ACC in the NFL: All-ACC NFL All-Star Team

Steven Hauschka finished eighth in the NFL in field goal percentage, tops among ACC kickers. Hauschka made 33 field goals this season as well as 29 extra points. However, his extra point kicking was not as sharp, missing six on the season. Seattle’s season was derailed when free safety Earl Thomas was lost to injury. Seattle crept into the playoffs by finishing the season 3-3 in their final six games and winning the NFC West. They beat Detroit to open the Wild Card round but were thumped out of the playoffs by Atlanta a week later in the Divisional round.. (NC State). . K Steven Hauschka. 4. team. 36

42. Bradley Pinson finished second in the league in total punting yards. He led the league in total punts with 100, 28 of which he dropped inside his opponents’ 20. Getting a lot of punts is usually the sign of a bad team. San Francisco was a bad team. For the second season in a row, the teams’ record dropped another three wins and ended with a first-year coach getting fired.. (Clemson). . P Bradley Pinion. 5. team

. LS Garrison Sanborn. 65. team. 16. When I was doing this list, I forgot about the long snapper. It is often a special position on the team held by a player who does little else. Garrison Sanborn gets the nod here for the most part being one of the only long snappers in the NFL from the ACC. He did snap the ball for 75 punts, 25 field goals, and 45 extra points. Sanborn is also the fourth Bill to make this team.. (Florida State)

KR Brandon Tate. 15. team. 16. Brandon Tate is the third Tar Heel on this team as well as the fifth Bill. He finished the season fifth in the NFL in both kickoff return yards and punt return yards. However, despite many opportunities, he did not return any kicks for a touchdown in any of his 54 return attempts.. (North Carolina).