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2018 Preseason Boston College Eagles Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Reason
HarbingerOfFun 1
was_saying_boo_urns 19
Blooblod 20 Don't look now, but Boston College might be becoming the Wisconsin of the East Coast. They've still got a long way to go if that is indeed the destination, but A.J. Dillon is as good of a runner as you'll find in college football and he'll be running behind a veteran offensive line. The passing game is still a concern, but as long as it isn't completely nonexistent the offense should be able to find a way to move the chains. BC always seems to be good on defense. They lost mega-star DE Harold Landry but return Zach Allen on the other side of the line as well as ballhawking safety Lukas Denis. Connor Strachan returns from injury to lead the LB corps while John Lamont and Kevin Bletzer are both breakout candidates. My Golden Eagles record prediction: 9-3. I think BC will make some noise when they beat Miami and start the season 9-0 with A.J. Dillon Heisman hype in full swing a playoff talk creeping up. A disappointing 0-3 finish will leave a bad taste in fans' mouths, but this would still be a successful season for the Golden Eagles and a huge building block for the future of this program.
confirmd_am_engineer 22
mickeyquicknumbers 23 Boston College is my true wildcard of 2018, and frankly is only here because this is a power ranking - their schedule is impossibly difficult. With that said, they've got some excellent component parts on their defense (Zach Allen, Lukas Denis, Will Harris, Isaac Yiadom, John Lamot) to have a near-2015 quality defense; and this time potentially an offense to match. They have one of the best RB's in the ACC now with AJ Dillon, a quarterback who is now a sophomore instead of a freshman (this typifies improvement), return their entire receiving core group, and might have one of the best OL's in the ACC this year as well. Last year they ranked right around 100th in offensive S&P+, but I think that leap can be massive in 2019. A top-20ish defense with a top-40ish offense should be able to sneak their way into a top-25 overall ranking.
tallg8tor 23
TheJeemTeam 23 Boston College was placed at the top of this tier as they are a talented team all over the place and are a dark horse to win the ACC Atlantic this year.
deadtofall12 24
olmsted 24
Plneapple 24
retnuh101 24
seaotter2 24
mjacksongt 25 The best RB in the ACC is in Boston - and he's fantastic.
moistats_ 25
ReallyCreative 25

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