Top 300 most impactful college football players
This ranking of most impactful players is meant to reflect the best players in college football in real time. It’s fluid and changes weekly.
This is not a NFL draft Draft hot board. The emphasis is heavier on on-field impact. Thus, there are more skill-position players present.
At the top, we have Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral and Alabama quarterback Bryce Young. Corral is off to the best start of any quarterback and Young is playing well for the nation’s top team. The next quarterback is North Carolina’s Sam Howell at No. 6. Howell had a shaky start to the season but looks to have stabilized with the Tar Heel offense gaining some footing last week. Standout skill players like LSU wide receiver Kayshon Boutte, Notre Dame tight end Michael Mayer, USC receiver Drake London and Auburn running back Tank Bigsby are present in the top 15. We also have several impact defenders in the top 10, like edge rushers Kayvon Thibodaux (Oregon), Will Anderson (Alabama) and Aidan Hutchinson (Michigan) and Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton.
The 300:
Rank | Pos. | Player | School | Grade |
1 | QB | Matt Corral | Ole Miss | 99 |
2 | QB | Bryce Young | Alabama | 99 |
3 | EDGE | Kayvon Thibodeaux | Oregon | 99 |
4 | WR | Kayshon Boutte | LSU | 98 |
5 | EDGE | Will Anderson | Alabama | 98 |
6 | QB | Sam Howell | North Carolina | 98 |
7 | TE | Michael Mayer | Notre Dame | 98 |
8 | EDGE | Aidan Hutchinson | Michigan | 98 |
9 | S | Kyle Hamilton | Notre Dame | 98 |
10 | WR | Drake London | USC | 98 |
11 | LB | Nakobe Dean | Georgia | 98 |
12 | RB | Tank Bigsby | Auburn | 97 |
13 | EDGE | DeMarvin Leal | Texas A&M | 97 |
14 | QB | Malik Willis | Liberty | 97 |
15 | QB | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | 97 |
16 | RB | Breece Hall | Iowa State | 97 |
17 | DL | Jordan Davis | Georgia | 97 |
18 | QB | Spencer Rattler | Oklahoma | 96 |
19 | WR | Chris Olave | Ohio State | 96 |
20 | CB | Andrew Booth | Clemson | 96 |
21 | WR | Garrett Wilson | Ohio State | 96 |
22 | RB | Zach Evans | TCU | 96 |
23 | S | Jalen Catalon | Arkansas | 96 |
24 | RB | Bijan Robinson | Texas | 96 |
25 | CB | Ahmad Gardner | Cincinnati | 96 |
26 | OT | Evan Neal | Alabama | 95 |
27 | WR | Treylon Burks | Arkansas | 95 |
28 | CB | Derek Stingley | LSU | 95 |
29 | WR | Jameson Williams | Alabama | 95 |
30 | IOL | Tyler Linderbaum | Iowa | 95 |
31 | WR | Marvin Mims | Oklahoma | 95 |
32 | LB | Noah Sewell | Oregon | 95 |
33 | EDGE | Drake Jackson | USC | 95 |
34 | RB | Kenneth Walker III | Michigan State | 95 |
35 | CB | Eli Ricks | LSU | 95 |
36 | WR | Wan’Dale Robinson | Kentucky | 94 |
37 | RB | TreVeyon Henderson | Ohio State | 94 |
38 | CB | Kaiir Elam | Florida | 94 |
39 | EDGE | Nik Bonitto | Oklahoma | 94 |
40 | WR | Quinton Johnston | TCU | 94 |
41 | QB | JT Daniels | Georgia | 94 |
42 | WR | Dontario Drummond | Ole Miss | 94 |
43 | RB | CJ Verdell | Oregon | 94 |
44 | RB | Zach Charbonnet | UCLA | 94 |
45 | CB | Mykael Wright | Oregon | 93 |
46 | OT | Ikem Ekwonu | NC State | 93 |
47 | RB | Isaiah Spiller | Texas A&M | 93 |
48 | QB | Anthony Brown | Oregon | 93 |
49 | RB | Zonovan Knight | NC State | 93 |
50 | EDGE | Jermaine Johnson | Florida State | 93 |
51 | RB | Kyren Williams | Notre Dame | 93 |
52 | WR | John Metchie | Alabama | 92 |
53 | WR | Erik Ezukanma | Texas Tech | 92 |
54 | EDGE | Zach Harrison | Ohio State | 92 |
55 | S | Jordan Battle | Alabama | 92 |
56 | OT | Kenyon Green | Texas A&M | 92 |
57 | WR | Dontay Demus Jr. | Maryland | 92 |
58 | TE | Greg Dulcich | UCLA | 92 |
59 | EDGE | Amare Barno | Virginia Tech | 92 |
60 | WR | Zay Flowers | Boston College | 92 |
61 | QB | Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | 92 |
62 | WR | David Bell | Purdue | 92 |
63 | EDGE | Myles Murphy | Clemson | 92 |
64 | WR | Josh Downs | North Carolina | 92 |
65 | QB | Carson Strong | Nevada | 92 |
66 | S | Jaquan Brisker | Penn State | 95 |
67 | RB | Brian Robinson Jr. | Alabama | 92 |
68 | RB | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | Kentucky | 91 |
69 | QB | Tanner McKee | Stanford | 91 |
70 | WR | Justyn Ross | Clemson | 91 |
71 | DL | Jalen Carter | Georgia | 91 |
72 | S | Lewis Cine | Georgia | 91 |
73 | WR | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Ohio State | 92 |
74 | DL | Bryan Bresee | Clemson | 91 |
75 | WR | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | 91 |
76 | RB | Sincere McCormick | UTSA | 91 |
77 | WR | Rakim Jarrett | Maryland | 91 |
78 | RB | Devon Achane | Texas A&M | 91 |
79 | EDGE | Kingsley Enagbare | South Carolina | 91 |
80 | QB | Jake Haener | Fresno State | 91 |
81 | RB | Blake Corum | Michigan | 91 |
82 | QB | CJ Stroud | Ohio State | 91 |
83 | EDGE | George Karlaftis | Purdue | 91 |
84 | OT | Dawand Jones | Ohio State | 91 |
85 | QB | Bo Nix | Auburn | 90 |
86 | WR | Dontayvion Wicks | Virginia | 90 |
87 | LB | Jack Sanborn | Wisconsin | 90 |
88 | WR | Romeo Doubs | Nevada | 90 |
89 | TE | Brock Bowers | Georgia | 90 |
90 | DL | Perrion Winfrey | Oklahoma | 90 |
91 | QB | Grayson McCall | Coastal Carolina | 90 |
92 | CB | Brandon Joseph | Northwestern | 90 |
93 | TE | Jalen Wydermyer | Texas A&M | 90 |
94 | CB | Josh Jobe | Alabama | 90 |
95 | S | Daxton Hill | Michigan | 90 |
96 | WR | Jalen Tolbert | South Alabama | 90 |
97 | QB | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | 90 |
98 | S | Xavier Henderson | Michigan State | 90 |
99 | EDGE | Isaiah Foskey | Notre Dame | 90 |
100 | OT | Charles Cross | Mississippi State | 90 |
101 | LB | Mike Rose | Iowa State | 90 |
102 | QB | Brennan Armstrong | Virginia | 89 |
103 | RB | Zamir White | Georgia | 89 |
104 | CB | Roger McCreary | Auburn | 89 |
105 | RB | Deuce Vaughn | Kansas State | 89 |
106 | EDGE | Zachary Carter | Florida | 89 |
107 | OT | Sean Rhyan | UCLA | 89 |
108 | DL | Devonte Wyatt | Georgia | 89 |
109 | RB | Ronnie Rivers | Fresno State | 89 |
110 | OT | Peter Skoronski | Northwestern | 89 |
111 | WR | Charleston Rambo | Miami | 89 |
112 | QB | Michael Pratt | Tulane | 89 |
113 | OG | Thayer Munford | Ohio State | 89 |
114 | WR | Danny Gray | SMU | 89 |
115 | QB | DJ Uiagalelei | Clemson | 89 |
116 | LB | Chrsitian Harris | Alabama | 89 |
117 | CB | Emmanuel Forbes | Mississppi State | 89 |
118 | OT | Darian Kinnard | Kentucky | 89 |
119 | EDGE | Jeffrey Gunter | Coastal Carolina | 89 |
120 | QB | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | UCLA | 88 |
121 | CB | Trent McDuffie | Washington | 88 |
122 | RB | Greg Bell | San Diego State | 88 |
123 | S | Demani Richardson | Texas A&M | 88 |
124 | EDGE | Arnold Ebiketie | Penn State | 88 |
125 | OT | Daniel Faalele | Minnesota | 88 |
126 | LB | Devin Lloyd | Utah | 88 |
127 | TE | Jahleel Billingsley | Alabama | 88 |
128 | WR | Jahan Dotson | Penn State | 88 |
129 | RB | Tyler Badie | Missouri | 88 |
130 | QB | Jayden Daniels | Arizona State | 88 |
131 | RB | D’Vonte Price | FIU | 88 |
132 | EDGE | Adam Anderson | Georgia | 88 |
133 | RB | Kevin Harris | South Carolina | 88 |
134 | OT | Nicholas Petit-Frere | Ohio State | 87 |
135 | QB | Kenny Pickett | Pittsburgh | 87 |
136 | EDGE | Myjai Sanders | Cincinnati | 87 |
137 | RB | Rachaad White | Arizona State | 87 |
138 | DL | Logan Hall | Houston | 87 |
139 | TE | Cade Otton | Washington | 87 |
140 | EDGE | BJ Ojulari | LSU | 81 |
141 | WR | Jordan Addison | Pittsburgh | 87 |
142 | RB | Jerome Ford | Cincinnati | 87 |
143 | EDGE | Ali Gaye | LSU | 87 |
144 | OT | Dare Rosenthal | Kentucky | 87 |
145 | TE | Charlie Kolar | Iowa State | 87 |
146 | WR | Khalil Shakir | Boise State | 87 |
147 | DL | Tuli Tuipulotu | USC | 87 |
148 | TE | Jelani Woods | Virginia | 87 |
149 | RB | Mataeo Durant | Duke | 86 |
150 | TE | Jeremy Ruckert | Ohio State | 86 |
151 | QB | Will Levis | Kentucky | 86 |
152 | CB | Tre’vius Hodges-Tomlinson | TCU | 86 |
153 | RB | Kennedy Brooks | Oklahoma | 86 |
154 | QB | Emory Jones | Florida | 86 |
155 | S | Verone McKinley | Oregon | 86 |
156 | WR | Jaylon Robinson | UCF | 86 |
157 | QB | Max Duggan | TCU | 86 |
158 | RB | James Cook | Georgia | 86 |
159 | LB | James Skalski | Clemson | 86 |
160 | CB | Jaylon Jones | Texas A&M | 86 |
161 | OT | Myron Cunningham | Arkansas | 86 |
162 | RB | Jerrion Ealy | Ole Miss | 86 |
163 | EDGE | Tyreke Smith | Ohio State | 86 |
164 | QB | D’Eriq King | Miami | 86 |
165 | RB | Jashaun Corbin | Florida State | 85 |
166 | WR | Jonathan Mingo | Ole Miss | 85 |
167 | DL | DJ Dale | Alabama | 85 |
168 | TE | Lucas Krull | Pittsburgh | 85 |
169 | OT | Jamaree Salyer | Georgia | 85 |
170 | QB | Anthony Richardson | Florida | 89 |
171 | LB | Brian Asamoah | Oklahoma | 85 |
172 | WR | Jaivon Heiligh | Coastal Carolina | 85 |
173 | OT | Zion Nelson | Miami | 85 |
174 | IOL | Ricky Stromberg | Arkansas | 85 |
175 | RB | Frank Gore Jr. | Southern Miss | 85 |
176 | WR | Jerreth Sterns | Western Kentucky | 85 |
177 | WR | Calvin Austin III | Memphis | 85 |
178 | CB | Latavious Brini | Georgia | 85 |
179 | QB | Tanner Morgan | Minnesta | 85 |
180 | WR | Neil Pau’u | BYU | 85 |
181 | RB | Ricky Person | NC State | 85 |
182 | CB | Jalyn Armour-Davis | Alabama | 85 |
183 | OT | Tyler Vrabel | Boston College | 85 |
184 | QB | Nick Starkel | San Jose State | 84 |
185 | EDGE | Brenton Cox Jr. | Florida | 84 |
186 | WR | Jermaine Burton | Georgia | 84 |
187 | RB | Leddie Brown | West Virginia | 84 |
188 | WR | Dylan Wright | Minnesota | 84 |
189 | TE | Austin Stogner | Oklahoma | 84 |
190 | WR | Jayden Reed | Michigan State | 84 |
191 | DL | Jowon Briggs | Cincinnati | 84 |
192 | S | Nick Cross | Maryland | 84 |
193 | DL | Gervon Dexter | Florida | 84 |
194 | LB | Dee Winters | TCU | 84 |
195 | TE | Grant Calcaterra | SMU | 84 |
196 | S | Brian Branch | Alabama | 84 |
197 | QB | Jaxson Dart | USC | 84 |
198 | EDGE | Mitchell Agude | UCLA | 84 |
199 | RB | Eric Gray | Oklahoma | 84 |
200 | QB | Payton Thorne | Michigan State | 83 |
201 | QB | Graham Mertz | Wisconsin | 84 |
202 | EDGE | Will McDonald IV | Iowa State | 84 |
203 | RB | Jace McClellan | Alabama | 83 |
204 | S | Antonio Johnson | Texas A&M | 84 |
205 | OT | Luke Tenuta | Virginia Tech | 84 |
206 | WR | Chris Autman-Bell | Minnesota | 84 |
207 | CB | Martin Emerson | Mississippi State | 84 |
208 | QB | Dustin Crum | Kent State | 84 |
209 | WR | Corey Sutton | Appalachian State | 84 |
210 | QB | Spencer Petras | Iowa | 83 |
211 | OT | Obinna Eze | TCU | 83 |
212 | TE | Trey McBride | Colorado St | 83 |
213 | IOL | Paris Johnson | Ohio State | 83 |
214 | WR | Nathaniel Dell | Houston | 83 |
215 | QB | Jaren Hall | BYU | 83 |
216 | WR | JoJo Earle | Alabama | 83 |
217 | RB | Camerun Peoples | Appalachian State | 83 |
218 | QB | Brock Purdy | Iowa State | 83 |
219 | IOL | Harry Miller | Ohio State | 83 |
220 | RB | Trestan Ebner | Baylor | 83 |
221 | DT | Jaquelin Roy | LSU | 83 |
222 | RB | Miyan Williams | Ohio State | 83 |
223 | WR | Jaden Walley | Mississippi State | 83 |
224 | WR | Reggie Roberson | SMU | 83 |
225 | QB | Cade McNamara | Michigan | 83 |
226 | EDGE | Zion Tupuola-Fetui | Washington | 83 |
227 | RB | Tyler Algeier | BYU | 83 |
228 | OT | Rasheed Walker | Penn State | 83 |
229 | QB | Bailey Zappe | Western Kentucky | 82 |
230 | WR | Bo Melton | Rutgers | 82 |
231 | DL | Phidarian Mathis | Alabama | 82 |
232 | QB | Levi Lewis | Louisiana | 82 |
233 | EDGE | Isaiah Thomas | Oklahoma | 82 |
234 | QB | KJ Jefferson | Arkansas | 82 |
235 | IOL | Branson Bragg | Stanford | 82 |
236 | QB | Casey Thompson | Texas | 82 |
237 | WR | Malik Knowles | Kansas State | 82 |
238 | RB | Hassan Haskins | Michigan | 82 |
239 | QB | Kaleb Eleby | Western Michigan | 82 |
240 | WR | Jordan Whittington | Texas | 82 |
241 | RB | Tahj Brooks | Texas Tech | 82 |
242 | EDGE | Sam Williams | Ole Miss | 82 |
243 | IOL | Zion Johnson | Boston College | 82 |
244 | CB | Riley Moss | Iowa | 82 |
245 | EDGE | Micheal Clemons | Texas A&M | 82 |
246 | RB | Stephen Carr | Indiana | 82 |
247 | WR | Josh Ali | Kentucky | 82 |
248 | TE | Brant Kuithe | Utah | 82 |
249 | WR | Mario Williams | Oklahoma | 82 |
250 | S | Andrew Mukuba | Clemson | 82 |
251 | WR | Calvin Jackson Jr. | Washington State | 82 |
252 | RB | Will Shipley | Clemson | 82 |
253 | WR | Ty Fryfogle | Indiana | 82 |
254 | LB | Henry To’oto’o | Alabama | 82 |
255 | CB | Chase Lucas | Arizona State | 82 |
256 | EDGE | Andre Carter II | Army | 82 |
257 | RB | Trey Sanders | Alabama | 82 |
258 | RB | Brandon Thomas | Memphis | 82 |
259 | LB | Jalen Pitre | Baylor | 82 |
260 | IOL | Alec Lindstrom | Boston College | 82 |
261 | QB | Gerry Bohannon | Baylor | 81 |
262 | CB | Marcus Jones | Houston | 81 |
263 | QB | Sean Clifford | Penn State | 81 |
264 | LB | Baylon Spector | Clemson | 81 |
265 | EDGE | Andre Anthony | LSU | 81 |
266 | TE | Isaiah Likely | Coastal Carolina | 81 |
267 | WR | Kevin Austin | Notre Dame | 81 |
268 | QB | Max Johnson | LSU | 81 |
269 | EDGE | Nolan Smith | Georgia | 81 |
270 | CB | Kyu Blu Kelly | Stanford | 81 |
271 | RB | Dameon Pierce | Florida | 81 |
272 | OT | Jaxson Kirkland | Washington | 81 |
273 | QB | Jayden de Laura | Washington State | 81 |
274 | WR | Jalin Hyatt | Tennessee | 81 |
275 | DL | Maason Smith | LSU | 81 |
276 | LB | Owen Pappoe | Auburn | 81 |
277 | WR | Trevon Clark | Cal | 81 |
278 | LB | Nate Landman | Colorado | 81 |
279 | TE | Cameron Latu | Alabama | 81 |
280 | WR | Xavier Hutchinson | Iowa State | 81 |
281 | CB | Tony Grimes | North Carolina | 81 |
282 | RB | Chez Mellusi | Wisconsin | 81 |
283 | QB | Will Rogers | Mississippi State | 80 |
284 | WR | Jaden Bray | Oklahoma State | 80 |
285 | QB | Kedon Slovis | USC | 80 |
286 | CB | Duce Chestnut | Syracuse | 80 |
287 | WR | Jacob Cowing | UTEP | 80 |
288 | QB | Malik Cunningham | Louisville | 80 |
289 | OT | Austin Deculus | LSU | 80 |
290 | QB | Jason Bean | Kansas | 80 |
291 | DL | Thomas Booker | Stanford | 80 |
292 | LB | Bumper Pool | Arkansas | 80 |
293 | DL | Gervon Dexter | Florida | 80 |
294 | WR | Joseph Ngata | Clemson | 80 |
295 | LB | Blaze Alldredge | Missouri | 80 |
296 | WR | Trea Shropshire | UAB | 80 |
297 | WR | Tay Martin | Oklahoma State | 80 |
298 | LB | JD Bertrand | Notre Dame | 80 |
299 | CB | Kool-Aid McKinstry | Alabama | 80 |
300 | LB | Malcolm Rodriguez | Oklahoma State | 80 |