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  2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: WR - Josh Downs, North Carolina, 184 votes,...Downs has continued as one of the nation's top receivers. Despite missing two games this season, he has caught 83 passes for 929 yards and 11 TDs. The 83 receptions lead the ACC and rank fifth among Power 5 receivers and his 11 TDs are tied for second in the league and tied for sixth nationally. Downs leads the conference with five 100-yard receiving games and set the ACC record for most receptions over a three-game span, when he posted 37 catches against Pitt, Virginia and Wake Forest. - North Carolina Football

Jr/2023 WR *Josh DownsNorth Carolina
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  2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: LB - Cedric Gray, North Carolina, 128 votes,...Gray has been a tackling machine in 2022. His 130 total tackles and his 10.8 tackles per game lead the Power 5. In addition, his 72 solo tackles lead the ACC and rank third in the Power 5. Gray has also posted a sack, nine TFL, four pressures, two INTs, five PBU, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. - North Carolina Football

Sr/2024 ILB Cedric GrayNorth Carolina
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  2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: AP - Josh Downs, North Carolina, 81 votes,...Downs also earned second-team honors as an all-purpose player for his work on punt returns. Downs had nine returns for 127 yards for a 14.1 yards per return average. - North Carolina Football

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  2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: LB - Power Echols, North Carolina, 17 votes,...Echols has had a strong season in his first year as a starter. He's posted 93 tackles, two sacks, five TFL, seven pressures, a PBU and a forced fumble. His 93 tackles rank seventh in the ACC and his 63 solo tackles rank third in the league and tied for 14th nationally. - North Carolina Football

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  2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: C - Corey Gaynor, North Carolina, 26 votes,...A transfer from Miami, Gaynor has started all 12 games for the Tar Heels at center and solidified an offense that ranks eighth nationally in passing offense (320.9 ypg), 11th in total offense (480.9 ypg) and 15th in scoring offense (37.1 ppg). Gaynor leads all ACC centers with 573 pass-blocking snaps, while only allowing two sacks. He has only allowed one additional hit on the QB and seven hurries. - North Carolina Football

rSr/2024 C Corey GaynorNorth Carolina
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  2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: TE - Bryson Nesbit, North Carolina, 44 votes,...Nesbit has posted 30 receptions for 459 yards (15.3 ypc) and three TDs. His 15.3 yards per reception ranks second among ACC tight ends and fourth nationally. Nesbit's 459 yards rank second among ACC tight ends. - North Carolina Football

Sr/2025 TE Bryson NesbitNorth Carolina
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  2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: P - Ben Kiernan, North Carolina, 53 votes,...Kiernan has punted 42 times for a 46.8 yards per punt average. He's landed 15 inside the 20, while producing 12 punts of 50 or more yards with a long of 70. If he qualified, Kiernan's 46.8 yards per punt average would rank third nationally. - North Carolina Football

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  2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: OT - Asim Richards, North Carolina, 62 votes,...Richards has been a stalwart at left tackle and has taken his game to another level in 2022. He leads all ACC tackles with 574 pass-blocking snaps, while only allowing two sacks. Those two sacks are tied for the fewest allowed among ACC tackles with at least 450 pass-blocking snaps. - North Carolina Football

Sr/2023 OG Asim RichardsNorth Carolina
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  2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: WR - Antoine Green, North Carolina, 56 votes,...Despite missing four games this season, Green has posted 38 receptions for 745 yards and seven TDs. His seven TDs are tied for fifth in the ACC. Green has been a big-play threat in his eight games and leads the ACC and is tied for second nationally with five catches of 50 or more yards. His 19.6 yards per catch ranks third nationally maong receivers with at least 30 catches. - North Carolina Football

rSr/2023 WR Antoine GreenNorth Carolina
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  ACC FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE & PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Drake Maye, North Carolina, 46 votes,...Maye, who hails from Huntersville, North Carolina, has thrown for 3,847 yards and 35 touchdowns to go along with 629 yards rushing and six more TDs. He is just the ninth FBS quarterback since 2010 to post 3,500 passing yards, 35 passing TDs, 500 rushing yards, and five rushing TDs in a season. Also voted the ACC Offensive Player of the Year for the 2022 season, Maye became the only conference player in the last 25 years to register at least 300 passing yards and 50 rushing yards in four consecutive games. He was voted the ACC Quarterback of the Week six times during the regular season and was a five-time ACC Rookie of the Week. Maye was named a semifinalist for Walter Camp National Player of the Year, as well as the Davey O'Brien, Maxwell and Alexander Awards. He was also named to the Watch List for the Manning Award, which recognizes college football's top quarterback. - ACC Football

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  2022 ACC OFFENSIVE & ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Drake Maye, North Carolina, 62 votes,...Also voted the ACC Offensive Player of the Year for the 2022 season, Maye became the only conference player in the last 25 years to register at least 300 passing yards and 50 rushing yards in four consecutive games. While leading the Tar Heels to the Coastal Division title and a spot opposite Clemson in this Saturday night's Subway ACC Football Championship Game, he was voted the ACC Quarterback of the Week six times and was a five-time ACC Rookie of the Week selection. Maye was named a semifinalist for Walter Camp National Player of the Year, as well as the Davey O'Brien, Maxwell and Alexander Awards. He was also named to the Watch List for the Manning Award, which recognizes college football's top quarterback. - ACC Football

rSo/2024 QB Drake MayeNorth Carolina
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  NOV 13 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL FBS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: DRAKE MAYE, NORTH CAROLINA, Redshirt Freshman, Quarterback, Huntersville, NC/Myers Park,...Drake Maye completed 31-of-49 passes for 448 yards and three touchdowns as 15th-ranked North Carolina defeated Wake Forest, 36-34. Maye completed passes to nine different receivers as the Tar Heels captured the ACC Coastal Division title and improved to 9-1. Notes: Drake Maye is the seventh North Carolina player to earn Walter Camp National Player of Week honors since the award started in 2004, and the first since running backs Michael Carter and Javonte Williams shared the award on Dec. 13, 2020. - The Walter Camp Football Foundation

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  Noah Burnette kicked a 33-yard field goal with 2:12 left and No. 15 North Carolina's defense came up with two key fourth-quarter stops to beat Wake Forest 36-34 and secure spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. The Tar Heels (9-1, 6-0) won the league's Coastal Division title with the road win in a marquee matchup of star quarterbacks Drake Maye of UNC and Sam Hartman of Wake Forest. And while the offenses had the edge all night, the Tar Heels' defense pitched in at critical moments to keep them unbeaten in league play. On the first, Cam'Ron Kelly jumped in front of Hartman's throw over the middle for an interception to set the Tar Heels up near midfield and set up Burnette's go-ahead kick.

Then, the Tar Heels pressured Hartman into a fourth-down incompletion over the middle with 64 seconds left - a moment that had the Tar Heels players beginning to skip around on the sideline in anticipation. The Tar Heels managed to kill the rest of the clock, starting a brief celebration of the program's second trip to the ACC title game and first since 2015 - this one coming under Mack Brown in his second tenure with the school. Maye threw for 448 yards and three touchdowns, each going to Josh Downs who continued his tear of late. Downs finished with 11 grabs for 154 yards, with all three of his scores coming before halftime. Sam Hartman threw for 320 yards and four touchdowns for Wake Forest (6-4, 2-4). Donavon Greene had two of those scores, including a 60-yarder late in the third quarter for a 34-33 lead. - North Carolina/AP College Football


rSo/2024 QB Drake MayeNorth Carolina
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  OCT 31 ACC QUARTERBACK OF THE WEEK: Drake Maye, North Carolina, QB, Huntersville, N.C.,...Responsible for 95 percent of No. 21 North Carolina's total offense in Saturday night's 42-24 win over Pitt ... Set season highs in completions (33), attempts (44) and passing yards (388) while equaling his career high for the third time in 2022 with five passing touchdowns ... Also rushed for a team-high 61 yards to total 449 of UNC's 474 yards against the Panthers ... His 33 completions set a UNC freshman record ... Named ACC Quarterback of the Week for the fourth time this season. - ACC Football

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  OCT 31 ACC RECEIVER OF THE WEEK: Antoine Green, North Carolina, WR, Rockledge, Fla.,...Set career highs with 10 receptions and 180 receiving yards while hauling in two touchdowns in the No. 21 Tar Heels' 42-24 win over Pitt ... Opened UNC's scoring with a 16-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter ... Closed out the night with a 13-yard touchdown reception for UNC's final TD with 9:07 remaining in the game. - ACC Football

rSr/2023 WR Antoine GreenNorth Carolina
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