1996 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team

The 1996 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors for their All-Atlantic Coast Conference ("ACC") teams for the 1996 college football season. Selectors in 1996 included the Associated Press (AP).

Offensive selections

Wide receivers

• Harvey Middleton, Georgia Tech (AP-1)
• Andre Cooper, Florida State (AP-1)
• Desmond Clark, Wake Forest (AP-2)
• E.G. Green, Florida State (AP-2)

Tackles

• Curtis McGee, Georgia Tech (AP-1)
• Jim Bundren, Clemson (AP-1)
• Todd Fordham, Florida State (AP-2)
• Walter Jones, Florida State (AP-2)

Guards

• Chad Bates, Florida State (AP-1)
• Jeremy Raley, Virginia (AP-1)
• Glenn Roundtree, Clemson (AP-2)
• Lonnie Gilbert, NC State (AP-2)

Centers

• Jeff Saturday, North Carolina (AP-1)
• Freddie Jones, Clemson (AP-2)

Tight ends

• Freddie Jones, North Carolina (AP-1)
• Lamont Hall, Clemson (AP-2)

Quarterbacks

• Chris Keldorf, North Carolina (AP-1)
• Thad Busby, Florida State (AP-2)

Running backs

• Tiki Barber, Virginia (AP-1)
• Warrick Dunn, Florida State (AP-1)
• Raymond Priester, Clemson (AP-2)
• Leon Johnson, North Carolina (AP-2)

Specialists

• Leon Johnson, North Carolina (AP-1)
• Tiki Barber, Virginia (AP-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

• Peter Boulware, Florida State (AP-1)
• Reinard Wilson, Florida State (AP-1)
• Greg Ellis, North Carolina (AP-1)
• Trevor Pryce, Clemson (AP-1)
• Duane Ashman, Virginia (AP-2)
• Todd White, Virginia (AP-2)
• Rick Terry, North Carolina (AP-2)
• Andre Wadsworth, Florida State (AP-2)

Linebackers

• Anthony Simmons, Clemson (AP-1)
• Jamie Sharper, Virginia (AP-1)
• Brian Simmons, North Carolina (AP-1)
• Daryl Bush, Florida State (AP-2)
• Kivuusama Mays, North Carolina (AP-2)
• James Farrior, Virginia (AP-2)

Defensive backs

• Dre Bly, North Carolina (AP-1)
• Ronde Barber, Virginia (AP-1)
• Anthony Poindexter, Virginia (AP-1)
• Byron Capers, Florida State (AP-1)
• Omar Brown, North Carolina (AP-2)
• Robert Williams, North Carolina (AP-2)
• Dexter McCleon, Clemson (AP-2)
• Nate Perryman, Georgia Tech (AP-2)

Special teams

Placekickers

• Marc Primanti, NC State (AP-1)
• Rafael Garcia, Virginia (AP-2)

Punters

• Will Brice, Virginia (AP-1)
• John Krueger, Duke (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press