Here are 17 football players to watch next season in the ACC
A look at football players to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference coming out of spring practices and heading into preseason camp: Boston College Running back Evan Dickens could boost the ground game for the Eagles as they come off a 2-10 season. The 5-foot-10, 195-pound back ran for 1,339 yards and 16 touchdowns last season at Liberty and set a tone with a 40-yard TD run in the team's third spring practice in March . California Quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele will garner national attention in returning from a strong freshman season with the Golden Bears.
He committed in December to staying on to play under new coach Tosh Lupoi, coming after he threw for 3,117 yards and 17 TDs while being named the ACC rookie of the week four times. Clemson The plan has been for redshirt junior Christopher Vizzina to take over the offense after the departure of Cade Klubnik. Vizzina has appeared in 14 games through three seasons, and he had a big output in his lone college start against SMU (29 of 42 passing, 317 yards, three TDs) last year.
He's set to helm an offense being directed by Chad Morris in his second stint as the Tigers' offensive coordinator. Duke Duke added graduate transfer Nick Del Grande from Coastal Carolina to help bolster its offensive line. The Blue Devils lost starting tackles Brian Parker II and Bruno Fina from last year's ACC title run, so there's an opportunity for the 6-4, 302-pound Del Grande with 35 career starts to jump right in up front.
Florida State The Seminoles announced Auburn transfer Ashton Daniels as the starting quarterback on Tuesday after the completion of spring drills. Coach Mike Norvell had praised Daniels' leadership and deep-ball passing touch. Georgia Tech Quarterback Alberto Mendoza spent the spring seemingly positioning himself to take over for departed multi-year starter Haynes King.
The Indiana transfer and younger brother of Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza was the offensive captain for the team's recent spring game, with coach Brent Key saying over the weekend: “Alberto is the guy. ” Louisville The Cardinals brought in QB Lincoln Kienholz after three seasons at Ohio State, where he backed up Julian Sayin last year for a team that reached the College Football Playoff. Kienholz has thrown 36 career passes and could lead an offense that returns Isaac Brown as a career 2,000-yard rusher.
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