ACC football recruiting: 14 thoughts on 14 teams as summer visits begin

It’s that time of year. We made it.

Official visits kick off this weekend, and recruiting staffs across the country are feverishly preparing for what has undoubtedly become one of the most important months on the college football calendar.

What’s the ACC up to?

Let’s check in on each of the league’s 14 schools with one recruiting thought on each. All rankings are from the 247Sports Composite.

National rank: 84
Number of commits: 1
Average player rating: 85.78

The Eagles need to get moving. There’s still plenty of time between now and the early signing period in December, but for the program to currently have just one commit — three-star athlete Christian Zamor — is a bit concerning. What’s more: Zamor committed in January 2022, meaning the Eagles haven’t landed a prospect in this class in 16-plus months. It’s difficult to entice other prospects to jump into the mix when there’s no momentum or key prospect for a staff to recruit around. It’s not time to panic, but picking up the pace will be of the utmost importance this month.

Here’s a (familiar) name to watch: Boston College is in pursuit of Henry Hasselbeck, a Class of 2024 QB who is committed to Maryland for lacrosse. Henry is the son of former Boston College QB Matt Hasselbeck.

National rank: 21
Number of commits: 8
Average player rating: 89.84

It will be interesting to see how Clemson approaches the quarterback position between now and the end of the cycle. Dabo Swinney typically offers only one quarterback at a time and doesn’t move on to the next until he knows the Tigers are out of the running with each prospect. Currently, Clemson is 0-for-4. DJ Lagway is headed to Florida, Walker White committed to Auburn, Jadyn Davis is off to Michigan and, most recently, Air Noland committed to Ohio State. They also kicked the tires on Ohio native Ethan Grunkemeyer, who has since committed to Penn State. Will the Tigers offer another quarterback in this class or rest easy knowing they have two former top-100 prospects on the roster — Cade Klubnik and Christopher Vizzina — and focus on the Class of 2025?

National rank: 41
Number of commits: 5
Average player rating: 87.69

Duke exceeded expectations in a major way last season when it won nine games in Mike Elko’s first year. Elko won the ACC’s Coach of the Year Award and has carried that momentum over to the recruiting trail. Duke has five commits in its class, which is still on the smaller side, but the average player rating of 87.69 would be the program’s best of the modern recruiting era. Can Elko and his staff keep that up as the class grows? Stay tuned.

The Blue Devils rebounded nicely when quarterback commit Hauss Hejny flipped to TCU by landing a pledge from Tyler Cherry, a four-star prospect out of Indiana. Assuming he signs, Cherry, ranked No. 366 nationally, will be Duke’s highest-rated quarterback prospect of the modern era.

National rank: 9
Number of commits: 11
Average player rating:…