14. Sam Hartman, Wake Forest
The ebbs and flows of Hartman’s career are crazy, and he’s not done yet.
First, Hartman, as a true freshman was the heir apparent to John Wolford in 2018. For the 2019 season, though, Hartman took a back side to deep-ball maven Jamie Newman. When Newman left for Georgia, Hartman became The Guy in Winston-Salem, once again.
During the 2021 season, while Hartman led Wake Forest to an Atlantic Division title, the star quarterback threw for 4,228 yards and 39 touchdowns. Digging further: Hartman completed 58.9 percent of his pass attempts, while averaging 8.3 yards per attempt.
Hartman, the point man for one of the most explosive offenses in the FBS, also ran for 11 touchdowns. He joins Clemson’s Deshaun Watson as the only two ACC quarterbacks to post a season with 4,000 passing yards, 30+ passing touchdowns and 10+ rushing touchdowns.