No. 4 Stefon Diggs, WR, Maryland
Previous ranking: No. 17
Making the case for Diggs: The ACC had two of the most dazzling true freshmen in the country last season, in Diggs and Miami running back Duke Johnson. After breakout seasons, much more is expected for both. In Diggs' case, he is going to have his quarterback back. The return of C.J. Brown following a season-long knee injury should give the Terps stability at a position that was hit so hard by so many injuries, where a linebacker was starting at the end of the season. And it should also give Diggs more of an opportunity to become a 1,000-yard receiver this year after he led his team in receptions (54), yards receiving (848) and touchdown receptions (6) in 2012. Diggs will continue to be relied upon not just as a receiver. Last year, he ranked second in the ACC and eigth nationally with 172.4 all-purpose yards per game. His 1,896 all-purpose yards ranks as the second-best single-season total in school history.
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
No. 14 Alex Amidon, WR, Boston College
No. 13 Michael Campanaro, WR, Wake Forest
No. 12 James Gayle, DE, Virginia Tech
No. 11 Christian Jones, LB, Florida State
No. 10 Aaron Donald, DT, Pitt
No. 9 Lamarcus Joyner, DB, Florida State
No. 8 Jeremiah Attaochu, DE, Georgia Tech
No. 7 Bryn Renner, QB, North Carolina
No. 6 Stephen Morris, QB, Miami
No. 5 James Hurst, OT, North Carolina