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ACC position rankings: Defensive backs

All this week, we’re taking a fresh look, position by position, at how ACC team stack up — from the best of the conference to the units that might surprise to the positions that will prove to be an Achilles' heel for some teams’ 2017’s title hopes.

Next up: Defensive backs

Beyond the top three groups in the ACC, this is an extremely difficult position group to evaluate. Some units bring back virtually everybody from their two-deep (Georgia Tech, Syracuse). Others lose their best player (s) and suddenly there is uncertainty (Wake Forest, North Carolina, Miami, Duke, Boston College, Clemson).