Updated 2023 College Fantasy Football Rankings
With the 2023 College Football season looming, here are my updated CFF positional rankings sorted by tiers:
QUARTERBACKS |
TIER 1 |
Caleb Williams, USC |
Drake Maye, UNC |
Michael Penix, Washington |
Frank Harris, UTSA |
Tyler Shough/Behren Morton, Texas Tech |
Riley Leonard, Duke |
TIER 2 |
Michael Pratt, Tulane |
Cam Ward, Washington State |
Joe Milton, Tennessee |
Cade Klubnik, Clemson |
Jayden Daniels, LSU |
John Rhys Plumlee, UCF |
Preston Stone, SMU |
DJ Irons, Akron |
TIER 3 |
Kyle McCord/Devin Brown, Ohio State |
Mitch Griffis, Wake Forest |
Grayson McCall, CCU |
Davis Brin/Beau Allen, Georgia Southern |
Brennan Armstrong, NC State |
Jaxson Dart/Spencer Sanders, Ole Miss |
Dequan Finn, Toledo |
Chandler Morris, TCU |
TIER 4 |
Will Howard, Kansas State |
JJ McCarthy, Michigan |
Tyler Van Dyke, Miami |
Sam Hartman, Notre Dame |
Jack Plummer, Louisville |
Jeff Sims, Nebraska |
Quinn Ewers/Arch Manning, Texas |
Malik Hornsby/TJ Finley, Texas State |
Devin Leary, Kentucky |
Darren Grainger, Georgia State |
Casey Thompson, Florida Atlantic |
Drew Allar, Penn State |
Carson Beck, Georgia |
EJ Warner, Temple |
Cooper Legas, Utah State |
Conner Weigman, Texas A&M |
TIER 5 |
Garrett Shrader, Syracuse |
Carter Bradley, USA |
Seth Henigan, Memphis |
Cam Rising, Utah |
Hudson Card, Purdue |
Brayden Schager, Hawaii |
Jordan McCloud, James Madison |
Sam Jackson, Cal |
Clay Millen, Colorado State |
Byrum Brown, USF |
Dante Moore/Ethan Garbers, UCLA |
Garrett Greene, West Virginia |
Will Rogers, Mississippi State |
DJ Uiagalelei, Oregon State |
JJ Kohl, Iowa State |
TIER 6 |
Ty Simpson, Alabama |
Diego Pavia, New Mexico State |
Gavin Hardison, UTEP |
Brett Gabbert, Miami (OH) |
Bert Emmanuel Jr, Central Michigan |
Rocky Lombardi, Northern Illinois |
Payton Thorne/Robby Ashford, Auburn |
Cole Snyder, Buffalo |
Drew Pyne/Trenton Bourget, Arizona State |
Grant Wilson, Old Dominion |
Mason Garcia, ECU |
Jalen Mayden, San Diego State |
Brady Cook, Missouri |
Zion Webb/Logan Smothers, Jacksonville State |
TIER 7 |
Stone Earle, North Texas |
Cam Fancher, Marshall |
Blake Shapen, Baylor |
Athan Kaliakmanis, Minnesota |
Kedon Slovis, BYU |
Katin Houser, Mich State |
Ari Patu, Stanford |
Phil Jurkovec, Pitt |
Mikey Keene, Fresno State |
Kaidon Salter, Liberty |
AJ Swann, Vanderbilt |
Alan Bowman/Garrett Rangel |
Zach Wilcke, USM |
Graham Mertz, Florida |
RUNNING BACKS |
TIER 1 |
Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss |
Rasheen Ali, Marshall |
Raheim Sanders, Arkansas |
Braelon Allen, Wisconsin |
Blake Corum, Michigan |
Damien Martinez, Oregon State |
Trey Benson, Florida State |
Frank Gore Jr, Southern Miss |
Sieh Bangura, Ohio |
TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State |
Ja'Quinden Jackson/Micah Bernard, Utah |
Will Shipley/Phil Mafah, Clemson |
Nick Singleton, Penn State |
Marquez Cooper, Ball State |
Audric Estime, Notre Dame |
CJ Donaldson, West Virginia |
TIER 2 |
Kevorian Barnes/Rocko Griffin/Brandon High, UTSA |
LeQuint Allen, Syracuse |
Samson Evans, Eastern Michigan |
Rodney Hammond, Pitt |
Kaleb Johnson, Iowa |
Antario Brown, NIU |
Re'Mahn Davis, Kentucky |
Jase McClellan/Roydell Williams/Justice Haynes, Alabama |
Michael Wiley/Jonah Coleman, Arizona |
RJ Harvey, UCF |
Treshaun Ward/DJ Giddens, Kansas State |
Donovan Edwards, Michigan |
Jarquez Hunter/Damari Alston, Auburn (SUSP) |
Bucky Irving/Noah Whittington, Oregon |
La'Damian Webb, South Alabama |
Jalen White, Georgia Southern |
TIER 3 |
Jermaine Brown Jr, UAB |
Jalen White, Georgia Southern |
Blake Watson/Jeyvon Ducker, Memphis |
Marshawn Lloyd, USC |
Cartevious Norton, Iowa State |
George Holani, Boise State |
Alton McCaskill, Colorado |
Cedric Baxter,/Jonathan Brooks, Texas |
Devin Neal/Daniel Hishaw, Kansas |
Jaylen Knighton/LJ Johnson/Camar Wheaton, SMU |
Ashaad Clayton, Tulane |
Tylan Hines, Hawaii |
Tommarion Harden, UCLA |
Ashton Jeanty, Boise State (RB2) |
Miyan Williams, Ohio State (RB2) |
Kimani Vidal, Troy |
Marcus Carroll, Georgia State |
Richard Reese, Baylor |
Jo'quavious Marks, Mississippi State |
Ollie Gordon/Jaden Nixon, Oklahoma State |
Jaydn Ott, Cal |
Carson Steele, UCLA (RB2) |
E.J. Smith, Stanford |
Nate Noel, Appalachian State |
John Lee Eldridge, Air Force |
Devon Mockobee, Purdue |
Nakia Watson/Jaylen Jenkins, Washington State |
Sean Tyler/Zach Evans, Minnesota |
Frank Peasant, Middle Tennessee |
Logan Diggs/Josh Williams, LSU |
Larry McCammon/Kobe Lewis, FAU |
Aidan Robbins/Miles Davis, BYU |
Roman Hemby, Maryland |
Malik Sherrod/Damien Moore, Fresno State |
Javonte Barnes, Oklahoma |
Jabari Small/Jaylen Wright, Tennessee |
Josh McCray/Reggie Love III, Illinois |
Gavin Sawchuk, Oklahoma (RB2) |
Emani Bailey/Tre Sancers, TCU |
Trevor Etienne/Montrell Johnson, Florida |
Kaytron Allen, Penn State (RB2) |
Dillon Johnson/Cameron Davis, Washington |
Jarquez Stuart/Micah Kelly, Toledo |
Cameron Skattebo, Arizona State |
Kairee Robinson, SJSU |
Omarion Hampton/Elijah Green, UNC |
Branson Robinson/Kendall Milton/Daijun Edwards, Georgia |
Gabe Ervin/Anthony Grant, Nebraska |
TIER 5 |
Marlon Gunn/Rahjai Harris, ECU |
Austin Jones, USC (RB2) |
Edward Saydee, Temple |
Tahj Brooks, Texas Tech |
Henry Parrish/Don Chaney, Miami |
Jamari Ferrell/DQ James, Wyoming (Waylee INJ) |
Vincent Davis, UNLV |
Anthony Watkins, Tulsa |
Justice Ellison, Wake Forest |
Corey Kiner/Miles Montgomery, Cincinnati |
Stacy Sneed/Brandon Campbell/Tony Mathis Jr, Houston |
Samuel Brown V, Rutgers |
Cam Porter, Northwestern |
Dontavious Braswell/Dakareon Joyner, South Carolina |
Anwar Lewis, Jacksonville State |
Jaylen Coleman/Jordan Waters, Duke |
Kadarius Calloway, Old Dominion |
Xavier Williams/Ky Thomas, Kent State |
Cody Schrader/Tavorus Jones/Nathaniel Peat, Missouri |
TIER 6 |
Ikaika Ragsdale/Oscar Adaway, North Texas |
Kaelon Black, James Madison |
Victor Rosa, UConn |
Lorenzo Lingard/Clyde Price, Akron |
Avery Morrow, Colorado State |
Quentin Cooley, Liberty |
Marquis Crosby, Louisiana Tech |
Bhayshul Tuten/Chance Black, Virginia Tech |
Amari Daniels/Le'Veon Moss/Ruben Owens, Texas A&M |
Marion Lukes, Central Michigan |
Sean Dollars, Nevada |
TIER 7 |
Robert Briggs/Davon Booth/Jordan Wilmore, Utah State |
Nay'Quan Wright/Kelly Joiner, USF |
Braydon Bennett/Reese White, CCU |
Jordan Waters/Jaylen Coleman, Duke |
Dakareon Joyner/Dontavius Braswell, South Carolina |
Kadarius Callaway, ODU |
Nathan Carter/Jaren Mangham/Jalen Berger, Michigan State |
Deion Hankins, UTEP (RB/WR) |
Jaison Patterson/Terion Stewart, Bowling Green |
Dre'Lynn Washington, Louisiana |
Mike Washington/Ron Cook Jr, Buffalo |
Davion Ervin-Poindexter, Western Kentucky |
Keyon Mozee, Miami (OH) |
Pat Garwo, Boston College |
TIER 8 |
Keshawn King, Western Michigan |
Maurice Turner/Jawhar Jordan, Louisville |
Deion Hankins, UTEP (RB/WR) |
Shadrick Byrd, Charlotte |
Anwar Lewis/Malk Jackson, Jackson State |
John Gentry, Sam Houston State |
Ari Broussard/Juwa Otoviano, Rice |
Michael Allen/Jordan Houston, NC State |
Dontae Smith/Trevion Cooley, Georgia Tech |
WIDE RECEIVERS |
Marvin Harrison, Ohio State |
Malachi Corley, Western Kentucky |
Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State |
Tory Horton, Colorado State |
Rome Odunze, Washington |
Jalen McMillan, Washington |
Squirrel White, Tennessee |
Mallik Nabers, LSU |
Jacob Cowing, Arizona |
Xavier Worthy, Texas |
Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona |
TIER 1 |
Jahmal Banks, Wake Forest |
Derwin Burgess, Georgia Southern |
Matthew Golden, Houston |
Alex Adams, Akron |
Devontez Walker, UNC |
De'Corian Clark, UTSA |
Joshua Cephus, UTSA |
Sam Wiglusz, Ohio |
TIER 2 |
Tyrin Smith, UTEP |
DT Sheffield, Washington State |
Jalil Farooq, Oklahoma |
Luther Burden, Missouri |
Luke McCaffrey, Rice |
Keon Coleman, Florida State |
Jordan Kerley, SMU |
Khaleb Hood, Georgia Southern |
Troy Franklin, Oregon |
Jerand Bradley, Texas Tech |
Evan Stewart, Texas A&M |
Elijah Badger, Arizona State |
Dorian Singer, USC |
Barion Brown, Kentucky |
Jamari Thrash, Louisville |
TIER 3 |
Antwane Wells Jr. South Carolina |
Antonio Williams, Clemson |
Terrell Vaughn, Utah State |
Justin Lockhart, San Jose State |
Bru McCoy, Tennessee |
Ashtyn Hawkins, Texas State |
Lahjontay Wester, FAU |
Devin Voisin, South Alabama |
Corey Rucker, Arkansas State |
Drae McCray, Texas Tech |
Daniel George, Akron |
Jabre Barber, Troy |
Jeremiah Hunter, Cal |
Jerjuan Newton, Toledo |
Michael Mathison, Western Kentucky |
Sam Pinckney, Coastal Carolina |
Dont'e Thornton, Tennessee |
Trayvon Rudolph, Northern Illinois |
Johnny Wilson, Florida State |
TIER 4 |
Colbie Young, Miami |
Nate McCollum, UNC |
Cam Camper, Indiana |
Chimere Dike, Wisconsin |
J. Michael Sturdivant |
Malik Benson, Alabama |
Brenden Rice, USC |
Adonai Mitchell, Texas |
Savion Williams, TCU |
Will Sheppard, Vanderbilt |
Ja'Lynn Polk, Washington |
Tre Harris, Ole Miss |
Malachi Jones, Tulsa |
Montana Lemonious-Craig, Arizona |
Jared Brown, Coastal Carolina |
Caullin Lacy, South Alabama |
Andre Green/Blackwell, UNC |
Justus Ross-Simmons, Colorado State |
Cyrus Allen, Louisiana Tech |
Jordan Hudson, SMU |
Isaiah Williams, Illinois |
TIER 5 |
Julian Fleming, Ohio State |
Jalon Calhoun, Duke |
Xavier Weaver, Colorado |
Isaiah Hamilton, Washington State |
KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Penn State |
Javon Baker, UCF |
Tez Johnson, Oregon |
Ainias Smith, Texas A&M |
Odieu Hilaire, Bowling Green |
Wesley Grimes, Wake Forest |
Kyle Williams, Wazzu |
Reggie Brown, James Madison |
Moose Muhammad, Texas A&M |
Monaray Baldwin, Baylor |
Isaiah Bond, Alabama |
Tanner Knue, Eastern Michigan |
Amad Anderson, Temple |
Tahj Washington, USC |
Taylor Morin, Wake Forest |
Samuel Brown, Houston |
KC Concepcion, NC State |
TIER 6 |
Terell Timmons, NC State |
TJ Sheffield, Purdue |
Trey Cleveland, North Texas |
Bradley Rozner, NC State |
Dante Wright, Temple |
Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State |
Jake Bailey, SMU |
RIcky White, UNLV |
Tobias Merriweather, Notre Dame |
Anthony Gould, Oregon State |
Noah Thomas, Texas A&M |
Isaac TesLaa, Arkansas |
Kody Epps, BYU |
CJ Daniels, Liberty |
Jacoby Jones, Ohio |
Raimel Keyton, Tennessee |
Ladd McConkey, Georgia |
Will Pauling, Wisconsin |
Ja'Varrius Johnson, Auburn |
Ayden WIlliams, Ole Miss (FR) |
Jordan Moore, Duke |
Myles Price, Texas Tech |
TIGHT ENDS |
TIER 1 |
Oronde Gadsden, Syracuse (WR/TE) |
Brock Bowers, Georgia |
Dalvin Smith, Western Kentucky (WR/TE) |
Ja'Tavion Sanders, Texas |
Brant Kuithe, Utah |
Luke Lachey, Iowa |
Jalin Conyers, Arizona State |
Mason Taylor, LSU |
RJ Maryland, SMU |
Jake Bringingstool, Clemson |
Colston Loveland, Michigan |
TIER 2 |
Jaheim Bell, Florida State |
David Martin-Robinson, Temple |
Ben Yurosek, Stanford |
Brady Hunt, Ball State |
Tanner McLachlan, Arizona |
Oscar Cardenas, UTSA |
Thomas Yassmin, Utah |
Cory Dychess, Maryland |
Bryson Nesbit, UNC |
Theo Johnson, Penn State |
Austin Stogner, Oklahoma |
Mason Fairchild, Kansas |
Tanner Koziol, Ball State |
Ben Sinnott, Kansas State |
Harold Fannin, Bowling Green (Goalline - 4 TDs) |
TIER 3 |
CJ Dippre, Alabama |
Jack Velling, Oregon State |
Dallin Holker, Colorado State |
Trent Penix, NC State |
Isaac Rex, BYU |
Shane Calhoun, ECU |
George Takacs, Boston College |
Cade Stover, Ohio State |
Terrence Ferguson, Oregon |
Trey Knox, South Carolina |
Mitchell Evans, Notre Dame |
Brevyn Spann-Ford, Minnesota |
Chad Metayer, Cincinnati |
TIER 4 |
Gavin Bartholemew, Pitt |
Rivaldo Fairweather, Auburn |
Oscar Delp, Georgia |
John McAfee, Georgia Southern |
Jared Wiley, TCU |
Riley Smith, Boise State |
Josiah Miamen, FIU |
Jordan Smith, Temple (WR/TE) |
Caden Prieskorn, Ole Miss |
Var'Kese Gumms, Arkansas |
Jack Westover, Washington |
TIER 5 |
Michael Trigg, Ole Miss |
Elijah Arroyo, Miami |
Jaleel Skinner, Miami |
Johnny Langan, Rutgers |
Clay Cundiff, Wisconsin |
River Helms, Western Kentucky |
Thomas Fidone/Arik Gilbert, Nebraska |
