If Monday’s list of preseason team predictions didn’t tell you all you need to know about ACC football, then Wednesday’s announcement of the All-ACC team surely will.

There’s Clemson, then Florida State, then everybody else.

Of the 26 players selected, 14 play for either the Tigers or Seminoles–nine for Clemson, five for Florida State.

UNC was right behind the perennial powerhouses, though, with three of its players making the team–tying Louisville for third-most.

Thanks to his outstanding work as a punt returner over the last three years, senior wide receiver Ryan Switzer led the way by earning 112 out of a possible 191 votes to be the team’s specialist.

With just one more punt return touchdown, Switzer would have eight for his career. That would tie former Texas Tech and New England Patriot star Wes Welker’s NCAA record for most in a career.

Elijah Hood (with ball) used his bruising running ability in 2015 to power his way to a preseason All-ACC team honor in 2016. (Smith Cameron Photography)

Elijah Hood (with ball) used his bruising running ability in 2015 to power his way to a preseason All-ACC team honor in 2016. (Smith Cameron Photography)

As talented as the Tar Heel offense is projected to be, only junior tailback Elijah Hood–a Charlotte native–was named to the All-ACC offensive squad. His 97 votes placed him second behind Florida State speedster Dalvin Cook, who received an astonishing 184 votes.

After posting the second-most prolific rushing season in Tar Heel history in 2015, Hood is poised to break out in a big way this season.

Defensively, senior cornerback Des Lawrence received his due for helping the UNC secondary–known as the “Rude Boys”– become one of the best units in the nation at stopping the air attack.

Like Hood, Lawrence also calls the Queen City his home.

They also share another similarity in that Lawrence also finished second in voting at his position–coming up 53 votes short of Clemson’s Cordrea Tankersley for the first-string nod.

Tar Heel fans can take pride, however, in knowing that no other North Carolina ACC school–Duke, NC State or Wake Forest–had a single player recognized as part of this team.

In all, only eight of the conference’s 14 schools were represented–proving that this honor isn’t exactly the easiest to obtain.

Moving forward, though, each of these 26 players will have to prove their worth on the field over the course of the next four months.

Should they do that, they’ll end up on a list that’s even harder to make–the postseason All-ACC team.

Full Preseason All-ACC Roster