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North Carolina’s Willie Lampkin Earns 2024 ACC Jacobs Blocking Trophy

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – North Carolina offensive lineman Willie Lampkin has been voted the winner of the 2024 Jacobs Blocking Trophy, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Monday.
 
The Jacobs Blocking Trophy has been awarded annually since 1953 to the player selected most outstanding blocker in the ACC by a poll of the league’s head coaches and defensive coordinators. The trophy is given in memory of William P. Jacobs, who served as president of Presbyterian College from 1935 to 1945.
 
Lampkin, a 5-11, 290-pound senior from Lakeland, Florida, has played and started in every game for the Tar Heels the last two years after transferring in after being a three-year starter along the offensive line at Coastal Carolina.
 
Ranked as the highest-graded guard among all Power 4 offensive linemen by Pro Football Focus, Lampkin has not allowed a sack all season long over 473 pass-blocking reps. He has also helped pave the way for a North Carolina offense that has averaged 423.4 total yards of offense per game this season, including an average of 189.5 rushing yards per game led by running back Omarion Hampton, who leads the ACC and ranks second nationally in rushing yards (1,660) and rushing yards per game (138.3).

This marks the ninth time a North Carolina player has claimed the Jacobs Blocking Trophy and the first since Jonathan Cooper won the award in 2012.

Winners of the ACC Jacobs Blocking Trophy
1953     Bill Wohrman, FB, South Carolina
1954     Bill Wohrman, FB, South Carolina
1955     Bob Pellegrini, C, Maryland
1956     Hal McElhaney, FB, Duke
1957     Hal McElhaney, FB, Duke
1958     John Saunders, FB, South Carolina
1959     Doug Cline, FB, Clemson
1960     Dwight Bumgarner, T, Duke
1961     Art Gregory, T, Duke
             Jim LeCompte, G, North Carolina
1962     Art Gregory, T, Duke
1963     Chuck Walker, T, Duke
1964     Eddie Kesler, FB, North Carolina
1965     John McNabb, G, Duke
1966     Wayne Mass, T, Clemson
1967     Harry Olszewski, G, Clemson
1968     Greg Shelly, T, Virginia
1969     Ralph Sonntag, T, Maryland
1970     Dan Ryczek, C, Virginia
1971     Geoff Hamlin, FB, North Carolina
1972     Ron Rusnak, G, North Carolina
1973     Bill Yoest, G, NC State
1974     Ken Huff, G, North Carolina
1975     Billy Bryan, C, Duke
1976     Billy Bryan, C, Duke
1977     Joe Bostic, G, Clemson
1978     Jim Ritcher, C, NC State
1979     Jim Ritcher, C, NC State
1980     Ron Wooten, G, North Carolina
1981     Lee Nanney, T, Clemson
1982     Dave Pacella, T, Maryland
1983     James Farr, G, Clemson
1984     Jim Dombrowski, T, Virginia
1985     Jim Dombrowski, T, Virginia
1986     Paul Kiser, G, Wake Forest
1987     John Phillips, G, Clemson
1988     Jeff Garnica, C, North Carolina
1989     Chris Port, T, Duke
1990     Ray Roberts, T, Virginia
1991     Ray Roberts, T, Virginia
1992     Ben Coleman, T, Wake Forest
1993     Mark Dixon, G, Virginia
1994     Clay Shiver, C, Florida State
1995     Clay Shiver, C, Florida State
1996     no recipient
1997     Tra Thomas, T, Florida State
1998     Craig Page, C, Georgia Tech
1999     John St. Clair, C, Virginia
2000     Tarlos Thomas, T, Florida State
2001     Brett Williams, T, Florida State
2002     Brett Williams, T, Florida State
2003     Elton Brown, G, Virginia
2004     Elton Brown, G, Virginia
2005     Eric Winston, T, Miami
2006     Josh Beekman, G/C, Boston College
2007     Steve Justice, C, Wake Forest
2008     Eugene Monroe, T, Virginia
2009     Rodney Hudson, G, Florida State
2010     Rodney Hudson, G, Florida State
2011     Blake DeChristopher, T, Virginia Tech
2012     Jonathan Cooper, G, North Carolina
2013     Cameron Erving, T, Florida State
2014     Cameron Erving, T/C, Florida State
2015     Roderick Johnson, T, Florida State
2016     Roderick Johnson, T, Florida State
2017     Mitch Hyatt, T, Clemson
2018     Mitch Hyatt, T, Clemson
2019     Mekhi Becton, T, Louisville
2020     Liam Eichenberg, T, Notre Dame
2021     Ikem Ekwonu, T, NC State
2022     Jordan McFadden, T, Clemson
2023     Bryan Hudson, C, Louisville
2024     Willie Lampkin, G, North Carolina