With eight of the top 25 returning college football players, including the 2016 Heisman winner, ACC teams appear well set to challenge for another national title. Even with the loss of six of the top signal-callers in the conference, expect ACC teams to remain in the conversation come the 2017 postseason.
1. Louisville QB Lamar Jackson
Perhaps no quarterback carried his offense to a greater extent in 2016 than Lamar Jackson in Louisville. With an offensive line in disarray in front of him, and receivers dropping passes, Jackson’s numbers (and performances) predictably dipped toward the end of the year.