Florida State sits at 4-2 at the midway point of the season, but quarterback Deondre Francois is making a strong case for ACC Rookie of the Year.
Francois leads the league in player-of-the-week honors through the first six weeks of 2016. Of the 50 selections made by the media so far, the redshirt freshman signal-caller has claimed weekly awards three times.
Here’s a full breakdown of the awards through six weeks:
Offensive Back
Deondre Francois, Florida State
Lamar Jackson, Louisville
Lamar Jackson, Louisville
Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina
Deshaun Watson, Clemson
Dalvin Cook, Florida State
Offensive Lineman
Taylor Hearns, Clemson
Lucas Crowley, North Carolina
Freddie Burden, Georgia Tech
Roderick Johnson, Florida State
Jay Guillermo, Clemson
Brian O’Neill, Pittsburgh
Receiver
Amba Etta-Tawo, Syracuse
Travis Rudolph, Florida State
James Quick, Louisville
Ryan Switzer, North Carolina
Ryan Switzer, North Carolina
Stacy Coley, Miami
Defensive Lineman
DeMarcus Walker, Florida State
Duke Ejiofor, Wake Forest
Ejuan Price, Pittsburgh
Ken Ekanem, Virginia Tech
Trent Harris, Miami
Bradley Chubb, NC State
Linebacker
Kendall Joseph, Clemson
Andre Smith, North Carolina
Cayson Collins, North Carolina
Zaire Franklin, Syracuse
Ben Boulware, Clemson
Marquel Lee, Wake Forest
Defensive Back
Derwin James, Florida State
Ryan Lewis, Pittsburgh
Daivon Ellison, Syracuse
Josh Harvey-Clemons, Louisville
Jessie Bates, Wake Forest
Juan Thornhill, Virginia
Deondre Singleton, Duke
Specialist
Ricky Aguayo, Florida State
Quadree Henderson, Pittsburgh
Jaire Alexander, Louisville
Shaun Wilson, Duke
Nick Weiler, North Carolina
Chris Blewitt, Pittsburgh
Rookie
Deondre Francois, Florida State
Cade Carney, Wake Forest
Dedrick Mills, Georgia Tech
Ahmmon Richards, Miami
Daniel Jones, Duke
Dedrick Mills, Georgia Tech
Deondre Francois, Florida State
Francois isn’t the only FSU player gaining recognition. The Seminoles lead all ACC teams in player-of-the-week recipients:
Florida State – 9
North Carolina – 7
Clemson – 5
Louisville – 5
Pittsburgh – 5
Wake Forest – 4
Duke – 3
Georgia Tech – 3
Miami – 3
Syracuse – 3
NC State – 1
Virginia – 1
Virginia Tech – 1
Boston College – 0
Only four players have collected multiple POW awards. Lamar Jackson, who has emerged as the front-runner for ACC Player of the Year, is one of those:
Deondre Francois, Florida State – 3
Lamar Jackson, Louisville – 2
Dedrick Mills, Georgia Tech – 2
Ryan Switzer, North Carolina – 2