{"id":15098,"date":"2016-07-25T20:47:36","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T00:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/?p=15098"},"modified":"2016-08-02T23:44:11","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T03:44:11","slug":"ranking-the-5-best-safeties-in-the-acc-for-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2016\/07\/25\/ranking-the-5-best-safeties-in-the-acc-for-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranking the 5 best Safeties in the ACC for 2016."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DerwinJames.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15107\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2016\/07\/25\/ranking-the-5-best-safeties-in-the-acc-for-2016\/derwinjames\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DerwinJames.jpg?fit=466%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"466,250\" 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=\"DerwinJames\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DerwinJames.jpg?fit=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DerwinJames.jpg?fit=466%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15107\" alt=\"DerwinJames\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DerwinJames.jpg?resize=300%2C160\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DerwinJames.jpg?resize=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DerwinJames.jpg?w=466&amp;ssl=1 466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/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|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2016\/06\/30\/ranking-the-5-best-defensive-linemen-in-the-acc-for-2016\/\">Defensive Linemen<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2016\/07\/07\/ranking-the-5-best-linebackers-in-the-acc-for-2016\/\">Linebackers<\/a>\u00a0 | <a href=\"http:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2016\/07\/16\/ranking-the-5-best-linebackers-in-the-acc-for-2016-2\/\">Cornerbacks<\/a> |\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) Derwin James, Florida State<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Derwin James is a special player. As a freshman he had 91 tackles, and entering this year he&#8217;s all over the pre-season All-America lists. At least one publication (ProFootballFocus) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballfocus.com\/college-florida-states-derwin-james-best-defender-in-the-nation\/\">said he could be the best defensive player in the country.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0He can rush the passer, he can cover, and he&#8217;s good in run support. James is a future 1st round pick, and he&#8217;s only a sophomore.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>2) Quin Blanding, Virgina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ACC is loaded with talent at the safety position. Quin Blanding is an excellent safety for Virginia. He was an All-ACC pick last year, and he&#8217;s on multiple pre-season award watch lists this year. Tall at 6-2, the highly recruited Blanding has lived up to the hype his first two years at UVA. He&#8217;s projected as a 1st round NFL pick.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>3) Jordan Whitehead, Pittsburgh<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pitt&#8217;s Jordan Whitehead was another freshman that had a great first season in college football. If there was a freshman All-America team, Whitehead was probably on it. He was the ACC&#8217;s defensive rookie of the year, and ACC rookie of the year ahead of even Derwin James. He&#8217;s had off-season knee surgery, but is expected to make a full recovery before the season starts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>4) Josh Harvey-Clemons, Louisville<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former 5 star Georgia recruit Josh Harvey-Clemons, has found a home at Louisville. An honorable mention All-ACC safety, he had 88 tackles and played all over the field including some time at linebacker. The versatile player could \u00a0go as high as the 2nd round in next year&#8217;s NFL draft. He made Cardinal fans happy when he returned for his senior year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>5) Chuck Clark, Virginia Tech<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Virginia Tech&#8217;s Chuck Clark was a tackling machine last year finishing the year with 107. He&#8217;s expected to be leader of the Hokies secondary in 2016. His cover skills are good enough that he could see time at corner as well as safety. Clark is considered one of the top 20 senior safeties in the country.<\/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>Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks\u00a0|\u00a0Running Backs\u00a0|\u00a0Wide Receivers\u00a0|\u00a0Offensive Linemen\u00a0 |\u00a0Tight Ends\u00a0|\u00a0Defensive Linemen\u00a0|\u00a0Linebackers\u00a0 | Cornerbacks |\u00a0Special Teams 1) Derwin James, Florida State Derwin James is a special player. As a freshman he had 91 tackles, and entering this year he&#8217;s all over the pre-season All-America lists. At least one publication (ProFootballFocus) said he could be the best &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link block-button\" href=\"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2016\/07\/25\/ranking-the-5-best-safeties-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-15098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-acc","category-college-football"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1Ih8i-3Vw","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15098","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=15098"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15291,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15098\/revisions\/15291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}