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First Down: 2017 College Fantasy Football Expert Rankings

By John Laub

First Down

2017 College Fantasy Football

Expert Rankings

Can’t get enough college football? Me neither…luckily on campuses across the nation, it is nearly kickoff for spring practices and inter-squad games and I am already looking forward to the upcoming campaign.

I asked three preeminent College Fantasy Football minds to join me in providing player rankings for the upcoming season and compiled a composite score for all the top prospects. The CFB prognosticators also choose a player as the Top Heisman Candidate (other than Lamar Jackson), Sensational Sleeper and Fantastic Freshman for the 2017 season.

Enjoy the player ratings, and please follow all of the CFB diehards on Twitter.

The CFB First Down Panel:

• Mike Bainbridge, @MBainbridgeCFF, Athlon Sports Contributor

• Thor Nystrom, @thorku, Rotoworld

• Mario Puig, @NFLDraft_RW, Rotowire

• John Laub, @GridironSchol91, FootballDiehards

CFB Quarterbacks

QB Quinton Flowers (#2), USF Bulls

Expert	Mike	John	Thor	Mario	Composite
Rank	Bainbridge	Laub	Nystrom	Puig	*Score (Pts)*
1	L. Jackson	L. Jackson	L. Jackson	L. Jackson	L. Jackson (48)
2	N. Fitzgerald	N. Fitzgerald	Q. Flowers	J.T. Barrett	Q. Flowers (39)
3	Q. Flowers	L. Falk	B. Mayfield	Q. Flowers	N. Fitzgerald (38)
4	B. Mayfield	J.T. Barrett	J.T. Barrett	N. Fitzgerald	J.T. Barrett (37)
5	J.T. Barrett	Q. Flowers	E. Dungey	L. Falk	B. Mayfield (31)
6	S. Darnold	J. Hurts	N. Fitzgerald	J. Herbert	L. Falk (27)
7	J. Hurts	B. Mayfield	M. Rudolph	B. Mayfield	J. Hurts (16)
8	M. Rudolph	M. Rudolph	L. Falk	S. Buechele	M. Rudolph (16)
9	L. Falk	S. Darnold	S. Darnold	S. Patterson	S. Darnold (15)
10	B. Stockstill	J. Allen	B. Stockstill	N. Shimonek	E. Dungey (10)
11	E. Dungey	N. Shimonek	J. Hurts	B. Stockstill	B. Stockstill (8)
12	N. Shimonek	J. Browning	K. Hill	J. Hurts	J. Herbert (7)

CFB Running Backs

RB Royce Freeman (#3), Oregon Ducks

Expert	Mike	John	Thor	Mario	Composite
Rank	Bainbridge	Laub	Nystrom	Puig	*Score (Pts)*
1	D. Guice	D. Guice	S. Barkley	D. Guice	D. Guice (47)
2	S. Barkley	R. Freeman	D. Guice	R. Freeman	S. Barkley (43)
3	I. Smith	S. Barkley	R. Freeman	S. Barkley	R. Freeman (41)
4	R. Freeman	P. Lindsey	J. Moore	J. Moore	I. Smith (33)
5	J. Butler	I. Smith	P. Lindsey	I. Smith	J. Moore (26)
6	D. Singletary	J. Butler	I. Smith	T. Swanson	J. Butler (23)
7	P. Lindsey	J. Craft	J. Jackson	L. Rose	P. Lindsey (23)
8	J. Moore	D. Singletary	A. Wadley	R. Lawry	D. Singletary (12)
9	R. Armstead	J. Jackson	J. Butler	J. Butler	J. Jackson (12)
10	J. Washington	J. Moore	R. Jones	R. Penny	A. Wadley (7)
11	J. Jackson	M. Gaskin	R. Penny	J. Crawford	T. Swanson (7)
12	M. Walton	A. Wadley	M. Gaskin	A. Wadley	Craft/Rose (6)

CFB Wide Receivers

WR Michael Gallup (#3), Colorado State Rams

Expert	Mike	John	Thor	Mario	Composite
Rank	Bainbridge	Laub	Nystrom	Puig	*Score (Pts)*
1	R. James	C. Thompson	R. James	R. James	R. James (45)
2	A. Miller	M. Gallup	A. Miller	A. Miller	A. Miller (40)
3	C. Thompson	C. Sutton	C. Wilson	M. Gallup	M. Gallup (35)
4	M. Gallup	R. James	C. Sutton	C. Sutton	C. Sutton (34)
5	D. Pettis	J. Washington	J. Washington	J. Giles	C. Thompson (32)
6	C. Wilson	A. Miller	S. Ishmael	C. Wilson	C. Wilson (24)
7	C. Sutton	J. Giles	C. Kirk	C. Thompson	J. Washington (23)
8	N. Harry	D. Pettis	M. Gallup	D. Pettis	D. Pettis (18)
9	J. Washington	C. Kirk	C. Thompson	J. Hobbs	C. Kirk (14)
10	L. Bonner	N. Harry	D. Samuel	J. Washington	J. Giles (14)
11	C. Kirk	S. Ishmael	A. Lazard	C. Kirk	S. Ishmael (10)
12	S. Ishmael	D. Robinson	D. Carrington	S. Miller	N. Harry (8)