North Carolina State University Athletics
Four Football Players Earn All-ACC Accolades
11/26/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
DaJuan Morgan and Darrell Blackman earned second team All-ACC honors to to lead a quartet of Wolfpack football players as announced by ACSMA and the AP. DeMario Pressley and Kalani Heppe were also selected as honorable mention.
Morgan, a junior safety from Riviera Beach, Fla., was named to the defensive second team after leading the Pack in tackles with 97, a mark that ranked 12th in the ACC.
Blackman was named second team All-ACC as a specialist after ranking sixth in the ACC in kirk return average (22.5) and second in punt return average (12.4). The senior wideout from Williamsport, Pa. also ranked fourth in the league in all-purpose yards per game (135.3).
Pressley, a senior defensive tackle from Greensboro, N.C., was named honorable mention. He was tied for second on the team in tackles for a defensive lineman and tallied six tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. Pressley also notched 11 quarterback pressures and had two interceptions.
Heppe, a senior from Bealeton, Va., started all 12 games this season at guard and had 27 starts in his final three seasons.
Morgan, a junior safety from Riviera Beach, Fla., was named to the defensive second team after leading the Pack in tackles with 97, a mark that ranked 12th in the ACC.
Blackman was named second team All-ACC as a specialist after ranking sixth in the ACC in kirk return average (22.5) and second in punt return average (12.4). The senior wideout from Williamsport, Pa. also ranked fourth in the league in all-purpose yards per game (135.3).
Pressley, a senior defensive tackle from Greensboro, N.C., was named honorable mention. He was tied for second on the team in tackles for a defensive lineman and tallied six tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. Pressley also notched 11 quarterback pressures and had two interceptions.
Heppe, a senior from Bealeton, Va., started all 12 games this season at guard and had 27 starts in his final three seasons.
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