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Emergence of Deondre Francois, Lamar Jackson gives ACC elite QB group

Deshaun Watson was a Heisman finalist a year ago, the unquestioned star among a deep, talented group of quarterbacks returning to the ACC.

But through two games two other quarterbacks have outplayed him -- and they square off Saturday. Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson ranks No. 1 in the ACC in passing yards and total offense; Florida State quarterback Deondre Francois ranks No. 2.

Their numbers put them in the top 15 nationally in both categories, along with three others -- including touchdown-to-interception ratio and QBR.