College football is back! And with it, so is college fantasy football. It’s time for the release of the P5 Pypeline College Fantasy Football Rankings. Get a leg up on your opponents and put yourself in the best position to win your league. Let’s go!
Quarterbacks
- Jalen Hurts – Oklahoma
- Sam Ehlinger – Texas
- Tua Tagovailoa – Alabama
- Justin Herbert – Oregon
- Justin Fields – Ohio State
- Adrian Martinez – Nebraska
- Bryce Perkins – Virginia
- Trevor Lawrence – Clemson
- Khalil Tate – Arizona
- Gage Gubrud – Washington State
- Kellen Mond – Texas A&M
- Alan Bowman – Texas Tech
- Steven Montez – Colorado
- Charlie Brewer – Baylor
- Tommy Devito – Syracuse
- Ian Book – Notre Dame
- Ryan Willis – Virginia Tech
- J.T. Daniels – USC
- Elijah Sindelar – Purdue
- Dorian Thompson-Robinson – UCLA
- Peyton Ramsey – Indiana
- Brock Purdy – Iowa State
- Kelly Bryant – Missouri
- Shea Patterson – Michigan
- Jacob Eason – Washington
- Jamie Newman – Wake Forest
- Feleipe Franks – Florida
- Alex Delton – TCU
- Joe Burrow – LSU
- Sean Clifford – Penn State
Breakdown
Remember, these rankings aren’t based off of who’s the best QB in College Football. If that were the case, Trevor Lawrence would be #1. Speaking of Trevor Lawrence, you might be thinking why is he ranked 8th. T-Law is at #8 is because the rushing attack with Travis Etienne will be so good, that will cut into how much Lawrence actually has to do. Also, expect Clemson to get big leads and possibly use the 2nd string QB often. I like Jalen Hurts at #1 simply because he has a ton of weapons around him, and he plays in the Big 12. Guys like JT Daniels (18th) Sindelar (19th) & DTR (20th) are all great value picks later in a draft. Khalil Tate is a player at #9 who will have a bounce back season, and Justin Fields at #5 is a player that will have a big breakout season.
Running Backs
- Jonathan Taylor – Wisconsin
- Travis Etienne – Clemson
- Eno Benjamin – Arizona State
- JK Dobbins – Ohio State
- Najee Harris – Alabama
- JJ Taylor – Arizona
- Joshua Kelley – UCLA
- CJ Verdell – Oregon
- Jermar Jefferson – Oregon State
- D’Andre Swift – Georgia
- Ricky Slade – Penn State
- Jashaun Corbin – Texas A&M
- Ke’shawn Vaughn – Vanderbilt
- Kennedy Brooks – Oklahoma
- Kylin Hill – Mississippi State
- AJ Dillon – Boston College
- Zack Moss – Utah
- Salvon Ahmed – Washington
- Anthony McFarland – Maryland
- Chuba Hubbard – Oklahoma St
- AJ Rose – Kentucky
- Stevie Scott – Indiana
- Pooka Williams – Kansas
- Larry Roundtree III – Missouri
- Jafar Armstrong – Notre Dame
- Max Borghi – Washington State
- Scottie Phillips – Ole Miss
- Isaiah Bowser – Northwestern
- Cam Akers – Florida State
- Keontay Ingram – Texas
Just Missed
- Lamical Perine – Florida
- Tavien Feaster – South Carolina
- Trey Sermon – Oklahoma
- Reggie Corbin – Illinois
- Mekhi Sargent – Iowa
- Cade Carney – Wake Forest
- Kennedy McCoy – West Virginia
- Mohamed Ibrahim – Minnesota
- Ty Chandler – Tennessee
- Deejay Dallas – Miami
- Rakeem Boyd – Arkansas
The RB spot is deep in College Fantasy Football this season. This was extremely tough to rank, and players in the just missed section could end up being Top 10 easily. I like to look at these factors when ranking:
- Workload / Backup Workload
- Schedule
- How good is the offense?
These Rankings are projections. I’m expecting big breakout seasons from players like Najee Harris, Ricky Slade, AJ Rose, Jashaun Corbin, Kylin Hill and Jafar Armstrong. Other players such as Kennedy Brooks & Trey Sermon I really like and I like the offense they’re in. However, Sermon will eat into Brooks numbers, so I dropped Brooks down to 14. Still expect big seasons statistically from both. A player like Jermar Jefferson at #9 isn’t on the greatest team (Oregon State) but he’s the workhorse back. The same goes for with Ke’shawn Vaughn #13 (Vanderbilt) and Pooka Williams #23 (Kansas). Williams is serving a 1 game suspension which is why I dropped him to #23. Lamical Perine is a guy I love at RB, but the depth Florida has will eat into his overall numbers. And the same goes for D’Andre Swift at Georgia.
Wide Receivers
- Rondale Moore – Purdue
- CeeDee Lamb – Oklahoma
- Laviska Shenault – Colorado
- JD Spielman – Nebraska
- Jerry Jeudy – Alabama
- Justyn Ross – Clemson
- Tylan Wallace – Oklahoma State
- Jalen Reagor – TCU
- Collin Johnson – Texas
- Tay Martin – Washington State
- Tyler Johnson – Minnesota
- Tee Higgins – Clemson
- Jaylen Waddle – Alabama
- Amon Ra. St-Brown – USC
- Denzel Mims – Baylor
- Chris Olave – Ohio State
- TJ Vasher – Texas Tech
- Bryan Edwards – South Carolina
- Damon Hazelton – Virginia Tech
- Kalija Lipscomb – Vanderbilt
- Chase Claypool – Notre Dame
- Isaiah Hodgins – Oregon State
- Sean Riley – Syracuse
- Henry Ruggs III – Alabama
- KJ Hamler – Penn State
- Justin Jefferson – LSU
- TJ Simmons – West Virginia
- Rashod Bateman – Minnesota
- Lynn Bowden – Kentucky
- KJ Hill – Ohio State
- Tamorrian Terry – Florida State
- Emeka Emezie – NC State
- Nico Collins – Michigan
- Nick Westbrook – Indiana
- Joe Reed – Virginia
Tight Ends
- Colby Parkinson – Stanford
- Albert Okwuegbunam – Missouri
- Brycen Hopkins – Purdue
- Pat Freiermuth – Penn State
- Jared Pinkney – Vanderbilt
- Grant Calcaterra – Oklahoma
- Hunter Bryant – Washington
- Jacob Breeland – Oregon
- Jake Ferguson – Wisconsin
- Jack Stoll – Nebraska
- Cheyenne O’Grady – Arkansas
- Brevin Jordan – Miami
- Dalton Keene – Virginia Tech
- Noah Togiai – Oregon State
- Devin Asiasi – UCLA
- Josh Falo – USC
- Brant Kuithe – Utah
- Jelani Woods – Oklahoma State
- Luke Farrell – Ohio State
- Justin Rigg – Kentucky
- Peyton Hendershot – Indiana
- Kyle Pitts – Florida
- Tyler Davis – Georgia Tech
- Miller Forristall – Alabama
- Charlie Woerner – Georgia
Defensive Rankings
- Alabama
- Auburn
- Clemson
- Utah
- Ohio State
- LSU
- Penn State
- Georgia
- Michigan
- Florida
- Michigan State
- Miami
- California
- Texas A&M
- Notre Dame
- TCU
- Virginia
- Oregon
- Syracuse
- Northwestern
- USC
- Kentucky
- Tennessee
- Minnesota
- Iowa
Drafting Tips
What I like to do in a College Fantasy Football Draft is load up on RBs & WRs the first 4-5 rounds. If a good TE drops to you, consider taking them. Last season, I did that and won my 20 team league.
Find a RB you think you could get late who could have a breakout season. Last season, I drafted Eno Benjamin after Round 10 and he ended up being the #1 Fantasy RB (another big reason why I won the league). This season there are 3 RBs who you can draft late that could have Eno Benjamin type seasons.
- Ricky Slade – Penn State
- Jashaun Corbin – Texas A&M
- AJ Rose – Kentucky
DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR TEAMS PLAYERS! One rule of thumb when it comes to Fantasy is “Don’t fall in love with your favorite teams player.” It’s okay to draft one or two if it’s the right spot, but don’t load up with your teams players and have 5-7+ from the same team. (This would kill you on a Bye Week or if your team has a tough match-up). Good luck, and remember to check back for our Pypeline Weekly Fantasy Rankings throughout the year.
