Boston College Athletics
Program-Record Four Eagles Garner ACC Weekly Awards
October 23, 2023 | Football
BC football dominates Player of the Week honors following win at Georgia Tech.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A program-record four Boston College football players earned ACC Player of the Week honors as voted on by the league media and announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon. Graduate guard Christian Mahogany (Elmwood, N.J.) earned his second Offensive Lineman of the Week recognition.
Mahogany was joined on the list of honorees by Co-Quarterback of the Week Thomas Castellanos (Waycross, Ga.), Running Back of the Week Kye Robichaux (Columbus, Ga.) and Defensive Back of the Week Elijah Jones (Harlem, N.Y.).
Mahogany and the BC offensive line paved the way for 300-plus rushing yards for the second game in a row. BC racked up 308 yards on the ground and the offensive line did not surrender a sack. Mahogany played all 74 offensive snaps without allowing a single pressure on 32 dropbacks. He was the lead blocker on the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter and supplied the key block as the pulling guard on BC's longest run of the day; a 57-yarder in the fourth to set up another TD in the Eagles' 38-23 come-from-behind win at Georgia Tech.
Castellanos racked up 383 yards of total offense with 255 passing and 128 rushing. Castellanos rushed for two touchdowns, including the second on a fourth-and-1 run that went 43 yards to the house. He averaged 9.8 yards per carry and was 17-for-29 through the air. He became the first Power 5 QB in the country with multiple 100-yard rushing games this season.
Robichaux rushed for a career-high 165 yards in his first full-game back from a week-four injury. He carried the ball 21 times, averaging 7.9 yards per carry and scored two touchdowns. His two touchdowns came as a part of the fourth-quarter comeback. He scored the go-ahead touchdown on a two-yard rush as he stretched the ball over the goal line before being brought down. Robichaux later added a 57-yard run that set up his second score of the day; a three-yard TD to put the game at its final score.
Jones picked up two interceptions and recorded three additional PBUs in the win. BC trailed to start the fourth quarter and after going in front, Jones recorded each of his interceptions on back-to-back drives to prevent a Yellow Jacket comeback. He added one tackle in the game. Additionally, he graded out at a season-best 93.5 in coverage according to Pro Football Focus.
Castellanos and Robichaux mark the first BC quarterback/running back duo to earn weekly ACC awards in the same week since Anthony Brown and AJ Dillon following a 2018 win at Wake Forest. Wyatt Ray also earned Defensive Lineman of the Week after beating the Demon Deacons, which is the last time BC players combined for three weekly awards or more.
The Eagles return home this weekend to face Connecticut at Noon ET on ACC Network.
Mahogany was joined on the list of honorees by Co-Quarterback of the Week Thomas Castellanos (Waycross, Ga.), Running Back of the Week Kye Robichaux (Columbus, Ga.) and Defensive Back of the Week Elijah Jones (Harlem, N.Y.).
Mahogany and the BC offensive line paved the way for 300-plus rushing yards for the second game in a row. BC racked up 308 yards on the ground and the offensive line did not surrender a sack. Mahogany played all 74 offensive snaps without allowing a single pressure on 32 dropbacks. He was the lead blocker on the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter and supplied the key block as the pulling guard on BC's longest run of the day; a 57-yarder in the fourth to set up another TD in the Eagles' 38-23 come-from-behind win at Georgia Tech.
Castellanos racked up 383 yards of total offense with 255 passing and 128 rushing. Castellanos rushed for two touchdowns, including the second on a fourth-and-1 run that went 43 yards to the house. He averaged 9.8 yards per carry and was 17-for-29 through the air. He became the first Power 5 QB in the country with multiple 100-yard rushing games this season.
Robichaux rushed for a career-high 165 yards in his first full-game back from a week-four injury. He carried the ball 21 times, averaging 7.9 yards per carry and scored two touchdowns. His two touchdowns came as a part of the fourth-quarter comeback. He scored the go-ahead touchdown on a two-yard rush as he stretched the ball over the goal line before being brought down. Robichaux later added a 57-yard run that set up his second score of the day; a three-yard TD to put the game at its final score.
Jones picked up two interceptions and recorded three additional PBUs in the win. BC trailed to start the fourth quarter and after going in front, Jones recorded each of his interceptions on back-to-back drives to prevent a Yellow Jacket comeback. He added one tackle in the game. Additionally, he graded out at a season-best 93.5 in coverage according to Pro Football Focus.
Castellanos and Robichaux mark the first BC quarterback/running back duo to earn weekly ACC awards in the same week since Anthony Brown and AJ Dillon following a 2018 win at Wake Forest. Wyatt Ray also earned Defensive Lineman of the Week after beating the Demon Deacons, which is the last time BC players combined for three weekly awards or more.
The Eagles return home this weekend to face Connecticut at Noon ET on ACC Network.
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