ATLANTA – Four Georgia Tech football standouts were named to the all-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team, while more Yellow Jackets made the second-team, as selected by the Atlantic Coast Sportswriters Association.
Offensive linemen Chris Brown and Brent Key, defensive end Greg Gathers and placekicker Luke Manget were Tech’s first-team all-ACC selections. Tech’s four first-team honorees are its most 1991.
Quarterback George Godsey and receiver Kelly Cambpell Tech’s second-team selections, along with defensive end Nick Rogers and free safety Jeremy Muyres. Campbell was named to the second team at both receiver and specialist.
Members of the all-conference first team will be honored at the annual ACC Football Awards Banquet, Thursday evening at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.
2000 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Football Teams
(First-place votes in parenthesis followed by total points received)
1ST TEAM - OFFENSEQB Chris Weinke, Sr., Florida State (70) 140RB Travis Zachery, Jr., Clemson (44) 104RB Antwoine Womack, Jr., Virginia (37) 94WR Marvin Minnis, Sr., Florida State (54) 123WR Koren Robinson, So., NC State (43) 108TE Alge Crumpler, Sr., North Carolina (34) 80OT Chris Brown, Sr., Georgia Tech (53) 120OT Char-ron Dorsey, Sr., Florida State (35) 85OG Brent Key, Sr., Georgia Tech (55) 120OG Justin Amman, Sr., Florida State (50) 116OC Kyle Young, Jr., Clemson (46) 106PK Luke Manget, So., Georgia Tech (44) 1062ND TEAM - OFFENSEQB George Godsey, Jr., Georgia Tech (0) 43RB Travis Minor, Sr., Florida State (23) 74RB LaMont Jordan, Sr., Maryland (19) 70WR Kelly Campbell, Jr., Georgia Tech (28) 92WR Rod Gardner, Sr., Clemson (13) 74TE Mike Hart, Jr., Duke (16) 42OT Tarlos Thomas, Sr., Florida State (26) 73OT Brett Williams, So., Florida State (14) 49OG Will Merritt, Jr., Clemson (15) 57OG Josh Lawson, Jr., Virginia (7) 50OC Jarad Moon, Sr., Florida State (15) 46PK Jeff Reed, Jr., North Carolina (18) 57
HONORABLE MENTION (20 or more points) RB-Joe Burns, So., Georgia Tech (11) 43; Ray Robinson, Jr., NC State (6) 22. TE-Ryan Sprague, Sr., Florida State (8) 31; Billy Baber, Sr., Virginia (5) 24; Willie Wright, So., NC State (4) 21. OT-Jarvis Borum, Sr., NC State (2) 34. OG- Evan Routzahn, Jr., Virginia (2) 27; Theo Mougros, Gr., Clemson (7) 25; Montrae Holland, So., Florida State (4) 23. C-Melvin Fowler, Jr., Maryland (3) 27.
FIRST TEAM - DEFENSEDL Jamal Reynolds, Sr., Florida State (65) 133DL Julius Peppers, So., North Carolina (64) 132DL Greg Gathers, So., Georgia Tech (47) 108DL Terry Jolly, Sr., Clemson (23) 85LB Levar Fisher, Jr., NC State (60) 125LB Keith Adams, Jr., Clemson (57) 121LB Tommy Polley, Sr., Florida State (41) 103DB Tay Cody, Sr., Florida State (69) 139DB Derrick Gibson, Sr., Florida State (46) 104DB Robert Carswell, Sr., Clemson (35) 92DB Alex Ardley, Jr., Clemson (33) 86SP Koren Robinson, So., NC State (43) 103P Brian Morton, Sr., Duke (54) 120SECOND TEAM - DEFENSEDL Nick Rogers, Jr., Georgia Tech (13) 70DL Darnell Dockett, Fr., Florida State (24) 67DL David Warren, Sr., Florida State (17) 56DL Kris Jenkins, Sr., Maryland (6) 47LB Byron Thweatt, Sr., Virginia (9) 56LB Brandon Spoon, Sr., North Carolina (17) 55LB Brian Allen, Sr., Florida State (10) 52DB Clevan Thomas, Sr., Florida State (26) 79DB Adrian Wilson, Jr., NC State (12) 51DB Terrence Holt, So., NC State (11) 46DB Jeremy Muyres, So., Georgia Tech (7) 34DB Chris Hope, Jr., Florida State (8) 34SP Kelly Campbell, Jr., Georgia Tech (13) 55P Keith Cottrell, Sr., Florida State (4) 30
HONORABLE MENTION – DL-Ryan Sims, Jr., North Carolina (0) 46; Felipe Claybrooks, Sr., Georgia Tech (9) 30; Terry Bryant, Sr., Clemson (7) 26; Bryan Ray, Sr., Wake Forest (4) 25. LB-Chad Carson, Jr., Clemson (7) 37; Recardo Wimbush, So., Georgia Tech (6) 32; Sedrick Hodge, Sr., North Carolina (1) 24. DB – Errol Hood, Jr., North Carolina (3) 32; Tim Spruill, Sr., Virginia (6) 24; Chris Young, Jr., Georgia Tech (5) 23; Jamara Clark, Sr., Georgia Tech (7) 22; Shawn Forte, Sr., Maryland (8) 21; Tony Jackson, Jr., Maryland (3) 20. P-Brooks Barnard, So., Maryland (3) 23. SP-John Stone, Jr., Wake Forest (7) 26.
