Louisville OC Bryan Hudson Named to Preseason All-ACC Team

The center was one of the top linemen in the ACC last season.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - One day removed being voted to finish eighth in the Atlantic Coast Conference race according to a preseason poll of 176 media member across the league, the Louisville football program received more preseason recognition from the conference.

The ACC announced their 27-member 2023 All-ACC Preseason Football Team on Wednesday, with center Bryan Hudson being the lone Cardinal to be named.

Hudson has already received plenty of recognition this preseason. He was named a preseason First-Team All-ACC selection from both Athlon Sports and Phil Steele, while also getting named to the preseason watch list for the Outland Trophy earlier this week.

The 6-foot-4, 310-pound center was the anchor of one of the more underrated offensive lines in the ACC. With a Pro Football Focus grade of 76.9, he was the third-highest rated offensive lineman in the ACC, and the league's second-highest rated center behind NC State's Grant Gibson. Allowing only 14 pressures all season out of 462 pass block snaps and 914 total offensive snaps, Hudson was tabbed as a Second-Team All-ACC selection.

Last season, Louisville went 7-5 during the regular season, then followed that up with a 24-7 win over rival Cincinnati in the Fenway Bowl. Following the departure of head coach Scott Satterfield to the Bearcats, Jeff Brohm left Purdue to take over his alma mater

Louisville will begin the 2023 season with a conference matchup, traveling down to Atlanta, Ga. for a matchup vs. Georgia Tech in the Aflac Kickoff Game. Kickoff is scheduled for for Friday, Sept. 1 at 7:30 p.m.

2023 Preseason All-ACC Team

(Votes in parenthesis)

QB: Drake Maye, North Carolina (107)
RB: Will Shipley, Clemson (169)
RB: Trey Benson, Florida State (125)
WR: Johnny Wilson, Florida State (117)
WR: Tez Walker, North Carolina (51)
WR: Jalon Calhoun, Duke (49)
TE: Oronde Gadsden II, Syracuse (89)
AP: Will Shipley, Clemson (105)
OT: Graham Barton, Duke (110)
OT: Matt Goncalves, Pitt (58)
OG: Christian Mahogany, Boston College (101)
OG: Javion Cohen, Miami (69)
C: Bryan Hudson, Louisville (56)

DE: Jared Verse, Florida State (136)
DE: Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College (58)
DT: Tyler Davis, Clemson (124)
DT: DeWayne Carter, Duke (97)
LB: Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson (132)
LB: Cedric Gray, North Carolina (109)
LB: Barrett Carter, Clemson (87)
CB: Fentrell Cypress II, Florida State (88)
CB: Aydan White, NC State (85)
S: Kam Kinchens, Miami (117)
S: Andrew Mukuba, Clemson (46)

PK: Andres Borregales, Miami (70)
P: Daniel Sparks, Virginia (54)
SP: Will Shipley, Clemson (68)

Preseason Player of the Year
1. Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina (88)
2. Jordan Travis, QB, Florida State (66)
3. Will Shipley, RB, Clemson (17)
4. Jeremiah Trotter Jr., LB, Clemson (3)
T5. Riley Leonard, QB, Duke (1)
T5. Tyler Davis, DT, Clemson (1)

(Photo of Bryan Hudson: Jim Dedmon - USA TODAY Sports)

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