Ranking 2010 ACC Football: WRs/TEs

Posted by Brandon Rink on August 13, 2010 under ACC Football | Comments are off for this article

Breaking the ACC unit by unit as we approach football season, today, we’re looking at the receivers/tight ends…

1) Miami

Talent/Performance Grade (out of 10): 9.5
Depth: Solid
Top WR (2009 Stats): Leonard Hankerson (801 yards and 6 TDs)
Top TE (2009 Stats): Richard Gordon (no stats)
Stat: 31st in pass efficiency in 2009.
A Word (or two): Jacory Harris has an abundance of targets in 2010 – most of them he’s worked with for 3 years now.

2) Virginia Tech

Talent/Performance Grade (out of 10): 9.4
Depth: Solid
Top WR (2009 Stats): Jarrett Boykin (835 yards and 5 TDs)
Top TE (2009 Stats): Andre Smith (27 yards and 1 TD)
Stat: 10th in pass efficiency in 2009.
A Word (or two): Hokies’ WRs are underrated playing beside their excellent RBs, but these guys catch it and score TDs.

3) NC State

Talent/Performance Grade (out of 10): 9.0
Depth: Solid.
Top WR (2009 Stats): Owen Spencer (765 yards and 6 TDs)
Top TE (2009 Stats): George Bryan (422 yards and 6 TDs)
Stat: Senior Jarvis Williams was the only WR with double digit TDs in the ACC (11).
A Word (or two): With a guy like Wilson at QB, he can make ya look good, and NC State’s receiving crew caught a lot of TDs in 2009.

4) Duke

Talent/Performance Grade (out of 10): 9.0
Depth: O.K.
Top WR (2009 Stat): Donovan Varner (1,047 yards and 8 TDs)
Top TE (2009 Stats): Brett Huffman (167 yards and 3 TDs)
Stat: 9th in passing offense in 2009.
A Word (or two): The Blue Devils O was off the charts in 2009, but with a new QB, I wonder if Varner and co. reach the same numbers.

5) North Carolina

Talent/Performance Grade (out of 10): 8.6
Depth: Solid.
Top WR (2009 Stats): Greg Little (724 yards and 5 TDs)
Top TE (2009 Stats): Zach Pianalto (334 yards and 1 TD)
Stat: 102 in passing offense in 2009.
A Word (or two): UNC’s Little is one of the best and Pianalto is a top target at TE.

6) Wake Forest

Talent/Performance Grade (out of 10): 8.5
Depth: O.K.
Top WR (2009 Stats): Marshall Williams (867 yards and 6 TDs)
Top TE (2009 Stats): Andrew Parker (90 yards and 2 TDs)
Stat: 15 in passing efficiency in 2009.
A Word (or two): The Deacs WR corp is the arguably the best unit on Wake with their top guys back.

7) Florida State

Talent/Performance Grade (out of 10): 8.6
Depth: O.K.
Top WR (2009 Stats): Bert Reed (710 yards)
Top TE (2009 Stats): Beau Reliford (101 yards and 2 TDs)
Stat: 25th passing offense in 2009.
A Word (or two): The loss of Fortson hurts because he was the guy who has seen the endzone – no doubt the Noles have talent and they should fine this season for Ponder.

8) Maryland

Talent/Performance Grade (out of 10): 8.5
Depth: O.K.
Top WR (2009 Stats): Torrey Smith (824 yards and 5 TDs)
Top TE (2009 Stats): Devonte Campbell (14 yards)
Stat: 68th in passing offense in 2009.
A Word (or two): Torrey Smith is all-everything on O for Maryland – he has a senior across the field in Adrian Cannon – a little but not much experience behind them.

9) Boston College

Talent/Performance Grade (out of 10): 8.1
Depth: Spotty.
Top WR (2009 Stats): Colin Larmond Jr. (596 yards and 5 TDs)
Top TE (2009 Stats): Chris Pantale (223 yards and 1 TD)
Stat: 98 in passing offense in 2009.
A Word (or two): BC’s WR corp is flying under the radar, but Larmond Jr. had a solid 2009 campaign and they return a couple more solid players.

10) Clemson

Talent/Performance Grade (out of 10): 8.1
Depth: O.K.
Top WR (2009 Stats): Xavier Dye (236 yards and 3 TDs)
Top TE (2009 Stats): Dwayne Allen (108 yards and 3 TDs)
Stat: 88th in passing offense in 2009.
A Word (or two): The Tigers have talent and size all over – just not results.

11) Virginia Cavaliers

Talent/Performance Grade (out of 10): 8.0
Depth: O.K.
Top WR (2009 Stats): Kris Burd (413 and 1 TD)
Top TE (2009 Stats): Joe Torchia (150 and 2 TDs)
Stat: 105th in passing offense in 2009.
A Word (or two): Virginia has a solid makeup at WR/TE, but need a QB that can showcase them a little better.

12) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Talent/Performance Grade (out of 10): 7.8
Depth: Spotty.
Top WR (2009 Stats): Stephen Hill (137 and 1 TD)
Stat: 12th in passing efficiency.
A Word (or two): Georgia Tech’s WRs suffer from inexperience as Thomas caught everything last year, but they have size and talent to make an impact in 2010.

How would you rank them? Any players you expect to breakout in 2010 I didn’t mention?

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