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Rob Weintraub's ACC Alumni Trophies

Welcome to the seventh (!) edition of my annual Alumni Awards -- choosing the season's best NFL player from each of the Power Five college programs. It's a great way to gauge the health of the collegiate teams, an indicator of the volatility of the pro game, and, most of all, a fun argument starter.

Here are the 2018 Alumni Award winners! In honor of the new national champions, we begin with the ACC…

ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE

BOSTON COLLEGE (14 total pros on rosters in 2018 per ESPN.com)

2012: Matt Ryan, QB, Atlanta
2013: Luke Kuechly, LB, Carolina
2014: Luke Kuechly, LB, Carolina
2015: Luke Kuechly, LB, Carolina
2016: Matt Ryan, QB, Atlanta
2017: Matt Ryan, QB, Atlanta
2018: Matt Ryan, QB, Atlanta

One of the defining rules of this thought exercise, not to mention real football, is that quarterback is so clearly the most dominant position that if it's at all close, the passer gets the hardware.