OTB's ACC Power Poll: ACC Positional Rankings-RBs
Posted by Brandon Rink on July 30, 2009 under ACC Football | 
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FWIW, I'm kinda boring and think Dwyer and Spiller are both great backs who deserve respect...I know, not sensational enough(also notice classy Furman fan to Spiller's left).
We are inching closer and closer to football season which means we look for more angles for CFB talk. The month of July is for positional rankings leading up to the unveiling of my first ACC Power Poll preseason ranking the best of the best in the ACC. Today, we look at the running backs of the ACC:
1) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Returning Starters/Experience: High. Talent: Very good.
Make or Break Player: TB Jonathan Dwyer
2) Virginia Tech Hokies
Returning Starters/Experience: High. Talent: Very good.
Make or Break Player: RB Darren Evans
3) Clemson Tigers
Returning Starters/Experience: High. Talent: Very Good.
Make or Break Player: RB C.J. Spiller
4) Maryland Terrapins
Returning Starters/Experience: High. Talent: Good.
Make or Break Player: Da’ Rel Scott
5) North Carolina Tar Heels
Returning Starters/Experience: High. Talent: Good.
Make or Break Player: RB Shaun Draughn
6) Boston College Eagles
Returning Starters/Experience: High. Talent: Good.
Make or Break Player: RB Montel Harris
7) Miami Hurricanes
Returning Starters/Experience: High. Talent: Good.
Make or Break Player: RB Graig Cooper
8) Florida State Seminoles
Returning Starters/Experience: Medium. Talent: Good.
Make or Break Player: RB Jermaine Thomas
9) Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Returning Starters/Experience: High. Talent: Good.
Make or Break Player: RB Josh Adams
10) North Carolina State Wolfpack
Returning Starters/Experience: High. Talent: Good.
Make or Break Player: RB Jamelle Eugene
11) Virginia Cavaliers
Returning Starters/Experience: Medium. Talent: Good.
Make or Break Player: RB Mikell Simpson
12) Duke Blue Devils
Returning Starters/Experience: High. Talent: Medium.
Make or Break Player: RB Re’quan Boyette
Hard to not put the ACC at the top of conferences with running backs. Dwyer, Cooper, Spiller, Scott, Evans(though looking in the rear view and seeing Williams), and many more are a gang of special talents. Is your team ranked too low–drop a comment on where they should be in relation to the other eleven members…thanks for your readership!
NoleCC said,
Not bad OTB, but I’d have to rank FSU higher. You’re low balling the talent there… I’ll have something on my site tomorrow.
B_Rink said,
And that’s ok, NoleCC, I realize that there could be some disagreement here. There’s no weak teams at RB in the ACC this season. FSU find themselves that low because they lose Smith and the rest of the ACC returns a lot of quality talent. FSU has some players, but I just like 7 other teams’ talent a little better. Thanks for the comment, NoleCC.
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NoleCC said,
B… keep up the good work, I like what you have going on here!
Tar Heel Mania said,
I really like your site.
I think the big difference for UNC’s running game is Jamal Womble and what he brings to the table this season. He brings extra depth to the RB position, and his style of running seems to combine the best traits of both Draughn and Houston. Then again, we won’t really know until the season starts.