ACC Football: Each team's impact player if EA NCAA Football still existed

ACC Football: Each team’s impact player if EA NCAA Football was still around

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Pittsburgh Panthers

2006 impact player: Greg Lee, WR #86, 91 overall
Today: QB Max Browne, PR/KR Quadree Henderson

Who was Greg Lee? He actually had stellar 2004 and 2005 seasons for Pitt. He logged 2,400 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns over three years at Pitt. Lee was the follow up to Larry Fitzgerald.

Max Browne, the USC-transfer quarterback, would be considered an impact player for Pitt. Again, EA always liked to hype freshman and transfer types. Browne hasn’t done much in college, but he has the five-star ability and could rank highly in a game.

Quadree Henderson played an all-purpose role for Pitt with 631 receiving yards and five touchdowns plus 11 yards per carry and six scores. But his real strength is returns. He averaged 30-plus yards per kickoff return with three touchdowns in 2016. Plus, he averaged 15.8 yards per punt return and another score.

Need a late punt return for a touchdown to seal the win? I bet Henderson would have that white circle pulsating in crunch time. He fits a Percy Harvin role for Matt Canada and Watson could continue that trend with him.

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