Four Tar Heels among ESPN's 25 best ACC football players for 2020

Posted Sep 9, 2020
4. UNC quarterback Sam Howell is one of the biggest reasons the Tar Heels enter the season with hopes for an ACC championship game appearance. 6. Chazz Surratt was runner-up for ACC Defensive Player of the Year. 19. Dyami Brown finished last year as one of the ACC's top big-play receivers. 22. Dazz Newsome is a small receiver who plays big. (ESPN.com)

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