No. 14 Alex Amidon, WR, Boston College
Previous ranking: No. 21
Making the case for Amidon: Talk about a breakout year in 2012. Amidon went into last season with 36 career receptions for 558 yards and three total touchdowns. He more than doubled those marks in one single season, setting school records for receptions with 78 and receiving yards with 1,210 for seven touchdowns and a spot on the All-ACC first team. Amidon was essentially the only reliable target for Chase Rettig. Teams knew that, and yet they still could not slow Amidon, who finished second in the ACC in total receiving yards and ranked 11th in the nation in receiving yards per game (100.8). He goes into the season on the preseason watch list for the Biletnikoff Award and once again as the go-to player for Rettig. But Amidon has developed into much more of a leader, and that could make him even more valuable to the Eagles this season.
No. 25 Logan Thomas, QB, Virginia Tech
No. 24 Eric Ebron, TE, North Carolina
No. 23 Nikita Whitlock, NG, Wake Forest
No. 22 Jerome Smith, RB, Syracuse
No. 21 Jamison Crowder, WR, Duke
No. 20 Devin Street, WR, Pitt
No. 19 Kareem Martin, DE, North Carolina
No. 18 Rashad Greene, WR, Florida State
No. 17 Jack Tyler, LB, Virginia Tech
No. 16 Ross Cockrell, CB, Duke
No. 15 Timmy Jernigan, DT, Florida State