1.  Dedrick Epps – Miami – Epps brought in just over 300 yards receiving and 2 scores last year. As long as he is fully recovered from his knee surgery during the offseason, he should be a viable candidate to do the same thing again this year. Javaris James will be at the helm this year and to build confidence, the tight ends will be used early in games, or late in games if the Hurricanes find themselves down in points.

2. Greg Boone – VT – Boone will make an attempt to be the best TE in the ACC this year. He needs to go out in style as he is a senior and will look to raise his stock so that he can be drafted into the NFL next spring. He came very close to breaking 300 yards last year as he finished the season with 278. Add in the 2 scores and he is considered one of the top TE in the ACC.

3. Ben Wooster – WF – Wooster is my candidate to have the bigger year of the top three so long that QB Riley Skinner looks his way 25+ times again like he did last year. Wooster will be available for lots of yards and scores, but I am more worried that Wake Forrest abandons the passing game this year and really tries to put each game on the shoulders of their 3 viable running backs, which is why I have Wooster at #3. If he puts up the same numbers as last year, you can expect somewhere around 200 yards and 3 scores.

4. Michael Palmer – Clemson – Palmer did not have a ton of yards last year but he did have 3 scores which accounts for something. I would expect him to be considered more of a viable option this year as either QB tries to gain confidence in their young careers.

5. Brett Huffman – Duke – As only a sophomore last year, Huffman had 170 yards and a score which is not bad. It’s not good, but not bad. I would expect Huffman to be part of the bigger game plan this year as WR Eron Riley has gone to the NFL and Duke needs to find guys to throw to. Head Coach David Cutcliffe is a smart guy and has already said he knows he has plenty of talent in Huffman.

6. Caz Piurowski – FSU – Typically, you can’t believe Jimbo Fisher when he says that he wants to use more his TE each season as it never happens. But for some reason, I believe him this year. I think it is more of a testament that Fisher is not quite sure that he can trust his WR as much so he thinks by employing more schemes meant for the TE that QB Christian Ponder will gain some confidence and then be able to ease himself into each game. Not to mention that the guy is 6’ 7” and has good hands. He is my sleeper TE for the ACC.

7. Lars Anderson – BC – Anderson will be employed much like last year as more of a blocker for all of the running that BC is going to do. Head Coach Frank Spaziani is not going to ask a whole lot out of his 27 year old QB this year, will look to run more than pass, but Anderson will see a couple charity balls thrown his way and maybe will end up with 1 or 2 scores.

8. Richard Gordon – Miami – if Epps does not fully recover, than Gordon will step in easily and probably put up the same type numbers. He is young and inexperienced, but will still be used even if Epps makes a full recovery.  Offensive Coordinator Mark Whipple will use all of his weapons wisely and Miami is always known for using their TE and producing some nice ones.

 9. Zack Pianalto – UNC – Pianalto is a question mark for this team. He has the ability, but since UNC had the trio of WR last year, they never had to look to the TE. It could be the opposite this year, but only if they don’t see the similar type production out of the WR this year as they did last year. If the receivers step up, forget about the TE again this year.

10. Beau Reliford – FSU – See Caz Piurowski. Only thing is that he is faster than Caz and has better hands, but he is still raw as he is only a true sophomore.

11. George Bryan – NCST – I feel the same way about Bryan as I do Pianalto. The only thing that has him this far down is that NCST has an experienced group of receivers and a QB that likes to throw to them, Bryan could see some goal line TDs this year, but don’t expect a whole lot of action.

12. Andrew Devlin – Virginia – The only thing that Devlin has going for him is that the Cavs are going to start using the spread offense which means they are going to throw the ball a ton. If the WR do not step up, Devlin could be split out wide or in the slot similar to how Dallas Clarke is for the Indianapolis Colts, but don’t hold your breath.

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