Carolina Football Places 11 On All-ACC Teams - UNC Athletics

November 30, 2021

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GREENSBORO, N.C. - The North Carolina football team saw 11 of its players claim All-ACC status as announced Tuesday by the conference office. WR Josh Downs earned first-team honors and RB Ty Chandler and DL Myles Murphy landed on the second team. DL Tomon Fox, LB Jeremiah Gemmel and DB Cam'Ron Kelly were selected for the third team, while QB Sam Howell, OL Joshua Ezeudu, OL Marcus McKethan, DL Raymond Vohasek and DB Tony Grimes were named honorable mention.

Downs enjoyed a breakout sophomore season by setting program records for receptions (98) and receiving yards (1,273), while also scoring eight touchdowns. He leads the ACC and is second nationally in catches and is second in the league and eighth in the country in receiving yards.

Chandler filled the void left by All-America running backs Michael Carter and Javonte Williams when they left for the NFL by rushing for 1,063 yards in his lone season in Chapel Hill. Among ACC rushers, the Tennessee transfer is third in both yards gained on the ground and touchdowns with 13.

Murphy also enjoyed an outstanding second season with the Tar Heels. The defensive lineman has started all 12 games and is second on the team with four sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss. He also has 32 tackles and three pass breakups this season.

Fox leads Carolina with 7.5 sacks (fifth in the ACC) and 9.0 tackles for loss. The 2020 honorable mention All-ACC selection also came up with 31 stops and six hurries.

Gemmel is second on the team with 73 tackles and leads the Tar Heel defense with seven hurries. He has three breakups, one interception and one forced fumble in his senior campaign. 

Kelly is tied for the ACC lead with four interceptions and sits third on the team with 57 tackles.

Howell accounted for 3,677 yards of total offense and 34 touchdowns during his junior season. He is 205 of 327 for 2,851 passing yards and has thrown 23 touchdowns. He ranks second nationally among quarterbacks with a career-high 826 rushing yards and scored 11 touchdowns on the ground this season.

Ezeudu and McKethan helped anchor an offensive line that produced 36.4 points per game (third in the ACC) and 479.9 yards of offense per game, the fourth-best figure in the league.

Vohasek came up with 34 tackles, four tackles for loss, four hurries, three breakups and one sack in his final season with the Tar Heels. 

Grimes ranked second in the league with nine pass breakups in his sophomore season. He has 41 tackles and a pair of tackles for loss. 

All-ACC Teams
First Team
Josh Downs
 
Second Team
Ty Chandler
Myles Murphy
 
Third Team
Tomon Fox
Jeremiah Gemmel
Cam'Ron Kelly
 
Honorable Mention
Sam Howell
Joshua Ezeudu
Marcus McKethan
Ray Vohasek
Tony Grimes

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