Florida State Seminoles football defensive end Jermaine Johnson has been named as the defensive player of the year for the Atlantic Coast Conference.
After receiving the highest number of votes for the all-ACC team, which led to being named first team all defensive end, Johnson received 53 of the 64 votes for defensive player of the year.
Johnson, who transferred on from the Georgia Bulldogs, “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.