No. 2. Quinton Coples, DE, UNC
2010 stats: He started 12 of the 13 games he played in and ranked third in the league and 16th in the country in sacks per game. He had 10 sacks on the year, which ranked in the top five in the country among defensive tackles. He also ranked seventh in the league with 15.5 tackles for losses. He finished fourth on the team with 59 total tackles and had a team-high 12 quarterback pressures, two pass breakups and one forced fumble.
Previously ranked: No. 13
Making the case for Coples: He was one of the best linemen in the country last year and he was playing out of position. Now that Coples has moved back to his natural end position, he should flourish even more. He has the ability to disrupt the passing game, pressure the quarterback, get into opponents’ backfields and find the ball.
No. 3 Jayron Hosley, CB, Virginia Tech
No. 4 Brandon Jenkins, DE, Florida State
No. 5. Montel Harris, RB, Boston College
No. 6 Donte Paige-Moss, DE, North Carolina
No. 7 Andrew Datko, LT, Florida State
No. 8 Sean Spence, LB, Miami
No. 9 Kenny Tate, LB, Maryland
No. 10 David Wilson, RB, Virginia Tech
No. 11 Dwight Jones, WR, North Carolina
No. 12 Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State
No. 13 Brandon Washington, OL, Miami
No. 14 Danny O'Brien, QB, Maryland
No. 15 Sean Renfree, QB, Duke
No. 16 Chase Minnifield, CB, Virginia
No. 17 Cam Johnson, DE, Virginia
No. 18 Greg Reid, CB, Florida State
No. 19 Ray-Ray Armstrong, S, Miami
No. 20 Lamar Miller, RB, Miami
No. 21 Conner Vernon, WR, Duke
No. 22 Jarrett Boyk
