For owners playing college fantasy football for the first time, you may notice a little bit of a different flavor in the top 200. Generally, most NFL fantasy leagues tend to have running backs taken among the top picks, but college fantasy leagues lean more towards the passers – especially at the top. The elite level passers in college fantasy are more valuable in the standard two-quarterback league setup. If you are in a one-quarterback league, expect your top 200 to resemble something closer to the NFL, with running backs and wide receivers getting a little more value.

This top 200 is geared towards a standard league setup – 2 QB, 3 RB, 3 WR, 1 Flex, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 DEF and eight bench spots.

Some strategy tips to consider –

Although you don’t want to overvalue any position, tight end is one spot to consider taking early. Having a dependable week-to-week player such as Oklahoma’s Jermaine Gresham or BYU’s Dennis Pitta is a big difference for any lineup. Although Texas A&M’s Jamie McCoy and Oregon’s Ed Dickson are solid players, neither have the consistency of Gresham or Pitta. 

Pay attention to bye weeks. Most teams have only one this year, but teams playing on December 5th will have two. Most college fantasy seasons will end on November 21st or 28th this year, but you don’t want to draft three running backs with a bye in one of the playoff rounds.

Running backs are wide open. Seven rushers got consideration for the top spot, but Oregon’s LeGarrette Blount gets the nod. If you aren’t sold Blount is the top overall back, don’t hesitate to jump on Tulane’s Andre Anderson, Oregon State’s Jacquizz Rodgers or one of the other top rushers. There’s some quality depth at running back, but no clear-cut No. 1 option.

Load up on backup quarterbacks. Although you want to get two good starters, be sure to grab quality backups, especially ones that have favorable matchups on the starter's bye weeks. Having a solid QB3 or QB4 is crucial in case one of your top two passers underachieves or is injured.

Be sure to keep in mind all rankings will change as needed throughout the offseason and a major update will be posted before August.

Rank	Player	Team	Pos.	Year	2008 Fantasy Pts	Bye Weeks
1	Case Keenum	Houston	QB	JR	401.8	3
2	Dan LeFevour	CMU	QB	SR	206.2	10
3	Tim Tebow	Florida	QB	SR	310.6	5
4	Sam Bradford	Oklahoma	QB	JR	374.6	4
5	Dez Bryant	Okla. State	WR	JR	290.3	5
6	Taylor Potts	Texas Tech	QB	JR	16.40	10
7	Colin Kaepernick	Nevada	QB	JR	372.6	2
8	Colt McCoy	Texas	QB	SR	371.4	5
9	LeGarrette Blount	Oregon	RB	SR	192.1	7, 13
10	Andre Anderson	Tulane	RB	SR	167.1	3
11	James Starks	Buffalo	RB	SR	260.6	9
12	Jacquizz Rodgers	Oreg. State	RB	SO	236.5	7, 13
13	Jahvid Best	California	RB	JR	206.4	6, 13
14	Kendall Hunter	Okla. State	RB	JR	270.4	5
15	DeMarco Murray	Oklahoma	RB	JR	263.2	4
16	Dezmon Briscoe	Kansas	WR	JR	232.9	5
17	Zac Robinson	Okla. State	QB	SR	284.2	5
18	Robert Griffin	Baylor	QB	SO	304.2	2
19	Bryce Beall	Houston	RB	SO	264.9	3
20	John Clay	Wisconsin	RB	SO	139.2	8, 13
21	Eugene Jarvis	Kent State	RB	SR	181.9	11
22	MiQuale Lewis	Ball State	RB	SR	313.3	10
23	Chris Brown	Oklahoma	RB	SR	217.7	4
24	Evan Royster	Penn State	RB	JR	216.7	13
25	Aldrick Robinson	SMU	WR	JR	200.2	4
26	Jordan Shipley	Texas	WR	SR	218.9	5
27	Juice Williams	Illinois	QB	SR	286.8	3, 12
28	Todd Reesing	Kansas	QB	SR	276.6	5
29	Charles Scott	LSU	RB	SR	209.9	7
30	Harvey Unga	BYU	RB	JR	244.5	9
31	Jonathan Dwyer	Ga. Tech	RB	JR	229.6	12
32	Ryan Broyles	Oklahoma	WR	SO	118.4	4
33	Damion Fletcher	So. Miss	RB	SR	220.8	4
34	Jermaine Gresham	Oklahoma	TE	SR	178.1	4
35	Mardy Gilyard	Cincy	WR	SR	198.7	6, 12
36	DeAndre Brown	So. Miss	WR	SO	216.0	10
37	Antonio Brown	CMU	WR	JR	192.8	10
38	Michael Smith	Arkansas	RB	SR	213.4	2
39	Max Hall	BYU	QB	SR	288.3	9
40	Trevor Vittatoe	UTEP	QB	JR	258.2	7
41	Terrelle Pryor	Ohio State	QB	SO	181.8	13
42	Mark Ingram	Alabama	RB	SO	143.7	9
43	Emmanuel Sanders	SMU	WR	SR	183.3	4
44	Tyron Carrier	Houston	WR	SO	205.9	3
45	Arrelious Benn	Illinois	WR	JR	180.2	3, 12
46	Dennis Pitta	BYU	TE	SR	175.9	9
47	Jeremiah Masoli	Oregon	QB	JR	204.1	7
48	Brandon Minor	Michigan	RB	SR	127.9	13
49	Derrick Washington	Missouri	RB	JR	247.3	5
50	Jewel Hampton	Iowa	RB	SO	82.9	13
51	Golden Tate	ND	WR	JR	168.3	6
52	Rob Gronkowski	Arizona	TE	JR	129.5	5, 9
53	Jacob Bower	Tulsa	QB	JR	25.12	6
54	Detron Lewis	Texas Tech	WR	JR	142.4	10
55	Dexter McCluster	Ole Miss	WR	SR	161.0	2
56	Michael Floyd	ND	WR	SO	135.2	6
57	C.J. Spiller	Clemson	RB	SR	189.8	6
58	Noel Devine	WVU	RB	JR	162.3	4, 12
59	D.J. Williams	Arkansas	TE	JR	122.8	2
60	Aaron Hernandez	Florida	TE	JR	71.1	5
61	Baron Batch	Texas Tech	RB	JR	188.0	10
62	Austin Davis	So. Miss	QB	SO	284.6	10
63	Jeremy Avery	Boise State	RB	JR	114.9	6
64	Kellen Moore	Boise State	QB	SO	223.2	6
65	Darren Evans	Va. Tech	RB	SO	168.8	8
66	Daniel Porter	La. Tech	RB	SR	184.2	4, 13
67	James Rodgers	Oreg. State	WR	JR	188.9	7, 13
68	Damaris Johnson	Tulsa	WR	SO	168.8	6
69	Naaman Roosevelt	Buffalo	WR	SR	223.9	9
70	Kris Adams	UTEP	WR	JR	205.9	7
71	Roy Helu	Nebraska	RB	JR	161.5	5
72	Matt Asiata	Utah	RB	SR	166.2	5
73	Anthony Dixon	Miss. State	RB	SR	162.8	10
74	Vai Taua	Nevada	RB	JR	275.8	2
75	Jerrel Jernigan	Troy	WR	JR	158.9	5
76	Kerry Meier	Kansas	WR	SR	180.5	5
77	Eric Decker	Minnesota	WR	SR	183.0	13
78	Joseph Webb	UAB	QB	SR	272.7	6
79	Charles Clay	Tulsa	RB	JR	140.7	6
80	Toby Gerhart	Stanford	RB	SR	221.5	9
81	Bo Levi Mitchell	SMU	QB	SO	171.4	4
82	T.Y. Hilton	FIU	WR	SO	185.1	1, 13
83	Bryan Anderson	CMU	WR	SR	149.0	10
84	Greg Alexander	Hawaii	QB	SR	126.4	4
85	Brandon West	WMU	RB	SR	203.9	12
86	Ryan Mathews	Fresno State	RB	JR	125.9	5, 13
87	Jake Sharp	Kansas	RB	SR	192.9	5
88	Cody Slate	Marshall	TE	SR	125.1	9
89	Garrett Graham	Wisconsin	TE	SR	96.3	8, 13
90	Jeff Moturi	UTEP	WR	SR	147.6	7
91	Florida	Florida	DEF		244.0	5
92	Jevan Snead	Ole Miss	QB	JR	197.3	2
93	Jimmy Clausen	ND	QB	JR	160.8	6
94	USC	USC	DEF		221.0	6, 12
95	Alabama	Alabama	DEF		225.0	9
96	Cortez Gent	FAU	WR	SR	159.5	2, 6
97	Damian Williams	USC	WR	JR	132.7	6, 12
98	Jake Locker	Washington	QB	JR	60.48	9, 12
99	DuJuan Harris	Troy	RB	JR	206.3	5
100	Victor Anderson	Louisville	RB	SO	176.7	2
101	Ryan Wolfe	UNLV	WR	SR	199.1	12
102	Jeff Fuller	TAMU	WR	SO	144.0	2
103	Da'Rel Scott	Maryland	RB	JR	164.6	9
104	Reggie Arnold	Ark. State	RB	SR	165.7	3, 6
105	Juan Nunez	WMU	WR	JR	139.6	12
106	Tony Pike	Cincy	QB	SR	155.9	6, 12
107	Austin Pettis	Boise State	WR	JR	126.7	6
108	Adron Tennell	Oklahoma	WR	SR	11.3	4
109	Kendall Wright	Baylor	WR	SO	144.8	2
110	Jermaine Thomas	Fla. State	RB	SO	73.9	7
111	Darius Marshall	Marshall	RB	JR	157.3	9
112	Frank Goodin	ULM	RB	JR	160.5	6
113	Duane Bennett	Minnesota	RB	JR	50.5	13
114	A.J. Green	Georgia	WR	SO	176.1	8
115	Lyle Leong	Tex. Tech	WR	JR	47.6	10
116	Tim Hiller	WMU	QB	SR	280.1	12
117	Stephen Williams	Toledo	WR	SR	161.6	10
118	Chris Wellington	Nevada	WR	JR	114.0	2
119	Brandon LaFell	LSU	WR	SR	169.4	7
120	Julio Jones	Alabama	WR	SO	119.3	9
121	Jason Harmon	FAU	TE	SR	—	2, 6
122	Caleb King	Georgia	RB	SO	33.7	8
123	Nic Grigsby	Arizona	RB	JR	171.3	5, 9
124	Brandon Banks	K-State	WR	SR	217.0	13
125	Joseph Turner	TCU	RB	SR	115.6	1
126	Dion Morton	Colo. State	WR	SR	189.1	11
127	McKay Jacobson	BYU	WR	SO	—	9
128	Kevin Jurovich	SJSU	WR	SR	31.8	5, 8
129	Daniel Herron	Ohio State	RB	SO	76.8	13
130	Phillip Tanner	MTSU	RB	SR	171.6	5
131	Curtis Steele	Memphis	RB	SR	170.9	8
132	Joe McKnight	USC	RB	JR	93.4	6, 12
133	Rusty Smith	FAU	QB	SR	193.4	2, 6
134	Virginia Tech	Va. Tech	DEF		171.0	8
135	Russell Wilson	NC State	QB	SO	192.9	8
136	Daryll Clark	Penn State	QB	SR	233.4	13
137	Ryan Mallett	Arkansas	QB	SO	—	2
138	Edwin Baker	Mich. State	RB	FR	—	13
139	Jeff Demps	Florida	RB	SO	116.6	5
140	Jordan Todman	UConn	RB	SO	41.9	5, 11
141	L.J. Castile	Houston	WR	JR	115.6	3
142	Jamie McCoy	TAMU	TE	SR	101.5	2
143	Malcolm Williams	Texas	WR	SO	56.9	5
144	Ohio State	Ohio State	DEF		201.0	13
145	Slick Shelley	Tulsa	WR	SR	120.4	6
146	DaJuane Collins	Toledo	RB	SR	107.8	10
147	Graig Cooper	Miami	RB	JR	142.0	2
148	Jaycen Taylor	Purdue	RB	SR	—	13
149	Matt Grothe	USF	QB	SR	200.5	6, 10
150	Mike Ford	USF	RB	JR	64.3	6, 10
151	Jacory Stone	EMU	WR	SR	156.3	4
152	Phillip Livas	La. Tech	WR	JR	146.6	4, 13
153	Deonte Thompson	Florida	WR	SO	53.9	5
154	Deonte Jackson	Idaho	RB	JR	106.8	12
155	Jay Finley	Baylor	RB	JR	158.2	2
156	Oklahoma	Oklahoma	DEF		171.0	4
157	Corey Leonard	Ark. State	QB	SR	211.6	3, 6
158	Austen Arnaud	Iowa State	QB	JR	225.5	13
159	Bryce Brown	Tennessee	RB	FR	—	7
160	Omar Clayton	UNLV	QB	JR	162.8	12
161	Mikell Simpson	Virginia	RB	SR	58.8	4
162	North Carolina	No. Carolina	DEF		170.0	7
163	Penn State	Penn State	DEF		188.0	13
164	Armando Allen	ND	RB	JR	135.2	6
165	Luke Lippincott	Nevada	RB	SR	19.7	2
166	Jimmy Young	TCU	WR	JR	150.3	1
167	Carlos Singleton	Memphis	WR	SR	128.9	8
168	Edward Britton	Tex. Tech	WR	SR	89.1	10
169	Patrick Edwards	Houston	WR	SO	114.0	3
170	Christine Michael	TAMU	RB	FR	—	2
171	Keola Antolin	Arizona	RB	SO	115.1	5, 9
172	Cam Montgomery	No. Texas	RB	SR	168.5	5
173	Shaun Draughn	UNC	RB	JR	118.3	7
174	Stephen Simmons	N'Western	RB	JR	33.4	13
175	James Wright	New Mexico	RB	SO	46.6	7
176	Jarvis Giles	So. Carolina	RB	FR	—	12
177	Anthony Allen	Ga. Tech	RB	JR	—	12
178	Ed Dickson	Oregon	TE	SR	84.2	7, 13
179	Andre Jones	Akron	WR	SR	138.4	5
180	Titus Young	Boise State	WR	JR	44.8	6
181	Ronald Johnson	USC	WR	JR	95.5	6, 12
182	Joe Adams	Arkansas	WR	SO	68.9	2
183	Tyler Sheehan	BGSU	QB	SR	244.9	9
184	Morgan Williams	Toledo	RB	SO	151.2	10
185	Robert Turbin	Utah State	RB	SO	144.1	2
186	Rodney Stewart	Colorado	RB	SO	82.0	4
187	Shay Hodge	Ole Miss	WR	SR	136.6	2
188	DeVier Posey	Ohio State	WR	SO	23.2	13
189	Tyrod Taylor	Va. Tech	QB	JR	121.1	8
190	Randall Cobb	Kentucky	WR	SO	135.7	2
191	Andre Debose	Florida	WR	FR	—	5
192	Montel Harris	BC	RB	SO	125.6	10
193	Cody Johnson	Texas	RB	SO	105.3	5
194	Shane Vereen	California	RB	SO	119.1	6, 13
195	A. Robinson	Iowa State	RB	JR	130.8	13
196	Keith Toston	Okla. State	RB	SR	128.5	5
197	Mossis Madu	Oklahoma	RB	JR	64.4	4
198	Brynn Harvey	UCF	RB	SO	61.7	6
199	Chris Rainey	Florida	RB	SO	93.0	5
200	Jerrod Johnson	TAMU	QB	JR	204.4	2

Bye Week Key -

Week 1 - Sept. 5
Week 2 - Sept. 12
Week 3 - Sept. 19
Week 4 - Sept. 26
Week 5 - Oct. 3
Week 6 - Oct. 10
Week 7 - Oct. 17
Week 8 - Oct. 24
Week 9 - Oct. 31
Week 10 - Nov. 7
Week 11 - Nov. 14
Week 12 - Nov. 21
Week 13 - Nov. 28

2009 draft kit

2009 kickoff
Quarterback rankings
Running back rankings
Wide receiver rankings
Tight end rankings
Team defense rankings
Kicker rankings

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Sleepers
Position battles
Strategy features
Mock draft
Freshmen/JUCO reports
Keeper watch

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