ACC with 41 players selected in the 2024 NFL Draft |
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference had a total of 41 football players selected over the seven rounds of the 2024 National Football League Draft this weekend in Detroit, Michigan.
The ACC finished with 41 picks representing 11 different institutions. The 41 picks are the most in a single draft since the league had 42 players selected in 2021. A total of four ACC players were selected in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday. North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye was the first ACC player selected, going No. 3 overall to the New England Patriots. Florida State defensive lineman Jared Verse was picked No. 19 overall by the Los Angeles Rams, Duke offensive lineman Graham Barton was taken No. 26 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Clemson cornerback Nate Wiggins was selected No. 30 overall by the Baltimore Ravens. In the second and third rounds of day two of the NFL Draft on Friday, the ACC had 11 players selected, including four in the second and seven in the third round. Three ACC players were chosen over the first seven picks of the second round, as Florida State wide receiver Keon Coleman was the first pick in the second round at No. 33 overall to the Buffalo Bills. Clemson defensive tackle Ruke Orhorhoro was taken two spots later at No. 35 overall to the Atlanta Falcons, while Florida State defensive tackle Braden Fiske joined his teammate Verse in being chosen by the Los Angeles Rams at No. 39 overall. Fellow Seminole Renardo Green was also selected in the second round, as the cornerback was picked No. 64 overall by the San Francisco 49ers. Seven ACC players were drafted in the third round, representing six schools on the draft board. The fifth Seminole to be selected in the NFL Draft was running back Trey Benson at No. 66 overall to the Arizona Cardinals. Pitt’s first pick of the draft came by way of offensive lineman Matt Goncalves at No. 79 to the Indianapolis Colts, while Boston College cornerback Elijah Jones was selected at No. 90 overall to the Arizona Cardinals. Jones’ pick started a run of ACC players to close out the third round, as Duke defensive tackle DeWayne Carter went No. 95 overall to the Buffalo Bills and Florida State cornerback Jarrian Jones was next picked at No. 96 by the Jacksonville Jaguars. The 2024 ACC Defensive Player of the Year NC State linebacker Payton Wilson was selected at No. 98 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers, one spot ahead of Miami safety Kamren Kinchens at No. 99 by the Los Angeles Rams. The final day saw 26 ACC players chosen in rounds four through seven on Saturday. Florida State led all ACC teams with 10 selections, the most by an ACC team since the Seminoles totaled 11 picks in 2015. The Seminoles were followed by Clemson with six draftees. Louisville and Miami had four picks each, while Duke, North Carolina, Pitt and Wake Forest had three selections apiece. Boston College and NC State had two players chosen, while Virginia had one. ACC Selections in the 2024 NFL Draft Rd. – Overall Pick, Name, Position, School, NFL Team 1 – 3rd, Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina, New England Patriots 1 – 19th, Jared Verse, DE, Florida State, Los Angeles Rams 1 – 26th, Graham Barton, C, Duke, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 – 30th, Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson, Baltimore Ravens 2 – 33rd, Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State, Buffalo Bills 2 – 35th, Ruke Orhorhoro, DT, Clemson, Atlanta Falcons 2 – 39th, Braden Fiske, DT, Florida State, Los Angeles Rams 2 – 64th, Renardo Green, CB, Florida State, San Francisco 49ers 3 – 66th, Trey Benson, RB, Florida State, Arizona Cardinals 3 – 79th, Matt Goncalves, OT, Pitt, Indianapolis Colts 3 – 90th, Elijah Jones, CB, Boston College, Arizona Cardinals 3 – 95th, DeWayne Carter, DT, Duke, Buffalo Bills 3 – 96th, Jarrian Jones, CB, Florida State, Jacksonville Jaguars 3 – 98th, Payton Wilson, LB, NC State, Pittsburgh Steelers 3 – 99th, Kamren Kinchens, S, Miami, Los Angeles Rams 4 – 106th, Cedric Gray, LB, North Carolina, Tennessee Titans 4 – 113th, Devontez Walker, WR, North Carolina, Baltimore Ravens 4 – 124th, Malik Mustapha, S, Wake Forest, San Francisco 49ers 4 – 127th, Will Shipley, RB, Clemson, Philadelphia Eagles 4 – 129th, Isaac Guerendo, RB, Louisville, San Francisco 49ers 5 – 138th, Xavier Thomas, DE, Clemson, Arizona Cardinals 5 – 146th, Jarvis Brownlee Jr., CB, Louisville, Tennessee Titans 5 – 155th, Jeremiah Trotter Jr., LB, Clemson, Philadelphia Eagles 5 – 156th, Jamari Thrash, WR, Louisville, Cleveland Browns 5 – 163rd, Jacob Monk, C, Duke, Green Bay Packers 5 – 170th, Bub Means, WR, Pitt, New Orleans Saints 5 – 171st, Jordan Travis, QB, Florida State, New York Jets 5 – 174th, Caelen Carson, CB, Wake Forest, Dallas Cowboys 6 – 184th, Malik Washington, WR, Virginia, Miami Dolphins 6 – 185th, Johnny Wilson, WR, Florida State, Philadelphia Eagles 6 – 190th, Dylan McMahon, OG, NC State, Philadelphia Eagles 6 – 196th, Tyler Davis, DT, Clemson, Los Angeles Rams 6 – 205th, Jawhar Jordan, RB, Louisville, Houston Texans 6 – 210th, Christian Mahogany, OG, Boston College, Detroit Lions 7 – 226th, Jaden Davis, CB, Miami, Arizona Cardinals 7 – 229th, M.J. Devonshire, CB, Pitt, Las Vegas Raiders 7 – 230th, Michael Jurgens, C, Wake Forest, Minnesota Vikings 7 – 231st, Jaheim Bell, TE, Florida State, New England Patriots 7 – 237th, Matt Lee, C, Miami, Cincinnati Bengals 7 – 242nd, James Williams, S, Miami, Tennessee Titans 7 – 251st, Tatum Bethune, LB, Florida State, San Francisco 49ers
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