National Signing Day - ACC Rundown

I wanted to give a brief recap of ACC recriting in football now that signing day has come and almost passed. I will give a team by team breakdown in the coming weeks but wanted to hit the ACC as a whole. I am going to list the teams by their national ranking for team recruiting (according to rivals.com) and list a couple of their commitments and overall how I see their class. Again, more in-depth team by team breakdown to come....

6. Florida State - 21 commits, 2 *****, 10 ****, 8 ***
DT Jacobbi McDaniel is ranked 5 stars by rivals.com and the number two defensive tackle in the country.
DB Greg Reid is ranked 5 stars by rivals.com and the number four defensive back in the country.
Recap: Pretty much the same old, same old for FSU. They always pull in good talent, and this class along with last year's should put them back in the national picture in a couple of years. While FSU did miss out on a few targets they would have loved (David Oku and Andre Debose to name a couple) this class is filled with typical FSU speed and size.

8. North Carolina - 29 commits, 1 *****, 13 ****, 10***
DE Donte Moss is ranked 5 stars by rivals.com and the number two defensive end in the country.
WR Jheranie Boyd is ranked 4 stars by rivals.com and the number three wide receiver in the country. Had offers from just about everyone in the nation including Florida and Oklahoma.
Huge class for the Heels. 29 commits is off the charts and 24 of their commits are given three stars or more. Butch Davis continues to fulfill his reputation as a huge recruiter and should continue to move the Heels in the right direction in the ACC. While Davis' coaching decisions down the stretch in games this past year can be questioned, his ability to attract and sign top talent cannot.

11. Miami - 20 commits, 1 *****, 9 ****, 8 ***
Ray Ray Armstrong is ranked 5 stars by rivals.com and the number one athlete in the country.
Brandon Washington is an OL from prep school, ranked 4 stars by rivals.com and is a behemoth at 6'5" and 330 lbs.
A solid class for Randy Shannon. Miami needed playmakers at lots of positions at got some with Armstrong, RB Lamar Miller, and DB Brandon McGee. A top 15 class nationally is never a bad thing. Not quite vintage Miami with this class, but getting closer.

24. Virginia Tech - 24 commits, 5 ****, 14 ***
Logan Thomas is ranked 4 stars by rivals.com, and the number one tight end in the country.
David Wilson is ranked 4 stars by rivals.com, and the number four running back in the country. He possesses legit 4.4 speed.
Frank Beamer never quite signs the players with all the stars but somehow his players always seem to be better than yours on Saturdays. This is probably slightly better than their average class being ranked top 25 nationally. Thomas should be a star at the TE position

26. Maryland - 26 commits, 6 ****, 16 ***
DE DeOnte Arnett is ranked 4 stars by rivals.com, and the number six defensive end in the country.
D.J. Adams is ranked 4 stars by rivals.com, and the number 29 running back in the country. Had offers from Florida and Clemson, among others.
Good class for "The Fridge". Found some playmakers and did a good job of recruiting up and down the east coast this year to find talent. Signed two 3 star qb's to try and solidify that position in the future.

34. Virginia - 25 commits, 5****, 11***
Morgan Moses: **** OT, number five in the country at his position
Oday Aboushi: **** OT, number 23 in the country at his position
UVA continues to recruit and get commitments from great offensive lineman and they may have found a gem in RB Dominique Wallace, listed as the #1 FB in the country put possessing 4.48 speed

37. Clemson - 12 commits, 7****, 4***
Tajh Boyd: ****QB, number four in the country at his position: huge coup for the Tigers, MVP of the Army All-American game. Offers from Ohio St., Penn St. among others.
Bryce McNeal: ****WR, number ten in the country at his position
Sub-par class when compared to last few years. Due to the coaching change and lack of recruiting time and some de-commits after Tommy Bowden left. Boyd is a huge pick-up though and could be a star.

49. Georgia Tech: 21 commits, 1****, 17***
J.C. Lanier: ****DT, number 31 in the country at his position
Jordan Luallen: ***QB, number 13 at his position: should be a great fit in Johnson's system
Solid class for Johnson's first. 18 players at 3 stars or better. Will be by far the most talent he has ever coached with. Scary thought.

51. Duke: 27 commits, 2****, 13***
Desmond Scott: ****RB, number five in the country at his position: Had offers from Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and Auburn among others
John Drew: