College Fantasy Football: Top 200 Rankings for 2022
Lew Nichols III may not be a household name to casual college football fans but fantasy managers know all about the Central Michigan running back who led the nation in rushing last season.
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With the positional rankings now revealed for the upcoming college fantasy football season, it is time to see how each position stacks up against the other.
Below are the top 200 players for the 2022 season and there is a healthy mix of quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers near the top. While quarterbacks are typically the highest scorers and most valuable commodities in CFF, this blend speaks to the amount of talent returning to college football for the 2022 season.
Athlon Sports contributor and resident college fantasy football expert Mike Bainbridge (@MBainbridgeCFF) is here to help you prepare for the upcoming college fantasy football draft season with our positional rankings. Below is the scoring system used to compile these rankings:
25 passing yards = 1 point
Passing TD = 4 points
10 rushing yards = 1 point
Rushing TD = 6 points
Receptions = 0.5 points per reception
10 receiving yards = 1 point
Receiving TD = 6 points
Sack (Defense/Special Teams) = 1 point
Safety (Defense/Special Teams) = 4 points
4th-Down Stop (Defense/Special Teams) = 0.5 points per stop
Takeaway (Defense/Special Teams) = 2 points for each interception or fumble recovery
Touchdown (Defense/Special Teams) = 6 points
Extra Points Made (Kicker) = 1 point each
Field Goals Made (Kicker) = 3 points each
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2022 College Fantasy Positional Rankings: Top 200 I QB I RB I WR I TE I DEF I K
College Fantasy Football Top 200 Rankings for 2022
| Rk | Name | POS | School |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR | Ohio State |
2 | Bijan Robinson | RB | Texas |
3 | Lew Nichols | RB | Central Michigan |
4 | TreVeyon Henderson | RB | Ohio State |
5 | Caleb Williams | QB | USC |
6 | CJ Stroud | QB | Ohio State |
7 | Rasheen Ali | RB | Marshall |
8 | Deuce Vaughn | RB | Kansas State |
9 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | Alabama |
10 | Xavier Worthy | WR | Texas |
11 | A.T. Perry | WR | Wake Forest |
12 | Cedric Tillman | WR | Tennessee |
13 | Jordan Addison | WR | USC |
14 | Jermaine Burton | WR | Alabama |
15 | Malik Cunningham | QB | Louisville |
16 | Hendon Hooker | QB | Tennessee |
17 | Zach Charbonnet | RB | UCLA |
18 | Braelon Allen | RB | Wisconsin |
19 | Sam Hartman | QB | Wake Forest |
20 | Bryce Young | QB | Alabama |
21 | Myles Price | WR | Texas Tech |
22 | Josh Downs | WR | North Carolina |
23 | Jordan Mims | RB | Fresno State |
24 | Sean Tucker | RB | Syracuse |
25 | Tavion Thomas | RB | Utah |
26 | Jalen Cropper | WR | Fresno State |
27 | Marvin Mims | WR | Oklahoma |
28 | Nathaniel Dell | WR | Houston |
29 | Quentin Johnston | WR | TCU |
30 | Dillon Gabriel | QB | Oklahoma |
31 | Rashee Rice | WR | SMU |
32 | Kayshon Boutte | WR | LSU |
33 | DeWayne McBride | RB | UAB |
34 | Devon Achane | RB | Texas A&M |
35 | Brock Bowers | TE | Georgia |
36 | Michael Mayer | TE | Notre Dame |
37 | Stefan Cobbs | WR | Boise State |
38 | Will Shipley | RB | Clemson |
39 | Titus Swen | RB | Wyoming |
40 | Blake Corum | RB | Michigan |
41 | Dante Cephas | WR | Kent State |
42 | Will Rogers | QB | Mississippi State |
43 | Zach Evans | RB | Ole Miss |
44 | Jayden Reed | WR | Michigan State |
45 | Marvin Harrison Jr. | WR | Ohio State |
46 | Dontayvion Wicks | WR | Virginia |
47 | Tanner Mordecai | QB | SMU |
48 | John Rhys Plumlee | QB | UCF |
49 | Quinn Ewers | QB | Texas |
50 | Tank Bigsby | RB | Auburn |
51 | Dominic Richardson | RB | Oklahoma State |
52 | Nathaniel Peat | RB | Missouri |
53 | Braydon Bennett | RB | Coastal Carolina |
54 | Donovan Edwards | RB | Michigan |
55 | Camar Wheaton | RB | SMU |
56 | Corey Kiner | RB | Cincinnati |
57 | Michael Trigg | TE | Ole Miss |
58 | Jaden Bray | WR | Oklahoma State |
59 | Zakhari Franklin | WR | UTSA |
60 | Mohamed Ibrahim | RB | Minnesota |
61 | Harrison Waylee | RB | Northern Illinois |
62 | Brennan Armstrong | QB | Virginia |
63 | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | QB | UCLA |
64 | Tayvion Robinson | WR | Kentucky |
65 | Kris Thornton | WR | James Madison |
66 | Zack Kuntz | TE | Old Dominion |
67 | Mac Hippenhammer | WR | Miami (Ohio) |
68 | Zay Flowers | WR | Boston College |
69 | Byron Cardwell | RB | Oregon |
70 | Tyrese Chambers | WR | FIU |
71 | Jake Haener | QB | Fresno State |
72 | Keaton Mitchell | RB | East Carolina |
73 | Cameron Ward | QB | Washington State |
74 | Garrett Shrader | QB | Syracuse |
75 | Aidan O'Connell | QB | Purdue |
76 | De'Zhaun Stribling | WR | Washington State |
77 | Malachi Corley | WR | WKU |
78 | Chase Brown | RB | Illinois |
79 | Grayson McCall | QB | Coastal Carolina |
80 | Clayton Tune | QB | Houston |
81 | Collin Schlee | QB | Toledo |
82 | Chris Smith | RB | Louisiana |
83 | Isaiah Bowser | RB | UCF |
84 | Blake Watson | RB | Old Dominion |
85 | George Holani | RB | Boise State |
86 | Marquez Cooper | RB | Kent State |
87 | Travis Dye | RB | USC |
88 | Frank Harris | QB | UTSA |
89 | Devin Leary | QB | NC State |
90 | Anthony Richardson | QB | Florida |
91 | Camerun Peoples | RB | Appalachian State |
92 | Kendre Miller | RB | TCU |
93 | Broc Thompson | WR | Purdue |
94 | Taye McWilliams | RB | Baylor |
95 | Trayvon Rudolph | WR | Northern Illinois |
96 | Antario Brown | RB | Northern Illinois |
97 | Alabama | DEF |
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98 | Ben Yurosek | TE | Stanford |
99 | Christopher Brooks | RB | BYU |
100 | Raheim Sanders | RB | Arkansas |
101 | Clemson | DEF |
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102 | Tyler Van Dyke | QB | Miami (Fla.) |
103 | Ali Jennings III | WR | Old Dominion |
104 | Jarret Doege | QB | WKU |
105 | Georgia | DEF |
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106 | Tyler Shough | QB | Texas Tech |
107 | Jaxson Dart | QB | Ole Miss |
108 | Jaren Hall | QB | BYU |
109 | Frank Gore Jr. | RB | Southern Miss |
110 | Chevan Cordeiro | QB | San Jose State |
111 | Dequan Finn | QB | Toledo |
112 | Adrian Martinez | QB | Kansas State |
113 | Ryan O'Keefe | WR | UCF |
114 | Bryce Ford-Wheaton | WR | West Virginia |
115 | Isaiah Neyor | WR | Texas |
116 | Trevion Cooley | RB | Louisville |
117 | Luther Burden | WR | Missouri |
118 | Marshon Ford | TE | Louisville |
119 | Brian Cobbs | WR | Utah State |
120 | Jirehl Brock | RB | Iowa State |
121 | Mitchell Tinsley | WR | Penn State |
122 | Corey Crooms | WR | Western Michigan |
123 | Jordan Travis | QB | Florida State |
124 | Tyler Buchner | QB | Notre Dame |
125 | Jabari Small | RB | Tennessee |
126 | Ellis Merriweather | RB | Umass |
127 | Gavin Williams | RB | Iowa |
128 | E.J. Smith | RB | Stanford |
129 | Trelon Smith | RB | UTSA |
130 | Chris Autman-Bell | WR | Minnesota |
131 | Jayshon Jackson | WR | Ball State |
132 | Tory Horton | WR | Colorado State |
133 | Xavier Hutchinson | WR | Iowa State |
134 | Ja'Corey Brooks | WR | Alabama |
135 | Tyler Harrell | WR | Alabama |
136 | Logan Bonner | QB | Utah State |
137 | Te'Vailance Hunt | WR | Arkansas State |
138 | K.J. Jefferson | QB | Arkansas |
139 | Elijah Cooks | WR | San Jose State |
140 | Jaylon Robinson | WR | Ole Miss |
141 | Spencer Sanders | QB | Oklahoma State |
142 | Jacob Cowing | WR | Arizona |
143 | Trey Palmer | WR | Nebraska |
144 | Devin Neal | RB | Kansas |
145 | Chris Tyree | RB | Notre Dame |
146 | Nick Singleton | RB | Penn State |
147 | Seth Henigan | QB | Memphis |
148 | Brant Kuithe | TE | Utah |
149 | Sam LaPorta | TE | Iowa |
150 | Clay Millen | QB | Colorado State |
151 | Jaheim Bell | TE | South Carolina |
152 | Wisconsin | DEF |
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153 | Grant Dubose | WR | Charlotte |
154 | Chris Rodriguez | RB | Kentucky |
155 | Iowa | DEF |
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156 | Gavin Bartholomew | TE | Pitt |
157 | Payne Durham | TE | Purdue |
158 | Arik Gilbert | TE | Georgia |
159 | Jalen Wayne | WR | South Alabama |
160 | Puka Nacua | WR | BYU |
161 | Keylon Stokes | WR | Tulsa |
162 | Konata Mumpfield | WR | Pitt |
163 | Tyrone Tracy | WR | Purdue |
164 | Dedrick Parson | RB | Hawaii |
165 | Jadon Haselwood | WR | Arkansas |
166 | Carson Steele | RB | Ball State |
167 | Will Levis | QB | Kentucky |
168 | Emeka Egbuka | WR | Ohio State |
169 | Ron Cook Jr. | RB | Buffalo |
170 | British Brooks | RB | North Carolina |
171 | Dallas Dixon | WR | Central Michigan |
172 | Sean Tyler | RB | Western Michigan |
173 | Jeff Foreman | WR | Arkansas State |
174 | Sam Pinckney | WR | Coastal Carolina |
175 | Kimani Vidal | RB | Troy |
176 | Jaylan Knighton | RB | Miami (Fla.) |
177 | Kendall Milton | RB | Georgia |
178 | Jay Ducker | RB | Memphis |
179 | Payton Thorne | QB | Michigan State |
180 | Taulia Tagovailoa | QB | Maryland |
181 | Phil Jurkovec | QB | Boston College |
182 | Notre Dame | DEF |
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183 | Zion Bowens | WR | Hawaii |
184 | Daewood Davis | WR | WKU |
185 | Hunter Dekkers | QB | Iowa State |
186 | Keytaon Thompson | WR | Virginia |
187 | Hassan Beydoun | WR | Eastern Michigan |
188 | Ohio State | DEF |
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189 | Texas A&M | DEF |
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190 | Roderic Burns | WR | North Texas |
191 | Thayer Thomas | WR | NC State |
192 | Justin Lockhart | WR | San Jose State |
193 | Dontay Demus Jr. | WR | Maryland |
194 | Parker Washington | WR | Penn State |
195 | Shae Wyatt | WR | Tulane |
196 | JT Daniels | QB | West Virginia |
197 | Tyrin Smith | WR | UTEP |
198 | Kaden Prather | WR | West Virginia |
199 | Justin McGriff | WR | Utah State |
200 | Corey Gammage | WR | Marshall |
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