27 Cavaliers Named to ACC All-Academic Team

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A school-record 27 Cavaliers were listed on the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference All-Academic team. The Cavaliers were tied for the third-most selections of any ACC football program and it marks the second-straight season that 20 or more UVA football student-athletes were recognized.

In all sports, student-athletes must have a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00 or greater and must compete in at least 50 percent of their team’s contests to be considered for the football All-ACC Academic team.

Paul Akere**, Virginia, DE, Education
Chico Bennett Jr., Virginia, DE, Education
Will Bettridge*, Virginia, K, Foreign Affairs
Mekhi Buchanan, Virginia, DE, Undeclared
Jahmeer Carter, Virginia, DT, Sociology
Jimmy Christ, Virginia, OL, Public Leadership
Ethan Davies**, Virginia, WR, Youth & Social Innovation
Mike Diatta**, Virginia, DT, Economics
Elijah Gaines**, Virginia, CB, Media Studies & African American Studies
Matt Ganyard, Virginia, K, Business Administration
Jaden Gibson, Virginia, WR, Undeclared
Malcolm Greene, Virginia, CB, Education
Jack Griese, Virginia, RB, Sociology
Jason Hammond, Virginia, DT, Undeclared
Noah Hartsoe, Virginia, OL, Cognitive Science
Mike Hollins**, Virginia, RB, Education
Noah Josey**, Virginia, OL, Applied Statistics
Coen King***, Virginia, DB, Educational Psychology
Trey McDonald, Virginia, LB, Pre-Commerce
Tony Muskett, Virginia, QB, Sociology
Jared Rayman**, Virginia, QB, Education
Daniel Sparks**, Virginia, P, Biology
Brian Stevens, Virginia, OL, Higher Education
Dakota Twitty, Virginia, WR, Sociology
Malik Washington, Virginia, WR, Higher Education
Jack Witmer, Virginia, OL, Commerce
Sackett Wood Jr.**, Virginia, TE, Education
*Indicates number of times listed on ACC All-Academic Team in career

A total of 10 of the 27 honorees were honored for the second time in their careers – Paul Akere, Ethan Davies, Mike Diatta, Elijah Gaines, Mike Hollins, Noah Josey, Coen King, Jared Rayman, Daniel Sparks and Sackett Wood. First Team Academic All-American Malik Washington was also a First Team All-ACC honoree.

The ACC has selected an ACC All-Academic Team every year since 1954, and with the addition of this year’s selections, UVA has had 304 student-athletes earn such honors since the inception of the award.