For the first time in a long time, Clemson will not be recognized as having one of the top starting signal-callers in the ACC heading into a season.
The Tigers enter the 2022 season with rising junior DJ Uiagalelei at the helm, and despite being a preseason Heisman favorite last year, he didn’t quite live up to the lofty expectations.
Taking over for Trevor Lawrence in 2021, the former five-star recruit completed 55.6% of his passes for 2,246 yards, nine touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
With Uiagalelei’s struggles last year and the abundance of quarterback talent in the ACC, including Miami’s Tyler Van Dyke and NC State’s Devin Leary, many analysts and reporters don’t regard Uiagalelei as one of the top signal-callers in the 14-team conference.
Add in the arrival of five-star freshman Cade Klubnik, and there’s a real conversation about a potential quarterback battle if the Tigers’ offense doesn’t improve as the season prolongs.
As the college football season rapidly approaches, 247Sports’ Brad Crawford recently took a closer look at the ACC’s starting quarterbacks and ranked them.
Largely basing the rankings on end-of-the-year projections, here is where Crawford believes each signal-caller stacks up.