Tyler Van Dyke in ESPN top 25 2022 college football players
Miami Hurricanes quarterback Tyler Van Dyke is ranked 25th by ESPN in their article “College football’s top 100 players for 2022: Will Anderson Jr., Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and more.” Tyler Van Dyke is ranked the sixth-best QB overall and third in the ACC. No other Miami player was chosen in the top 100.
Alabama outside linebacker Will Anderson is the top-rated 2022 college football player. Crimson Tide QB Bryce Young the defending Heisman Trophy winner is second on the list. North Carolina State QB Devin Leary is 19th and Sam Hartman of Wake Forest is 21st. Miami does not play NC State or Wake Forest in 2022.
Clemson defensive tackle Bryan Bresee who is 13th in the highest ranked player Miami play against this season. Bresee is the highest-ranked player in the ACC. Tyler Van Dyke is the sixth highest ranked player in the ACC. Virginia QB Brennan Armstrong who led the ACC in passing in 2021 is a noticeable omission from the list.
The ACC will be the conference to watch this season for QBs. Whoever is named All-ACC at QB will have earned it this season. Van Dyke will be tested by tough defenses this season topped by Clemson and Texas A&M. Clemson and Texas A&M were second and third nationally in scoring defense in 2021.
"25. Tyler Van DykeQB, Miami, SophomoreNotable 2021 stats: 2,931 yards, 25 TDsLast year’s ranking: NR“Van Dyke started last season as a backup quarterback as all eyes focused on D’Eriq King. But after King got hurt early in the season, Van Dyke stepped in and started the final nine games — earning ACC Rookie of the Year honors after throwing for 2,931 yards, 25 touchdowns and six interceptions.He ended 2021 with six straight 300-yard passing games and at least three touchdown passes, the first Power 5 quarterback to do so in a single season since LSU’s Joe Burrow in 2019.”"
North Carolina State which was 14th was the highest-ranked scoring defense Miami played in 2021. Van Dyke completed 25 passes in 33 attempts for 325 yards and four touchdowns in a 31-30 Miami win over North Carolina State last season. The win over the Wolfpack began a stretch of five wins in six games to finish the 2021 season.
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In addititon to being named ACC Rookie of the Year, Van Dyke also earned ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year. Entering the 2022 season, Leary was chosen the ACC Player of the Year with Hartman second in the voting and Van Dyke third. How well the Qbs play in big games should determine his ACC Player of the Year candidacy.