Davis and Roberts Named ACC Players of the Week
9/18/2023 1:00:00 PM | Football
This marks the second consecutive week that multiple Demon Deacons have been named ACC players of the week.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Junior defensive lineman Jasheen Davis and senior linebacker Jacob Roberts were named the Atlantic Coast Conference Players of the Week after their standout performances on Saturday in the win at Old Dominion, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon.
This marks the second-consecutive week that multiple Demon Deacons have been named ACC players of the week after sophomore running back Demond Claiborne and redshirt-sophomore kicker Matthew Dennis garnered honors last week.
This week, Jasheen Davis was named the ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week and on the heels of being named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week Jacob Roberts earned ACC Linebacker of the Week honors.
Junior defensive end Jasheen Davis totaled five tackles, three sacks and a fumble recovery that he returned for 14 yards and led to a score for the Deacs in Wake Forest's win at ODU.
Wake Forest's defense totaled 12 tackles-for-loss and a program record 10 sacks on Saturday at Old Dominion. Prior to Saturday's double-digit sack performance, Wake Forest's previous high in a game for total sacks was against Maryland on Oct. 17, 1992 when the Demon Deacons recorded nine.
Additionally, the Deacs' 12 tackles-for-loss are tied for the third-most in a game in the Dave Clawson era and they are the most since on Oct. 12, 2019 when Wake Forest hosted Louisville and tallied that same amount.
Individually, Wake Forest linebacker Jacob Roberts and Davis each recorded three sacks. Those rank them tied for the second most in a game in program history.
Overall for the 2023 season, Davis has recorded 18 tackles, 5.5 tackle-for-loss and 4.5 sacks. His 4.5 sacks are the second-highest total in the country, trailing only his teammate, LB Jacob Roberts (5.0).
Davis posted a breakout season in 2022, leading the Demon Deacon defense with new career highs in tackles-for-loss (14.0) and sacks (7.0) to go along with 33.0 defensive stops. Davis' 14.0 tackles-for-loss were tied for fifth in the ACC, while Davis sits tied for seventh in sacks.
His 14.0 tackles for loss ranks just outside of the top 10 in program history for a single season and is fifth in the Clawson era:
Davis has now recorded at least 1.0 tackles-for-loss in the 11 of his last 12 games. Additionally over his last nine games dating back to last season, Davis has collected 19.0 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks.
Senior linebacker Jacob Roberts totaled a game-high tying 13 tackles, four tackles-for-loss, three sacks and one forced fumble in Wake Forest's win at ODU.
Wake Forest's defense totaled 12 tackles-for-loss and a program record 10 sacks on Saturday at Old Dominion. Prior to Saturday's double-digit sack performance, Wake Forest's previous high in a game for total sacks was against Maryland on Oct. 17, 1992 when the Demon Deacons recorded nine.
Additionally, the Deacs' 12 tackles-for-loss are tied for the third-most in a game in the Dave Clawson era and they are the most since on Oct. 12, 2019 when Wake Forest hosted Louisville and tallied that same amount.
Individually, Wake Forest Roberts and DE Jasheen Davis each recorded three sacks. Those rank them tied for the second most in a game in program history.
Top Performances in Wake Forest History:
Overall for the 2023 season, Roberts is Wake Forest's leading tackler with 31 tackles and he has also tallied 6.5 tackles-for-loss, five sacks, one forced fumble and one quarterback hurry.
His 5.0 sacks is the top mark in the country.
Wake Forest ACC Player of the Week Honorees
This marks the second-consecutive week that multiple Demon Deacons have been named ACC players of the week after sophomore running back Demond Claiborne and redshirt-sophomore kicker Matthew Dennis garnered honors last week.
This week, Jasheen Davis was named the ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week and on the heels of being named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week Jacob Roberts earned ACC Linebacker of the Week honors.
Junior defensive end Jasheen Davis totaled five tackles, three sacks and a fumble recovery that he returned for 14 yards and led to a score for the Deacs in Wake Forest's win at ODU.
Wake Forest's defense totaled 12 tackles-for-loss and a program record 10 sacks on Saturday at Old Dominion. Prior to Saturday's double-digit sack performance, Wake Forest's previous high in a game for total sacks was against Maryland on Oct. 17, 1992 when the Demon Deacons recorded nine.
Additionally, the Deacs' 12 tackles-for-loss are tied for the third-most in a game in the Dave Clawson era and they are the most since on Oct. 12, 2019 when Wake Forest hosted Louisville and tallied that same amount.
Individually, Wake Forest linebacker Jacob Roberts and Davis each recorded three sacks. Those rank them tied for the second most in a game in program history.
- Top Performances in Wake Forest History:
- Name Game (Date) Total
- 1. Mike McCrary at Maryland (10/17/92) 4.0
- 2. Jasheen Davis at ODU (9/16/23) 3.0
- Jacob Roberts at ODU (9/16/23) 3.0
- Duke Ejiofor at Duke (9/10/16) 3.0
- Kyle Wilber vs. Presbyterian (9/2/10) 3.0
- Fred Robbins vs. Arizona State (12/25/99) 3.0
- Mike McCrary vs. Duke (11/9/91) 3.0
Overall for the 2023 season, Davis has recorded 18 tackles, 5.5 tackle-for-loss and 4.5 sacks. His 4.5 sacks are the second-highest total in the country, trailing only his teammate, LB Jacob Roberts (5.0).
Davis posted a breakout season in 2022, leading the Demon Deacon defense with new career highs in tackles-for-loss (14.0) and sacks (7.0) to go along with 33.0 defensive stops. Davis' 14.0 tackles-for-loss were tied for fifth in the ACC, while Davis sits tied for seventh in sacks.
His 14.0 tackles for loss ranks just outside of the top 10 in program history for a single season and is fifth in the Clawson era:
- Tackles for Loss Since 2014:
- 1. Marquel Lee (2016) 20.0
- 2. Boogie Basham (2019) 18.0
- 3. Duke Ejiofor (2016) 17.0
- 4. Duke Ejiofor (2017) 16.5
- T5. Rondell Bothroyd (2021) 16.5
- T5. Jasheen Davis (2022) 16.5
Davis has now recorded at least 1.0 tackles-for-loss in the 11 of his last 12 games. Additionally over his last nine games dating back to last season, Davis has collected 19.0 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks.
Senior linebacker Jacob Roberts totaled a game-high tying 13 tackles, four tackles-for-loss, three sacks and one forced fumble in Wake Forest's win at ODU.
Wake Forest's defense totaled 12 tackles-for-loss and a program record 10 sacks on Saturday at Old Dominion. Prior to Saturday's double-digit sack performance, Wake Forest's previous high in a game for total sacks was against Maryland on Oct. 17, 1992 when the Demon Deacons recorded nine.
Additionally, the Deacs' 12 tackles-for-loss are tied for the third-most in a game in the Dave Clawson era and they are the most since on Oct. 12, 2019 when Wake Forest hosted Louisville and tallied that same amount.
Individually, Wake Forest Roberts and DE Jasheen Davis each recorded three sacks. Those rank them tied for the second most in a game in program history.
Top Performances in Wake Forest History:
- Name Game (Date) Total
- 1. Mike McCrary at Maryland (10/17/92) 4.0
- 2. Jasheen Davis at ODU (9/16/23) 3.0
- Jacob Roberts at ODU (9/16/23) 3.0
- Duke Ejiofor at Duke (9/10/16) 3.0
- Kyle Wilber vs. Presbyterian (9/2/10) 3.0
- Fred Robbins vs. Arizona State (12/25/99) 3.0
- Mike McCrary vs. Duke (11/9/91) 3.0
Overall for the 2023 season, Roberts is Wake Forest's leading tackler with 31 tackles and he has also tallied 6.5 tackles-for-loss, five sacks, one forced fumble and one quarterback hurry.
His 5.0 sacks is the top mark in the country.
Wake Forest ACC Player of the Week Honorees
- Matthew Dennis - Specialist of the Week (Sept. 11)
- Demond Claiborne - Running Back of the Week (Sept. 11)
- Jasheen Davis - Defensive Lineman of the Week (Sept. 18)
- Jacob Roberts - Linebacker of the Week (Sept. 18)
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