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| #31 SEAN SPENCE, #3 LOGAN THOMAS |
OFFENSIVE BACK – Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech, QB,
So., 6-6, 254, Lynchburg, Va. Thomas completed 23 of 25 passes for a
career-high 310 yards and a career-high three touchdowns. His incomplete passes
were a dropped pass by David Wilson and a flip to Wilson to avoid a sack. He
also rushed for a career-high two scores, including the game-winner. He had
more touchdown passes (3) than incompletions (2) and his completion percentage
of 92 percent is the highest for any quarterback under coach Frank Beamer in
301 games (minimum 20 attempts).
RECEIVER – Chris Givens, Wake Forest, WR, Jr., 6-0,
195, Wylie, Tx. Givens caught six passes for 101 yards in Wake Forest’s
35-30 win over Florida State on Saturday. Givens had one touchdown catch, a
22-yard scoring pass from Tanner Price late in the second quarter
that staked the Demon Deacons to a 16-7 lead. Givens had three receptions for
86 yards in the second quarter with all three catches leading to first downs.
He had catches for 40, 24 and 22 yards. Four of his six catches on Saturday
were for first downs.
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN – Blake DeChristopher, Virginia Tech, T,
Sr., 6-5, 311, Midlothian, Va.DeChristopher led an offensive line that put up
nearly 500 yards of total offense in Tech's win over Miami. The All-ACC tackle
played all 66 snaps, grading out at 93 percent with a team-high eight knockdown
blocks.
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN – Joe Vellano, Maryland, DT, Jr., 6-2,
285, Rexford, N.Y. Vellano was all over the field for Maryland in its
21-16 loss to No. 13 Georgia Tech, racking up a career-high 20 tackles,
including 14 solo stops and a tackle for loss, as the Terps held the triple
option in check. Vellano, whose previous high of 10 stops came in the 2010
season opener, became just the fifth defensive player in the nation to post 20
or more tackles, though he is the only lineman in the FBS to register more than
15 stops in a game in 2011. The junior is one of just six Maryland players to
reach the 20-tackle plateau since 1990, including the only defensive lineman.
CO-LINEBACKER – Sean Spence, Miami, LB, Sr., 6-0, 224, Miami,
Fla. Spence continued his defensive dominance with a team-best 13 tackles
in the loss to Virginia Tech. Spence, who now has a team-best 41 total tackles
this year despite missing the opener, also recorded 2.0 tackles for a loss against
the Hokies. Spence ranks second in the ACC with a 10.6 tackles per game
average.
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| BROWN |
CO-LINEBACKER – Zach Brown, North Carolina, LB, Sr., 6-2, 230, Columbia,
Md. Alternating between outside linebacker and middle linebacker, senior
Zach Brown posted a game-high 11 tackles and recorded his first interception of
the season in Carolina's 14-7 win over Louisville. Brown, the team leader with
42 tackles, had to call the defensive plays with Kevin Reddick out with an
ankle injury. The Tar Heels shut out the Cardinals for three quarters and held
Louisville to 273 yards, including just 85 in the second half.
DEFENSIVE BACK – David Amerson, NC State, CB, So., 6-3, 194, Greensboro,
N.C. Amerson increased his ACC-leading interception total to six with a
pair of picks against the Chippewas. He returned them for 28 yards in total
returns. The last time an NC State player had as many as six or more
interceptions in a season was 1998, when Lloyd Harrison had seven. In addition
to the two picks, Amerson also had five tackles, including three solo hits.
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| CANTANZARO |
ROOKIE – Sammy Watkins, Clemson, WR, Fr., 6-1, 200, Fort Myers,
Fla. Watkins had seven receptions for 152 yards in the win over Boston
College. He did not score a touchdown, but had two receptions that set up
scores, including a 62-yard catch when he was covered closely by a Boston
College cornerback. Saturday was Watkins’s third game of at least 140 receiving
yards. He is now second in Clemson history in career 140-yard receiving games.
Only Perry Tuttle has more with four games of at least 140 yards.
SPECIALIST – Chandler Catanzaro, Clemson, PK, So., 6-2, 200, Greenville, S.C.
Catanzaro won the Leather Helmet Award as the overall MVP of the Clemson
vs. Boston College game. Catanzaro booted five field goals in the game, just one
off the Clemson single game record. He was a perfect 5-5 on field goals, the
first Tiger to make at least five since 2009 when Richard Jackson had six in a
win over Boston College. Catanzaro made field goals of 38, 42, 18, 20 and 47
yards. He was 2-2 on field goals of at least 40 yards and is 5-6 on field goals
of that length this year. He was named National Kicker of the Week by the
College Football Performance Awards.
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