DALLAS (FWAA) – Duke safety Jeremy Cash was a constant nemesis in the Georgia Tech backfield, coming up with a team-high 12 tackles, a sack and three tackles for loss as the Blue Devils upset the No. 20 Yellow Jackets, 34-20. Cash kept Georgia Tech off balance all day with four quarterback hurries, and his efforts earned him the AutoNation FWAA Defensive Player of the Week honor for games of the weekend of Sept. 26.

The 6-2, 210-pound redshirt senior from Miami also forced two fumbles as Duke held the nation’s second-best rushing offense to 173 rushing yards, 204 yards below their season average (377.0). Cash is tied for the national lead in forced fumbles (3) through four games, and is tied for fifth in the nation in tackles for loss (8.5, 30 yards lost). Over the past two games, the 2014 FWAA second team All-American has produced 6.5 tackles for loss.

Cash’s biggest play may have been his last in the game, as his second forced fumble came late in the fourth quarter at the Georgia Tech 39. Duke, which led 26-20, recovered and scored the clinching touchdown shortly thereafter to seal their ACC opener.

2015 AutoNation FWAA Defensive Players of the Week
• Week of Sept. 5: Karl Joseph, West Virginia
• Week of Sept. 12: Kai Nacua, BYU
• Week of Sept. 19: RJ Williamson, Michigan State
• Week of Sept. 26: Jeremy Cash, Duke