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DURHAM, N.C. Redshirt senior safety Jeremy Cash was named the recipient of the Carmen Falcone Most Valuable Player Award at Duke Universitys annual football banquet held on Sunday evening at the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club in Durham, N.C.
Cash, the 2015 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and first team All-America choice by several outlets, has amassed 101 tackles, 18.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, eight quarterback pressures, four pass breakups, three caused fumbles and one fumble recovery on the season. A finalist for both the Bronco Nagurski Award (National Defensive Player of the Year) and Jim Thorpe Award (top defensive back in the nation), the Miami, Fla., native has now reached the 100-tackle plateau in three consecutive seasons and is Dukes career leader in caused fumbles with nine.
Other honorees included Breon Borders (K.D. Kennedy Iron Devil Award), Kelby Brown (Ace Parker Award), Zavier Carmichael (Mike Suglia Award), Jamie Cockey (Micah Harris Trinity Teammate Award), DeVon Edwards (Willis Aldridge Award), Keyston Fuller (Sonny Falcone Iron Duke Award), Johnathan Lloyd (Sonny Falcone Iron Duke Award), Ross Martin (Bill Keziah Award), Max McCaffrey (Clarkston Hines Award), Will Monday (Bill Keziah Award), Dwayne Norman (Vincent Rey Award), Shaquille Powell (Bob Pascal Award), Cody Robinson (Frances Cutcliffe Spirit of Perseverance Award), Matt Skura (Dan Tiger Hill Award & Steve Brooks Captain Award), Tanner Stone (Sonny Falcone Iron Duke Award) and A.J. Wolf (Mike McGee Award).
Borders, a junior cornerback from Statesville, N.C., earned the K.D. Kennedy Iron Devil Award for playing the most snaps of any Blue Devil during the regular season. Borders has totaled 53 tackles and a team-high three interceptions on the year.
Brown, a native of Matthews, N.C., who missed his sixth and final year of eligibility after suffering a knee injury prior to the season, was honored with the Ace Parker Award, which is presented annually to an individual who displays unparalleled commitment to the team and overcomes adversity to contribute. Parker, one of 12 former Duke players and coaches to be enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame, was a two-time All-America pick in 1935 and 1936. Following his successful NFL career, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972. Brown has served as student assistant coach this season and was named to the AFCA Good Works Team for his dedicated community service work.
Carmichael, a sophomore linebacker from Eight Mile, Ala., received the Mike Suglia Award, which is presented annually to the second-year member of the Duke football program who best exemplifies the qualities of the late Mike Suglia. Suglia was an offensive lineman at Duke in 1976-77 who died suddenly during the spring of his sophomore year. He was an excellent student, an outstanding football player, and, most importantly, a young man of the highest integrity.
Cockey, a senior defensive back from Montclair, N.J., was the recipient of the Micah Harris Trinity Teammate Award, which is presented annually to the member of the Duke football program who displays the highest teammate qualities such as inspiration, unselfishness and commitment to the team. Micah Harris was tragically killed in an automobile accident in June of 2004, just prior to his senior year at Duke.
Edwards, a redshirt junior safety from Covington, Ga., received the Willis Aldridge Award as the teams top defensive back. An All-ACC pick for the second straight season, Edwards has compiled 93 tackles and one interception on the year.
The Sonny Falcone Iron Duke Award is presented annually to one offensive player, one defensive player and one player in the developmental program for their year-round commitment to strength training and conditioning. These players best exemplify the strength staffs expectations with their daily effort, commitment, pride, toughness and discipline. This year, the honorees were Fuller, a freshman wide receiver from Griffin, Ga., Lloyd, a redshirt freshman defensive back from Graham, N.C., and Stone, a redshirt junior offensive guard from Dallas, Texas.
Martin and Monday a pair of four-time All-ACC selections shared the Bill Keziah Award as the teams most outstanding special teams performers. A senior kicker from Solon, Ohio, Martin leads Duke in scoring with 106 points by making a school single-season record 23 field goals along with all 37 of his PAT attempts. Monday, a redshirt senior punter from Flowery Branch, Ga., has punted 60 times for 2,616 yards and a 43.6 yards per boot average and a league-best 19 kicks of 50-plus yards.
Norman, a senior linebacker from Jacksonville, Fla., was named the recipient of the Vincent Rey Award as the squads most outstanding linebacker. A second team All-ACC pick by the leagues head coaches, Norman leads the Blue Devils in tackles with 104 while adding 8.5 tackles for loss and two caused fumbles.
Powell, a senior running back from Las Vegas, Nev., received the Bob Pascal Award as Dukes top offensive back. Through 12 games this year, he has rushed 122 times for 534 yards and three touchdowns while catching 32 passes for 195 yards and two additional scores.
Robinson, a redshirt senior offensive guard from McMinnville, Tenn., earned the Frances Cutcliffe Spirit of Perseverance Award, which is presented annually to the player who best displays the toughness and perseverance to overcome challenges and continue to strive for victory. Due to injury, Robinson has seen action in just one contest this fall.
Skura, a redshirt senior center from Columbus, Ohio, received the Dan Tiger Hill Award as Dukes top offensive lineman as well as the Steve Brooks Captain Award. A second team All-America pick by USA Today, Skura has anchored the Blue Devil offensive line which ranks second in the ACC in sacks allowed per passing attempt.
Wolf, a redshirt junior defensive tackle from Greenwich, Conn., garnered the Mike McGee Award as the teams most outstanding defensive lineman. Wolf has produced 49 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and three QB pressures on the year.
Duke will play Indiana in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl on Saturday, December 26 at Yankee Stadium in New York, N.Y. Kickoff is set for the 3:30 p.m., and the game will be televised live by ABC.
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