Ryan is pre-season POY

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Boston College senior quarterback Matt Ryan has been selected as the Pre-Season ACC Football Player of the Year in voting by media attending the annual ACC Football Kickoff at Pinehurst earlier this week.

Ryan, the 2006 All-ACC quarterback, received 31 votes in the balloting. Virginia Tech junior running back Branden Ore was second, being named on 21 ballots.

Those two players head up the 2007 Pre-Season All-ACC Football Team as voted on by the media at the Kickoff. Ten of the conference's 12 schools were represented on that squad. Virginia Tech, the pre-season selection at the ACC Football Kickoff to win this year's ACC title, led all teams with five players selected.

2007 Preseason All-ACC Football Team

Offense

QB – Matt Ryan, Sr., Boston College

RB – Branden Ore, Jr., Virginia Tech

RB – Tashard Choice, Sr., Georgia Tech

WR – Greg Carr, Jr., Florida State

WR- Darrius Heyward-Bey,So., Maryland

TE – Tom Santi, Sr., Virginia

T – Duane Brown, Sr., Virginia Tech

T – Barry Richardson, Sr., Clemson

G – Andrew Crummey, Sr., Maryland

G – Derrick Morse, Sr., Miami

C – Steve Justice, Sr., Wake Forest

Defense

DE – Calais Campbell, Jr., Miami

DE -- Chris Long, Sr., Virginia

DT – Andre Fluellen, Sr., Florida State

DT – DeMario Pressley, Sr., NC State

LB – Xavier Adibi, Sr., Virginia Tech

LB – Vince Hall, Sr., Virginia Tech

LB – Philip Wheeler, Sr., Georgia Tech

CB – Brandon Flowers, Jr., Virginia Tech

CB -- DeJuan Tribble, Sr., Boston College

S – Kenny Phillips, Jr., Miami

S – Myron Rolle, So., Florida State

Specialists

PK – Sam Swank, Jr., Wake Forest

P – Sam Swank, Jr., Wake Forest

RET – Darrell Blackman, Sr., NC State