Published Jul 29, 2020
Madden Ratings: Farrell's highest-rated ACC players
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Mike Farrell  •  Rivals.com
Rivals National Columnist

Last week in my Three-Point Stance, I fooled around with some EA Sports NCAA football rankings for current college players after the annual Madden rankings came out. This week, I'll dig a little deeper by breaking down the top 10 in each conference. We continue today with the ACC.

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1. QB Trevor Lawrence, Clemson - 99  

Lawrence is the best player in college football and easily the best in the ACC. A Heisman is expected this season.

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2. RB Travis Etienne, Clemson - 97  

Etienne gives Clemson an amazing 1-2 punch and his ability in the passing game is as impressive as his breakaway speed as a runner.

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3. DE Greg Rousseau, Miami - 97

The best natural pass rusher in the country could improve on his 15.5 sacks last season as he gets even stronger.

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4. QB Sam Howell, North Carolina - 95   

Howell put up numbers even better than Trevor Lawrence did as a true freshman. That’s amazing.

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5. DT Marvin Wilson, FSU - 91

Wilson is the best defensive tackle in the country, and he’s very good at disrupting passing lanes.

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6. DT Jalen Twyman, Pitt - 89

Twyman isn’t far behind Wilson nationally at DT and is a better pass rusher overall. He anchors a great Pitt defensive line.

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7.  RB Javian Hawkins, Louisville - 87

Hawkins is electric and is the key to the Louisville offense as his ability to make people miss and churn out yards makes the passing game more dangerous.

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8. LB Chazz Surratt, UNC - 86  

The former quarterback reads the play so well and takes the right angle almost all the time. He’s a tackling machine.

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9. QB D’Eriq King, Miami — 86

King is new to the ACC but based on what we saw a couple of years ago at Houston he could change things in a big way for the Miami offense.

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10. S Hamsah Nasirildeen, FSU - 85  

An aggressive downhill safety, Nasirildeen makes a ton of plays in the run game and is also excellent at making receivers pay for catches.

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