff. Earlier this week, FSU was projected to successfully defend its ACC Championship as preseason ACC champions.
Offensive tackle Darius Washington and center Maurice Smith were two of the top three vote-getters on the offensive line, with Washington leading the pack with 93 votes and Smith earning 62 votes. Defensive tackle Joshua Farmer earned the most votes on the defensive line with 75. Alex Mastromanno was the preseason All-ACC punter with 81 votes.
Washington, from Pensacola, has started 37 of the 47 games he has appeared in over the past five seasons, starting at center, left tackle and right tackle. He was a first-team All-ACC offensive lineman last season and was the ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week in FSU’s 39-17 win over Virginia Tech when running back Trey Benson ran for 200 yards on just 11 carries, setting the FSU record with 18.2 yards per carry.
Behind Washington, Florida State led the ACC in scoring offense, total touchdowns, rushing touchdowns, yards per completion, and the fewest interceptions thrown and the fewest turnovers. Quarterback Jordan Travis was the ACC Player of the Year and led the ACC in passing efficiency, yards per pass attempt and fewest interceptions.
Smith has started in 41 of his 45 appearances during his career. The senior from Miami is a two-time All-ACC selection and last year was also on the All-ACC Academic Team. He started all 12 games he played in 2023, helping Florida State to its 16th ACC title behind a 13-0 regular season. Smith blocked for an FSU offense that led the conference in scoring offense, total touchdowns, rushing touchdowns, yards per completion, fewest interceptions thrown and fewest turnovers while protecting Travis,…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/4-fsu-football-players-preseason-222454967.html
Author : Tallahassee Democrat
Publish date : 2024-08-01 22:24:54
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
