1. Russell Wilson starting for NC State for the third consecutive season has continued his sparkling form in 2010. The redshirt junior has tossed 11 touchdowns to only 1 interception on the season and has a ridiculous 59 career TD passes to only 13 INT. Wilson struggled a bit against UCF, but has been great in his other 3 performances. Most importantly for Wilson and the Wolfpack is the perfect 4-0 start and the #23 ranking.
2. Christian Ponder was pushed hard by FSU and The ACC as a Heisman contender, but so far Ponder hasn't lived up to the hype. Ponder seems to have taken a slight step-back from his form last season looking less than steller in a performance against Oklahoma where Ponder completed just over 30% of his passes with 2 interceptions. Ponder was able to bounce back with two good games against BYU and Wake Forest. Right now Ponder has a slight edge on Kyle Parker based on his superior scrambling skills and track record, but the margin is razor thin.
3. Kyle Parker has looked pretty good ever since shaking off some rust left over from the baseball season in the opening game against North Texas. Parker is second in the ACC in passing efficiency and was impressive throwing for 220 yards and 2 TDs to 0 INTs on the road against Auburn. Parker needs a couple more performances like the one against Auburn to move up the list.
4. Tyrod Taylor played spectacular against Boise State despite the late loss to the Broncos, but wasn't able to duplicate the performance against James Madison.. Overall, Taylor has performed well leading the ACC in pass efficiency while throwing for 5 TDs to only 2 INTs while flashing some nice wheels running for almost 50 yards per game.
5. Jacory Harris has the talent to be one of the top quarterbacks in the ACC, but tends to make too many mistakes throwing the football, which resulted in a ACC high 17 interceptions last year and Harris has followed suit with another 6 in 3 games this year. Outside of few poor throws a game, Harris has played well throwing for 6 TDs and over 200 yards per game. Overall, there really isn’t a huge margin seperating 1-5 right now.
6. Josh Nesbitt is hard to rank considering Georgia Tech run the option, but the performance of the offense rests on his shoulders and the Jackets have taken a step-back this year. Nesbitt does have a couple of 100 yard rushing performances and 6 TDs on the ground, but Nesbitt has been dreadful through the air only completing 14 passes on 43 attempts this year. Nesbitt was great last year, so for now Nesbitt gets the benefit of the doubt.
7. T.J. Yates has actually looked a lot better in his fourth year starting for the Tarheels, but it is hard to look past Yates 14 TD and 15 INT performance in 2009 and rank him any higher despite throwing for over 800 yards with 5 TDs and 1 INT against 3 BCS teams so far in 2010. Perhaps Yates will put in all together in his senior season or perhaps Yates will fall back to earth, but through 3 games a legit argument could be made that Yates has played as good as any QB in the ACC.
8. Sean Renfree has looked pretty good overall taking the reigns from Thad Lewis at Duke. Renfree leads the ACC in yards per game and has tossed 11 touchdowns, but also leads the ACC in interceptions with 7. Renfree has a bright future for the Blue Devils.
9. Marc Verica has looked better this year leading the Cavs to a 2-1 record. The senior has thrown for over 600 yards and 5 TDs to only 1 INT although 4 of his TDs came against division I-AA opponents. It is hard to overlook Verica past performances, which have been horrific and rank Verica any higher.
10. Danny O'Brien saw his first significant action last weekend against Florida International and played surprisingly well throwing for 250 yards and 2 TDs. The freshmen QB also played against Morgan State and threw 3 TDs in a relief appearance. O'Brien has been named the started for the Terps game against the Blue Devils this weekend supplanting Jamarr Robinson.
11. Ted Stachitas is back starting for Wake after bruising his non-throwing hand against Duke. Stachitas leads the Deacs in rushing with 164 yards and 2 TDs while also throwing for 131 yards despite being limited to primarily running the football since the injury against Duke. True Freshman Tanner Price has also started for Wake this season.
12. Dave Shinskie has been sub-par so far throwing 4 TDs and 4 INTs on the season including a miserable performance against VT over the weekend. The 26 year old sophomore will not be starting in BC's game against Notre Dame on Saturday after being benched.
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