Associated Press Names Three BC Eagles All-ACC

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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College junior tight end Hunter Long, sophomore wide receiver Zay Flowers and junior linebacker Isaiah McDuffie were named to The Associated Press All-Atlantic Coast Conference teams, the AP announced on Monday.

The 2020 Associated Press All-Atlantic Coast Conference team, as selected by a panel of 14 sports writers who regularly cover the league for newspapers or broadcast outlets. The ACC will release its all-conference teams on Tuesday, Dec. 22.

Long was named to the AP’s All-ACC first-team after his monster junior campaign. A semifinalist for the John Mackey Award, Long leads all tight ends nationally with 57 receptions and ranks 17^th nationally among all players.

The New Hampshire native leads tight ends nationally with 685 receiving yards.

He finished second in Boston College single-season history for receptions by a tight end, trailing only former Consensus All-America tight end Pete Mitchell’s 66 receptions in 1993.

Flowers was named to the AP’s All-ACC second-team after one of the most productive seasons by a wide receiver in Boston College history. The Fort Lauderdale native is 14^th nationally and second in the ACC with 892 yards receiving. He ranks 19^th nationally with 56 receptions and is tied for 12th nationally with nine touchdown receptions.

Flowers’ nine touchdown receptions in 2020 ranked second in Boston College single-season history.

McDuffie collected AP All-ACC second-team accolades. He led BC and ranked fourth in the nation with 107 tackles in 2020.

The Buffalo native had a career-best 16-tackle performance vs. No. 2 Notre Dame. The 16 tackles tied for second-most by an ACC player all season.

He ended the season with double-digit tackle totals in seven games, including six of 10 ACC contests.