2026 College Football Fantasy Rankings

College Fantasy Football is now becoming a thing with leagues becoming more normalized and nationalized. Who are the best college football fantasy players coming into the season?
For the last several years, we’ve been a part of the RotoWire College Fantasy Draft – check out the RotoWire College Fantasy Football Draft Kit.
Based on the draft and how the experts made their picks – and keeping the scoring system generalized and without diving into how everyone might customize their respective leagues – here are the 2026 college fantasy rankings.
2026 College Fantasy Football Rankings
Top 200 | QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs
Defenses | Kickers | Fiutak’s Draft

Top 200 College Football Fantasy Players

(Keep in mind that, unlike NFL fantasy football, more quarterbacks will likely be used and will carry more overall value.)

1 QB Brad Jackson, Texas State
2 RB Caleb Hawkins, Oklahoma State
3 RB Kewan Lacy, Ole Miss
4 WR Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State
5 QB Arch Manning, Texas
6 RB Cam Cook, West Virginia
7 RB DeSean Bishop, Tennessee
8 RB Jadan Baugh, Florida
9 RB Antwan Raymond, Rutgers
10 RB LJ Martin, BYU
11 QB Devon Dampier, Utah
12 QB Liam Szarka, Air Force
13 WR Malachi Toney, Miami
14 WR Cam Coleman, Texas
15 RB Jordan Marshall, Michigan
16 RB Aneyas Williams, Notre Dame
17 RB Justice Haynes, Georgia Tech
18 QB Drew Mestemaker, Oklahoma State
19 QB Nick Minicucci, Delaware
20 RB Isaac Brown, Louisville
21 WR Amare Thomas, Houston
22 QB Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss
23 RB Mark Fletcher, Miami
24 WR Wyatt Young, Oklahoma State
25 RB Darius Taylor, Minnesota
26 QB Conner Weigman, Houston
27 QB Demond Williams, Washington
28 WR Easton Messer, Florida Atlantic
29 QB Sam Leavitt, LSU
30 RB Caleb Komolafe, Northwestern
31 QB LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina
32 RB Nate Sheppard, Duke
33 RB Lucky Sutton, San Diego State
34 WR Beau Sparks, Texas State
35 RB Jai’den Thomas, UNLV
36 QB Marcel Reed, Texas A&M
37 WR KJ Duff, Rutgers
38 QB John Mateer, Oklahoma
39 QB Darian Mensah, Miami
40 RB Ahmad Hardy, Missouri
41 QB Kamario Taylor, Mississippi State
42 QB Avery Johnson, Kansas State
43 RB Makhi Hughes, Houston
44 WR Isaiah Sategna, Oklahoma
45 QB Caden Veltkamp, Florida Atlantic
46 QB Byrum Brown, Auburn
47 RB Ja’Kyrian Turner, Pitt
48 RB Dylan Riley, Boise State
49 RB Bo Jackson, Ohio State
50 RB Joe Jackson, Kansas State
51 WR Nick Marsh, Indiana
52 QB Julian Sayin, Ohio State
53 WR Duce Robinson, Florida State
54 QB Dante Moore, Oregon
55 RB Jalen Buckley, Western Michigan
56 RB Cameron Dickey, Texas Tech
57 WR Chris Dawn, Texas State
58 WR Ryan Coleman-Williams, Alabama
59 WR Nyck Harbor, South Carolina
60 QB Bryce Underwood, Michigan
61 QB Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, Marshall
62 RB Austyn Dendy, Bowling Green
63 RB Jordon Davison, Oregon
64 WR Mario Craver, Texas A&M
65 RB Wayshawn Parker, Utah
66 QB Kevin Jennings, SMU
67 RB Kendrick Raphael, SMU
68 QB Cale Hellums, Army
69 RB Waymond Jordan, USC
70 QB Caden Creel, Jacksonville State
71 RB Will Henderson, UTSA
72 QB Braxton Woodson, Navy
73 QB Josh Hoover, Indiana
74 QB Quinn Henicle, Old Dominion
75 RB Nate Frazier, Georgia
76 RB Evan Dickens, Boston College
77 RB Duke Scott, NC State
78 QB Jayden Maiava, USC
79 WR Charlie Becker, Indiana
80 RB Cam Edwards, Michigan State
81 WR Jordan Dwyer, TCU
82 WR Bryant Wesco, Clemson
83 QB CJ Carr, Notre Dame
84 QB Bear Bachmeier, BYU
85 QB Gunner Stockton, Georgia
86 RB Adam Mohammed, Cal
87 RB Carson Hansen, Penn State
88 RB Ashton Gray, East Carolina
89 RB CJ Miller, Toledo
90 QB Colton Joseph, Wisconsin
91 QB Will Hammond, Texas Tech
92 RB Kamari Moulton, Iowa
93 RB Jamauri McClure, Tulane
94 RB Jeremy Payne, TCU
95 QB Cameran Brown, Georgia State
96 RB Fluff Bothwell, Mississippi State
97 WR David Amador, UTSA
98 WR Cooper Barkate, Miami
99 RB Jordan Gant, Akron
100 QB Lunch Winfield, Louisiana
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101 QB Micah Alejado, Hawaii
102 QB DJ Lagway, Baylor
103 WR Ian Strong, Cal
104 WR Yamir Knight, SMU
105 TE Trey’Dez Green, LSU
106 WR Omarion Miller, Arizona State
107 WR Sean Wilson, Delaware
108 WR Anthony Evans, Mississippi State
109 RB Jahiem White, North Texas
110 WR Pofele Ashlock, Hawaii
111 RB Marcellous Hawkins, Virginia Tech
112 RB Jaquari Lewis, App State
113 WR Griffin Wilde, Northwestern
114 WR Ryan Wingo, Texas
115 WR Braylon Staley, Tennessee
116 RB DJ Scott, North Dakota State
117 WR Tre Spivey, Arizona
118 QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, Cal
119 WR Dakorien Moore, Oregon
120 TE DJ Vonnahme, Iowa
121 WR Tanook Hines, USC
122 WR Danny Scudero, Colorado
123 TE Jamari Johnson, Oregon
124 QB Keelon Russell, Alabama
125 QB Noah Fifita, Arizona
126 WR Dezmen Roebuck, Washington
127 WR Evan Stewart, Oregon
128 QB Malik Washington, Maryland
129 TE Terrance Carter, Texas Tech
130 QB Mason Heintschel, Pitt
131 QB CJ Bailey, NC State
132 WR Dre’lon Miller, Baylor
133 QB Anthony Colandrea, Nebraska
134 RB Wayne Knight, UCLA
135 TE Dylan Wade, UCF
136 DST Notre Dame – DST, Notre Dame
137 RB Kyson Brown, Arizona State
138 WR Jayce Brown, LSU
139 WR Deondre Johnson, Jacksonville State
140 DST Texas Tech – DST, Texas Tech
141 QB Owen McCown, UTSA
142 RB Daylan Smothers, Texas
143 QB Alonza Barnett, UCF
144 WR Audric Harris, Hawaii
145 RB Turbo Richard, Indiana
146 QB Nico Iamaleava, UCLA
147 RB Dilin Jones, LSU
148 WR Andrew Marsh, Michigan
149 RB Telly Johnson, Northern Illinois
150 QB Broc Lowry, Western Michigan
151 RB Abu Sama, Wisconsin
152 QB Roman Gagliano, Middle Tennesse
153 WR Carlos Hernandez, Wake Forest
154 RB DeJuan Williams, Maryland
155 QB Jackson Arnold, UNLV
156 QB Maddux Madsen, Boise State
157 QB Skyler Locklear, Missouri State
158 RB Raleek Brown, Texas
159 RB Sedrick Alexander, Vanderbilt
160 WR Reed Harris, Arizona State
161 RB Duncan Brune, Ohio
162 RB Kanye Udoh, Liberty
163 DST Ohio State – DST, Ohio State
164 WR Chrishon McCray, Michigan State
165 QB Rodney Tisdale, WKU
166 WR Tre Richardson, Louisville
167 QB Nathan Hayes, North Dakota State
168 RB Javen Jacobs, Utah State
169 WR Shelton Sampson, Louisiana
170 RB Roderick Robinson, UAB
171 WR Keshaun Singleton, Auburn
172 WR Isaiah Horton, Texas A&M
173 RB King Miller, USC
174 WR Braden Pegan, Utah
175 RB Gideon Davidson, Clemson
176 RB Patrick Martin, South Alabama
177 WR Hilton Alexander, Ole Miss
178 WR Chris Henry, Ohio State
179 WR Anthony Garcia, Utah State
180 QB Rocco Becht, Penn State
181 WR Mike Matthews, Tennessee
182 QB Luke Weaver, San Jose State
183 QB Michael Hawkins, West Virginia
184 TE Benjamin Brahmer, Penn State
185 WR Louis Brown, Baylor
186 QB Hauss Hejny, Colorado State
187 RB J’Koby Williams, Texas Tech
188 TE Grant Hollier, Georgia State
189 QB Jaylen Raynor, Iowa State
190 RB Jeremiah Cobb, Auburn
191 RB Jamar Curtis, Sacramento State
192 RB Daniel Hill, Alabama
193 RB Dierre Hill, Oregon
194 WR TJ Moore, Clemson
195 WR Dallas Wilson, Florida
196 QB JC French, Cincinnati
197 WR Jackson Harris, LSU
198 WR Junior Sherrill, Vanderbilt
199 WR Jmariyae Robinson, Missouri State
200 RB Owen Allen, Air Force
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Defenses | Kickers | Fiutak’s Draft

Quarterback Fantasy Rankings

1 Brad Jackson, Texas State
2 Arch Manning, Texas
3 Devon Dampier, Utah
4 Liam Szarka, Air Force
5 Drew Mestemaker, Oklahoma State
6 Nick Minicucci, Delaware
7 Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss
8 Conner Weigman, Houston
9 Demond Williams, Washington
10 Sam Leavitt, LSU
11 LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina
12 Marcel Reed, Texas A&M
13 John Mateer, Oklahoma
14 Darian Mensah, Miami
15 Kamario Taylor, Mississippi State
16 Avery Johnson, Kansas State
17 Caden Veltkamp, Florida Atlantic
18 Byrum Brown, Auburn
19 Julian Sayin, Ohio State
20 Dante Moore, Oregon
21 Bryce Underwood, Michigan
22 Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, Marshall
23 Kevin Jennings, SMU
24 Cale Hellums, Army
25 Caden Creel, Jacksonville State
26 Braxton Woodson, Navy
27 Josh Hoover, Indiana
28 Quinn Henicle, Old Dominion
29 Jayden Maiava, USC
30 CJ Carr, Notre Dame
31 Bear Bachmeier, BYU
32 Gunner Stockton, Georgia
33 Colton Joseph, Wisconsin
34 Will Hammond, Texas Tech
35 Cameran Brown, Georgia State
36 D’Wayne Lunch Winfield, Louisiana
37 Micah Alejado, Hawaii
38 DJ Lagway, Baylor
39 Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, Cal
40 Keelon Russell, Alabama
41 Noah Fifita, Arizona
42 Malik Washington, Maryland
43 Mason Heintschel, Pitt
44 CJ Bailey, NC State
45 Anthony Colandrea, Nebraska
46 Owen McCown, UTSA
47 Alonza Barnett, UCF
48 Nico Iamaleava, UCLA
49 Broc Lowry, Western Michigan
50 Roman Gagliano, Middle Tennessee
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Running Back Fantasy Rankings

1 Caleb Hawkins, Oklahoma State
2 Kewan Lacy, Ole Miss
3 Cam Cook, West Virginia
4 DeSean Bishop, Tennessee
5 Jadan Baugh, Florida
6 Antwan Raymond, Rutgers
7 LJ Martin, BYU
8 Jordan Marshall, Michigan
9 Aneyas Williams, Notre Dame
10 Justice Haynes, Georgia Tech
11 Isaac Brown, Louisville
12 Mark Fletcher, Miami
13 Darius Taylor, Minnesota
14 Caleb Komolafe, Northwestern
15 Nate Sheppard, Duke
16 Lucky Sutton, San Diego State
17 Jai’den Thomas, UNLV
18 Ahmad Hardy, Missouri
19 Makhi Hughes, Houston
20 Ja’Kyrian Turner, Pitt
21 Dylan Riley, Boise State
22 Bo Jackson, Ohio State
23 Joe Jackson, Kansas State
24 Jalen Buckley, Western Michigan
25 Cameron Dickey, Texas Tech
26 Austyn Dendy, Bowling Green
27 Jordon Davison, Oregon
28 Wayshawn Parker, Utah
29 Kendrick Raphael, SMU
30 Waymond Jordan, USC
31 Will Henderson, UTSA
32 Nate Frazier, Georgia
33 Evan Dickens, Boston College
34 Duke Scott, NC State
35 Cam Edwards, Michigan State
36 Adam Mohammed, Cal
37 Carson Hansen, Penn State
38 Ashton Gray, East Carolina
39 CJ Miller, Toledo
40 Kamari Moulton, Iowa
41 Jamauri McClure, Tulane
42 Jeremy Payne, TCU
43 Fluff Bothwell, Mississippi State
44 Jordan Gant, Akron
45 Jahiem White, North Texas
46 Marcellous Hawkins, Virginia Tech
47 Jaquari Lewis, App State
48 DJ Scott, North Dakota State
49 Wayne Knight, UCLA
50 Kyson Brown, Arizona State
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Wide Receiver Fantasy Rankings

1 Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State
2 Malachi Toney, Miami
3 Cam Coleman, Texas
4 Amare Thomas, Houston
5 Wyatt Young, Oklahoma State
6 Easton Messer, Florida Atlantic
7 Beau Sparks, Texas State
8 KJ Duff, Rutgers
9 Isaiah Sategna, Oklahoma
10 Nick Marsh, Indiana
11 Duce Robinson, Florida State
12 Chris Dawn, Texas State
13 Ryan Coleman-Williams, Alabama
14 Nyck Harbor, South Carolina
15 Mario Craver, Texas A&M
16 Charlie Becker, Indiana
17 Jordan Dwyer, TCU
18 Bryant Wesco, Clemson
19 David Amador, UTSA
20 Cooper Barkate, Miami
21 Ian Strong, Cal
22 Yamir Knight, SMU
23 Omarion Miller, Arizona State
24 Sean Wilson, Delaware
25 Anthony Evans, Mississippi State
26 Pofele Ashlock, Hawaii
27 Griffin Wilde, Northwestern
28 Ryan Wingo, Texas
29 Braylon Staley, Tennessee
30 Tre Spivey, Arizona
31 Dakorien Moore, Oregon
32 Tanook Hines, USC
33 Danny Scudero, Colorado
34 Dezmen Roebuck, Washington
35 Evan Stewart, Oregon
36 Dre’lon Miller, Baylor
37 Jayce Brown, LSU
38 Deondre Johnson, Jacksonville State
39 Audric Harris, Hawaii
40 Andrew Marsh, Michigan
41 Carlos Hernandez, Wake Forest
42 Reed Harris, Arizona State
43 Chrishon McCray, Michigan State
44 Tre Richardson, Louisville
45 Shelton Sampson, Louisiana
46 Keshaun Singleton, Auburn
47 Isaiah Horton, Texas A&M
48 Braden Pegan, Utah
49 Hilton Alexander, Ole Miss
50 Chris Henry, Ohio State
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Tight End Fantasy Rankings

1 Trey’Dez Green, LSU
2 DJ Vonnahme, Iowa
3 Jamari Johnson, Oregon
4 Terrance Carter, Texas Tech
5 Dylan Wade, UCF
6 Benjamin Brahmer, Penn State
7 Grant Hollier, Georgia State
8 Garrett Oakley, Kansas State
9 Jeremiah Hasley, Duke
10 Patrick Overmyer, Houston
11 Juice Vereen, Colorado State
12 Luke Reynolds, Virginia Tech
13 Dorian Fleming, Maryland
14 Peter Clarke, Temple
15 Daequan Wright, LSU
16 Walker Lyons, BYU
17 Brett Norfleet, Missouri
18 Randy Pittman, SMU
19 Rocky Beers, Oklahoma
20 Brody Foley, Louisville
21 Willie Rodriguez, Kentucky
22 Dorian Thomas, Cal
23 Cooper Flanagan, Notre Dame
24 Cade Keith, New Mexico
25 Michael Masunas, Texas
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Defense and Special Teams Fantasy Rankings

1 Notre Dame
2 Texas Tech
3 Ohio State
4 Miami
5 Indiana
6 Oklahoma
7 Georgia
8 Texas
9 Toledo
10 Old Dominion
11 Oregon
12 Penn State
13 Iowa
14 BYU
15 Clemson
16 Alabama
17 Fresno State
18 Michigan
19 LSU
20 Kansas State
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Kicker Fantasy Rankings

1 Stone Harrington, Texas Tech
2 Lucas Carneiro, Ole Miss
3 Peyton Woodring, Georgia
4 Nicolas Radicic, Indiana
5 Tate Sandell, Oklahoma
6 Spencer Porath, Notre Dame
7 Cooper Ranvier, Tennessee
8 Trey Butkowski, Michigan
9 Gage Hurych, Oregon
10 Tyler Robles, Washington
11 Connor Hawkins, Ohio State
12 Scott Starzyk, LSU
13 Aidan Birr, Georgia Tech
14 Ryon Sayeri, USC
15 Alex McPherson, Auburn
16 Gianni Spetic, Texas
17 Luis Rodriguez, Kansas State
18 Michael Petro, UTSA
19 Nico Gramatica, USF
20 Jack Olsen, Miami
2026 College Fantasy Football Rankings
Top 200 | QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs
Defenses | Kickers | Fiutak’s Draft

Pete Fiutak’s College Football Fantasy Draft

1 Caleb Hawkins, RB Oklahoma State
I’ve learned over the years that you can’t fix running back, and there are always good quarterbacks later. I don’t think Hawkins matches his North Texas production at Oklahoma State, but it was either him or West Virginia’s Cam Cook.
2 Makhi Hughes, RB Houston
The quarterback run before I got Hughes was massive. Got a top running back at the right time (but I desperately wanted San Diego State RB Lucky Sutton to fall to me – he didn’t).
3 Byrum Brown, QB Auburn
I don’t know if he’ll produce like he did at USF, but I’ll take the decent third-round shot to find out.
4 Carson Hansen, RB Penn State
It was sort of a dead zone in the draft, and I knew I’d get a good quarterback coming back around. Jacked to get the Iowa State-turned-Penn State main back.
5 Colton Joseph, QB Wisconsin
LOVE quarterbacks who are elite runners – even if he’s getting benched Week 1 for me against Notre Dame. Quarterbacks were starting to thin out.
6 CJ Bailey, QB NC State
Now I’m going best player available. I know I’ll get a good running back coming back, and Bailey is a safe-producing No. 3 QB option – we play three in this league.
7 Wayne Knight, RB UCLA
Completely and totally jacked to get the former James Madison back here. He’ll be one of the main men for the new UCLA attack.
8 Gideon Davidson, RB Clemson
At this point, I want starting running backs, but I’m about to get crushed on wide receivers.
9 Chris Henry Jr., WR Ohio State
Yup. Right after I went Davidson, the run on receivers kicked in. I’ll take the chance that Henry Jr. really is the next big thing.
10 Jordan Napier, WR San Diego State
I’m banking on my theory that the SDSU offense that was decimated by injuries last year is about to do the AztecFast thing under head coach Sean Lewis.
11 Eric Singleton, WR Florida
For the next few rounds, I’m just going for the best receivers I can get.
12 Devin McCuin, WR Ohio State
Heaven have mercy on my soul if I got the Buckeye receiver call wrong with Brandon Inniss still on the board.
13 Lucas Carneiro, PK Ole Miss
I’m not messing around with kickers. Carneiro might attempt more field goals than anyone this year, but there’s one brutal problem here. Tennessee named Faizon Brandon the starting quarterback, literally, five minutes after I made this pick.
14 Kaden Feagin, TE/RB Illinois
Tight end is a bit of an empty position in college fantasy football, so I’m trying to get cute here. Feagin – a former running back turned tight end – might get goal line carries as a power runner.
15 Cutter Boley, QB Arizona State
He won’t be Sam Leavitt, but the starting Arizona State quarterback will produce. He’s a great matchup play.
16 Dom Henry, WR Florida Atlantic
Shocked he didn’t go earlier. Florida Atlantic will wing the ball all around the yard.
17 BYU Defense
I wasn’t going to mess around anymore. BYU’s defense should be one of the late-round stars of this draft.
18 Sutton Smith, RB Arkansas
At this point, I’m taking a potential RB1 for a power team if I can get him.
19 Drake Lindsey, QB Minnesota
If he’s really the first round NFL talent he’s projected to be with a big season, here’s a late shot at the stars.
20 Landen Chambers, RB UCF
Last round, Chambers probably starts early on for Scott Frost. (However, I quickly dumped him for San Diego State quarterback Jayden Denegal, who’s playing Portland State in Week 1).