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Week 4 ACC Football Players of the Week

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced its Football Players of the Week following standout performances in Week 4. Honorees were selected by a vote of a select media panel.
 
QUARTERBACK – Chandler Morris, Gr., QB, Virginia (Highland Park, Texas)
  • Led an explosive Virginia offense to a 48-20 victory over Stanford in the Hoos’ ACC opener.
  • Totaled 399 yards of total offense (380 passing and 19 rushing) and accounted for five touchdowns (4 passing and 1 rushing).
  • His five total touchdowns matched his career high.
  • His 380 passing yards were the most of any ACC quarterback for the week.
  • Led the Cavaliers to touchdown drives in each of their first four possessions of the game and never trailed in the contest.
  • On his 75-yard touchdown pass to Trell Harris, Morris went over the 7,000-passing yard mark for his career and now ranks 15th among active FBS quarterbacks (7,257 career passing yards).
 
RUNNING BACK – Anderson Castle, Gr., RB, Duke (Boone, North Carolina)
  • Rushed for three touchdowns and 92 total yards in the win over NC State in the Blue Devils’ ACC opener.
  • Became just the fifth Blue Devil, and only the second running back, since 1996 to rush for three or more scores in an ACC game.
  • He is one of just seven FBS players with three or more rushing touchdowns in a conference contest this season.
  • His three-touchdown game was the first by a Blue Devil since Riley Leonard’s three scores against Miami on October 22, 2022.
  • The three rushing scores are tied for the ninth most by a Blue Devil in program history.
  • His 92 rushing yards were his highest single-game total since rushing for 119 yards against Miami (Ohio) in 2023.
  • He capped the game with a career-long 66-yard rush.
 
RECEIVER – Trell Harris, Sr., WR, Virginia (La Grange, Illinois)
  • Had a historic day for Virginia, catching four passes for 145 yards and three touchdowns in UVA's 48-20 win over Stanford.
  • His 145 receiving yards and three touchdowns were both career highs.
  • All three of his touchdowns came in the first 12 minutes of the game, making him just the second ACC player since 2000 to catch three touchdowns in the first quarter of a game.
  • The three touchdown receptions were the most by any FBS receiver in Week 4, and he is one of five FBS receivers with a three-touchdown game this season.
  • His 75-yard reception in the first quarter was the longest of his career and the longest pass play by the Cavaliers since 2023.
  • Harris became the first Virginia wide receiver with three touchdowns in a game since Olamide Zaccheaus hauled in three scores in the 2018 Belk Bowl against South Carolina.
 
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN – McKale Boley, Sr., LT, Virginia (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
  • Named to the Pro Football Focus (PFF) National Team of the Week.
  • Helped pave the way to 590 yards of total offense in a 48-20 win over Stanford.
  • Per PFF, he produced the highest pass blocking grade (91.9) and the second-highest overall grade (91.1) of any offensive lineman in the country for the week.
  • Virginia racked up 200 rushing yards for the third straight game for the first time since 2004.
  • The Cavaliers’ offense is one of seven in the nation to allow one sack or fewer through the first four weeks of the season.
 
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN – Rueben Bain Jr., Jr., DL, Miami (Miami, Florida)
  • Totaled 10 quarterback pressures, seven tackles, one tackle-for-loss and 0.5 sacks in Miami’s win over Florida.
  • Earned a 93.8 PFF grade overall in the win.
  • Anchored a defense that held the Gators’ offense to 141 total yards (their fewest since 1999), 0-for-13 on third down (their worst since 1998), and under 10 points for the first time since 2022.
 
LINEBACKER – Antonio Deslauriers, Fr., LB, Syracuse (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
  • Recorded six tackles and forced two fumbles in Syracuse’s road win at Clemson.
  • One of the forced fumbles was recovered by the Orange deep in Clemson territory to put the game away on the ensuing offensive series.
 
DEFENSIVE BACK – DaShawn Stone, S, R-So., Duke (Asheville, North Carolina)
  • Finished with a career-high and team-best 11 tackles against NC State.
  • His 11 tackles are tied for the most by an ACC player in a league game this season. 
  • Added his second career interception, and first of 2025, versus the Wolfpack. 
  • He has recorded seven or more stops in four of his last five games. 
  • In his first season as a starter, he leads the Blue Devils with 31 tackles. 
 
SPECIALIST – Marshall Nichols, P, Sr., Georgia Tech (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • Played a huge part in Georgia Tech winning the field position battle in its 45-24 win over Temple.
  • Averaged 51.2 yards over four punts - tied for the 19th-best single-game average in Georgia Tech history.
  • His net average was an even more impressive 50.3 yards per punt in the win.
  • Two of his four punts were downed inside the 5-yard line.
 
ROOKIE – Micahi Danzy, WR, R-Fr., Florida State (Tallahassee, Florida)
  • Had just three touches versus Kent State – 47-yard reception, 65-yard reception and 64-yard touchdown run
  • All of his 176 yards came in the first quarter in the blowout win.
  • His touchdown run was his third in 2025, each longer than the last – 32 vs. Alabama, 53 vs. ETAMU and 64 vs. Kent State.
  • His 47 and 65-yard receptions were the longest of his career.
  • Recorded his first career 100-yard receiving game.
  • He is averaging 33.2 yards per touch (four catches for 126 yards; five rushes for 173 yards) on the season.