Wake Forest Lands Four on All-ACC Teams
12/10/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football
Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeFB)
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Atlantic Coast Conference head coaches today named their All-ACC team and Wake Forest landed two players on each of the second and third teams.
Cornerback Kevin Johnson and punter Alexander Kinal were each named to the Coaches second team. Linebacker Brandon Chubb and cornerback Merrill Noel were both third team honorees. Defensive tackle Tylor Harris received honorable mention honors.
Johnson is a 6-1, 175-pound redshirt senior from Clarksville, Md. (River Hill) who posted 44 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss as a senior. Johnson tied for the team lead with six pass break-ups. Johnson ends his career with 41 career starts and seven interceptions. He will compete in the Senior Bowl in January.
Kinal is a 6-4, 205-pound redshirt junior from Adelaide, South Australia, who is third in the ACC in punting with a 43.6 average. Kinal punted a league-high 81 times this season for 3,535 yards. As a team, Wake Forest leads the ACC and is fourth nationally in net punting at 42.5 yards per punt. Kinal was one of just four starting punters in the nation to not have a touchback all season.
Chubb is a 6-1, 245-pound redshirt junior from Powder Springs, Ga. (Hillgrove), who was second on the team with 109 tackles this fall. He set a career-high with 19 tackles against Duke on Saturday after opening the season with 18 stops vs. Louisiana-Monroe. On the year, Chubb led the team with six quarterback hurries and added three sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss.
Noel, a 5-10, 175-pound redshirt senior from Pahokee, Fla., accounted for 43 tackles in 2014 and led the team with three interceptions. His picks came against Florida State, Virginia Tech and Gardner-Webb. Noel finished his career with 43 starts, the second-most ever by a Demon Deacon cornerback. He recorded eight picks during his career.
Harris, a 6-4, 285-pound junior from Baton Rouge, La. (Episcopal) finished the season with 25 tackles despite missing the final two games of the season with a foot injury. Harris is tied for the national lead with three blocked kicks and four fumbles recovered. Against Louisville, Harris recovered three fumbles including one for a touchdown.
