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Dantzler Named First-Team All-ACC
Dantzler is the first Tiger named as the first-team All-ACC since Homer Jordan.

Dantzler Named First-Team All-ACC


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Clemson, SC-Clemson quarterback Woodrow Dantzler has been named

first-team All-ACC by the Atlantic Coast Sportswriters Association,

the official All-ACC team. It marks the first time in 20 years that

Clemson has had the first-team All-ACC quarterback by the

organization.

Dantzler is the first Tiger named as the first-team All-ACC

quarterback since 1981 when Homer Jordan guided the Tigers to the

National Championship. Mike Eppley was named first-team All-ACC by

Associated Press in 1984, but was not chosen to the ACC Sportswriters

Association team.

Dantzler was the only Clemson player named first--team, but

five Tigers were named second team. Three of Clemson's interior

offensive linemen were named second-team All-ACC. Kyle Young,

graduate student from Clemson, SC, was named the second-team center,

while Will Merritt and Akil Smith were named second-team offensive

linemen. Merritt is a graduate student from Easley, while Smith is a

junior from Richmond, VA.

Young broke his own Clemson record for knockdown blocks this

year and has 128 heading into the season finale on Saturday against

Duke. Merritt was named second-team All-ACC for the second year in a

row. It was the first time Smith has been honored. He was the only

junior named first or second-team All-ACC from Clemson. Offensive

lineman T.J. Watkins was a honorable mention All-ACC selection.

Chad Carson, a senior from Newnan, GA, and Charles Hafley, a

graduate student from Pompano Beach, FL, were both named second-team

all-conference. Carson had been an honorable mention selection each

of the last two years. It was the first time Hafley has been named

to an All-ACC team.

Carson leads the team in tackles with 123 and ranks fifth in school

history with 434. Hafley has 113 tackles for the season and has

three interceptions. He set a Clemson record for tackles by a

defensive back with 20 against Maryland this year. Both Hafley and

Carson rank in the top 30 in the nation in tackles.

Dantzler leads the ACC in total offense with 298.6 yards per

game. He needs just 131 yards rushing against Duke to become the

first player in NCAA history to reach 2000 yards passing and 1000

yards rushing in the same season. He ranks fourth in the conference

in rushing and is sixth in passing efficiency.

Dantzler, a graduate student from Orangeburg, SC, holds 32

Clemson records including total offense on a game, season and career

basis. He is the only player in the nation to rank in the top 50 in

passing and rushing. He needs just 20 yards rushing against Duke to

become just the third quarterback in NCAA history to accumulate 5000

yards passing and 2500 rushing in a career.

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