Jordan McFadden awarded ACC's Jacobs Blocking Trophy |
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Clemson offensive tackle
Jordan McFadden has been voted the winner of the 2022 Jacobs Blocking Trophy, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Monday.
The Jacobs Blocking Trophy has been awarded annually since 1953 to the player selected most outstanding blocker in the ACC by a poll of the league’s head coaches and defensive coordinators. The trophy is given in memory of William P. Jacobs, who served as president of Presbyterian College from 1935 to 1945. McFadden, a 6-2, 305-pound first-year graduate student from Spartanburg, South Carolina, heads into next Saturday night’s Subway ACC Football Championship Game having played more than 2,800 career snaps in 54 college games. He has started every game this season while leading the Tigers to a 10-2 overall record and an unbeaten mark in ACC play. With McFadden paving the way, Clemson boasts one of three ACC 1,000-yard rushers (Will Shipley) and has amassed close to 5,000 yards in total offense. McFadden, who completed his undergraduate degree in sociology last spring, was voted the ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week twice during the 2022 season. "Jordan is so deserving,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. “He has obviously been our best player and most consistent player for the last couple of years. He is a guy that football is very important to. His craft is very important to him. He’s become an incredibly disciplined and technically savvy offensive lineman. He’s one of the strongest kids we’ve got, and he is a complete player in every aspect. “I’m very thankful that he’s getting this recognition because he has worked his tail off to become a great offensive lineman. And it’s not just what he’s done on the field; off the field as well, he embodies everything about this award.” This marks the 10th time that a Clemson player has claimed the Jacobs Blocking Trophy and the first since Mitch Hyatt claimed the award in both 2017 and 2018. Winners of the ACC Jacobs Blocking Trophy 1953 Bill Wohrman, FB, South Carolina 1954 Bill Wohrman, FB, South Carolina 1955 Bob Pellegrini, C, Maryland 1956 Hal McElhaney, FB, Duke 1957 Hal McElhaney, FB, Duke 1958 John Saunders, FB, South Carolina 1959 Doug Cline, FB, Clemson 1960 Dwight Bumgarner, T, Duke 1961 Art Gregory, T, Duke Jim LeCompte, G, North Carolina 1962 Art Gregory, T, Duke 1963 Chuck Walker, T, Duke 1964 Eddie Kesler, FB, North Carolina 1965 John McNabb, G, Duke 1966 Wayne Mass, T, Clemson 1967 Harry Olszewski, G, Clemson 1968 Greg Shelly, T, Virginia 1969 Ralph Sonntag, T, Maryland 1970 Dan Ryczek, C, Virginia 1971 Geoff Hamlin, FB, North Carolina 1972 Ron Rusnak, G, North Carolina 1973 Bill Yoest, G, NC State 1974 Ken Huff, G, North Carolina 1975 Billy Bryan, C, Duke 1976 Billy Bryan, C, Duke 1977 Joe Bostic, G, Clemson 1978 Jim Ritcher, C, NC State 1979 Jim Ritcher, C, NC State 1980 Ron Wooten, G, North Carolina 1981 Lee Nanney, T, Clemson 1982 Dave Pacella, T, Maryland 1983 James Farr, G, Clemson 1984 Jim Dombrowski, T, Virginia 1985 Jim Dombrowski, T, Virginia 1986 Paul Kiser, G, Wake Forest 1987 John Phillips, G, Clemson 1988 Jeff Garnica, C, North Carolina 1989 Chris Port, T, Duke 1990 Ray Roberts, T, Virginia 1991 Ray Roberts, T, Virginia 1992 Ben Coleman, T, Wake Forest 1993 Mark Dixon, G, Virginia 1994 Clay Shiver, C, Florida State 1995 Clay Shiver, C, Florida State 1996 no recipient 1997 Tra Thomas, T, Florida State 1998 Craig Page, C, Georgia Tech 1999 John St. Clair, C, Virginia 2000 Tarlos Thomas, T, Florida State 2001 Brett Williams, T, Florida State 2002 Brett Williams, T, Florida State 2003 Elton Brown, G, Virginia 2004 Elton Brown, G, Virginia 2005 Eric Winston, T, Miami 2006 Josh Beekman, G-C, Boston College 2007 Steve Justice, C, Wake Forest 2008 Eugene Monroe, T, Virginia 2009 Rodney Hudson, G, Florida State 2010 Rodney Hudson, G, Florida State 2011 Blake DeChristopher, T, Virginia Tech 2012 Jonathan Cooper, G, North Carolina 2013 Cameron Erving, T, Florida State 2014 Cameron Erving, T-C, Florida State 2015 Roderick Johnson, T, Florida State 2016 Roderick Johnson, T, Florida State 2017 Mitch Hyatt, T, Clemson 2018 Mitch Hyatt, T, Clemson 2019 Mekhi Becton, T, Louisville 2020 Liam Eichenberg, T, Notre Dame 2021 Ikem Ekwonu, T, NC State 2022 Jordan McFadden, T, Clemson
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