Players to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference next season
Boston College
OL Dwayne Allick must see a bigger function in the second season under coach Costs O’Brien. Allick, at 6-foot-2, 309 pounds, started three games last season, however is anticipated to complete for a starting task, likely at best guard, in his sixth season with the program.Advertisement California QB
Devin Brown moved from Ohio State
and was thrown in the mix to see time behind center at spring practice. Brown played in mop up task the past 2 years with the Buckeyes, tossing for 331 backyards and three touchdowns.Clemson WR Tristan Smith was a portal discover for coach Dabo Swinney for a deep and skilled wideout room for the defending ACC champions. Smith had five catches for 137 backyards in the Tigers ‘spring game. He had 76 catches for 934 yards and six TDs in 2015 at Southeast Missouri State.Duke QB Darian Mensah arrives from Tulane as the forecasted starter for Year 2 of Manny Diaz’s period. He led the Green Wave to the American Athletic
Championship game last season by tossing for 2,723 lawns with 22 touchdowns and six interceptions.Advertisement Florida State WR Duce Robinson signs up with the Seminoles after two seasons at Southern Cal. Robinson, at 6-6, should be a high target for new transfer passer Thomas Castellanos as Florida State plans on
rebounding from a 2-10 season.Georgia Tech DB Kelvin Hill began all 12 games at cornerback for UAB last season and has actually kept making plays because joining the Yellow Jackets. He led all defensive players with 6 takes on in the program’s spring scrimmage and has actually gotten praise throughout
the exercises from coach Brent Key.Louisville QB Miller Moss is anticipated to start for the Cardinals after coming by from Southern Cal. Moss began 10 games in 3 seasons with the Trojans. He played well in Louisville’s spring contest, throwing for 208 yards and a TD.Advertisement Miami(Fla. )WR Malachi Toney had a strong spring and captured a 22-yard touchdown in the team’s final scrimmage. The four-star freshman could make an appealing target for expected QB Carson Beck, the Georgia transfer who sat out the spring as he rehabbed an injury.North Carolina QB Gio Lopez has actually gotten the keys from brand-new coach Costs Belichick to run
the offense next season. Lopez
started 11 games as a sophomore at South Alabama last season, passing for 2,559 lawns and 18 touchdowns.N.C. State DB Jaren Sensabaugh moved as a redshirt freshman after seeing six snaps in one game at Missouri last season. The child of former NFL defensive back Gerald Sensabaugh signs up with an unit working under brand-new defensive organizer D.J. Eliot.Advertisement Pittsburgh RB Ja’Kyrian Turner was a flexible performer on offense all spring and topped it by rushing for 44 yards and catching 3 passes in the closing skirmish. Turner should offer QB Eli Holstein a strong alternative
on offense this fall.SMU TE Matthew Hibner is going through his first spring with the Mustangs and the Michigan transfer hopes to build on his constant progression in 2015 when he had 24 catches for 368 yards and four touchdowns.Stanford QB Elijah Brown will attempt and take the distressed Cardinal forward after a rough spring. Brown was a four-star
passer who played in 3 games last season, tossing for 274 backyards, 2 touchdowns and three interceptions. He will get every possibility under new coach Frank Reich to lead a turnaround.Advertisement Syracuse WR-DB Demetress Samuel Jr., at just 17, has been a highlight of the Orange’s spring and might be their version of Heisman Prize winner Travis Hunter. Samuel dealt with both sides of the ball throughout practice and played both methods the spring game.Virginia DE Billy Koudelka was a freshman walk-on who came on late in 2015 and seems a reason for
optimism that the Cavaliers will have a better pass rush. Kouldelka required a fumble and had a sack last season against SMU and was credited with 4 sacks in Virginia’s spring game.Virginia Tech CB Dante Lovett is a rising junior who started two games a year ago and should see a lot more playing time this season.
He picked off a juggled pass and took it 38 yards for a goal in the Hokies spring game.Advertisement Wake Forest RB Demond Claiborne was one of eight 1,000-yard rushers in the ACC last year, ending up with 1,049 yards and 11 goals. He is placed to hold a main function in the very first year of coach
Jake Dickert’s period. ___ AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football