![]() Several others will provide incredible depth.ĭespite all that positive, they also have some freaky things that are not in their favor. Don’t forget about Hunter Renfrow in the flow. Several quality prospects that have paid their dues and developed in the system are also ready to make major contributions: Diondre Overton, Cornell Powell, and Trevion Thompson. Tee Higgins is one of the breakout players everyone is talking about in the ACC. Then you have wide receiver, where fellow STS writer Alex Craft and I think the Tigers could take a step forward despite losing two players to the NFL draft. It’s a low-key position battle that will make an impact. Milan Richard is now a senior while Garrett Williams, who was expected to start last season before a knee injury returns. Last year, Clemson TEs produced the least receiving production they’ve had in years. Travis Etienne may be the most explosive running back in the nation, but will he develop his pass blocking enough to become an elite running back? We’ve only seen Lawrence in the Spring Game and now in a scrimmage, but his performance in the closed practices was evidently good enough to convince three other QBs to transfer away. There’s the much talked about QB battle between senior Kelly Bryant and five-star freshman Trevor Lawrence. The offense may not be dominant, but it’s potentially more interesting. The defense only lost two starters, though one was excellent SAM linebacker Dorian O’Daniel, and though they lost some depth via transfer. It’s also worth mentioning that Albert Huggins provides a potentially NFL-level reserve at DT while the depth at DE is other-worldly. I mean, they’re arguably the best defensive line to come through college football together,” - TaQuon Marshall All of them named to the preseason all-Atlantic Coast Conference team. They returned all four of their NFL-bound defensive linemen. All of our writers and 185/186 reader respondents picked Clemson to win the ACC Championship (a salty FSU fan picked the Noles).Ĭlemson: Clemson has some freaky things going in their favor this season. The strongest consensus was on the ACC Championship though. There’s some disagreement on Wake Forest and Louisville and then Syracuse is securely in last place. ![]() Clemson, FSU, NC State, and Boston College are projected to finish 1 through 4 by all parties. There’s strong consensus between our writers, our readers, and the ACC media. The ACC Champion has come from the Atlantic Division for each of the last seven years, so we’ll start there. ![]() Opposing players say beating Clemson is like beating Cancer! Now they’re just about everyone’s pick and they’ll have a target on their back. ![]() They were finally favored last season and delivered. Despite being picked to finish behind Florida State in 20, Clemson won the ACC both years and went 1-1 in National Championship games. We don’t look up at Florida State, Virginia Tech, or Boston College (remember that?) at the top of ACC projections and hope we can find a way to break through. ![]()
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