{"id":14778,"date":"2016-07-07T21:27:21","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T01:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/?p=14778"},"modified":"2016-08-02T23:43:06","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T03:43:06","slug":"ranking-the-5-best-linebackers-in-the-acc-for-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2016\/07\/07\/ranking-the-5-best-linebackers-in-the-acc-for-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranking the 5 best Linebackers in the ACC for 2016."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Fields1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14782\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2016\/07\/07\/ranking-the-5-best-linebackers-in-the-acc-for-2016\/fields-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Fields1.jpg?fit=1620%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1620,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fields\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Fields1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Fields1.jpg?fit=590%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14782\" alt=\"Fields\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Fields1.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Fields1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Fields1.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Fields1.jpg?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Fields1.jpg?w=1180 1180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We continue with our player rankings &#8211; time for the linebackers!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Previous and Upcoming Rankings<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2016\/06\/02\/ranking-the-5-best-quarterbacks-in-the-acc-for-2016\/\">Quarterbacks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2016\/06\/04\/ranking-the-5-best-running-backs-in-the-acc-for-2016\/\">Running Backs<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2016\/06\/14\/ranking-the-5-best-wide-receivers-in-the-acc-for-2016\/\">Wide Receivers<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2016\/06\/18\/ranking-the-5-best-offensive-linemen-in-the-acc-for-2016\/\">Offensive Linemen<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2016\/06\/22\/ranking-the-5-best-tight-ends-in-the-acc-for-2016\/\">Tight Ends<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"http:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2016\/06\/30\/ranking-the-5-best-defensive-linemen-in-the-acc-for-2016\/\">Defensive Linemen<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2016\/07\/16\/ranking-the-5-best-linebackers-in-the-acc-for-2016-2\/\">Cornerbacks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2016\/07\/25\/ranking-the-5-best-safeties-in-the-acc-for-2016\/\">Safeties<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2016\/07\/28\/ranking-the-5-best-special-teams-players-in-the-acc-for-2016\/\">Special Teams<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>1) Keith Kelsey, Louisville<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If there is a better pair of linebackers in the country than Louisville, I don&#8217;t know them. Louisville&#8217;s Keith Kelsey starts our list of the ACC&#8217;s top linebackers. Kelsey was first team All-ACC selection in 2015. He had 107 tackles last year with 12 tackles for loss.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>2) Devonte Fields, Louisville<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our second Louisville linebacker on this list is Devonte Fields. If Fields can duplicate his 2nd half of last season, he very well could overtake Kelsey on this list. He&#8217;s a potential first round pick. The former Big 12 defensive player of the year, is an absolute talent. I just want to see a full season of consistency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>3) Micah Kiser, Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Who is the returning linebacker joined Keith Kelsey on the 1st team All-ACC team last year? That would be Virginia&#8217;s Micah Kiser. Kiser was one of the leading tacklers in the ACC last year. He is high energy linebacker, that has All-American potential.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>4) Ben Boulware, Clemson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ben Boulware is a tough hardnosed instinctive linebacker. He had 82 tackles last year, and was a 2nd team All-ACC player selection. He may not be the most athletically gifted linebacker on this list, but he is certainly one of the best linebackers in the ACC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>5) P.J. Davis, Georgia Tech<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/athlonsports.com\/college-football\/accs-15-most-underrated-players-2016\">Athlon Sports calls Georgia Tech Linebacker P.J. Davis<\/a> one of the most underrated players in the ACC. A bit undersized at 5-11, Davis has been a tackling machine for the Yellow Jackets totaling 196 tackles the last 2 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/allsportsdacc\">@AllSportsDACC<\/a>\u00a0and please like our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/All-Sports-Discussion\/184935911533629?fref=ts\">Facebook Page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<br>\n<center>\n\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Bottom_Post -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:468px;height:60px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1227879969298088\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1445137322\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<br>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Horizontal_6 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:468px;height:60px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1227879969298088\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4619304738\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n<\/center>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We continue with our player rankings &#8211; time for the linebackers! Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks\u00a0|\u00a0Running Backs\u00a0|\u00a0Wide Receivers\u00a0|\u00a0Offensive Linemen\u00a0 |\u00a0Tight Ends\u00a0| Defensive Linemen |\u00a0Cornerbacks\u00a0|\u00a0Safeties\u00a0|\u00a0Special Teams 1) Keith Kelsey, Louisville If there is a better pair of linebackers in the country than Louisville, I don&#8217;t know them. Louisville&#8217;s Keith Kelsey starts our list of the ACC&#8217;s &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link block-button\" href=\"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2016\/07\/07\/ranking-the-5-best-linebackers-in-the-acc-for-2016\/\">Continue reading &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-acc","category-college-football"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1Ih8i-3Qm","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14778"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15289,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14778\/revisions\/15289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}