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  California Football   WEEK 11 ACC RECEIVER OF THE WEEK: Jacob De Jesus, Sr., WR, California (Manteca, California),...Tied the Cal program record with 16 receptions for 158 yards and a touchdown in the Golden Bears' road win at No. 15 Louisville...Hauled in a 3-yard touchdown pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele on fourth down during the first possession of overtime to give the Bears the upset win...The victory made Cal bowl-eligible for the third year in a row...It was the Bears' first victory over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 21 Oregon 21-17 on December 5, 2020, and their first win over a top-15 foe since a 20-19 triumph at No. 14 Washington on September 7, 2019. - ACC Football

WR Jacob De Jesus, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (60)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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  Southern Methodist Football   WEEK 11 ACC RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: T.J. Harden, Sr., RB, SMU (Los Angeles, California),...Carried the ball 16 times for 130 yards, including a long run of 53 yards in the win at Boston College...Posted season highs for both total rushing yards and longest rush...His 130 yards marked his second 100-yard rushing game of the season...Played a key part in SMU recording a season-high 574 yards of total offense for the game. - ACC Football

RB TJ Harden, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (68)

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  California Football   WEEK 11 ACC QUARTERBACK & ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, Fr., QB, California (Ewa Beach, Hawaii),...Completed 30 of his 47 passes for 323 yards and two touchdowns en route to leading Cal to its 29-26 upset victory over No. 15 Louisville...His completions, attempts and passing yards were all career highs...Threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Jacob De Jesus on fourth down during the first possession of overtime as the Golden Bears defeated the Cardinals at L&N Stadium...The victory made Cal bowl-eligible for the third year in a row...It was the Bears' first victory over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 21 Oregon 21-17 on December 5, 2020, and their first win over a top-15 foe since a 20-19 triumph at No. 14 Washington on September 7, 2019...Earned his first ACC Quarterback of the Week honor and his third ACC Rookie of the Week accolade. - ACC Football

QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* ()

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  Duke Football   WEEK 10 ACC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Samir Hagans, Gr., WR/KR, Duke (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania),...Turned in a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at 8:33 in the third quarter to help Duke tie the game at 35-35 en route to a 46-45 victory on the road at Clemson...The score marked Hagans' second career kickoff return for a touchdown after a 99-yard return against Ole Miss in the 2024 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl...Tallied the seventh 100+ yd kickoff return in program history and the first since DeVon Edwards versus Georgia Tech in 2015...Became the second Blue Devil in program history with multiple 99+ yard touchdowns, joining Edwards (4)...Also caught the game-winning, two-point conversion with 40 seconds left in the victory...His performance helped Duke to its first win in Death Valley since 1980 and the first time the Blue Devils had consecutive victories against Clemson since 1969 and 1970...Helped the Blue Devils extend their road ACC winning streak to five games, the program's longest since 1961-63. - ACC Football

WR Sahmir Hagans, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (172)

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  Southern Methodist Football   WEEK 10 ACC DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE WEEK: Ahmaad Moses, Sr., S, SMU (Arlington, Texas),...Led SMU with a career-high 15 tackles, including 2.0 tackles-for-loss, in the Mustangs' overtime win over No. 10 Miami...Also had two interceptions in the win, tying his career high...His second ACC Defensive Back of the Week honor of the season. - ACC Football

SS Ahmaad Moses, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (14)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (244)

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  Virginia Football   WEEK 10 ACC LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK: Kam Robinson, Jr., LB, Virginia (Tappahannock, Virginia),...Sealed Virginia's seventh-straight win with an interception return for a touchdown, his second of the season, in Virginia's 31-21 win on the road against California...Became the second player in UVA history with two interception returns for a touchdown in a season...Added a team-high six tackles, a half sack and a tackle-for-loss...Recorded the fourth-highest grade (91.9) of any defender in the country and the highest of any linebacker nationally, according to Pro Football Focus...His third ACC Linebacker of the Week honor this season. - ACC Football

ILB Kam Robinson, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (08)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (63)

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  North Carolina Football   WEEK 10 ACC DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Melkart Abou Jaoude, R-Jr., DE, North Carolina (Newton, New Jersey),...Tallied a team-leading six tackles, which was also tied for the game high, in the Tar Heels' road win at Syracuse on Friday night...Logged at least two sacks for the second consecutive game to increase his season total to seven, which leads the ACC and ranks among the top 10 nationally...One of his sacks versus the Orange was a strip sack in the fourth quarter to help put the game away and record an ACC road win for the Tar Heels. - ACC Football

DE Melkart Abou-Jaoude, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (33)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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  North Carolina State Football   WEEK 10 ACC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Teague Andersen, R-Jr., OT, NC State (Lehi, Utah),...Lined up at right tackle and helped pave the way for 243 rushing yards and 583 yards of total offense for the Wolfpack in the home win over No. 8 Georgia Tech...Graded out at 90% for his 70 snaps, tallying six pancake blocks, three knockdowns and one Raleigh Railroad...Did not allow a sack or quarterback pressure in the win...Had the key block on Jayden "Duke" Scott's 69-yard run to set up a touchdown, the Wolfpack ran the ball directly behind him for 118 yards. - ACC Football

OT Teague Andersen, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (23)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (297)

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  Florida State Football   WEEK 10 ACC RECEIVER OF THE WEEK: Duce Robinson, Jr., WR, Florida State (Phoenix, Arizona),...Caught five passes for a game-high 148 yards and a touchdown in the 42-7 win over Wake Forest...His receptions consisted of 65, 39, 29 yards and an 11-yard touchdown...Recorded his third 140-yard receiving game of the season, the most in the ACC and most for a Seminole since 2000...Ranks fifth nationally and second in the ACC behind teammate Micahi Danzy with an average of 20.26 yards per catch...The 148 yards were the most receiving yards Wake Forest has allowed to a player since September 2024...His second ACC Offensive Receiver of the Week honor of the season. - ACC Football

WR Duce Robinson, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (12)
Recruiting Grade: 5* (01)

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  North Carolina State Football   WEEK 10 ACC RUNNING BACK & ROOKIE OF THE WEEK OF THE WEEK: Jayden "Duke" Scott, R-Fr., RB, NC State (Stockbridge, Georgia),...Rushed for 196 yards on 24 carries, an average of 8.2 yards per carry, in his first career start...His 196 yards were tied for the No. 11 mark in school history for a single game and were the highest by a Wolfpack player since 2018...Also had two receptions for 11 yards, giving him 207 all-purpose yards in the win over No. 8 Georgia Tech...Scored on a 30-yard touchdown run...Had a 69-yard run on the Pack's first possession of the third quarter to set up the TD two plays later that would put NC State up double-digits in the Top-10 win. - ACC Football

RB Jayden Scott, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (46)

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  Miami Football   WEEK 10 ACC QUARTERBACK OF THE WEEK: Darian Mensah, R-So., QB, Duke (San Luis Obispo, California),...Led Duke to a 46-45 victory at Clemson to improve to 4-1 in ACC play...Marched the Blue Devils down the field for a 94-yard game-winning drive with a deciding touchdown and two-point conversion with 40 seconds to play...In the game-winning march, Mensah completed six of eight passes for 83 yards and two third or fourth-down conversions...Helped Duke go five-for-five on fourth-down plays at Clemson with four completions for firsts...Passed for 361 yards to lift his season total to 2,572, the most through a QB's first eight starts in Duke history and the second most by any Duke QB through the first eight games of a season.

Threw three of his four touchdown passes in the opening frame. The three scores are the most in a quarter by a Blue Devil since Daniel Jones in 2018...His performance helped Duke to its first win in Death Valley since 1980 and the first time the Blue Devils had consecutive victories against Clemson since 1969 and 1970...Helped the Blue Devils extend their road ACC winning streak to five games, the program's longest since 1961-63...Has not thrown an interception since the 3:28 mark of the second quarter at Tulane on September 13. The string of 209 consecutive passes without an interception is the longest in Duke history, the longest active streak in the ACC and the third longest active streak within the FBS. - ACC Football


QB Darian Mensah, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 2* (00)

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  Pittsburgh Football   WEEK 9 ACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Mason Heintschel, Fr., QB, Pittsburgh (Oregon, Ohio),...Completed 28 passes for 423 yards and four touchdowns as Pitt defeated NC State...The 423 passing yards marked a freshman record at Pitt...His 423 passing yards were the most in the ACC and second-most nationally last week...Became the first ACC freshman in the past 30 seasons to throw for 400 yards and three touchdowns in a game...Also became the first Power Four freshman quarterback to throw for 400 yards this year...Since taking over as a starter in Week 6, Heintschel ranks second in college football in passing yards (1,210), fifth in completions (92) and seventh in passing touchdowns (9)...Earned his second ACC Rookie of the Week honor. - ACC Football

QB Mason Heintschel, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* ()

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  Wake Forest Football   WEEK 9 ACC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Connor Calvert, R-Fr., K, Wake Forest (Bend, Oregon),...Drilled the game-winning 50-yard field goal as time expired to lift Wake Forest over SMU...Marked the Demon Deacons' first 50-yard field goal since 2014...Gave Wake Forest its first walk-off win since the 2021 season...Added a 25-yard field goal in the first quarter. - ACC Football

K Connor Calvert, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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  Wake Forest Football   WEEK 9 ACC DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE WEEK: Davaughn Patterson, R-So., DB, Wake Forest (Jacksonville, Florida),...Led the Wake Forest defense with seven tackles, one-half tackle-for-loss, three pass breakups and a forced fumble in the win over SMU...Anchored the defense, which allowed just 246 yards, including 75 on the ground...Helped hold SMU to its lowest offensive output since 2015. - ACC Football

SS Davaughn Patterson, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (09)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (211)

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  11/19/25 - ILB Cade Uluave, Sr/2027, BYU + More +

  BYU Football   WEEK 9 ACC LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK: Cade Uluave, Jr., LB, California (South Jordan, Utah),...Recorded a career-high 19 tackles in Cal's double-overtime contest at Virginia Tech...Became the first ACC student-athlete with 19 or more tackles in a game since Clemson's Baylon Spector in 2021...Added a career-high three tackles-for-loss and two sacks against the Hokies...His first tackle in the contest was the 200th of his career. - ACC Football

ILB Cade Uluave, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (06)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (83)

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