ATLANTA (Feb. 14) – Georgia Tech football players Felipe Claybrooks, Dan Dyke and Jeremy Muyres have been named to the 2000 Atlantic Coast Conference All-Academic football team as announced by Commissioner John Swofford. To be eligible, a player must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the fall semester or have maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.
Claybrooks and Dyke earned the honor for the second time, while Muyres is a first-time selection.
Claybrooks, a senior defensive end from Decatur, Ga., collected five sacks, 11 tackles for loss and 13 quarterback pressures to earn honorable mention all-conference honors. He finished his career in fourth place in Tech history with 20 career sacks. Claybrooks will earn his degree in Management in May.
Dyke, a sophomore punter from Winter Springs, Fla., is a two-time Academic All-America with a 4.0 grade point average in Electrical Engineering. He averaged 41.8 yards per punt in 2000.
Muyres, a sophomore free safety from Stone Mountain, Ga., was a second-team all-ACC selection last fall. The Management major led Tech with four interceptions and 12 pass breakups, along with 43 tackles and three tackles for loss.
2000 All-ACC Academic Football Team
OFFENSE:
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | GPA | Major |
| WR | Ben Erdeljac, Duke | Jr. | 3.25 | Mathematics |
| WR | Guilian Gary, Maryland | Jr. | 3.00 | Family Studies |
| TE | Mike Hart, Duke | Jr. | 3.25 | Sociology |
| OL | Kyle Young, Clemson | Jr. | 4.00 | Secondary Education/Political Science& Economics |
| OL | Justin Amman, Florida State | Sr. | 3.75 | Food and Nutrition |
| OL | Will Merritt, Clemson | Jr. | 3.40 | Speech & Communications |
| OL | Jarad Moon, Florida State | Gr. | 3.63 | Sports Management |
| OL | Evan Routzahn, Virginia | Sr. | 3.12 | Sociology |
| OB | Chris Weinke, Florida State | Sr. | 3.88 | Sports Management |
| OB | Philip Rivers, NC State | Fr. | 3.12 | First Year College |
| OB | Duane Epperson, Duke | Sr. | 3.00 | Sociology |
| PK | Jeff Reed North, Carolina | Sr. | 3.10 | Journalism |
DEFENSE:
| Pos. | Player, School | Cl. | GPA | Major |
| DL | Felipe Claybrooks, Georgia Tech | Sr. | 3.25 | Management |
| DL | Charles Hill, Maryland | Jr. | 3.80 | Economics |
| DL | Ljubomir Stamenich, Virginia | Sr. | 3.00 | Sociology |
| DL | Ross McAllister, North Carolina | Sr. | 4.00 | Business Administration |
| LB | Nick Bender, Wake Forest | Gr. | 3.83 | Education |
| LB | Clayton White, NC State | Sr. | 3.15 | ParksRecreation Tourism Management |
| LB | Chad Carson, Clemson | Jr. | 3.75 | BiologicalSciences |
| LB | Braxton K. Williams, Clemson | Jr. | 3.00 | HumanResource Developement |
| DB | Tony Jackson, Maryland | Jr. | 3.25 | Criminal Justice |
| DB | Jeremy Muyres, Georgia Tech | So. | 3.00 | Management |
| DB | Chris Hope, Florida State | Jr. | 3.73 | Communications |
| DB | Tony Okanlawon, Maryland | Jr. | 3.00 | Family Studies |
| P | Dan Dyke, Georgia Tech | So. | 4.00 | Electrical Engineering |
