CFB Fantasy - Top 75 QBs

The first week in August means fall camps have opened up and the 2008 season is right around the corner. With the season coming up fast, we will be releasing updates to our college fantasy rankings and up first are the quarterbacks.

In our updated rankings, the top spot is still owned by Texas Tech’s Graham Harrell. In Harrell’s third season in Lubbock, he should have another terrific fantasy year. Central Michigan’s Dan LeFevour passed Florida’s Tim Tebow for the second spot in our rankings. Moving Tebow to the third position is no knock on his ability, but with so many weapons around him – Percy Harvin, Chris Rainey, Emmanuel Moody - equaling his touchdown mark seems out of reach. Rounding out the top five are Missouri’s Chase Daniel and West Virginia’s Pat White.

One of the biggest movers in our updated rankings is Washington’s Jake Locker. Although Locker loses key receivers, the sophomore signal-caller should push 1,000 yards on the ground and should be a better overall player in his second season as the starter.

Tulsa’s David Johnson and Houston’s Case Keenum were the most difficult quarterbacks to peg in our updated rankings. Johnson takes over for Paul Smith - who was the top fantasy quarterback in some scoring systems - but is largely unproven. The senior has a lot of potential to go forward, but he’s also one of the biggest risks on draft day. Keenum has been named the starter, but could once again split time with Blake Joseph.

SMU's Justin Willis was previously a top 20 fantasy quarterback option heading into the season, but will open at No. 3 on the depth chart. Don't rule out Willis from eventually gaining the starting job, which is why he remains in the top 75 of our fantasy quarterbacks. Backup Bo Levi Mitchell checks in at No. 74, but should be considered a one of 2008's top sleepers this season.

Sleepers? Check out Washington State’s Gary Rogers. New Cougar head coach Paul Wulff will use a no-huddle, spread attack that should have no trouble putting up the points in Pullman. Memphis’ Arkelon Hall has plenty of targets around him and once was a highly-regarded recruit for Washington State. If Hall proves to be as good as advertised, he will easily outperform his ranking.

The incoming freshman class isn’t likely to have much of a fantasy impact, but Baylor’s Robert Griffin is one to watch. Griffin could become a four-year starter for head coach Art Briles, similar to Houston’s Kevin Kolb. North Texas’ Riley Dodge doesn’t crack the rankings, but he could eventually see significant playing time. Giovanni Vizza is scheduled to begin the year as the starter, but don't count out the freshman from making a charge at some point.

1. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech
2. Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan
3. Tim Tebow, Florida
4. Chase Daniel, Missouri
5. Pat White, West Virginia
6. Nate Davis, Ball State
7. Chase Holbrook, New Mexico State
8. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
9. Zac Robinson, Oklahoma State
10. Chase Clement, Rice
11. Jake Locker, Washington
12. Curtis Painter, Purdue
13. Todd Reesing, Kansas
14. Max Hall, BYU
15. Kellen Lewis, Indiana
16. Willie Tuitama, Arizona
17. Rusty Smith, Florida Atlantic
18. Matt Grothe, South Florida
19. Adam Weber, Minnesota
20. David Johnson, Tulsa
21. Mark Sanchez, USC
22. Cullen Harper, Clemson
23. Brian Johnson, Utah
24. Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
25. Trevor Vittatoe, UTEP
26. Juice Williams, Illinois
27. Colt McCoy, Texas
28. Case Keenum, Houston
29. Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green
30. Rudy Carpenter, Arizona State
31. Josh Freeman, Kansas State
32. Hunter Cantwell, Louisville
33. C.J. Bacher, Northwestern
34. Mike Teel, Rutgers
35. Joe Ganz, Nebraska
36. Michael Desormeaux, UL Lafayette
37. Matthew Stafford, Georgia
38. Gary Rogers, Washington State
39. Stephen McGee, Texas A&M
40. Jonathan Crompton, Tennessee
41. Jevan Snead, Mississippi
42. Cody Hawkins, Colorado
43. Thaddeus Lewis, Duke
44. Todd Boeckman, Ohio State
45. Kellen Moore, Boise State
46. Kodi Burns, Auburn
47. Dustin Grutza, Cincinnati
48. Tim Hiller, Western Michigan
49. Giovanni Vizza, North Texas
50. Nate Costa, Oregon
51. Brian Hoyer, Michigan State
52. Josh Nesbitt, Georgia Tech
53. Nate Longshore, California
54. Justin Willis, SMU
55. Arkelon Hall, Memphis
56. Brent Rausch, Hawaii
57. Corey Leonard, Arkansas State
58. Jamie Hampton, Troy
59. Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada, Navy
60. Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame
61. Tom Brandstater, Fresno State
62. Dwight Dasher, MTSU
63. Omar Clayton, UNLV
64. Julian Edelman, Kent State
65. Jake Christensen, Iowa
66. T.J. Yates, North Carolina
67. John Parker Wilson, Alabama
68. Martevious Young, Southern Mississippi
69. Andy Dalton, TCU
70. Daryll Clark, Penn State
71. Steven Threet, Michigan
72. Robert Marve, Miami
73. Chris Crane, Boston College
74. Bo Levi Mitchell, SMU
75. Robert Griffin, Baylor

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