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3 Miami players were named Pro Football Focus All-ACC for Week 8

3 Miami players were named Pro Football Focus All-ACC for Week 8

Defensive lineman Rueben Bain and wide receivers Sam Brown and Xavier Restrepo were named to the All-ACC Week Eight Team by Pro Football Focus. Bain earned an 82.8 grade from PFF on Saturday, ranking third among Miami players, according to Inside the U's David Lake.

Brown finished fourth at Miami with a grade of 81.4 and Restrepo had a grade of 74.5. Running back Damien Martinez led Miami on Saturday with a PFF grade of 88.0 per Lake, quarterback Cam Ward was second with a grade of 83.4 and defensive tackle Simeon Barrow was fifth with a grade of 80.1.

Bain had two tackles, a sack, a tackle for loss and a QB hit per Lake on Saturday. Bain received a pass rushing grade of 75.3 and a run defense grade of 78.1. Louisville finished Saturday with 342 passing yards. Miami held Louisville to 106 rushing yards, had six tackles for loss, three sacks and forced a turnover.

Brown had three receptions on four targets for 125 yards and a touchdown with 88 yards after the catch. The TD was Brown's second with Miami and had 50 more yards than his previous high with the Hurricanes. Brown now has 24 receptions for 371 yards and two touchdowns this season.

Restrepo had seven receptions on nine targets for 101 yards with a TD and 42 yards after the catch. Restrepo leads the ACC with 686 receiving yards, is fifth with 39 receiving yards and is second with six touchdown receptions. With 13 receptions and 143 receiving yards, Restrepo will become Miami's career leader in both categories.

Barrow, Restrepo and Ward were all recognized by the ACC as the best in the conference at their positions in week eight. Ward had 319 passing yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. Barrow had six tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack. 1.0 QB hit and a forced fumble Raul Aguirre recovered in the end zone for a TD.

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