Post 2017 ACC Top 100
Back To ACC
By Jim Johnson
SouthernPigskin.com
Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page
Ranking the best 100 players in the Atlantic Coast Conference based only on their play throughout the 2017-18 season.
For the past two years, I’ve ranked the top 100 players from each ofSouthern Pigskin’sthree FBS conferences — the ACC, SEC, and Sun Belt — prior to the season. However, now, for the first time, I’ve decided to dothem after the season, as well.
Unlike the preseason version, which I described as the order you would see if all the players were sorted by a ‘Madden’ rating, neither overall talent nor past production carries any weight. The only thing that impacted the ranking was how well each player performed during this past season. As such, whereas the preseason rankings used to be partly based on past performance, going forward they will be nearly entirelya projection.
One new wrinkle that had to be addressed with this, that wasn’t a problem with the preseason ones, was injuries or just missed time in general.Jaire Alexander, for example, in my opinion the best cornerback in the country when healthy, played less than half of his team’s games. For most, that would well warrant not being included in the list, and yet his impact was so felt when he played, it would be unjust to leave him off. Thusly, hisranking isnearly an exaltation as opposed to a slight. That’s to say, injuries were a player by player call with no two situations being identical.
In any case, here are the 100 best ACC players from the 2017-18 campaign, based solely on their performance over that stretch: (the list will be updated 20 at a time over the course of this week)
100. |
 |
Andre Levrone, WR, Virginia |
99. |
 |
AJ Gray, S, Georgia Tech |
98. |
 |
Jonathan Greenard, LB, Louisville |
97. |
 |
Navaughn Donaldson, OG, Miami |
96. |
 |
BJ Hill, DT, NC State |
95. |
 |
Eric Gallo, C, Virginia Tech |
94. |
|
Dez Fitzpatrick, WR, Louisville |
93. |
|
Juan Thornhill, CB, Virginia |
92. |
 |
Auden Tate, WR, Florida State |
91. |
 |
Jessie Bates, S, Wake Forest |
90. |
 |
Jeremy McDuffie, S, Duke |
89. |
|
Mike Ramsay, DT, Duke |
88. |
|
Phil Haynes, OG, Wake Forest |
87. |
 |
Chris Lindstrom, OT, Boston College |
86. |
|
Olamide Zaccheaus, WR, Virginia |
85. |
|
Trent Harris, DE, Miami |
84. |
 |
Taylor Hearn, OG, Clemson |
83. |
|
Ty Schwab, LB, Boston College |
82. |
 |
Ervin Phillips, WR, Syracuse |
81. |
|
Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville |
80. |
|
Eric Dungey, QB, Syracuse |
79. |
|
Kamrin Moore, CB, Boston College |
78. |
|
Justin Herron, OT, Wake Forest |
77. |
|
Evan Adams, OG, Syracuse |
76. |
|
Jaboree Williams, LB, Wake Forest |
75. |
|
Parris Bennett, LB, Syracuse |
74. |
 |
Anthony Ratliff-Williams, AP, North Carolina |
73. |
|
Terrell Edmunds, S, Virginia Tech |
72. |
|
Malek Young, CB, Miami |
71. |
|
Kirvonte Benson, RB, Georgia Tech |
70. |
 |
Jordan Whitehead, S, Pittsburgh |
69. |
|
Kendall Joseph, LB, Clemson |
68. |
|
Travis Homer, RB, Miami |
67. |
|
Alec Eberle, C, Florida State |
66. |
|
Braxton Berrios, WR, Miami |
65. |
|
Christopher Herndon, TE, Miami |
64. |
|
Levonta Taylor, CB, Florida State |
63. |
|
Justin Falcinelli, C, Clemson |
62. |
|
Terrone Prescod, OG, NC State |
61. |
|
Kelly Bryant, QB, Clemson |
60. |
|
Parker Braun, OG, Georgia Tech |
59. |
|
Jakobi Meyers, WR, NC State |
58. |
|
Deon Cain, WR, Clemson |
57. |
|
Greg Dortch, WR, Wake Forest |
56. |
|
Jacques Patrick, RB, Florida State |
55. |
|
Josh Jackson, QB, Virginia Tech |
54. |
|
Shaquille Quarterman, LB, Miami |
53. |
|
Stacy Thomas, LB, Louisville |
52. |
|
Nyheim Hines, RB, NC State |
51. |
|
Brian ONeill, OT, Pittsburgh |
50. |
|
Jaylen Smith, WR, Louisville |
49. |
|
Geron Christian, OT, Louisville |
48. |
|
Tommy Sweeney, TE, Boston College |
47. |
|
Austin Davis, C, Duke |
46. |
|
Zach Allen, DE, Boston College |
45. |
|
Michael Jackson, CB, Miami |
44. |
|
Ricky Walker, DT, Virginia Tech |
43. |
|
Avonte Maddox, CB, Pittsburgh |
42. |
|
Hunter Renfrow, WR, Clemson |
41. |
|
Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson |
40. |
|
Essang Bassey, CB, Wake Forest |
39. |
|
Cam Akers, RB, Florida State |
38. |
|
Harold Landry, DE, Boston College |
37. |
|
KC McDermott, OT, Miami |
36. |
|
MJ Stewart, CB, North Carolina |
35. |
|
Kelvin Harmon, WR, NC State |
34. |
|
RJ McIntosh, DT, Miami |
33. |
|
AJ Dillon, RB, Boston College |
32. |
|
Ryan Anderson, C, Wake Forest |
31. |
|
Jaquan Johnson, S, Miami |
30. |
|
Ryan Finley, QB, NC State |
29. |
|
Tim Settle, DT, Virginia Tech |
28. |
|
Mark Gilbert, CB, Duke |
27. |
|
Andrew Motuapuaka, LB, Virginia Tech |
26. |
|
John Wolford, QB, Wake Forest |
25. |
|
Dexter Lawrence, DT, Clemson |
24. |
|
Derrick Nnadi, DT, Florida State |
23. |
|
Tony Adams, OG, NC State |
22. |
|
Duke Ejiofor, DE, Wake Forest |
21. |
|
Cam Serigne, TE, Wake Forest |
20. |
|
Steve Ishmael, WR, Syracuse |
19. |
|
Austin Bryant, DE, Clemson |
18. |
|
Greg Stroman, CB, Virginia Tech |
17. |
|
Quin Blanding, S, Virginia |
16. |
|
Tyrone Crowder, OG, Clemson |
15. |
|
Cam Phillips, WR, Virginia Tech |
14. |
|
Lukas Denis, S, Boston College |
13. |
|
Jaylen Samuels, AP, NC State |
12. |
|
Micah Kiser, LB, Virginia |
11. |
|
Clelin Ferrell, DE, Clemson |
10. |
|
Will Richardson, OT, NC State |
9. |
|
Mitch Hyatt, OT, Clemson |
8. |
|
Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech |
7. |
|
Dorian ODaniel, LB, Clemson |
6. |
|
Wyatt Teller, OG, Virginia Tech |
5. |
|
Derwin James, S, Florida State |
4. |
|
Joe Giles-Harris, LB, Duke |
3. |
|
Christian Wilkins, DL, Clemson |
2. |
|
Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State |
1. |
|
Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville |
‘