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          ACC has prolific draft weekend

          The ACC had a pretty great NFL draft. So great, it is worth reviewing.

          • The league itself had 47 players taken, the second-highest total in ACC history behind a record 51 picks in 2005. The total ranked No. 2 among all conferences, behind the SEC.

          • Florida State had 11 players drafted to lead the nation, and set a modern-day record with 29 players selected over the past three drafts.

          • Louisville was right behind the Noles with a school-record 10 players drafted, ranking second in the country. Louisville's previous all-time high was five, set in 2008. The Cardinals have had 14 players taken over the past two drafts, their highest two-year total ever.

          • If you want to stump people with a trivia question, here is the perfect one: Georgia Tech was one of five schools to have two receivers drafted. Ohio State, Missouri, Michigan State and West Virginia were the others. Yup, the run-dominated Jackets turned out two more big, athletic receivers into the draft.

          • Miami had seven players drafted, the most since 2011. That tied the 6-7 Canes with Alabama for fourth among all schools, and gave them more draft picks than 10-win Clemson (5) and 10-win Georgia Tech (3).

          • Duke had multiple players selected in the draft for the first time since 1996.

          • Once again, underclassmen declaring early were not slam-dunk choices to get drafted in the first three rounds. Syracuse safety Durell Eskridge went undrafted; Virginia linebacker Max Valles and Louisville cornerback Charles Gaines were sixth-round picks; Louisville safety Gerod Holliman -- who led the nation in interceptions last year -- went in the seventh round.

          • Here are the ACC picks by school: Florida State (11); Louisville (10); Miami (7); Clemson (5); Boston College (3); Georgia Tech (3); Duke (2); Virginia (2); Virginia Tech (2); Pitt (1); Wake Forest (1).

          • It is never too early to look ahead to 2016. Among underclassmen to keep an eye on: Florida State cornerback Jalen Ramsey, Virginia Tech cornerback Kendall Fuller, Pitt running back James Conner, Pitt receiver Tyler Boyd, Florida State kicker Roberto Aguayo, Clemson receiver Mike Williams and Clemson defensive end Shaq Lawson.