Second Down: 2022 College Fantasy Football Player Rankings

In 14 years playing and nearly a decade providing rankings for college fantasy football, I have never seen so much early interest in the hobby on Twitter and Podcasts for the upcoming season. Therefore, I decided to compile my 2022 College Fantasy Football Player Rankings earlier than ever—in the past, I published after the NFL Draft—for those interested in early drafts and preparation.

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With the rise of campus2canton, Devy, Best Ball, and DFS, fantasy enthusiasts are craving information to read and leagues to join. In order to make the transition into a new fantasy format, College Fantasy Football player rankings provide an easy access point into the game.

My Under-the-Radar Favorites

While the nation watches the NCAA Tournament, I have been researching college teams, offensive schemes and players for my rankings. Of course, I noticed that there are overlooked performers who I am targeting at current ADP. If all the players listed below remain undervalued in CFF Drafts, I will be selecting the vast majority on my rosters:

Quarterbacks

Phil Jurkovec, Boston College
Darren Grainger, Georgia State
KJ Jefferson, Arkansas

Running Backs

Jirehl Brock, Iowa State
Tajae Spears, Tulane
Devin Neal, Kansas

Wide Receivers

Myles Price, Texas Tech
Rakim Jarrett, Maryland
Puka Nacua, BYU

Tight Ends

Marshon Ford, Louisville
Jaheim Bell, South Carolina

Second Down: 2022 College Fantasy Football Player Rankings

275 players are ranked by position below…Enjoy my fellow CFF diehards!

QB

Rnk	Player	Team
1	CJ Stroud	Ohio State
2	Bryce Young	Alabama
3	Hendon Hooker	Tennessee
4	Caleb Williams	USC
5	Malik Cunningham	Louisville
6	Brennan Armstrong	Virginia
7	Will Rogers	Mississippi St.
8	Dillon Gabriel	Oklahoma
9	Grayson McCall	Coastal Carolina
10	D. Thompson-Robinson	UCLA
11	Cameron Ward	Washington St.
12	Tanner Mordecai	SMU
13	Frank Harris	UTSA
14	Taulia Tagovailoa	Maryland
15	Garrett Shrader	Syracuse
16	Anthony Richardson	Florida
17	Aidan O'Connell	Purdue
18	Jake Haener	Fresno State
19	Clayton Tune	Houston
20	Quinn Ewers	Texas
21	John Rhys Plumlee	UCF
22	Devin Leary	NCSU
23	Will Levis	Kentucky
24	Phil Jurkovec	Boston College
25	Jaren Hall	BYU
26	Dequan Finn	Toledo
27	Austin Reed	WKU
28	Adrian Martinez	Kansas State
29	Tyler Van Dyke	Miami
30	Clay Millen	Colorado State
31	Collin Schlee	Kent State
32	Tyler Buchner	Notre Dame
33	Jaxson Dart	Mississippi
34	Sam Hartman	Wake Forest
35	KJ Jefferson	Arkansas
36	Logan Bonner	Utah State
37	Tyler Shough	Texas Tech
38	Spencer Rattler	South Carolina
39	Cameron Rising	Utah
40	Seth Henigan	Memphis
41	Casey Thompson	Nebraska
42	Chevan Cordeiro	San Jose St.
43	Jordan Travis	Florida State
44	Chandler Morris	TCU
45	Michael Pratt	Tulane
46	Darren Grainger	Georgia State
47	Hunter Dekker	Iowa State
48	Kedon Slovis	Pittsburgh
49	N'Kosi Perry	FAU
50	Spencer Sanders	Oklahoma St.
51	Jayden de Laura	Arizona
52	JT Daniels	West Virginia
53	Jayden Daniels	LSU
54	Grant Wells	Virginia Tech
55	Jeff Sims	Georgia Tech
56	Emory Jones	Arizona State
57	Sean Clifford	Penn State
58	Grant Gunnell	North Texas
59	Blake Shapen	Baylor
60	Bo Nix	Oregon
61	JJ McCarthy	Michigan
62	Brett Gabbert	Miami (OH)
63	Chris Reynolds	Charlotte
64	Payton Thorne	Michigan St.
65	Jacolby Criswell	North Carolina
66	Cammon Cooper	Hawaii
67	Jalon Daniels	Kansas
68	Holton Ahlers	ECU
69	Haynes King	Texas A&M
70	Bryant/Prater	Cincinnati
71	D.J. Uiagalelei	Clemson
72	Ty Keyes	S. Mississippi
73	Huard/Penix	Washington
74	Gerry Bohanon	USF
75	Drake Maye	North Carolina

RB

Rnk	Player	Team
1	Bijan Robinson	Texas
2	TreVeyon Henderson	Ohio State
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	Alabama
4	Lew Nichols	Central Michigan
5	Deuce Vaughn	Kansas State
6	Braelon Allen	Wisconsin
7	Rasheen Ali	Marshall
8	Sean Tucker	Syracuse
9	Zach Charbonnet	UCLA
10	Tavion Thomas	Utah
11	Devon Achane	Texas A&M
12	Will Shipley	Clemson
13	Jordan Mims	Fresno State
14	DeWayne McBride	UAB
15	Zach Evans	Mississippi
16	Tank Bigsby	Auburn
17	Chris Smith	Louisiana
18	Blake Corum	Michigan
19	Braydon Bennett	Coastal Carolina
20	Titus Swen	Wyoming
21	Mohamed Ibrahim	Minnesota
22	Chase Brown	Illinois
23	Keaton Mitchell	ECU
24	Nicholas Singleton	Penn State
25	Camar Wheaton	SMU
26	Nathaniel Peat	Missouri
27	Dominic Richardson	Oklahoma St.
28	Isaiah Bowser	UCF
29	Raheim Sanders	Arkansas
30	Travis Dye	USC
31	Byron Cardwell	Oregon
32	Christopher Brooks	BYU
33	Antario Brown	N. Illinois
34	Kendre Miller	TCU
35	Donovan Edwards	Michigan
36	Corey Kiner	Cincinnati
37	Javyon Ducker	Memphis
38	Jabari Small	Tennessee
39	Montrell Johnson	Florida
40	Devin Neal	Kansas
41	Brad Roberts	Air Force
42	Jirehl Brock	Iowa State
43	Blake Watson	ODU
44	Chris Rodriguez	Kentucky
45	JoQuavious Marks	Mississippi St.
46	Carson Steele	Ball State
47	Jaylan Knighton	Miami
48	Israel Abanikanda	Pittsburgh
49	Marquez Cooper	Kent State
50	Taye McWilliams	Baylor
51	Dedrick Parson	Hawaii
52	Tyjae Spears	Tulane
53	Ellis Merriweather	UMass
54	E.J. Smith	Stanford
55	Billy Brooks	UNC
56	Trevion Cooley	Louisville
57	Gavin Williams	Iowa
58	Camerun Peoples	Appalachian State
59	Chris Tyree	Notre Dame
60	Cartevious Norton	Iowa State
61	Kobe Lewis	Purdue
62	Ulysses Bentley	Mississippi
63	Dylan McDuffie	Georgia Tech
64	Tahj Brooks	Texas Tech
65	Harrison Waylee	Northern Illinois
66	Tye Edwards	UTSA
67	Sean Tyler	Western Michigan
68	Peny Boone	Toledo
69	Pat Garwo III	Boston College
70	Xazavian Valladay	Arizona St.
71	Reese White	Coastal
72	Georgoe Holani	Boise St.
73	Ron Cook	Buffalo
74	Evan Hull	Northwestern
75	Jaren Mangham	USF
76	Malachi Thomas	Virginia Tech
77	Jalen Berger	Michigan State
78	Eric Gray	Oklahoma
79	Frank Gore, Jr.	Southern Miss.
80	La'Darius Jefferson	Western Michigan
81	Kendall Milton	Georgia
82	Markese Irving	Oregon
83	Johnny Ford	FAU
84	Jalen White	Georgia Southern
85	Kimani Vidal	Troy
86	Sieh Bangura	Ohio
87	Jarek Broussard	Michigan State
88	Nate Noel	Appalachian State
89	Jalen Mitchell	Louisville
90	Lexington Joseph	FIU
91	Jordan Houston	NCSU
92	Rahjai Harris	ECU
93	Re'Mahn Davis	Vanderbilt
94	Ryan Montgomery	Cincinnati
95	David Bailey	Colorado State
96	Billy Dozier	Northern Illinois
97	Evan Pryor	Ohio State
98	Terrance Gibbs	Georgia Southern
99	Javontae Barnes	Oklahoma
100	Damien Martinez	Oregon State
101	Jordan McCray	Illinois
102	Treyson Potts	Minnesota
103	Tiyon Evans	Louisville
104	John Emery	LSU
105	Kenan Christon	USC
106	MarShawn Loyd	South Carolina
107	Chance Bell	SDSU
108	Audric Estime	Notre Dame

WR

Rnk	Player	Team
1	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Ohio State
2	Xavier Worthy	Texas
3	Cedric Tillman	Tennessee
4	Kayshon Boutte	LSU
5	Jordan Addison	USC
6	Josh Downs	North Carolina
7	Quentin Johntson	TCU
8	AT Perry	Wake Forest
9	Jermaine Burton	Alabama
10	Myles Price	Texas Tech
11	Marvin Harrison Jr	Ohio State
12	Nathaniel Dell	Houston
13	Jalen Cropper	Fresno St.
14	Zakhari Franklin	UTSA
15	Zay Flowers	Boston College
16	Dante Cephas	Kent State
17	Marvin Mims	Oklahoma
18	Dontayvion Wicks	Virginia
19	Rashee Rice	SMU
20	Jayden Reed	Michigan St.
21	Stefan Cobbs	Boise State
22	Puka Nacua	BYU
23	Parker Washington	Penn State
24	Rakim Jarret	Maryland
25	Mac Hippenhammer	Miami (OH)
26	Malachi Corley	WKU
27	Tayvion Robinson	Kentucky
28	De'Zhaun Stripling	Washington St.
29	Jacob Cowing	Arizona
30	Tyrese Chambers	FIU
31	Ali Jennings	Old Dominion
32	Kris Thorton	JMU
33	Jaden Bray	Oklahoma St.
34	Tory Horton	Colorado St.
35	Mario Williams	USC
36	Trayvon Rudolph	N. Illinois
37	Brian Cobbs	Utah State
38	Keytaon Thompson	Virginia
39	Sam Pinckney	Coastal
40	Luther Burden	Missouri
41	Jayshon Jackson	Ball State
42	Corey Crooms	W. Michigan
43	Jaylon Robinson	Mississippi
44	Broc Thompson	Purdue
45	Mitchell Tinsley	Penn State
46	Xavier Hutchinson	Iowa State
47	Isaiah Neyor	Texas
48	Trey Palmer	Nebraska
49	Kaden Prather	West Virginia
50	Jonathan Mingo	Mississippi
51	B. Ford-Wheaton	WVU
52	Tyler Harrell	Alabama
53	Jalen Wayne	S. Alabama
54	Ryan O'Keefe	UCF
55	Emeka Egbuka	Ohio State
56	Renard Bell	Washington St.
57	Chris Autman-Bell	Minnesota
58	Jake Bobo	UCLA
59	Konata Mumfield	Pittsburgh
60	Te'Vailance Hunt	Arkansas St.
61	Jalen McMillan	Washington
62	Lorenzo Styles, Jr.	Notre Dame
63	Daewood Davis	WKU
64	Ainias Smith	Texas A&M
65	Donovan Greene	Wake Forest
66	Jadon Haselwood	Arkansas
67	Tyrone Tracey	Purdue
68	Hassan Beydoun	E. Michigan
69	Dontay Demus	Maryland
70	Grant DuBose	Charlotte
71	Rara Thomas	Mississippi St.
72	Joshua Moore	SMU
73	Ja'Corey Brooks	Alabama
74	Mathew Golden	Houston
75	Jeff Foreman	Arkansas St.
76	Melquan Stovall	Colorado St.
77	Corey Rucker	South Carolina
78	Jaden Walley	Mississippi St.
79	Tyrin Smith	UTEP
80	Dante Wright	Colorado State
81	Xavier Williams	Utah State
82	Elijah Cooks	San Jose St.
83	Jason Brownlee	S. Mississippi
84	Justin Lockhart	San Jose
85	Beaux Collins	Clemson
86	Zion Bowens	Hawaii
87	Tez Johnson	Troy
88	Shae Wyatt	Tulane
89	Seven McGee	Oregon
90	Joshua Cephus	UTSA
91	Javon Ivory	Memphis
92	Antonio Williams	Clemson
93	Brennan Presley	Oklahoma St.
94	Evan Stewart	Texas A&M
95	Rome Odunze	Washington
96	Dalvin Smith	WKU
97	LV Bunkley-Shelton	Oklahoma
98	Andre Greene, Jr.	North Carolina
99	Jaylen Hall	WKU
100	Gee Scott, Jr.	Ohio State
101	Bru McCoy	Tennessee
102	JoJo Earle	Alabama
103	Agiye Hall	Texas
104	Jalin Hyatt	Tennessee
105	Devontez Walker	Kent State
106	Corey Gammage	Marshall
107	Jay Maclin	North Texas
108	Josh Van	South Carolina
109	Mookie Cooper	Missouri
110	Dallas Dixon	CMU
111	Ronnie Bell	Michigan
112	Theo Wease	Oklahoma
113	NyNy Davis	Utah State
114	Arian Smith	Georgia
115	Tyrone Broden, Jr.	Bowling Green
116	Justin Robinson	Mississippi St.
117	Mehki Fox	Colorado State
118	Jaylen Jones	Virginia Tech
119	Dane Key	Kentucky
120	Haratio Fields	Wake Forest
121	Da'Wain Lofton	Virginia Tech
122	Jaydon Gibson	Oklahoma
123	Dont'e Thornton	Oregon

TE

Rnk	Player	Team
1	Michael Mayer	Notre Dame
2	Brock Bowers	Georgia
3	Michael Trigg	Mississippi
4	Zack Kuntz	ODU
5	Jaheim Bell	South Carolina
6	Marshon Ford	Louisville
7	Benjamin Yurosek	Stanford
8	Sam LaPorta	Iowa
9	Brant Kuithe	Utah
10	Payne Durham	Purdue
11	Gavin Bartholomew	Pittsburgh
12	Joshua Simon	WKU
13	Michael Ezeike	UCLA
14	Isaac Rex	BYU
15	Arik Gilbert	Georgia
16	Tyrick James	Tulane
17	Ryan Jones	ECU
18	Cameron Latu	Alabama
19	Ben Sims	Baylor
20	Grant Misch	Virginia
21	Gary Williams	Colorado St.
22	George Takacs	Boston College
23	Jack Bech	LSU
24	Christian Trahan	Houston
25	Corey Dyches	Maryland
26	Jared Casey	Kansas
27	Joel Wilson	CMU
28	Gee Scott, Jr.	Ohio State
29	Will Mallory	Miami
30	Josh Whyle	Cincinnati
31	Baylor Cupp	Texas Tech
32	Brenton Strange	Penn State
33	Jahleel Billingsley	Texas
34	Theo Johnson	Penn State
35	Mason Tharp	Texas Tech
36	Devin Culp	Washington
37	Xavier Gravette	Coastal
38	Erick All	Michigan
39	Christian Sims	Bowling Green
40	Austin Stogner	South Carolina
41	Brayden Willis	Oklahoma

K

Rnk	Player	Team
1	Noah Ruggles	Ohio State
2	Will Reichard	Alabama
3	Jonah Dalmas	Boise State
4	Jake Moody	Michigan
5	Jack Podlesny	Georgia
6	Tanner Brown	Oklahoma St.
7	Blake Grupe	Notre Dame
8	Alec Stadthaus	USC
9	Chad Ryland	Maryland
10	Dean Janikowski	Washington St.
11	B.T. Potter	Clemson
12	Brayden Narveson	WKU
13	Zach Schmit	Oklahoma
14	Cayden Camper	Colorado St.
15	Christopher Dunn	NCSU
16	Daniel Obarski	UCF
17	Mitchell Fineran	Purdue
18	Chase McGrath	Tennessee
19	Caden Costa	Mississippi
20	Harrison Mevis	Missouri

Def

Rnk	Team
1	Alabama
2	Georgia
3	Clemson
4	Iowa
5	Houston
6	Wisconsin
7	Notre Dame
8	Ohio State
9	Texas A&M
10	Michigan
11	San Diego St.
12	Baylor
13	Boise St.
14	Penn State
15	Kentucky
16	Cincinnati
17	Michigan St.
18	Auburn
19	Utah
20	NCSU

Freshmen

Rnk	Player	Team
1	Nicholas Singleton (RB)	Penn State
2	Luther Burden (WR)	Missouri
3	Andre Greene, Jr. (WR)	North Carolina
4	Ramon Brown (RB)	Maryland
5	Mathew Golden (WR)	Houston
6	Jaydon Blue (RB)	Texas
7	Cartevious Norton (RB)	Iowa State
8	Branson Robinson (RB)	Georgia
9	Evan Stewart (WR)	Texas A&M
10	Raleek Brown (RB)	USC
11	TreVonte' Citizen (RB)	Miami
12	Drew Allar (QB)	Penn State
13	Ty Simpson (QB)	Alabama
14	Antonio Williams (WR)	Clemson
15	Cade Klubnik (QB)	Clemson
16	Jovantae Barnes (RB)	Oklahoma
17	Damien Martinez (RB)	Oregon State
18	Emmanuel Henderson (RB)	Alabama
19	Devin Brown (QB)	Ohio State
20	Shazz Preston (WR)	Alabama
21	Kyion Grayes (WR)	Ohio State
22	Sam Horn (QB)	Missouri
23	Le'Veon Moss (RB)	Texas A&M
24	George Pettaway (RB)	North Carolina
25	Chris Marshall (WR)	Texas A&M
26	Conner Weigman (QB)	Texas A&M