Richt believes he has Miami's next breakout tight end

Miami has produced some top level tight ends over the years including Greg Olsen, Jimmy Graham, Kellen Winslow II, Bubba Franks, Jeremy Shockey and, most recently, David Njoku.

Second-year Hurricanes coach Mark Richt believes he has another good one in Chris Herndon.

Herndon had 28 receptions for 334 yards and two touchdowns last season while playing in the two tight end set opposite Njoku, who was selected 29th overall in this year's NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns. Njoku became the fifth tight end in Miami history to be drafted in the first round.

Richt said Friday at ACC media days he has a lot of faith in Herndon and believes ''he's one of the better tight ends I have been around. The coach said Herndon is very physical at the point of attack and has good ball skills.

Richt said his tight ends are asked to decipher more information than position on the field, including quarterback.

He said the tight end has to understand where he has to be and line up. Rich added, ''We put a lot of burden on the tight end positon.''