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The Atlantic Coast Conference is home to maybe the best and most important player in college football this season.Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson is the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy and the leader of a team with hopes of getting back to the College Football Playoff -- and finishing the job this time around.Florida State running back Dalvin Cook could also make a run at the Heisman Trophy. Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson and Miami quarterback Brad Kaaya might get into the Heisman mix as well, and North Carolina running back Elijah Hood is maybe the most unheralded member of the great class of junior ball carriers around the country.The ACC has no shortage of potential All-Americans and award winners, but these six players could play pivotal roles for their teams this season.DeAngelo Brown, NT, LouisvilleThe Cardinals defense looks loaded, despite losing its best player, defensive lineman Sheldon Rankins, to the NFL. Brown is a powerful nose tackle that Louisville will need to clog up the middle and stay on the field to let the Cardinals athletes make plays.Shaq Quarterman, LB, MiamiThe Hurricanes run defense was abysmal last season. There is hope among fans of the U. that new defensive coordinator Manny Diaz and his 4-3 defense will fix much of the mess they blame on former coordinator Mark DOnofrio. There is also much optimism about Quarterman, an early enrolling freshman who has already locked up the middle linebacker job.Travis Rudolph, WR, Florida StateThe Seminoles quarterback competition between Sean Maguire and Deondre Francois will be the main event of fall practice. Improved play by Florida States receivers will also be needed this season, especially from Rudolph. He led the team with 56 catches for 916 yards, but too often the junior had little impact on games in 2015.Jaylen Samuels, TE, North Carolina StateIts hard to pin a position on the 223-pound junior. Tight end. Fullback. Maybe H-back? Whatever you want to call him, new Wolfpack offensive coordinator Eli Drinkwitz would be wise to get the ball to Samuels more often. He scored 16 touchdowns on 121 combined carries and catches last season.Thomas Sirk, QB, DukeSirk is recovering from a torn Achilles tendon in his left leg and remarkably is aiming to be ready to start fall practice with his teammates on Aug. 8. Sirk was Dukes leading rusher (803 yards and eight touchdowns) on top of his 2,625 yards passing last season. Backup Parker Boehme is a similar player with promising upside, but having Sirk healthy would huge for the Blue Devils.Christian Wilkins, DT, ClemsonThe 315-pounder gained some fame by catching a pass off a fake punt in the Tigers playoff victory against Oklahoma. Fun stuff, but Wilkins work up front as a freshman was even more praise-worthy. With Clemson sending two defensive ends to the NFL, Wilkins will be expected to fill a bigger role this season. 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And from there you get the results, Netten said.The one trait that has defined Nettens career is consistency.Netten, who grew up in nearby Ankeny Iowa, has been in pressure situations for close to a decade. He started as a freshman in high school for one of the states top programs and excelled right away, converting all 19 of his extra points at just 14 years old.Netten became so prolific with his leg that he was ranked the 10th best overall prospect in the state as a senior, when he forced touchbacks on 64 of 73 kickoffs.After a redshirt year to become acclimated to college, Netten assumed the starting job for the Cyclones.He never gave it up.Hes just confident in what he does. Hes been doing it for so long, said quarterback Joel Lanning, who has played with Netten since middle school. He works very hard at it ... and hes probably going to bbe the schools all-time leader for a reason.dddddddddddd Its well deserved.Netten proved to be almost a sure thing in the red zone as freshman, missing just one of 14 field goals from 40 yards or less. He also drilled a pair of field goals and all four of his extra point tries in a win over Kansas in 2013, a game played on an icy field in Ames. In 2014, Netten hit a game-winning 42-yard field goal at Iowa, giving the Cyclones a rare moment of glory during a season they finished at 2-10.But as a junior, Netten missed five of his first 11 field goal tries quickly He quickly realized that kicking had always come so easily to him that he couldnt see that his fundamentals were off.Nettten rallied to make his last eight field goals in 2015, and has missed just once -- a 50-yarder at Texas two weeks ago- in his last 17 tries.Netten has also hit all seven of his tries inside the red zone in 2016, helping Iowa State convert 92 percent of its chances inside its opponents 20-yard line, which is good for second-best in the Big 12.It was a rough patch for sure. But as bad as it may sound, it helped me out a lot, Netten said. I worked hard on it after that, and I really started focusing on the details. Kicking is a game of inches, and I took a lot more time and started to perfect my craft.---For more college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '