College Fantasy Football - 2014 Player Rankings 8-20-2014

By John Laub
John Laub

Quarterbacks
1. Bryce Petty, Baylor
2. Marcus Mariota, Oregon
3. Jameis Winston, Florida State
4. Shane Carden, East Carolina
5. Brett Hundley, UCLA
6. Rakeem Cato, Marshall
7. Taysom Hill, BYU
8. Connor Halliday, Washington State
9. Trevor Knight, Oklahoma (Sleeper)
10. Taylor Kelly, Arizona State
11. Davis Webb, Texas Tech
12. Taylor Heincke, Old Dominion
13. Sean Mannion, Oregon State
14. Nick Marshall, Auburn
15. Keenan Reynolds, Navy
16. Dak Prescott, Mississippi State (Sleeper)
17. Cody Fajardo, Nevada
18. Chuckie Keeton, Utah State
19. Marquise Williams, North Carolina
20. John O’Korn, Houston
21. Bo Wallace, Ole Miss
22. Matt Johnson, Bowling Green
23. Garrett Grayson, Colorado State
24. Brandon Connette, Fresno State
25. P.J. Walker, Temple (Sleeper)
26. Maty Mauk, Mizzou
27. Cole Stoudt, Clemson
28. C.J. Brown, Maryland
29. Casey Cochran, UConn (Sleeper)
30. J.W. Walsh, Oklahoma State
31. Everett Golson, Notre Dame
32. Jeff Goff, California
33. Grant Hedrick, Boise State
34. Terrance Broadway, UL Lafayette
35. J.T. Barrett, Ohio State



Running Backs
1. Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin
2. Todd Gurley, Georgia
3. Mike Davis, South Carolina
4. Jeremy Langford, Michigan State
5. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska
6. Jay Ajayi, Boise State
7. Duke Johnson, Miami
8. D.J. Foster, Arizona State
9. Tevin Coleman, Indiana
10. Travis Greene, Bowling Green
11. Javorius Allen, USC
12. Byron Marshall, Oregon
13. Karlos Williams, Florida State
14. Jamaal Williams, BYU
15. Shock Linwood, Baylor
16. T.J. Yeldon, Alabama
17. William Stanback, UCF
18. Kareem Hunt, Toledo
19. Derrick Green, Michigan (Sleeper)
20. Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State
21. Desmond Roland, Oklahoma State
22. Leonard Fournette, LSU (Sleeper)
23. Kevin Parks, Virginia
24. Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech (Sleeper)
25. Leon Allen, W. Kentucky
26. Cameron Artis-Payne, Auburn
27. Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State
28. Thomas Tyner, Oregon
29. Malcolm Brown, Texas
30. David Cobb, Minnesota
31. Alex Collins, Arkansas
32. Jahwan Edwards, Ball State
33. Josh Ferguson, Illinois
34. Joey Iosefa, Hawaii
35. Dwayne Washington, Washington
36. Kevin Taylor, Florida
37. Corey Clement, Wisconsin
38. Venric Mark, Northwestern
39. Barry Sanders, Jr., Stanford
40. Marcus Cox, Appalachian State

Wide Receivers
1. Antwan Goodley, Baylor
2. Justin Hardy, East Carolina
3. Tyler Lockett, Kansas State
4. Deontay Greenberry, Houston
5. Jaelen Strong, Arizona State
6. Devante Davis, UNLV
7. Josh Harper, Fresno State
8. Jamison Crowder, Duke
9. Rashad Green, Florida State
10. Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh
11. Tyler Winston, San Jose State
12. Tommy Shuler, Marshall
13. Jakeem Grant, Texas Tech
14. Nelson Agholor, USC
15. DeVante Parker, Louisville
16. Devin Funchess, Michigan (Possible TE eligibility)
17. Amari Cooper, Alabama
18. Darius Joseph, SMU
19. Matt Miller, Boise State
20. Tyreek Hill, Oklahoma State (Sleeper)
21. Ty Montgomery, Stanford
22. Lequon Treadwell, Ole Miss
23. Stefon Diggs, Maryland
24. Geremy Davis, UConn (Sleeper)
25. Quinshad Davis, North Carolina
26. Shane Wynn, Indiana
27. Jordan Williams, Ball State
28. Kasen Williams, Washington
29. Sammie Coates, Auburn
30. Austin Hill, Arizona
31. Levi Norwood, Baylor
32. Dominic Rufran, Wyoming (Sleeper)
33. Jordan Taylor, Rice
34. Jhajuan Seales, Oklahoma State
35. Sterling Shephard, Oklahoma
36. Dres Anderson, Utah
37. Stacy Coley, Miami
38. Titus Davis, Central Michigan
39. D’haquille Williams, Auburn
40. Jameon Lewis, Mississippi State
41. Devin Lauderdale, Texas Tech
42. J.J. Worton, Central Florida
43. Greg Watson, Fresno State
44. Alonzo Russell, Toledo
45. Manasseh Garner, Pittsburgh (Possible TE eligibility)
46. Rashad Higgins, Colorado State
47. Richard Mullaney, Oregon State
48. Corey Davis, Western Michigan
49. Keanon Lowe, Oregon
50. Josh Doctson, TCU

Tight Ends
1. Nick O’Leary, Florida State
2. Clive Walford, Miami
3. Kivon Cartwright, Colorado State
4. Tyreese Russell, Eastern Michigan
5. Tyler Kroft, Rutgers
6. De’Marieya Nelson, Arizona State
7. Hunter Henry, Arkansas
8. Evan Engram, Ole Miss
9. Manasseh Garner, Pittsburgh (Possible WR eligibility)
10. O.J. Howard, Alabama
11. Connor Hamlett, Oregon State
12. Jeff Heuerman, Ohio State
13. Wes Saxton, South Alabama
14. Randall Telfer, USC
15. Ben Koyack, Notre Dame
16. Darion Griswald, Arkansas State
17. Maxx Williams, Minnesota
18. Jordan Leggett. Clemson
19. Jonnu Smith, Florida International
20. Johnny Mundt, Oregon

Kickers
1. Roberto Aguayo, Florida State
2. Mike Hunnicutt, Oklahoma
3. Jared Roberts, Colorado State
4. Marshall Morgan, Georgia
5. Kyle Peterson, Baylor
6. Kyle Clinton, Ohio State
7. Zane Gonzalez, Arizona State
8. Ryan Bustin, Texas Tech
9. Adam Griffith, Alabama
10. Andrew Baggett, Mizzou
11. Austin Lopez, San Jose State
12. Ka'imi Fairbairn, UCLA
13. Warren Harvey, East Carolina
14. Matt Wogan, Oregan
15. Tyler Tate, Bowling Green
16. Justin Haig, Marshall
17. Ross Martin, Duke
18. John Wallace, Louisville
19. Colby Delahoussay, LSU
20. Dan Goodale, Boise State

Team Defense
1. Alabama Crimson Tide
2. Florida State Seminoles
3. Oklahoma Sooners
4. Michigan State Spartans
5. LSU Tigers
6. Stamford Cardinals
7. Ohio State Buckeyes
8. UCF Knights
9. TCU Horned Frogs
10. Florida Gators
11. Louisville Cardinals
12. Virginia Tech Hokies
13. USC Trojans
14. Oregon Ducks
15. Clemson Tigers
16. Georgia Bulldogs
17. Mississippi State Bulldogs
18. South Carolina Gamecocks
19. Wisconsin Badgers
20. Cincinnati Bearcats

With his Masters in history and professional experience as an educator, John Laub is uniquely qualified to research, analyze and discover new insights and trends in college and professional fantasy football.

For the past six years, Laub has played college fantasy football, accumulating a 100-32 record (76%) and capturing seven league titles: He truly is The Gridiron Scholar.

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