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jag_player

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Over the past couple of years, I have noticed that college fantasy football is becoming more popular among the fantasy football crowd. While it is not and will never be as popular as NFL fantasy football, I do think the interest in the college game will continue to grow. What I'm trying to determine here is if there is any interest in college fantasy football rankings. I would really like to post my thoughts and rankings of college players on the board here, but want to make sure that there's some interest in it. Basically, I don't want to waste my time if there's no interest here.For those of you who already play college fantasy football, I think you'd agree that ranking players is quite difficult, especially for those who play with all of the D-1A teams. I remember being almost terrified during my first college draft because of the huge numbers of teams and players. It can be quite overwhelming for the beginner, even if you have followed college football in the past. Because of this, I want to help out with my own personal rankings. As mentioned before, I'd like to see how much interest there is in college rankings before I dive into this project.For those of you who haven't played college fantasy football yet, I would recomend that you check it out. It's really a lot of fun, whether you play only a select number of conferences or the whole field of teams. Not only does it give you a fill of football almost everyday of the week, it also really helps when it comes to the NFL fantasy rookie drafts. Following a player a number of years before he hits the bigtime can really help when the rookie draft rolls around.So, does the board have any interest in college fantasy rankings? :confused:

 
I would like to see this. Even if most don't play colloege FF, it would help dynasty league owners.

 
I would like to see it , as i also play college fantasy football . With all the teams it is much harder then your average NFL leagues . Look forward to seeing it . :thumbup:

 
jag_player,Did you get in touch with Glen about you being back in this year? Can we get a website update :) Thanks dude

 
For SEC football, yes. Anything else would be boring and a waste of time.Maybe add in Big 10 to throw in a nice list of overrated future NFL RBs.

 
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i think if you limit it to one or two conferences, or even just the BCS conferences, it would work. otherwise it just becomes an exercise in finding those offenses that will socre 35+ points a game (the louisville, hawaii, texas tech, utahs of the world) and stocking up on players from those offenses - an exercise in research, not really talent evaluation and forecasting.

 
I have wanted to do a college fantasy league for awhile now, so I am starting one this year. I would love to see your rankings and also any advice you would have to give me on it. Are there any good sites to run the league. I found one at u-sports.net and was thinking about using them. Bring on those rankings!

 
I know there are 3 or 4 zealots college leagues. I don't personally have any interest in it, but most of those guys troll this board.

 
jag_player,

Did you get in touch with Glen about you being back in this year? Can we get a website update :) Thanks dude
Yeah, I sent Glen an email. The website will hopefully be updated by the end of this weekend.
 
i think if you limit it to one or two conferences, or even just the BCS conferences, it would work. otherwise it just becomes an exercise in finding those offenses that will socre 35+ points a game (the louisville, hawaii, texas tech, utahs of the world) and stocking up on players from those offenses - an exercise in research, not really talent evaluation and forecasting.
I can't totally deny this. There are a handful of teams that have numerous players that put up nice stats. However, it really depends on what the league size is and what the starting lineups are. If you're playing in a 16-20 team league that is starting 2 QBs, 3RBs, and 4WRs, then it becomes much more of a challenge. For an 8-10 team league with small starting lineups, then I would say you are correct. Also, as I mentioned before, I know that there are many leagues that only pick a certain number of teams or conferences to play with.
 
I've been kicking this idea around for a few years now.What do you guys do as far as roster size for say a 10 team league?Do you treat off weeks like a bye week?Like Bloom stated I guess for a small league you would have to limit conf. but would you recommend a "normal" fantasy lineup 1QB, 2RB, 2WR, etc?Thanks.

 
Are there any sites which have league manager's for College football? I imagine NCAA would have a problem using names...Anyhow those that play fantasy - Rotoworld.com, tenatively, will be doing college football and college basketball news....

 
I've been kicking this idea around for a few years now.

What do you guys do as far as roster size for say a 10 team league?

Do you treat off weeks like a bye week?

Like Bloom stated I guess for a small league you would have to limit conf. but would you recommend a "normal" fantasy lineup 1QB, 2RB, 2WR, etc?

Thanks.
If you plan to do a single conference or only a couple, I would recommend the 1QB, 2RB, 2WR lineup. Doing one conference using this setup may be a bit tough, but with a couple of conferences, you should have about the right number of players available. One more thing for those considering college leagues, try not to use TEs. There's only a few around the nation that put up decent, consistent numbers. When drafting, it's important to note the off weeks for each player/team. You don't want to stick yourself too few players on a certain week. Also, pay attention to days they play since games are played during weeknights. One league I play in uses Wednesday-Tuesday for a week.
 
I know there are 3 or 4 zealots college leagues. I don't personally have any interest in it, but most of those guys troll this board.
Yup, I had a blast last year, my first season. Makes Saturday football even better, and you pay attention to alot more teams than you normally would. I'm not sure if they are starting a 4th league or not, but I'm sure there will be openings in the three leagues. There are 16+ teams in each league I believe so I'd assume a few owners will have to drop out. People are already posting there to get in.

 
So, does the board have any interest in college fantasy rankings? :confused:
Yes, this would be nice.Today I just go to collegefootballnews.com and check out the team reports/depth charts to find guys I want to draft. They usually also have an overall top 100 and rankings by position - top 30 maybe? - but when the draft pool is for all of Div1a that doesn't help much. I also scour the recruiting pages like insidersrecruiting and recruitingrivals to find a few youngsters I can bury on the bench for a year or two hoping they break out.

 
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Are there any sites which have league manager's for College football? I imagine NCAA would have a problem using names...

Anyhow those that play fantasy - Rotoworld.com, tenatively, will be doing college football and college basketball news....
There is one site that is a "semi-automated" league manager.Goal Line Software

GLS doea a lot of niche market FF sports. The reason it's "semi-automated" is there is no source for real-time data or stats for NCAA. League owners must input the raw data (rush yds, pass yds, TDs) into a database for your starting lineup. The software does all the math. One nice thing is ALL GLS leagues share the same database. If some guy in another league enters Chris Leak's stats, it will be good for you in your league.

I'm in the Zealot Leagues that Reg referred to and we are doing our best to switch over to GLS. The Zealot leagues are in their 3rd season, are dynasty format (45-man rosters with a home-school twist), 18 owners, ALL-Div 1-A players. It's such a blast.

We always have a few openings.... if anyone's interested, drop me a PM

 
I signed our league up at U-Sports.net and it seems like a good site. I have my QB list done and will be posting it soon. Hopefully we can get some lists on here to compare.

 
Here is my early QB list. This is my first year doing college, so go easy on me. 1- Reggie McNeal - Texas A&M2- Brad Smith - Missouri3- Matt Leinhart - USC4- Cody Hodges - Texas Tech5- Chris Leak - Florida6- Vince Young - Texas7- Kellen Clemens - Oregon8- Brandon Kirsch - Purdue9- Chad Henne - Michigan10- Drew Tate - Iowa11- Joel Klatt - Colorado12- Sam Keller - Arizona St.13- Marques Hagans - Virginia14- Marcus Vick - Virginia Tech15- Erik Ainge - Tennessee16- Kyle Wright - Miami17- Reggie Ball - Georgia Tech18- Drew Olsen - UCLA19- Bret Meyer - Iowa State20- DJ Shockley - Georgia21- Joseph Ayoob - California22- Bradie Croyle - Alabama23- Charlie Whitehurst - Clemson24- Jamarcus Russell - LSU25- Brett Bassanez - NorthwesternThis list is for a league that only uses the Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, & Pac 10.

 
Here is my early QB list. This is my first year doing college, so go easy on me.

1- Reggie McNeal - Texas A&M

2- Brad Smith - Missouri

3- Matt Leinhart - USC

4- Cody Hodges - Texas Tech

5- Chris Leak - Florida

6- Vince Young - Texas

7- Kellen Clemens - Oregon

8- Brandon Kirsch - Purdue

9- Chad Henne - Michigan

10- Drew Tate - Iowa

11- Joel Klatt - Colorado

12- Sam Keller - Arizona St.

13- Marques Hagans - Virginia

14- Marcus Vick - Virginia Tech

15- Erik Ainge - Tennessee

16- Kyle Wright - Miami

17- Reggie Ball - Georgia Tech

18- Drew Olsen - UCLA

19- Bret Meyer - Iowa State

20- DJ Shockley - Georgia

21- Joseph Ayoob - California

22- Bradie Croyle - Alabama

23- Charlie Whitehurst - Clemson

24- Jamarcus Russell - LSU

25- Brett Bassanez - Northwestern

This list is for a league that only uses the Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, & Pac 10.
Just a few, quick thoughts without looking over it too much. I would move Brad Smith down quite a bit. He was disappointing last season, and I wouldn't expect a whole lot more production this year. I would also move Klatt down. One player I would move up is Sam Keller. He looked good in limited time last year and should put up numbers close to Andrew Walter's last year. Once I get my projections done, I'll make a few more comments.
 
Looking over that QB list, seems to me that someone is a homer which is very common in College FF.Reggie McNeil is not even a close #1. Cody Hodges and Brad Smith are and then probably Chris Leak with Urban Meyer bringing his offense to Florida. After that, depending on the scoring I would look at Leinhart, Vick, Keller, and Ayoob. One most common thing about college is it is about the system and not the players for the most part which is totally opposite of the NFL. Vince Young should also be high though he will give you a headache. Surprising to not see at least a Paul Thompson, Brett Romar, Troy Smith, or Zac Taylor on this list as they all have a chance for some serious numbers. In Thompson and Romar's cases, whoever wins the job at OU which looks like Thompson right now though alot can change.BTW, should someone have a solid College FF League looking for an owner, please drop me a line as I am looking to add another college league this year.

 
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A homer in which way? I am a huge Nebraska fan but didnt even have Zac Taylor on the list, so no homerism there. When you put McNeil's passing & rushing together, I think he will be a fantasy force.

 
Looking over that QB list, seems to me that someone is a homer which is very common in College FF.

Reggie McNeil is not even a close #1. Cody Hodges and Brad Smith are and then probably Chris Leak with Urban Meyer bringing his offense to Florida. After that, depending on the scoring I would look at Leinhart, Vick, Keller, and Ayoob. One most common thing about college is it is about the system and not the players for the most part which is totally opposite of the NFL. Vince Young should also be high though he will give you a headache. Surprising to not see at least a Paul Thompson, Brett Romar, Troy Smith, or Zac Taylor on this list as they all have a chance for some serious numbers. In Thompson and Romar's cases, whoever wins the job at OU which looks like Thompson right now though alot can change.

BTW, should someone have a solid College FF League looking for an owner, please drop me a line as I am looking to add another college league this year.
I'm gonna have to side with Kegs here. Why is McNeal not close to #1? Look at the stats from last year. McNeal put up better numbers than Smith across the board. I know Smith had a bit of a disappointing year last year, but there's no reason to say McNeal is not even close. Could Smith outperfrom McNeal this year? Sure, but unless there's an injury, it's not going to be by a wide margin. The rest of this I will agree with.
 
Here is my early QB list. This is my first year doing college, so go easy on me.

1- Reggie McNeal - Texas A&M

2- Brad Smith - Missouri

3- Matt Leinhart - USC

4- Cody Hodges - Texas Tech

5- Chris Leak - Florida

6- Vince Young - Texas

7- Kellen Clemens - Oregon

8- Brandon Kirsch - Purdue

9- Chad Henne - Michigan

10- Drew Tate - Iowa

11- Joel Klatt - Colorado

12- Sam Keller - Arizona St.

13- Marques Hagans - Virginia

14- Marcus Vick - Virginia Tech

15- Erik Ainge - Tennessee

16- Kyle Wright - Miami

17- Reggie Ball - Georgia Tech

18- Drew Olsen - UCLA

19- Bret Meyer - Iowa State

20- DJ Shockley - Georgia

21- Joseph Ayoob - California

22- Bradie Croyle - Alabama

23- Charlie Whitehurst - Clemson

24- Jamarcus Russell - LSU

25- Brett Bassanez - Northwestern

This list is for a league that only uses the Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, & Pac 10.
Based on my projections, here's my rankings of the 25 guys you listed (not necessarily my top 25 from the listed conferences):1. Hodges

2. Leinart

3. McNeal

4. Leak

5. Young

6. Smith

7. Keller

8. Kirsch

9. Clemons

10. Vick

11. Meyer

12. Tate

13. Henne

14. Wright

15. Ayoob

16. Shockley

17. Ainge

18. Hagans

19. Olsen

20. Ball

21. Bassanez

22. Croyle

23. Whitehurst

24. Klatt

25. Russell

My 3-6 are pretty much as close as it can get. My number 6 is within a few points of my number 3. I have Leinart ahead of this group by a small bit, but have Hodges quite a ways ahead of all of them. As I mentioned before, this would not be my top 25 if I were to rank those conferences. I just wanted to show you my rankings of those same 25 QBs. I'm hoping to start posting my projections for all of D1A tomorrow.

 
A homer in which way? I am a huge Nebraska fan but didnt even have Zac Taylor on the list, so no homerism there. When you put McNeil's passing & rushing together, I think he will be a fantasy force.
Exactly what is the scoring like would probably make this alot easier to answer?If rushing is heavy, then I can see McNeil climbing into the top 8 to top 6 as a ceiling. Do remember he lost his best WR and still plays in a very tough South division of the Big 12.

A sleeper of the bunch is also Donavon Woods from Okie State. They are looking to go spread offense this year with the new HC.

 
The scoring is as follows:20 yards passing = 1 Pt10 yards rushing = 1 Pt15 yards receiving = 1 PtTD = 3 Pts-1 Pt per INTAlso, I would like to see your QB list from those conferences Jag so I can have some comparison. I am sure I missed some guys, so it would help me alot to see anothers take on the QB position.

 
With no difference in rushing or passing TDs and yardage scored in that fashion here is a list:1. Cody Hodges - Tx Tech2. Brad Smith - Missiouri(do research, the offense is going back to 2003 formation and style)3. Chris Leak, Florida4. Vince Young, Texas5. Matt Leinhart, USC6. Sam Keller, Arizona State7. Troy Smith, Ohio State8. Reggie McNeil, Texas A&M9. Brian Brohm, Louisville10. B Kirsh, Purdue11. Chad Henne, Michigan12. Marcus Vick, Virginia Tech13. Joseph Ayoob, Cal14. Paul Thompson, Oklahoma15. Trent Edwards, Stanford16. Zac Taylor, Nebraska17. Josh Swogger, Wash St18. Jamarcus Russell, LSU19. Donavon Woods, Ok State20. DJ Shockley, Georgia21. Pat White, West Virginia22. Drew Tate, Iowa23. Eric Ainge, Tenn24. Kyle Wright, Miami25. Matt Moore, Oregon StateLeft off Pitt QB, Tyler Palko, due to unknown of offense now along with Charlie Whitehurst of Clemson due to last year's performance and a much tougher ACC than before.

 
If Mizzou uses Brad Smith like two years ago, he's arguably the #1 overall player in college fantasy football. He had RB numbers rushing and had decent enough passing numbers. I drafted him very early last year and was burned with the "new" Brad Smith. He sucked because they didn't let him run.

 
Joseph Ayoob from Cal seems too high at this point. He comes highly recruited but was reportedly a little inconsistent in spring and still hasn't taken a D1 snap yet. (Which also may be the case for both starting WRs) Tedford has no problem running the ball and they should have a top 10 rushing offense. Ayoob can run but Cal was still only #43 in passing last year with Rodgers.

 
I would like to see this thread continued. I have decided to try a major conferences league this year.I would love to see more QB RB WR lists.

 
I am getting in a college fantasy football league for the first time this year, and would be very interested to see what kind of lists you guys throw out there.

 
you guys are all SERIOUSLY underrating brian brohm. the kid looked impeccable as a true freshman last year and inherits one of the 3 or 5 most explosive offenses in the country.he's a top 5 fantasy QB for college.

 
Joseph Ayoob from Cal seems too high at this point. He comes highly recruited but was reportedly a little inconsistent in spring and still hasn't taken a D1 snap yet. (Which also may be the case for both starting WRs) Tedford has no problem running the ball and they should have a top 10 rushing offense. Ayoob can run but Cal was still only #43 in passing last year with Rodgers.
I agree with this, and I am a Cal grad. I am not even convinced that Ayoob has the starting job locked up. I could see one of the other Cal QBs getting some snaps.Also, as dominant as the Cal O Line will be, and how good Marshawn Lynch will be, and with all the cupcakes on the Cal schedule, I don't see that many passing yards and TDs this year.

One QB that needs to be on the list is Kellen Clemens from Oregon. He is IMO the second best QB in the Pac 10.

If you open it up to the MAC, then Omar Jacobs is the guy you want. 4300 total yards, 41 TDs, and only 4 Ints last year. :eek:

Also, if you have any interest in colelge football for any reason, then you should purchase the Phil Steele magazine. The amount of info he provides is incredible. The magazine has 330 pages, and he has two full pages on every team.

 
you guys are all SERIOUSLY underrating brian brohm. the kid looked impeccable as a true freshman last year and inherits one of the 3 or 5 most explosive offenses in the country.

he's a top 5 fantasy QB for college.
I agree...he's top 10 no doubt...we'll see about top 5.
 
If you open it up to the MAC, then Omar Jacobs is the guy you want. 4300 total yards, 41 TDs, and only 4 Ints last year. :eek:
Bruce Gradkowski is no sloutch either. The MAC is a great conference to have in a fantasy league. Lots of good talent.
 
The MAC does have great talent, but we limited our league to the BIG 12, BIG 10, SEC, ACC, & PAC-10. Otherwise, I would have Brohm top 5 easy!

 
you guys are all SERIOUSLY underrating brian brohm. the kid looked impeccable as a true freshman last year and inherits one of the 3 or 5 most explosive offenses in the country.

he's a top 5 fantasy QB for college.
I agree...he's top 10 no doubt...we'll see about top 5.
I agree that Brohm is in the top 10 as I have him 9th right now. Top 5...not quite yet as they run a ton and not even last year's stud in Lefors could crack the top 5 last year.
 
It seems obvious that there's interest in the college fantasy football scene. I know that I'm very interested in getting more info/rankings.

 
I refuse to watch any college football until they adopt a playoff system. I wish the rest of you cowards would take a stance as well. College football without a playoff system = complete BLATCH~!!

 
I refuse to watch any college football until they adopt a playoff system. I wish the rest of you cowards would take a stance as well.

College football without a playoff system = complete BLATCH~!!
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I refuse to watch any college football until they adopt a playoff system. I wish the rest of you cowards would take a stance as well.

College football without a playoff system = complete BLATCH~!!
Man, You are truly missing the best football of the entire football season i assure you.

 
I agree. Every week these kids are playing their hearts out and there's so much more on the line. One bad week and your national title hopes could be dashed. There's much more drama/passion/intensity in college games IMO. I love it.

 
you guys are all SERIOUSLY underrating brian brohm. the kid looked impeccable as a true freshman last year and inherits one of the 3 or 5 most explosive offenses in the country.

he's a top 5 fantasy QB for college.
I agree...he's top 10 no doubt...we'll see about top 5.
I agree that Brohm is in the top 10 as I have him 9th right now. Top 5...not quite yet as they run a ton and not even last year's stud in Lefors could crack the top 5 last year.
This is what keeps Brohm out of my top college fantasy QB lists. He's in the next tier IMO. I looked at Lefors last year and his numbers were efficient, but not crazy, especially considering how much Louisville scored this year. Maybe Brohm will get more as Louisville lost some RBs.
 

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