University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Earn Player of the Week Honors
November 19, 2001 | Football
Nov. 19, 2001
Chapel Hill ----- North Carolina players Adam Metts and Darian Durant were honored as players of the week, the ACC announced today. Metts was named offensive lineman of the week for the second time this season and Durant earned his sixth ACC Rookie of the Week honor this year.
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN - Adam Metts, C, North Carolina
Adam Metts, a 6-1, 268-pound senior from Burlington, N.C., graded out at
89 percent and had eight knockdown blocks in Carolina's 52-17 win over
Duke. He was the driving force behind a line that helped UNC total 560
total yards, 192 yards rushing and 368 passing. It was the most total
yards for UNC since gaining 627 yards against Ohio on Sept. 30, 1995.
ROOKIE - Darian Durant, QB, North Carolina
Darian Durant, a 5-11, 226-pound freshman from Florance, S.C., was 11 of
17 for 151 yards and one touchdown in Carolina's 52-17 win over Duke.
Durant's touchdown pass, 15-yarder to Bosley Allen, was his 17th of the
season, which is third in single-season history at UNC. Durant improved
to 1,747 yards passing which ranks seven on the single-season chart at
UNC and his 1,861 total yards of offense ranks sixth.
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