Deon Jackson – Noteworthy
OCT 29 ACC CO-RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: Deon Jackson, Duke, So., RB, Atlanta, Ga.,…Jackson set the Duke single-game record and became just the third player in ACC history with 400 or more all-purpose yards in a contest, totaling 403 in Saturday’s 54-45 loss at Pitt … Jackson rushed 10 times for a career-high 162 yards (16.2), caught three passes for 89 yards (29.7) and one touchdown (74 yards), and returned six kickoffs for 152 yards (25.3) … He logged three plays from scrimmage of 50 or more yards with a 50-yard rush, a 60-yard rush and the 74-yard reception … The 74-yard receiving TD and 60-yard dash are Duke’s two longest plays of this season … Jackson joined Clemson’s Tobias Palmer (496 vs. NC State, 2012) and Wake Forest’s John Leach (411 vs. Maryland, 1993) as the only players in ACC history with 400 or more all-purpose yards in a game. – ACC Football
