Over the last two to three years, the ACC has had some of the best QB play in the country. True superstars and early NFL draft picks were behind center across the conference. Deshaun Watson, Mitchell Trubisky, and Lamar Jackson come to mind. Nathan Peterman (Pittsburgh), Jerod Evans (Virginia Tech), and the woefully underrated John Wolford (Wake Forest) gave the ACC incredible depth at the position.
Now these players are gone and the ACC looks relatively weak at the game’s most important position. Several youngsters will emerge in the next year or two such as Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, Miami’s N’Kosi Perry, and Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett, but until then, it may be a relatively down year for the ACC in terms of QB play.