Second Down: 2023 College Fantasy Football Rankings

In fifteen years playing college fantasy football, I have never been so excited for an upcoming campaign. With the rise of campus2canton, Devy, Best Ball and CFB DFS, college fantasy football diehards seek information earlier and earlier every year. I have decided to compile my 2023 College Fantasy Football Player Rankings for those interested in preparing for the upcoming season.

I often get DMs asking how to join a CFF league. Alas, some followers are intimidated by the large player pool. I always respond by suggesting a Best Ball league to become familiar with the teams and players across the nation. It is the best way to jump into CFF…you will not be disappointed.

CFF Best Ball League Configuration

22 Draft Rounds

Starting Lineup: 9 Weekly Starters: 2 QBs, 2 RBs, 3 WRs, 1 TE and 1 Flex

Scoring

Passing TD, Rushing TD and Receiving TD: 6 points 

Passing yards: .04 per yard

Rushing & Receiving yards: .10 per yard

In order to further promote our amazing hobby, I will also be hosting the third-annual CFF King’s Classic event at the Fantasy Expo in Canton, Ohio this summer. Look forward to meeting as many friends, colleagues, and CFF diehards as possible. Please come by the Expo, say hello, and watch the draft live.

Undervalued CFF Players

I have participated in three CFF drafts already, and have a solid understanding of the player pool. All the players listed below remain undervalued in drafts. I will target these players in CFF drafts according to the current Average Draft Position (ADP).

Quarterbacks

1. Riley Leonard, Duke
2. Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
3. E.J. Warner, Temple

Running Backs

1. LeQuint Allen, Syracuse
2. Roman Hemby, Maryland
3. Jarquez Hunter, Auburn

Wide Receivers

1. Malik Nabers, LSU
2. Antonio Williams, Clemson
3. Alex Adams, Akron

Tight Ends

1. Caden Prieskorn, Mississippi
2. Luke Lachey, Iowa

 

Twitterverse on Fire!

Among G5 quarterbacks in college fantasy football, Who Ya Got in 2023 drafts?

Dequan Finn, Toledo: 20%

Malik Hornsby, Texas State: 34%

Michael Pratt, Toledo: 28%

Chevan Cordeiro, SJSU: 18%

“Malik Hornsby has so much upside! Really hope it comes together for him this year, but the other three are all probably safer.” @CFBWinningEdge

“What a list! Chevan is the safest.” @aceholesrule

 

2023 College Fantasy Football Rankings

In order to make the transition into a new fantasy format, College Fantasy Football player rankings provide an easy access point into the game. I will update the rankings throughout the spring and summer months to assist CFF managers…Enjoy my fellow CFF diehards!

QB Rankings

Rnk	Player	School
1	Caleb Williams	USC
2	Bo Nix	Oregon
3	Michael Penix Jr.	Washington
4	Frank Harris	UTSA
5	Austin Reed	WKU
6	Drake Maye	North Carolina
7	KJ Jefferson	Arkansas
8	Riley Leonard	Duke
9	Jordan Travis	Florida State
10	Jayden Daniels	LSU
11	Kurtis Rourke	Ohio
12	Dillon Gabriel	Oklahoma
13	Cade Klubnik	Clemson
14	Kyle McCord	Ohio State
15	Joe Milton	Tennessee
16	Jalon Daniels	Kansas
17	Dequan Finn	Toledo
18	Michael Pratt	Tulane
19	Tyler Shough	Texas Tech
20	Brennan Armstrong	NC State
21	Quinn Ewers	Texas
22	Malik Hornsby	Texas State
23	Chevan Cordeiro	San Jose State
24	Shedeur Sanders	Colorado
25	Jayden De Laura	Arizona
26	John Rys Plumlee	UCF
27	Donovan Smith	Houston
28	Preston Stone	SMU
29	Cameron Ward	Washington St.
30	Taylen Green	Boise State
31	Sam Hartman	Notre Dame
32	Tanner Mordecai	Wisconsin
33	Devin Leary	Kentucky
34	Grayson McCall	Coastal Carolina
35	Davis Brin	Georgia Southern
36	Garrett Shrader	Syracuse
37	Cameron Rising	Utah
38	Jaxson Dart	Mississippi
39	Milroe/Simpson	Alabama
40	Mitch Griffis	Wake Forest
41	Will Howard	Kansas
42	Will Rogers	Mississippi St.
43	Chandler Morris	TCU
44	Taulia Tagovailoa	Maryland
45	Mikey Keene	Fresno State
46	J.J. McCarthy	Michigan
47	E.J. Warner	Temple
48	Robby Ashford	Auburn
49	Spencer Rattler	South Carolina
50	Moore/Schlee	UCLA
51	Darren Grainger	Georgia State
52	Seth Henigan	Memphis
53	Drew Allar	Penn State
54	DJ Irons	Akron
55	Kaidon Salter	Liberty
56	Hudson Card	Purdue
57	Diego Davia	New Mexico State
58	Conner Weigman	Texas A&M
59	Brady Cook	Missouri
60	Jeff Sims	Nebraska
61	Tyler Van Dyke	Miami
62	Jack Plummer	Louisville
63	Carson Beck	Georgia
64	Emory Jones	Cincinnati
65	Hank Bachmeier	Lousiana Tech

RB Rankings

Rnk	Player	School
1	Quinshon Judkins	Mississippi
2	Raheim Sanders	Arkansas
3	Braelon Allen	Wisconsin
4	Will Shipley	Clemson
5	Kevorian Barnes	UTSA
6	Rasheen Ali	Marshall
7	Blake Corum	Michigan
8	Damien Martinez	Oregon State
9	La'Damian Webb	South Alabama
10	Trey Benson	Florida State
11	Sieh Bangura	Ohio
12	Frank Gore, Jr.	S. Mississippi
13	TreVeyon Henderson	Ohio State
14	Ja'Quinden Jackson	Utah
15	Marquez Cooper	Ball State
16	Nicholas Singleton	Penn State
17	Carson Steele	UCLA
18	Lequint Allen	Syracuse
19	Re'Mahn Davis	Kentucky
20	Rodney Hammond, Jr.	Pittsburgh
21	Samson Evans	Eastern Michigan
22	Devin Neal	Kansas
23	Donovan Edwards	Michigan
24	Roman Hemby	Maryland
25	MarShawn Lloyd	USC
26	Aidan Robbins	BYU
27	Jase McClellan	Alabama
28	Jalen White	Georgia Southern
29	Devin Mockobee	Purdue
30	Jarquez Hunter	Auburn
31	Kaleb Johnson	Iowa
32	CJ Donaldson	Pittsburgh
33	Mar'Keise Irving	Oregon
34	Treshaun Ward	Kansas State
35	Trevor Etienne	Florida
36	Audric Estime	Notre Dame
37	Jabari Small	Tennessee
38	Antario Brown	Northern Illinois
39	Jo'quavious Marks	Mississippi St.
40	Miyan Williams	Ohio State
41	Joshua McCray	Illinois
42	Nakia Watson	Washington St.
43	Ollie Gordon	Oklahoma St.
44	Ashton Jeanty	Boise State
45	Michael Wiley	Arizona
46	RJ Harvey	UCF
47	Jermaine Brown	UAB
48	Cartevious Norton	Iowa State
49	Richard Reese	Baylor
50	Kaytron Allen	Penn State
51	Kimani Vidal	Troy
52	KeShawn King	WMU
53	Zach Evans	Minnesota
54	Jaylan Knighton	SMU
55	Gavin Sawchuk	Oklahoma
56	Nate Noel	Appalachian St.
57	Jaydn Ott	California
58	Jawhar Johnson	Louisville
59	Marlon Gunn	East Carolina
60	Montrell Johnson	Florida
61	Alton McCaskil	Colorado
62	Harrison Waylee	Wyoming
63	Nathan Carter	Michigan State
64	E.J. Smith	Stanford
65	Tre Sanders	TCU
66	Gabe Ervin	Nebraska
67	Tylan Hines	Hawaii
68	Frank Peasant	MTSU
69	Byron Cardwell	California
70	Ashaad Clayton	Tulane
71	Cody Schrader	Missiouri
72	George Holani	Boise State
73	Malik Sherrod	Fresno State
74	Marquis Crosby	Louisiana Tech
75	Kairee Robnson	San Jose State
76	Justice Haynes	Alabama
77	Dae Dae Hunter	n/a
78	Jovantae Barnes	Oklahoma
79	Darius Taylor	Minnesota
80	Anthony Grant	Nebraska

WR Rankings

Rnk	Player	School
1	Marvin Harrison, Jr.	Ohio State
2	Rome Odunze	Washington
3	Malachi Corley	WKU
4	Emeka Egbuka	Ohio State
5	Tory Horton	Colorado St.
6	Jacob Cowing	Arizona
7	Jalen McMillan	Washington
8	Malik Nabers	LSU
9	Zakhari Franklin	n/a
10	Troy Franklin	Oregon
11	Joshua Cephus	UTSA
12	Devontez Walker	North Carolina
13	Antwane Wells, Jr.	South Carolina
14	Squirrel White	Tennessee
15	Sam Wiglusz	Ohio
16	Tetairoa McMillan	Arizona
17	Tyrin Smith	UTEP
18	Dalvin Smith	WKU
19	Oronde Gadsden, II	Syracuse
20	Luther Burden	Missouri
21	Antonio Williams	Clemson
22	Xavier Worthy	Texas
23	Alex Adams	Akron
24	Matthew Golden	Houston
25	Derwin Burgess, Jr.	Georgia Southern
26	Evan Stewart	Texas A&M
27	Elijah Badger	Arizona State
28	Jordan Kelley	SMU
29	Jahmal Banks	Wake Forest
30	Barion Brown	Kentucky
31	Justin Lockhart	San Jose
32	Jamari Thrash	Louisville
33	De'Corian Clark	UTSA
34	J. Michael Sturdivant	UCLA
35	Jail Farooq	Oklahoma
36	Mario Williams	USC
37	Isaiah Williams	Illinois
38	Dante Cephas	Penn State
39	Johnny Wilson	Florida State
40	Keon Coleman	Florida State
41	Luke McCaffrey	Rice
42	Devin Voisin	South Alabama
43	Dorian Singer	USC
44	Sam Pinckney	Coastal Carolina
45	Jerand Bradley	Texas Tech
46	Bru McCoy	Tennessee
47	Nate McCollum	North Carolina
48	Will Sheppard	Vanderbilt
49	Dont'e Thorton	Tennessee
50	Ryan O'Keefe	Boston College
51	Reggie Brown	James Madison
52	Ashtyn Hawkins	Texas State
53	Adonai Mitchell	Texas
54	Khaleb Hood	Georgia Southern
55	Donavon Greene	Wake Forest
56	Tez Johnson	Oregon
57	Tyrese Chambers	Maryland
58	LaJohntay Wester	Florida Atlantic
59	Ja'Corey Brooks	Alabama
60	Anias Smith	Texas A&M
61	Jimmy Horn	Colorado
62	Elijah Spencer	Minnesota
63	Drae McCray	Texas Tech
64	Brenden Rice	USC
65	Tyrone Broden, Jr.	Arkansas
66	Michael Mathison	Western Kentucky
67	Jeremiah Hunter	California
68	Terrell Vaughn	Utah State
69	Chase Roberts	BYU
70	Terrell Timmons, Jr.	NC State
71	Ali Jennings	Virginia Tech
72	Jared Brown	Coastal
73	Odieu Hilaire	Boise State
74	Cam Camper	Indiana
75	Trayvon Rudolph	Northern Illinois
76	Myles Price	Texas Tech
77	Jermaine Burton	Alabama
78	Tim Grear	Fresno State
79	Corey Gammage	Memphis
80	Reggie Brown	James Madison
81	Xavier Weaver	Colorado
82	Jaden Greathouse	Notre Dame

TE Rankings

Rnk	Player	School
1	Brock Bowers	Georgia
2	Ja'Tavion Sanders	Texas
3	Oronde Gadsden, II	Syracuse
4	Brant Kuite	Utah
5	R.J. Maryland	SMU
6	Luke Lachey	Iowa
7	Ben Yurosek	Stanford
8	Jalin Conyers	Ariizona State
9	Corey Dychess	Maryland
10	Brady Hunt	Ball State
11	Bryson Nesbit	UNC
12	Caden Prieskorn	Mississippi
13	Jaheim Bell	Florida State
14	Seydou Traore	Colorado
15	Ben Sinnott	Kansas State
16	Dallin Holker	Colorado St.
17	Michael Trigg	Mississippi
18	Erick All	Iowa
19	Mason Taylor	LSU
20	Jake Briningstool	Clemson
21	Brevyn Spann-Ford	Minnesota
22	Tanner Koziol	Ball State
23	Gavin Bartholomew	Pittsburgh
24	Mitchell Evans	Notre Dame
25	Terrance Ferguson	Oregon
26	Theo Johnson	Penn State
27	Austin Stogner	Oklahoma
28	Cade Stover	Ohio State
29	Rivaldo Fairweather	Auburn
30	Isaac Rex	BYU
31	Christian Sims	Bowling Green
32	C.J. Dippre	Alabama