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Those preview magazines that come out in the summer have deadlines that are usually about, well, now.

So there's some guesswork involved in projecting depth charts, all-conference teams and such.

A year ago at this time, the major quandary from this corner was making all-ACC recommendations to one of the magazines.

Kelly Bryant was a few months removed from leading a team to 12 wins and earning MVP honors in the ACC championship game. So it was conceivable that he could merit all-conference distinction.

Trevor Lawrence was a force of nature right away after enrolling early. So it was conceivable that he could merit all-conference distinction and Bryant could never be heard from again.

For the record, even after we passed on our Lawrence intel to this particular magazine it didn't have a Clemson quarterback on its first, second or third team in its 2018 preview issue. Lawrence, of course, went on to show that he's the best quarterback in college football.