Wake Forest Athletics
Fox and Roberson Named to AP All-ACC Teams
12/21/2020 5:59:00 PM | Football
Graduate defensive lineman Miles Fox earns first team honors while Jaquarii Roberson was named second team.
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Wake Forest football had two players earn All-Atlantic Coast Conference, as announced by the Associated Press on Monday.
Defensive lineman Miles Fox was placed on the first team by the media while wide receiver Jaquarii Roberson was named to the second team.
Fox is coming off the Louisville game where he totaled a game and career-high 4.0 tackles. He has recorded a season total of 4.5 sacks, which is second on the team behind only Carlos "Boogie" Basham Jr.
The Piccolo Award (ACC Comeback Player of the Year) nominee, has had at least one tackle for loss in six of the Deacs eight games this season including the last four games.
He leads the team with 10.0 tackles for loss this season, which also is top-10 in the ACC. His 1.25 tackles for loss per game ranks sixth in the league.
Roberson became the first Wake Forest player since Chris Givens in 2011 to record three consecutive 100-plus yard receiving games. He has also had three consecutive games with a touchdown catch.
The Murfreesboro, N.C. native has five consecutive games with six catches or more. He currently ranks second in the ACC with 99.4 receiving yards per game, trailing by less than a yard for the overall lead.
Despite playing in just eight games this season, the Biletnikoff Watch List member ranks sixth in the league in receiving yards (795) and eighth in the ACC in total receptions (54).
He enters the bowl game needing just 72 yards to move into the top-10 in program history for single-season receiving yards.
Defensive lineman Miles Fox was placed on the first team by the media while wide receiver Jaquarii Roberson was named to the second team.
Fox is coming off the Louisville game where he totaled a game and career-high 4.0 tackles. He has recorded a season total of 4.5 sacks, which is second on the team behind only Carlos "Boogie" Basham Jr.
The Piccolo Award (ACC Comeback Player of the Year) nominee, has had at least one tackle for loss in six of the Deacs eight games this season including the last four games.
He leads the team with 10.0 tackles for loss this season, which also is top-10 in the ACC. His 1.25 tackles for loss per game ranks sixth in the league.
Roberson became the first Wake Forest player since Chris Givens in 2011 to record three consecutive 100-plus yard receiving games. He has also had three consecutive games with a touchdown catch.
The Murfreesboro, N.C. native has five consecutive games with six catches or more. He currently ranks second in the ACC with 99.4 receiving yards per game, trailing by less than a yard for the overall lead.
Despite playing in just eight games this season, the Biletnikoff Watch List member ranks sixth in the league in receiving yards (795) and eighth in the ACC in total receptions (54).
He enters the bowl game needing just 72 yards to move into the top-10 in program history for single-season receiving yards.
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