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Lamar Jackson named ACC Player of the Year

The first of what figures to be many postseason awards came in Wednesday for Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson, who was named both the ACC's Offensive and overall Player of the Year for 2016.

Jackson earned 36 votes for both awards, overwhelming competition like Clemson's Deshaun Watson and Florida State's Dalvin Cook. FSU's DeMarcus Walker was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year, an award U of L's Devonte Fields received one vote for.

Here's the full rundown of the ACC's POY voting:

2016 ACC Player of the Year
Lamar Jackson, Louisville 36
Deshaun Watson, Clemson 5
Dalvin Cook, Florida State 3
James Conner, Pitt 3
Ben Boulware, Clemson 1

ACC Offensive Player of the Year
Lamar Jackson, Louisville 36
Deshaun Watson Clemson 6
Dalvin Cook, Florida State 3
James Conner, Pitt 3

ACC Defensive Player of the Year
DeMarcus Walker, Florida State 23
Ejuan Price, Pitt 9
Ben Boulware, Clemson 5
Harold Landry, Boston College 4
Christian Wilkins, Clemson 3
Woody Baron, Virginia Tech 2
Devonte Fields, Louisville 1
Micah Kiser, Virginia 1