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Pitt Lands Nine on All-ACC Teams

The Pitt Panthers earned the second-most All-ACC nods of anyone in the conference.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Lands Nine on All-ACC Teams
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PITTSBURGH -- The ACC announced their all-conference teams this week and nine Pitt Panthers earned All-ACC honors. Four landed on the first team, three made the second and two made the third. 

Five more Panthers earned honorable mentions. Their nine selections were good for second-most in the conference, trailing only Clemson, who had 12. 

Running back Israel Abanikanda - who led the conference in rushing yards and touchdowns scored - and guard Marcus Minor, who helped pave the way for those gaudy numbers from his left guard spot, made the first team offense. 

Defensive tackle Calijah Kancey - fifth among ACC players in sacks and third in tackles for loss - was listed alongside linebacker SirVocea Dennis - the sixth-leading tackler in the conference - as first-team defenders. 

Jared Wayne's first 1000-yard receiving season earned him the second-team nod as a wideout while safety Erick Hallett was named a second-team defender for his efforts leading Pitt's back end and M.J. Devonshire joined them as a return specialist. 

A pair of offensive linemen - tackle Matt Goncalves and guard Jake Kradel - earned third-team consideration. 

Defensive end Deslin Alexandre, corner Marquis Williams and safety Brandon Hill garnered honorable mentions. So did Devonshire and Kradel, but as a defensive back and center, respectively. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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