TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Defensive end Jermaine Johnson II added to his postseason accolades Wednesday, receiving 53 of 64 votes to earn Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Tuesday, Johnson was the league’s top vote-getter in All-ACC voting as a first team defensive end. On Monday, Johnson earned PFF ACC Defensive Player of the Year. Johnson, from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, tallied 70 tackles and led the ACC with 18.0 tackles for loss and 12.0 sacks. His TFL and sack totals were the most by an FSU defender since DeMarcus Walker had 21.5 and 16.0, respectively, in 2016. Walker, now with the Houston Texans, also earned Defensive Player of the Year honors that season, the most recent Seminole to win the award. Entering conference championship weekend, Johnson leads all Power 5 defensive linemen in tackles and ranks in the top-six nationally in sacks and tackles for loss. Johnson was a four-time ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week, the most honors in 2021 for any defensive
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Defensive end Jermaine Johnson II and defensive back Jammie Robinson earned first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors Tuesday, two of eight Seminoles recognized by the league. Defensive end Keir Thomas and running back Jashaun Corbin earned third team honors, while offensive linemen Dillan Gibbons and Devontay Love-Taylor, and defensive tackles Fabien Lovett and Robert Cooper, earned honorable mention status. Johnson, from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, was the league’s top vote-getter with 189 points. In his lone season as a Seminole, Johnson tallied 70 tackles and led the ACC with 18.0 tackles for loss and 12.0 sacks. His TFL and sack totals were the most by an FSU defender since DeMarcus Walker had 21.5 and 16.0, respectively, en route to ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2016. Entering conference championship weekend, Johnson leads all Power 5 defensive linemen in tackles and ranks in the top-six nationally in sacks and tackles for loss. Johnson wa