LB Rayshard Ashby named to All-ACC Preseason Team

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GREENSBORO, N.C. – LB Rayshard Ashby earned a spot on the 2020 All-ACC Preseason Team the conference announced on Friday. Earlier this year the senior linebacker earned spots on the watch lists for the Nagurski Trophy, the Bednarik Award and the Butkus Award. 

Ashby (5-10, 237) was named ACC Linebacker of the Week five times in 2019. The Chesterfield, Virginia native was the only defensive player in the league to win that many ACC POW honors in 2019. Ashby was a second-team All-ACC selection and finished third in the voting for ACC Defensive Player of the Year. Ashby led the league with 120 total tackles and ranked third in the ACC with 17.0 tackles for loss. Ashby led a VT defense that helped the Hokies become the first ACC team to post back-to-back shutouts against Power Five foes for the first time since 1978 and holding Georgia Tech and Pitt scoreless in consecutive outings last season. 
 
2020 All-ACC Preseason Football Team
 
Offense
WR – Tamorrion Terry, Florida State 
WR – Tutu Atwell, Louisville 
WR – Dazz Newsome, North Carolina 
TE – Brevin Jordan, Miami 
AP – Michael Carter, North Carolina 
OT – Jackson Carman, Clemson 
OT – Ben Petrula, Boston College 
OG – Zion Johnson, Boston College
OG – Aaron Banks, Notre Dame 
C – Jimmy Morrissey, Pitt 
QB – Trevor Lawrence, Clemson 
RB – Travis Etienne, Clemson 
RB – Javian Hawkins, Louisville 


Defense
DE – Carlos Basham Jr., Wake Forest 
DE – Patrick Jones II, Pitt 
DT – Marvin Wilson, Florida State 
DT – Tyler Davis, Clemson 
LB – Chazz Surratt, North Carolina 
LB – Rayshard Ashbury, Virginia Tech 
LB – Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame 
CB – Asante Samuel Jr., Florida State 
CB – Derion Kendrick, Clemson 
S – Paris Ford, Pitt 
S – Hamsah Nasirildeen, Florida State 
 
Special Teams
PK – Nick Sciba, Wake Forest 
P – Trenton Gill, NC State 
SP – Damond Philyaw-Johnson, Duke