CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Will Watson win ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year?


by - Assoc. Editor -

ESPN's Matt Fortuna has released his top four ACC rookies that might win the upcoming offensive rookie of the year for the conference. The following players were included - Kevin Olsen, Mitch Trubisky, Deshaun Watson Deshaun Watson
Fr. Quarterback
#4 6-3, 190
Gainesville, GA

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and Elijah Hood.

Another quarterback, you say? Well, let's face it: No one gets the opportunities to impact games the way signal-callers do. Watson, unlike the previous two quarterbacks mentioned, is an actual true freshman, having enrolled this spring. Chad Kelly Chad Kelly
RS So. Quarterback
#11 6-2, 210
Buffalo, NY

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's dismissal from the team made Cole Stoudt Cole Stoudt
Sr. Quarterback
#18 6-4, 205
Dublin, OH

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the starter for Week 1, but it's clear Watson -- ESPN's No. 1 dual-threat quarterback in the 2014 class -- is the future of the program. How soon that future comes could determine his contention for rookie of the year honors.

Fans can go vote here in the ESPN SportsNation Poll

Watson is currently in second place in the ESPN SportsNation Poll at 23% of the votes.

Spring Practice #1 Photos - 2014, Deshaun Watson, Football, Practice

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