Jones, Coples, Powell Named Preseason All-ACC

Tar Heel Fan on July 27th, 2011 |

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WR Dwight Jones, DE Quinton Coples and DT Tydreke Powell were all named to the preseason All-ACC team. Unlike last season’s gaudy five names on the All-ACC defensive team(most of which missed games or never saw the field at all) UNC has just two defensive lineman on the list with Coples and Powell. Coples made the All-ACC team at the end of last season so its not a surprise he shows up here again. Jones’ performance during the last half of the 2010 season set him up for the possibility of a big campaign in 2011. Some of that will depend greatly on how well Bryn Renner and the other receivers play. Otherwise Jones is going to get locked up and if Renner can’t deliver the ball it is going to hurt Jones’ numbers. Powell had 47 tackles, three for a loss and 2.5 sacks last season and looks poised for a big season playing alongside Coples.

I don’t have any real issues with the list especially since they don’t pick anything beyond the first team. If they did you would see more Tar Heels which will probably be the case in December.

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