Duke’s season ended on a sour note Saturday, but that didn’t stop the ACC from rewarding four Blue Devils Monday.
Will Snyderwine, Conner Vernon, Cooper Helfet and Abraham Kromah were all named All-ACC by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.
Snyderwine, a redshirt-junior who walked on to the football team after a successful rugby career, was named second team All-ACC after converting 21-of-24 field goals and all of his PAT attempts this season. The Potomoc, Md. native finally earned a scholarship over the offseason, survived a threat to his starting job from Nick Maggio and wound up ranking sixth nationally in field goals per game. Widely praised by the coaching staff for improving his kickoffs this season, Snyderwine also was named first team All-America by the American Football Coaches Association Monday.
Vernon, who currently leads the ACC in pass receptions, also earned second team All-ACC. The Miami native caught 73 passes for 973 yards this year.
Junior tight end Helfet, a juco transfer from Redwood & Santa Rosa Junior College, picked up honorable mention honors. Helfet did not have eye-popping numbers for the season, with 34 receptions for 380 yards. However, he found his groove at the end of the year and hauled in 28 receptions for 339 yards in Duke’s last five games.
Senior Kromah also won honorable mention All-ACC. Ranking second in the ACC with 129 tackles, Kromah had a career-high 20 tackles against North Carolina Saturday.
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