It has been almost two weeks since Clemson beat Alabama for the national championship, so naturally instead of letting the Tigers soak in the glory of its first national title in more than 30 years, the ACC blog is moving on to 2017.
Graduation and early defections hit the ACC hard the last few weeks, which has shaken up our list of the conference’s best players returning for 2017. On the way out are the likes of Deshaun Watson and Dalvin Cook, but good news is the Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson remains for at least one more season.