1. NC State Wolfpack: With 17 returning starters there is no program more experienced in the ACC. Their 27-21 OT victory over Clemson is a program defining win and were it not for a three-point loss to a Wake Forest unit they statistically beat the Wolfpack would have been in the ACC Championship game. QB Devin Leary is entering his fourth year as a starter, boasting a 2021 performance that saw him complete 65.7% of passes for 3,433 yards, 35 TDs, and only five INTs. On the defensive side of the ball NCST has the best linebacker corps in the conference and an argument for the best in the country.
2022 ACC Pre-Season Football Rankings
