Charlotte, North Carolina (theACC.com) – Four Atlantic Coast Conference football players were selected in the first round of the 2024 National Football League (NFL) Draft Thursday night in Detroit, Michigan.
North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye was selected 3rd overall by the New England Patriots, Florida State defensive lineman Jared Barth was selected 19th overall by the Los Angeles Rams, and Duke offensive lineman Jared Barth was selected 19th overall by the Los Angeles Rams. Graham Burton was selected 26th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Clemson cornerback Nate Wiggins was selected 30th overall by the Baltimore Ravens.
Drake Maye, North Carolina, Quarterback – No. 3, New England Patriots
A two-time All-ACC selection who earned first-team honors in 2022 and second-team honors in 2023, May completed 65 percent of his passes for 8,018 yards in 30 games at North Carolina State. He threw 63 touchdowns and only 16 interceptions. He also ran for 1,209 yards and 16 touchdowns during his Tar Heel career. May ranks fourth in school history in total offensive yards (9,227), fifth in passing yards, fourth in passing touchdowns and sixth in completions (618 yards).
Maye, a 2023 Manning Award finalist, completed over 63 percent of his passes for 3,608 yards and 24 touchdowns with only nine interceptions as a redshirt sophomore in 2023. He also finished the season at quarterback, running for 449 yards and over nine scores. Rating: 149.00.
Maye was named the 2022 ACC Player of the Year, ACC Player of the Year, ACC Player of the Year, and ACC Newcomer of the Year as a redshirt freshman, making him the sixth NCAA Division I FBS quarterback to win. became. Since 2010, he has recorded 4,000 passing yards, 35 passing touchdowns, 650 rushing yards, and seven rushing touchdowns in a season.
May was named the 2022 Shaun Alexander and FWAA Freshman of the Year and was named both a 2022 FWAA Freshman All-American and a 2022 PFF Third Team All-American. He was also named the 2022 Walter Camp National Player of the Year, a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award and the Maxwell Award.
Maye, selected third overall by the New England Patriots, is the highest draft pick from the ACC since Clemson's Trevor Lawrence was taken first overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2021 NFL Draft. It became the rank.
Jared Verse, Florida State, defensive lineman – No. 19, Los Angeles Rams
A 2023 AFCA First Team All-American and a Second Team All-American by ESPN, Associated Press, USA Today and The Athletic, Vaas was named to the All-ACC First Team last season and had 41 tackles, including 12.5 tackles for loss. did. He led the Seminoles to 8-0 with 9.0 sacks, 11 quarterback tackles, three pass breakups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick with a tackle for loss. He led them to a perfect conference record in losses and the 2023 ACC Football Championship title.
A 2023 Lombardi Trophy and Lott Impact Trophy semifinalist, the two-time FSU Defensive MVP has 89 tackles, 29.5 tackles for loss, 18.0 sacks, 14 quarterback hurries, 3 pass breakups, 1 Recorded a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. He blocked two kicks in his two years at Florida State.
Graham Burton, Duke, offensive lineman – No. 26, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Burton earned All-American Second Team honors from AFCA in 2023, was a two-time Phil Steele All-American Most Valuable Player and was named a 2020 Freshman All-American by The Athletic last season. Earned first team All-ACC honors. To the Duke Blue Devils. Barton, who was named the program's Offensive Lineman of the Year, helped the offense gain 2,174 rushing yards, 2,351 passing yards and 26 rushing touchdowns, tied for fifth in program history, in 2023. He also ranks third in the ACC, tied for 24th nationally in fewest sacks allowed per game (1.31), and second in the league in fewest tackles for loss allowed per game (4.77). He was also the anchor of an offensive line that tied for 31st nationally.
Burton, who earned second-team CSC Academic All-America honors last season, played in 40 games in four years at Durham, earning Academic All-District honors twice and Academic All-ACC honors three times.
Nate Wiggins, Clemson, Cornerback – No. 30, Baltimore Ravens
Wiggins, who was named first-team All-ACC in 2023, earned first-team All-ACC honors from the Associated Press, USA Today and Pro Football Focus, and was named by Phil Steele and the College Football Network as a junior. Earned second-team All-ACC status. Year. He finished the season with 29 tackles, including 23 solo stops, 1.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, and eight pass breakups.
He is the first Clemson player since Rex Byrne in 1977-78 to score on an interception return in consecutive seasons in 2022 and 2023, including a 98-yard interception touchdown return in the 2022 ACC Championship Game. , Wiggins recorded 60 total tackles. In three years at Clemson, he had 49 solo stops, 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, three interceptions, two forced fumbles and 24 pass breakups.
Live coverage of the 2024 NFL Draft continues through Saturday on ESPN, ABC and NFL Network.
ACC Picks in the 2024 NFL Draft
Rd. – Overall pick, name, position, school, NFL team.
1 – 3rd place, Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina, New England Patriots
1 – 19th, Jared Verse, DL, Florida State, Los Angeles Rams
1 – 26th, Graham Burton, OL, Duke, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1 – 30th, Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson, Baltimore Ravens
