DURHAM, N.C. – Redshirt senior safety Jeremy Cash has been named the 2015 ACC Defensive Player of the Year as voted on by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.
Cash received 19 votes to outdistance Clemson’s Shaq Lawson (13), Pittsburgh’s Ejuan Price (7), Florida State’s Jalen Ramsey (7), Louisville’s Sheldon Rankins (2), Virginia Tech’s Luther Maddy (1) and Virginia’s Quin Blanding (1). Cash is the first Duke player to receive the honor since its inception in 1993.
Cash also received one vote to finish tied for third in the conference’s Player of the Year balloting.