Counting down the ACC's top 30 players: No. 3

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June, 25, 2009

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By Heather Dinich

Posted by ESPN.com's Heather Dinich

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No. 3. Russell Wilson, QB, NC State, RS-Soph., 5-11, 208

Why he's here: He's one of the most accurate passers in the country, and he made NC State an entirely different team when he was healthy enough to play. Wilson has thrown 249 straight passes without an interception, the longest streak in school history and the longest active streak in the nation. He threw fewer interceptions than any of the top 100 passers in the nation last year. For the season, Wilson had just one interception in 275 attempts, and it was a desperation heave against Clemson.

Wilson led the ACC in passing efficiency (133.9), touchdown passes (17) and total offense (213.0). He ranked sixth in the ACC in passing yards per game (177.7). The question is how much better he'll be in 2009. Wilson hasn't been around much for seven-on-sevens this summer because he's playing baseball in Gastonia, and he spent part of the spring playing baseball for the Wolfpack. While he's been gone, Mike Glennon has been looking rather Matt Ryan-esque, according to a few receivers. Wilson needs to find the open receivers this fall and not put himself in harm's way to get the yards with his feet that he could be earning with his arm.

No. 4 Jason Worilds, Virginia Tech
No. 5 Thomas Austin, Clemson
No. 6 Darren Evans, Virginia Tech
No. 7 Morgan Burnett, Georgia Tech
No. 8 Rodney Hudson, Florida State
No. 9 Willie Young, NC State
No. 10 Derrick Morgan, Georgia Tech
No. 11 Sean Spence, Miami
No. 12 Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina
No. 13 Thaddeus Lewis, Duke
No. 14 Bruce Carter, North Carolina
No. 15 Vince Oghobaase, Duke
No. 16 Stephan Virgil, Virginia Tech
No. 17 Jacoby Ford, Clemson
No. 18 Dekoda Watson, Florida State
No. 19 Nate Irving, NC State
No. 20 Chris Chancellor, Clemson
No. 21 Kam Chancellor, Virginia Tech
No. 22 Christian Ponder, Florida State
No. 23 Anthony Castonzo, Boston College
No. 24 Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson
No. 25 Sergio Render, Virginia Tech
No. 26 John Russell, Wake Forest
No. 27 Riley Skinner, Wake Forest
No. 28 Vic Hall, Virginia
No. 29 Da'Rel Scott, Maryland
No. 30 Matt Bosher, Miami

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