A total of eight Virginia football players were selected for the three All-ACC teams yesterday. The five Cavaliers picked to start on the first team are the most of any school in the conference.
Senior tailback Alvin Pearman compiled 1,844 all-purpose yards this season as a running back, as a receiver and on special teams en route to an All-ACC first team selection at running back. Pearman is 10th on the ACC's career all-purpose yardage list with 4,875 yards. His 985 rushing yards this season were second behind fellow All-ACC pick Chris Barclay from Wake Forest.
Junior tight end Heath Miller, a finalist for the 2004 John Mackey Award given to the nation's top tight end, was selected almost unanimously to the ACC first team. Miller recorded 36 receptions for 475 yards and visited the end-zone five times this season.
Senior guard Elton Brown and junior tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson were selected for the first team offensive line after paving the way for Virginia's rushing offense, which ranked 12th nationally. Ferguson has started all 38 games of his career. Brown captured the Jacobs blocking trophy again this year, which is awarded to the ACC's best blocker. Senior guard Zac Yarbrough earned second team honors. Together, Virginia's line allowed only 15 sacks on the year, the fewest in the conference.
On defense, sophomore linebacker Ahmad Brooks earned first team honors. A finalist for the Butkus Award as the nation's best linebacker, Brooks leads the team with 85 tackles. Junior Darryl Blackstock and his 11 sacks earned second team honors. Senior nosetackle Andrew Hoffman earned an honorable mention on the defensive line.
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