17. Stanford Cardinal
Stanford shouldn’t be anticipated to make vital enhancements in 12 months 2 below coach Troy Taylor. The Cardinal face a difficult schedule of their ACC debut, which features a few cross-country journeys for highway video games on the East Coast. Returning broad receiver Elic Ayomanor is a vivid spot on the roster having change into the primary Stanford participant to surpass 1,000 yards receiving in a season since 2018.
16. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Wake Forest remains to be attempting to determine its quarterback scenario for 2024. The Demon Deacons introduced in former Boise State and Louisiana Tech switch Hank Bachmeier to compete alongside Michael Kern, a redshirt senior getting into his fifth season in Winston-Salem. Wake Forest took a giant step backward offensively in 2023 with out quarterback Sam Hartman.
15. Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia is in an analogous place with out a clear front-runner for QB1. Anthony Colandrea and Tony Muskett proceed to separate reps. The Cavaliers’ protection, which must be higher in 2024 with a bunch of returning starters, obtained the higher of the offense within the first scrimmage of fall camp this previous weekend. Virginia ranked final within the ACC and 119th nationally a 12 months in the past with 33.8 factors allowed per recreation.
14. Duke Blue Devils
Duke might be considerably of a thriller crew within the ACC this season after new head coach Manny Diaz stepped in to interchange a departing Mike Elko. The Blue Devils misplaced a handful of key gamers to the switch portal, too. Former Texas backup quarterback Maalik Murphy takes command of the offense with a strong arm.
