Jimmy Graham Makes the ACC All-Academic Team

Here they are, your kings of the classroom.

And these guys aren't playing mop-up duty, either.

Quarterbacks Christian Ponder and Russell Wilson were among the 42 players selected to the 2009 ACC All-Academic team. And how about BC lineman Anthony Castonzo, a biochem major? E.J. Manuel, Jimmy Graham ... plenty of recognizable names on that list.

To be eligible for consideration, a player must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career. All 12 ACC schools were represented by at least one player on the team.

No surprise here -- Duke led the conference with 11 selections. Clemson followed with seven. Virginia Tech and Boston College had four each, and Florida State, NC State and Maryland had three each.

Congrats to those players for proving that it's possible to be equally as successful in the classroom and on the field.



(espn.com)