Sheppard and Pellicciotta Earn ACC Weekly Honors

11/9/2026 2:01:00 PM | Football

DURHAM, N.C. – Duke running back Nate Sheppard and safety Andrew Pellicciotta received ACC weekly honors following their performances against NC State on Saturday. Sheppard was chosen as the ACC Running Back of the Week while Pellicciotta was named the ACC Specialist of the Week.

Sheppard now has six ACC weekly honors in his career (five running back and one rookie), tied with Daniel Jones (2016-18) for the fourth most by a Blue Devil in a career. In addition, his four ACC player of the week accolades are tied for the second most in a year by a Blue Devil while his four running back of the week picks are the most offensive back (prior to the league splitting…