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College Fantasy Football Week 1 Projections and Rankings Matchup-adjusted projections for 2,205 players on 64 modeled teams playing from September 3–7. Rankings are built directly from each projected Yahoo-scoring stat line.
All QB RB WR TE All teams Alabama Arizona Arizona State Arkansas Auburn BYU Baylor Boston College California Cincinnati Clemson Colorado Duke Florida Florida State Georgia Georgia Tech Houston Illinois Indiana Iowa Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Kentucky LSU Louisville Maryland Miami Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Mississippi State Missouri Nebraska Northwestern Notre Dame Ohio State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Ole Miss Oregon Penn State Pitt Purdue Rutgers SMU South Carolina Stanford Syracuse Tennessee Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech UCF UCLA USC Utah Vanderbilt Virginia Tech Wake Forest Washington West Virginia Wisconsin
How to use this: Points and ranks account for the opponent, market-implied team total, game total and expected game script. Positions come from school roster listings and may differ from fantasy-platform eligibility. Confirm late injury and depth-chart news before kickoff.
QB rankings Rank Player Team Matchup Points Pass Yds Pass TD Rush Yds Rush TD 1 Will Hammond Texas Tech vs Abilene Christian 25.5 228 2.5 30 0.7 2 Devon Dampier Utah vs Idaho 24.8 184 2.3 43 0.8 3 Arch Manning Texas vs Texas State 24.5 229 2.6 23 0.5 4 Avery Johnson Kansas State vs Nicholls 24.2 184 2.1 42 0.8 5 Noah Fifita Arizona vs Northern Arizona 24.2 221 2.5 28 0.6 6 Marcel Reed Texas A&M vs Missouri State 24.2 209 2.2 33 0.7 7 Conner Weigman Houston vs Oregon State 23.9 173 2.0 47 0.9 8 LaNorris Sellers South Carolina vs Kent State 23.8 194 1.8 42 0.9 9 Gunner Stockton Georgia vs Tennessee State 23.7 207 2.3 28 0.7 10 John Mateer Oklahoma vs UTEP 23.7 185 1.9 42 0.9 11 Demond Williams Jr. Washington vs Washington State 23.3 188 2.0 36 0.8 12 Byrum Brown Auburn vs Baylor 23.3 216 1.8 37 0.7 13 Julian Sayin Ohio State vs Ball State 23.2 234 2.6 15 0.4 14 Bear Bachmeier BYU vs Utah Tech 23.1 195 1.8 39 0.8 15 Scotty Fox Jr. West Virginia vs Coastal Carolina 22.9 166 1.6 47 1.0 16 Cutter Boley Arizona State vs Morgan State 22.3 194 2.1 30 0.6 17 Mason Heintschel Pitt vs Miami (OH) 22.2 217 2.2 25 0.5 18 Malik Washington Maryland vs Hampton 21.9 232 2.3 18 0.4 19 Josh Hoover Indiana vs North Texas 21.9 190 2.4 21 0.5 20 Jayden Maiava USC vs Fresno State 21.6 234 2.3 16 0.4 21 Trinidad Chambliss Ole Miss vs Louisville 21.5 248 1.6 26 0.5 22 Gio Lopez Wake Forest vs Akron 20.8 181 1.8 29 0.7 23 Rocco Becht Penn State vs Marshall 20.7 182 1.9 27 0.6 24 Katin Houser Illinois vs UAB 20.6 196 2.0 22 0.5 25 Ryan Browne Purdue vs Indiana State 20.2 184 1.8 30 0.6 26 DJ Lagway Baylor @ Auburn 20.2 275 1.9 13 0.2 27 JC French IV Cincinnati vs Boston College 19.9 192 1.7 29 0.5 28 Dylan Lonergan Rutgers vs Massachusetts 19.6 195 2.0 18 0.4 29 Ethan Grunkemeyer Virginia Tech vs VMI 19.4 174 1.7 26 0.6 30 Nico Iamaleava UCLA @ California 19.3 197 1.7 26 0.5
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RB rankings Rank Player Team Matchup Points Carries Rush Yds Rush TD Rec Rec Yds Rec TD 1 Joe Jackson Kansas State vs Nicholls 26.2 20 134 1.2 1.8 23 0.3 2 DeSean Bishop Tennessee vs Furman 25.8 21 126 1.5 1.4 19 0.2 3 LJ Martin BYU vs Utah Tech 25.2 19 118 1.2 2.0 26 0.2 4 Jadan Baugh Florida vs Florida Atlantic 24.3 22 117 1.1 2.0 26 0.3 5 Kewan Lacy Ole Miss vs Louisville 22.9 20 106 1.2 1.8 25 0.2 6 Bo Jackson Ohio State vs Ball State 21.6 19 106 1.1 1.3 17 0.2 7 Antwan Raymond Rutgers vs Massachusetts 21.4 22 104 1.3 1.1 14 0.1 8 Ahmad Hardy Missouri vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff 21.3 20 126 1.2 0.4 5 0.1 9 Wayshawn Parker Utah vs Idaho 21.2 17 120 0.9 1.1 14 0.2 10 Marcellous Hawkins Virginia Tech vs VMI 20.8 19 115 1.0 1.2 15 0.1 11 Fluff Bothwell Mississippi State vs UL Monroe 20.8 22 102 1.2 1.0 13 0.1 12 Darius Taylor Minnesota vs Eastern Illinois 20.7 19 84 1.0 2.1 23 0.3 13 Nate Sheppard Duke vs Tulane 20.2 19 86 1.0 2.0 25 0.2 14 DeJuan Williams Maryland vs Hampton 19.8 14 68 0.7 3.1 37 0.4 15 Kamari Moulton Iowa vs Northern Illinois 19.4 17 100 1.1 1.0 12 0.1 16 Rueben Owens II Texas A&M vs Missouri State 19.1 17 100 1.0 0.9 13 0.1 17 Cameron Dickey Texas Tech vs Abilene Christian 19.1 15 91 1.0 1.2 15 0.2 18 Jordan Marshall Michigan vs Western Michigan 18.7 16 102 1.1 0.7 8 0.1 19 King Miller USC vs Fresno State 18.3 14 89 0.9 1.2 16 0.2 20 Jeremiah Cobb Auburn vs Baylor 18.2 18 104 0.8 1.0 13 0.1 21 Jordon Davison Oregon vs Boise State 17.6 14 82 1.0 1.0 13 0.1 22 Braylen Russell Arkansas vs North Alabama 17.5 15 98 1.0 0.6 8 0.1 23 Turbo Richard Indiana vs North Texas 17.5 16 92 1.1 0.5 7 0.1 24 Ty Clark III Wake Forest vs Akron 17.2 15 77 0.9 1.5 18 0.2 25 Nate Frazier Georgia vs Tennessee State 16.9 16 82 0.9 1.1 13 0.1 26 Sedrick Alexander Vanderbilt vs Austin Peay 16.8 13 79 0.9 1.1 15 0.2 27 J'Koby Williams Texas Tech vs Abilene Christian 16.1 11 68 0.7 1.7 22 0.2 28 Mark Fletcher Jr. Miami @ Stanford 16.0 15 82 0.9 0.9 11 0.1 29 Jamal Rule Nebraska vs Ohio 15.9 17 84 1.0 0.5 7 0.1 30 Antonio Harris Purdue vs Indiana State 15.6 14 76 0.7 1.4 17 0.2
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WR rankings Rank Player Team Matchup Points Rec Rec Yds Rec TD Rush Yds 1 Malachi Toney Miami @ Stanford 17.0 5.1 63 0.7 9 2 Jeremiah Smith Ohio State vs Ball State 16.8 5.1 68 0.8 2 3 Amare Thomas Houston vs Oregon State 14.9 4.8 58 0.7 2 4 Duane Thomas Jr. UCF vs Bethune-Cookman 14.2 3.9 52 0.5 13 5 KJ Duff Rutgers vs Massachusetts 14.2 4.7 59 0.6 0 6 Anthony Evans III Mississippi State vs UL Monroe 14.1 4.3 56 0.6 4 7 Vernell Brown III Florida vs Florida Atlantic 13.4 4.4 56 0.6 0 8 Mario Craver Texas A&M vs Missouri State 13.4 3.4 48 0.5 12 9 Ryan Wingo Texas vs Texas State 13.2 3.8 52 0.6 4 10 Junior Sherrill Vanderbilt vs Austin Peay 12.9 3.8 50 0.6 6 11 Jaron Tibbs Kansas State vs Nicholls 12.8 4.0 52 0.6 0 12 Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma vs UTEP 12.7 4.1 50 0.5 4 13 Coy Eakin Texas Tech vs Abilene Christian 12.6 4.0 52 0.6 0 14 Braylon Staley Tennessee vs Furman 12.6 4.1 54 0.5 0 15 Deuce Alexander Ole Miss vs Louisville 12.6 3.7 51 0.3 12 16 Carlos Hernandez Wake Forest vs Akron 11.8 3.8 47 0.5 2 17 Duce Robinson Florida State vs SMU 11.5 4.3 53 0.3 0 18 Griffin Wilde Northwestern vs South Dakota State 11.5 4.1 47 0.4 0 19 Cam Pickett Kansas vs Long Island University 11.3 3.6 43 0.5 3 20 Joseph Williams Colorado @ Georgia Tech 11.1 4.3 49 0.3 0 21 Yamir Knight SMU @ Florida State 10.9 3.9 48 0.3 0 22 Jordan Faison Notre Dame vs Wisconsin 10.4 3.3 43 0.4 1 23 Mike Matthews Tennessee vs Furman 10.3 3.3 43 0.4 1 24 Jacory Barney Jr. Nebraska vs Ohio 10.1 3.0 36 0.4 7 25 Ryan Coleman-Williams Alabama vs East Carolina 10.0 2.9 38 0.4 6 26 T.J. Moore Clemson @ LSU 9.9 4.0 43 0.2 1 27 Andrew Marsh Michigan vs Western Michigan 9.7 3.2 39 0.4 2 28 Dezmen Roebuck Washington vs Washington State 9.4 3.0 38 0.4 1 29 Ayden Greene Virginia Tech vs VMI 9.4 3.2 39 0.4 0 30 Mikey Matthews UCLA @ California 9.2 3.4 38 0.3 0
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TE rankings Rank Player Team Matchup Points Rec Rec Yds Rec TD Rush Yds 1 Kaden Feagin Illinois vs UAB 11.8 1.3 17 0.2 46 2 Terrance Carter Jr. Texas Tech vs Abilene Christian 9.3 2.9 38 0.4 1 3 Dylan Wade UCF vs Bethune-Cookman 8.4 2.7 36 0.3 0 4 Dorian Fleming Maryland vs Hampton 7.8 2.7 32 0.3 0 5 Garrett Oakley Kansas State vs Nicholls 7.7 2.4 31 0.4 0 6 Mason Mini California vs UCLA 7.5 2.9 33 0.2 0 7 Trey'Dez Green LSU vs Clemson 7.1 2.5 30 0.3 0 8 Decker DeGraaf Washington vs Washington State 6.5 2.1 27 0.3 0 9 Jeremiah Hasley Duke vs Tulane 6.3 2.2 27 0.2 0 10 Brady Hunt South Carolina vs Kent State 6.2 1.8 25 0.2 3 11 Kaelan Chudzinski Boston College @ Cincinnati 6.2 2.4 28 0.2 0 12 Jaden Platt Arkansas vs North Alabama 6.0 1.9 26 0.2 0 13 Ethan Davis Tennessee vs Furman 5.9 1.9 25 0.2 0 14 Luke Lindenmeyer Nebraska vs Ohio 5.9 2.0 24 0.2 0 15 Andrew Rappleyea Penn State vs Marshall 5.9 1.9 24 0.2 0 16 Brett Norfleet Missouri vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff 5.6 1.9 24 0.2 0 17 Jamari Johnson Oregon vs Boise State 5.6 1.8 23 0.2 0 18 Jaleel Skinner Louisville @ Ole Miss 5.5 2.1 25 0.1 0 19 DJ Vonnahme Iowa vs Northern Illinois 5.1 1.7 20 0.2 0 20 Willie Rodriguez Kentucky vs Youngstown State 5.0 1.7 21 0.2 0 21 Christian Bentancur Clemson @ LSU 4.8 2.0 21 0.1 0 22 Caleb Odom Ole Miss vs Louisville 4.8 1.6 23 0.1 0 23 Elija Lofton Miami @ Stanford 4.7 1.5 18 0.2 1 24 Hunter Andrews Utah vs Idaho 4.5 1.0 12 0.1 9 25 Zack Marshall Michigan vs Western Michigan 4.4 1.5 18 0.2 0 26 Zach Atkins Colorado @ Georgia Tech 4.3 1.7 19 0.1 0 27 Cole Spence Vanderbilt vs Austin Peay 3.9 1.2 16 0.2 0 28 Olsen Patt-Henry Clemson @ LSU 3.7 1.5 16 0.1 0 29 Lawson Luckie Georgia vs Tennessee State 3.6 1.2 14 0.2 0 30 George Burhenn Purdue vs Indiana State 3.2 1.1 13 0.1 0
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