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UVA Football: J’Mari Taylor leads 15 ‘Hoos named to 2025 All-ACC Football Team

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J’Mari Taylor. Photo: Mike Ingalls/AFP

Here’s how much $35 million for your football team will get you: the UVA Football program had 15 players on the All-ACC Football team rolled out today, the most for our program since way back in 1996, when there were only nine teams in the league.

Tailback J’Mari Taylor, who started his career as an FCS walk-on, was named to the All-ACC first team, after leading the ACC with 997 rushing yards and 14 rushing TDs.

Taylor also had 39 receptions on 49 passing targets for 219 yards through the air in 2025, and a 1-yard TD pass in Virginia’s 27-7 win over Virginia Tech in last week’s regular-season finale.

Selections were determined by an 82-member voting panel made up of 65 media voters and the 17 ACC head coaches.

As you can guess, I wasn’t one of the media voters.

The 2025 All-ACC ‘Hoos


First team

  • Tailback J’Mari Taylor: ACC-best 997 rushing yards and 14 rushing TDs

Second team

  • Center Brady Wilson: 604 snaps, 10 QB pressures/1 sack allowed on 316 pass dropbacks
  • Punter Daniel Sparks: ACC-best 47.3 yards per punt, 13/33 inside the 20

Third team

  • Wide receiver Trell Harris: 56 catches/78 targets, 809 yards, five TDs
  • Left tackle McKale Boley: 725 snaps, 12 QB pressures/2 sacks allowed on 370 pass dropbacks
  • Left guard Noah Josey: 828 snaps, 6 QB pressures/0 sacks allowed on 437 pass dropbacks
  • Linebacker Kam Robinson: 64 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 3 sacks, 2 INTs (both returned for TDs), 1 PBU
  • Safety Devin Neal: 70 tackles, 6 PBUs, 1 sack

Honorable mention

  • Placekicker Will Bettridge: 20-of-24 FGA, 46-of-46 XPA
  • Defensive tackle Jahmeer Carter: 27 tackles, 7 QB pressures
  • Tight end Sage Ennis: 18 catches/29 targets, 179 yards, 5 TDs,
  • Defensive end Mitchell Melton: 44 QB pressures, 38 tackles, 10 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 INT, 1 PBU
  • QB Chandler Morris: 2,586 passing yards, 65.6% completion percentage, 14 TDs/7 INTs; 343 sack-adjusted rushing yards, 5 rushing TDs
  • Cornerback Ja’son Prevard: 22 tackles, 3 INTs, 2 PBUs
  • Wideout/kick returner Cam Ross: 43 catches/64 targets, 459 yards, 2 TDs; 248 kick-return yards with a TD; 170 punt-return yards

 

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