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Top 300 most impactful college football players

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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:

RankPos.PlayerSchoolGrade
1QBMatt CorralOle Miss99
2QBBryce YoungAlabama99
3EDGEKayvon ThibodeauxOregon99
4WRKayshon BoutteLSU98
5EDGEWill AndersonAlabama98
6QBSam HowellNorth Carolina98
7TEMichael MayerNotre Dame98
8EDGEAidan HutchinsonMichigan98
9SKyle HamiltonNotre Dame98
10WRDrake LondonUSC98
11LBNakobe DeanGeorgia98
12RBTank BigsbyAuburn97
13EDGEDeMarvin LealTexas A&M97
14QBMalik WillisLiberty97
15QBDesmond RidderCincinnati97
16RBBreece HallIowa State97
17DLJordan DavisGeorgia97
18QBSpencer RattlerOklahoma96
19WRChris OlaveOhio State96
20CBAndrew BoothClemson96
21WRGarrett WilsonOhio State96
22RBZach EvansTCU96
23SJalen CatalonArkansas96
24RBBijan RobinsonTexas96
25CBAhmad GardnerCincinnati96
26OTEvan NealAlabama95
27WRTreylon BurksArkansas95
28CBDerek StingleyLSU95
29WRJameson WilliamsAlabama95
30IOLTyler LinderbaumIowa95
31WRMarvin MimsOklahoma95
32LBNoah SewellOregon95
33EDGEDrake JacksonUSC95
34RBKenneth Walker IIIMichigan State95
35CBEli RicksLSU95
36WRWan’Dale RobinsonKentucky94
37RBTreVeyon HendersonOhio State94
38CBKaiir ElamFlorida94
39EDGENik BonittoOklahoma94
40WRQuinton JohnstonTCU94
41QBJT DanielsGeorgia94
42WRDontario DrummondOle Miss94
43RBCJ VerdellOregon94
44RBZach CharbonnetUCLA94
45CBMykael WrightOregon93
46OTIkem EkwonuNC State93
47RBIsaiah SpillerTexas A&M93
48QBAnthony BrownOregon93
49RBZonovan KnightNC State93
50EDGEJermaine JohnsonFlorida State93
51RBKyren WilliamsNotre Dame93
52WRJohn MetchieAlabama92
53WRErik EzukanmaTexas Tech92
54EDGEZach HarrisonOhio State92
55SJordan BattleAlabama92
56OTKenyon GreenTexas A&M92
57WRDontay Demus Jr.Maryland92
58TEGreg DulcichUCLA92
59EDGEAmare BarnoVirginia Tech92
60WRZay FlowersBoston College92
61QBTaulia TagovailoaMaryland92
62WRDavid BellPurdue92
63EDGEMyles MurphyClemson92
64WRJosh DownsNorth Carolina92
65QBCarson StrongNevada92
66SJaquan BriskerPenn State95
67RBBrian Robinson Jr.Alabama92
68RBChris Rodriguez Jr.Kentucky91
69QBTanner McKeeStanford91
70WRJustyn RossClemson91
71DLJalen CarterGeorgia91
72SLewis CineGeorgia91
73WRJaxon Smith-NjigbaOhio State92
74DLBryan BreseeClemson91
75WRAinias SmithTexas A&M91
76RBSincere McCormickUTSA91
77WRRakim JarrettMaryland91
78RBDevon AchaneTexas A&M91
79EDGEKingsley EnagbareSouth Carolina91
80QBJake HaenerFresno State91
81RBBlake CorumMichigan91
82QBCJ StroudOhio State91
83EDGEGeorge KarlaftisPurdue91
84OTDawand JonesOhio State91
85QBBo NixAuburn90
86WRDontayvion WicksVirginia90
87LBJack SanbornWisconsin90
88WRRomeo DoubsNevada90
89TEBrock BowersGeorgia90
90DLPerrion WinfreyOklahoma90
91QBGrayson McCallCoastal Carolina90
92CBBrandon JosephNorthwestern90
93TEJalen WydermyerTexas A&M90
94CBJosh JobeAlabama90
95SDaxton HillMichigan90
96WRJalen TolbertSouth Alabama90
97QBTanner MordecaiSMU90
98SXavier HendersonMichigan State90
99EDGEIsaiah FoskeyNotre Dame90
100OTCharles CrossMississippi State90
101LBMike RoseIowa State90
102QBBrennan ArmstrongVirginia89
103RBZamir WhiteGeorgia89
104CBRoger McCrearyAuburn89
105RBDeuce VaughnKansas State89
106EDGEZachary CarterFlorida89
107OTSean RhyanUCLA89
108DLDevonte WyattGeorgia89
109RBRonnie RiversFresno State89
110OTPeter SkoronskiNorthwestern89
111WRCharleston RamboMiami89
112QBMichael PrattTulane89
113OGThayer MunfordOhio State89
114WRDanny GraySMU89
115QBDJ UiagaleleiClemson89
116LBChrsitian HarrisAlabama89
117CBEmmanuel ForbesMississppi State89
118OTDarian KinnardKentucky89
119EDGEJeffrey GunterCoastal Carolina89
120QBDorian Thompson-RobinsonUCLA88
121CBTrent McDuffieWashington88
122RBGreg BellSan Diego State88
123SDemani RichardsonTexas A&M88
124EDGEArnold EbiketiePenn State88
125OTDaniel FaaleleMinnesota88
126LBDevin LloydUtah88
127TEJahleel BillingsleyAlabama88
128WRJahan DotsonPenn State88
129RBTyler BadieMissouri88
130QBJayden DanielsArizona State88
131RBD’Vonte PriceFIU88
132EDGEAdam AndersonGeorgia88
133RBKevin HarrisSouth Carolina88
134OTNicholas Petit-FrereOhio State87
135QBKenny PickettPittsburgh87
136EDGEMyjai SandersCincinnati87
137RBRachaad WhiteArizona State87
138DLLogan HallHouston87
139TECade OttonWashington87
140EDGEBJ OjulariLSU81
141WRJordan AddisonPittsburgh87
142RBJerome FordCincinnati87
143EDGEAli GayeLSU87
144OTDare RosenthalKentucky87
145TECharlie KolarIowa State87
146WRKhalil ShakirBoise State87
147DLTuli TuipulotuUSC87
148TEJelani WoodsVirginia87
149RBMataeo DurantDuke86
150TEJeremy RuckertOhio State86
151QBWill LevisKentucky86
152CBTre’vius Hodges-TomlinsonTCU86
153RBKennedy BrooksOklahoma86
154QBEmory JonesFlorida86
155SVerone McKinleyOregon86
156WRJaylon RobinsonUCF86
157QBMax DugganTCU86
158RBJames CookGeorgia86
159LBJames SkalskiClemson86
160CBJaylon JonesTexas A&M86
161OTMyron CunninghamArkansas86
162RBJerrion EalyOle Miss86
163EDGETyreke SmithOhio State86
164QBD’Eriq KingMiami86
165RBJashaun CorbinFlorida State85
166WRJonathan MingoOle Miss85
167DLDJ DaleAlabama85
168TELucas KrullPittsburgh85
169OTJamaree SalyerGeorgia85
170QBAnthony RichardsonFlorida89
171LBBrian AsamoahOklahoma85
172WRJaivon HeilighCoastal Carolina85
173OTZion NelsonMiami85
174IOLRicky StrombergArkansas85
175RBFrank Gore Jr.Southern Miss85
176WRJerreth SternsWestern Kentucky85
177WRCalvin Austin IIIMemphis85
178CBLatavious BriniGeorgia85
179QBTanner MorganMinnesta85
180WRNeil Pau’uBYU85
181RBRicky PersonNC State85
182CBJalyn Armour-DavisAlabama85
183OTTyler VrabelBoston College85
184QBNick StarkelSan Jose State84
185EDGEBrenton Cox Jr.Florida84
186WRJermaine BurtonGeorgia84
187RBLeddie BrownWest Virginia84
188WRDylan WrightMinnesota84
189TEAustin StognerOklahoma84
190WRJayden ReedMichigan State84
191DLJowon BriggsCincinnati84
192SNick CrossMaryland84
193DLGervon DexterFlorida84
194LBDee WintersTCU84
195TEGrant CalcaterraSMU84
196SBrian BranchAlabama84
197QBJaxson DartUSC84
198EDGEMitchell AgudeUCLA84
199RBEric GrayOklahoma84
200QBPayton ThorneMichigan State83
201QBGraham MertzWisconsin84
202EDGEWill McDonald IVIowa State84
203RBJace McClellanAlabama83
204SAntonio JohnsonTexas A&M84
205OTLuke TenutaVirginia Tech84
206WRChris Autman-BellMinnesota84
207CBMartin EmersonMississippi State84
208QBDustin CrumKent State84
209WRCorey SuttonAppalachian State84
210QBSpencer PetrasIowa83
211OTObinna EzeTCU83
212TETrey McBrideColorado St83
213IOLParis JohnsonOhio State83
214WRNathaniel DellHouston83
215QBJaren HallBYU83
216WRJoJo EarleAlabama83
217RBCamerun PeoplesAppalachian State83
218QBBrock PurdyIowa State83
219IOLHarry MillerOhio State83
220RBTrestan EbnerBaylor83
221DTJaquelin RoyLSU83
222RBMiyan WilliamsOhio State83
223WRJaden WalleyMississippi State83
224WRReggie RobersonSMU83
225QBCade McNamaraMichigan83
226EDGEZion Tupuola-FetuiWashington83
227RBTyler AlgeierBYU83
228OTRasheed WalkerPenn State83
229QBBailey ZappeWestern Kentucky82
230WRBo MeltonRutgers82
231DLPhidarian MathisAlabama82
232QBLevi LewisLouisiana82
233EDGEIsaiah ThomasOklahoma82
234QBKJ JeffersonArkansas82
235IOLBranson BraggStanford82
236QBCasey ThompsonTexas82
237WRMalik KnowlesKansas State82
238RBHassan HaskinsMichigan82
239QBKaleb ElebyWestern Michigan82
240WRJordan WhittingtonTexas82
241RBTahj BrooksTexas Tech82
242EDGESam WilliamsOle Miss82
243IOLZion JohnsonBoston College82
244CBRiley MossIowa82
245EDGEMicheal ClemonsTexas A&M82
246RBStephen CarrIndiana82
247WRJosh AliKentucky82
248TEBrant KuitheUtah82
249WRMario WilliamsOklahoma82
250SAndrew MukubaClemson82
251WRCalvin Jackson Jr.Washington State82
252RBWill ShipleyClemson82
253WRTy FryfogleIndiana82
254LBHenry To’oto’oAlabama82
255CBChase LucasArizona State82
256EDGEAndre Carter IIArmy82
257RBTrey SandersAlabama82
258RBBrandon ThomasMemphis82
259LBJalen PitreBaylor82
260IOLAlec LindstromBoston College82
261QBGerry BohannonBaylor81
262CBMarcus JonesHouston81
263QBSean CliffordPenn State81
264LBBaylon SpectorClemson81
265EDGEAndre AnthonyLSU81
266TEIsaiah LikelyCoastal Carolina81
267WRKevin AustinNotre Dame81
268QBMax JohnsonLSU81
269EDGENolan SmithGeorgia81
270CBKyu Blu KellyStanford81
271RBDameon PierceFlorida81
272OTJaxson KirklandWashington81
273QBJayden de LauraWashington State81
274WRJalin HyattTennessee81
275DLMaason SmithLSU81
276LBOwen PappoeAuburn81
277WRTrevon ClarkCal81
278LBNate LandmanColorado81
279TECameron LatuAlabama81
280WRXavier HutchinsonIowa State81
281CBTony GrimesNorth Carolina81
282RBChez MellusiWisconsin81
283QBWill RogersMississippi State80
284WRJaden BrayOklahoma State80
285QBKedon SlovisUSC80
286CBDuce ChestnutSyracuse80
287WRJacob CowingUTEP80
288QBMalik CunninghamLouisville80
289OTAustin DeculusLSU80
290QBJason BeanKansas80
291DLThomas BookerStanford80
292LBBumper PoolArkansas80
293DLGervon DexterFlorida80
294WRJoseph NgataClemson80
295LBBlaze AlldredgeMissouri80
296WRTrea ShropshireUAB80
297WRTay MartinOklahoma State80
298LBJD BertrandNotre Dame80
299CBKool-Aid McKinstryAlabama80
300LBMalcolm RodriguezOklahoma State80