The Tar Heels won’t have a ton of guys that will be receiving recognition from the ACC after a 6-6(3-5) regular season, but they did have a member of the team take home one of the conference's most prestigious honors earlier today.
The conference released the news on Monday afternoon that Tar Heel offensive guard Willie Lampkin is this year’s recipient of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy. The trophy is given out each season to the conference’s best blocker and this is the ninth time it has been awarded to a Tar Heel and the first since Jonathan Cooper in 2012.
Lampkin, a senior offensive guard who is in his second year with the program following a transfer from Coastal Carolina, ranked as the top offensive guard in the country according to Pro Football Focus. He earned an 81.8 run block grade, an 87.7 pass block grade and an 81.2 overall overall grade in 851 snaps across twelve regular season games. In 473 pass block reps, Lampkin failed to allow a sack and allowed just eight quarterback pressures. He also took just six penalties this season.
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