The NC State football team had four players selected to the Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook Preseason All-ACC team.
Senior center Leroy Harris was on the offensive team, junior defensive tackle DeMario Pressley was named to the defensive team, junior Darrell Blackman was named as the kickoff return man and redshirt freshman Willie Young was named defensive newcomer of the year.
NC State's 2006 football season kicks off on Sept. 2 against Appalachian State in Raleigh, N.C.
BLUE RIBBON COLLEGE FOOTBALL YEARBOOK - 2006 PRESEASON ALL-ACC TEAM
OFFENSE
| Pos. | Player | School | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. |
| WR | Calvin Johnson | Georgia Tech | 6-4 | 230 | Jr. |
| WR | Chansi Stuckey | Clemson | 6-0 | 190 | Sr. |
| OL | Barry Richardson | Clemson | 6-7 | 345 | Jr. |
| OL | Steve Vallos | Wake Forest | 6-3 | 290 | Sr. |
| OL | Josh Beekman | Boston College | 6-2 | 325 | Sr. |
| OL | Leroy Harris | NC State | 6-3 | 300 | Sr. |
| QB | Kyle Wright | Miami | 6-4 | 220 | Jr. |
| RB | Lance Ball | Maryland | 5-9 | 225 | Jr. |
| RB | James Davis | Clemson | 5-11 | 210 | So. |
| TE | Greg Olsen | Miami | 6-5 | 252 | Jr. |
DEFENSE
| Pos. | Player | School | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. |
| DL | Gaines Adams | Clemson | 6-5 | 265 | Sr. |
| DL | Baraka Atkins | Miami | 6-4 | 264 | Sr. |
| DL | Chris Ellis | Virginia Tech | 6-5 | 250 | Jr. |
| DL | DeMario Pressley | NC State | 6-4 | 293 | Jr. |
| LB | Jon Abbate | Wake Forest | 5-11 | 245 | Jr. |
| LB | Buster Davis | Florida State | 5-11 | 240 | Sr. |
| LB | Vince Hall | Virginia Tech | 6-0 | 236 | Jr. |
| DB | Brandon Meriweather | Miami | 6-0 | 188 | Sr. |
| DB | Kenny Phillips | Miami | 6-2 | 200 | So. |
| DB | John Talley | Duke | 5-11 | 180 | Sr. |
| DB | Jamie Silva | Boston College | 5-11 | 205 | Jr. |
SPECIALISTS
| Pos. | Player | School | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. |
| K | Jad Dean | Clemson | 5-11 | 208 | Sr. |
| KR | Darrell Blackman | NC State | 5-10 | 209 | Jr. |
| P | Adam Podlesh | Maryland | 6-0 | 192 | Sr. |
| PR | Brandon Tate | North Carolina | 6-1 | 185 | So. |
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia Tech
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Brandon Meriweather, DB, Miami
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Willie Young, DE, NC State