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The greatest player from every ACC football team

By Austin Lloyd

ATLANTA - OCTOBER 7: Calvin Johnson #21 of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets runs during the game against the Maryland Terrapins October 7, 2006 at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
ATLANTA - OCTOBER 7: Calvin Johnson #21 of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets runs during the game against the Maryland Terrapins October 7, 2006 at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) /
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ACC football has been a talent factory ever since its inception in 1953. Who is the greatest player to grace each one of its teams?

A plethora of collegiate leagues has proven their abilities to produce high-caliber football specimens, whether it is at the college level, NFL level, or both. The ACC is no exception to this rule.

Even when it comes to the teams who are less fortunate in the success department, there always seems to be at least one player who stands out as a historical face of the program that he attended. With that in mind, why not discover who all fourteen of those faces are in the history of ACC football?

The criteria will basically be exactly what we addressed earlier: how did the player in question do at his alma mater, and/or how impactful was the legacy that he obtained throughout the course of his professional career? Let’s get started.

Boston College Eagles: Luke Kuechly, MLB

Virtually the only competitor to Kuechly in this race was Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, but even he was vastly inferior in All-ACC selections, NFL All-Pro selections, and Pro Bowl selections.

Over the span of his eight-season tenure with the Carolina Panthers, Kuechly was one of the most intimidating defensive forces in the entire National Football League, and the only blemish on his individual career was that he retired shockingly early.

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