With Lamar Jackson having gone on to the NFL, the 2018 college football season presents a new top fantasy quarterback. The consensus among the industry is that Arizona's Khalil Tate should be the No. 1 QB in the rankings and perhaps the first overall to come off the draft board.
Opposite the NFL’s prototype, dual-threat QBs dominate the CFBDynasty.com's college fantasy football rankings. Of the top 12 QBs in the CFBDynasty rankings, 11 will gain extra points rushing the ball. The exception is West Virginia's Will Grier, who has a wealth of options in a Dana Holgorsen offense, which has produced some of the great passing offenses in recent college football history.
With many of the perennial fantasy-friendly offenses breaking in new QBs, like Texas Tech and Oklahoma State, some of the names are unfamiliar near the top of the rankings. Adding to the intrigue, there will be quite a few key QB battles that bleed into the season.
After Tate goes No. 1 and RB Devin Singletary is likely selected second, expect at least a couple more QBs to come off the board in the first round -- namely, Arkansas State's Justice Hansen and Ohio's Nathan Rourke -- which rounds out the top tier. All three players are proven and have favorable schedules.
Below are CFBDyansty.com's top 50 QBs for the 2018 college fantasy football season. For our full rankings of 150-plus QBs, join CFBDynasty and get exclusive rankings and content to help you dominate your draft and throughout the entire season! Use coupon code “sportingnews” for 33 percent off!
2018 College Fantasy Rankings:
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College Fantasy Rankings: Quarterback
*Strength of schedule based on ESPN's FPI
| Rank | Player | Team | Class | Bye | Conf. | SOS | Fantasy Playoffs |
| 1 | Khalil Tate | Arizona | Jr | 11 | Pac-12 | 63 | vs Colorado, @ Washington State, vs Arizona State |
| 2 | Justice Hansen | Arkansas State | Sr | 6 | Sun Belt | 126 | @ Coastal Carolina, vs ULM, @ Texas State |
| 3 | Nathan Rourke | Ohio | Jr | 2 | MAC | 118 | @ Miami Ohio, vs Buffalo, vs Akron |
| 4 | Will Grier | West Virginia | Sr | 8 | Big 12 | 10 | vs TCU, @ Oklahoma State, vs Oklahoma |
| 5 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | Jr | 9 | AAC | 86 | vs Navy, vs Cincy, @ USF |
| 6 | Caleb Evans | Louisiana-Monroe | Jr | 9 | Sun Belt | 119 | @ South Alabama, @ Ark State, vs Louisiana |
| 7 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | Sr | 6 | B1G | 33 | vs Wisconsin, @ Rutgers, vs Maryland |
| 8 | Nick Fitzgerald | Mississippi State | Sr | 7 | SEC | 31 | @ Alabama, vs Arkansas, @ Ole Miss |
| 9 | Jett Duffey | Texas Tech | So | 6 | Big 12 | 16 | vs Texas, @ Kansas, @ Baylor |
| 10 | Kyler Murray | Oklahoma | Jr | 7 | Big 12 | 25 | vs Oklahoma State, vs Kansas, @ West Virginia |
| 11 | Jordan Ta'amu | Ole Miss | Sr | 9 | SEC | 47 | @ Texas A&M, @ Vanderbilt, vs Mississippi State |
| 12 | D'Eriq King | Houston | Jr | 5 | AAC | 79 | vs Temple, vs Tulane, @ Memphis |
| 13 | Jawon Pass | Louisville | So | 8 | ACC | 39 | @ Syracuse, vs NC State, vs Kentucky |
| 14 | Mason Fine | North Texas | Jr | 10 | C-USA | 124 | @ Old Dominion, vs FAU, @ UTSA |
| 15 | Dwayne Haskins | Ohio State | So | 9 | B1G | 49 | @ Michigan State, vs Maryland, vs Michigan |
| 16 | Tyree Jackson | Buffalo | Jr | 9 | MAC | 117 | vs Kent State, @ Ohio, @ Bowling Green |
| 17 | Eric Dungey | Syracuse | Sr | 7 | ACC | 36 | vs Louisville, @ Notre Dame, @ Boston College |
| 18 | Trey Tinsley | Washington State | Jr | 7 | Pac-12 | 61 | @ Colorado, vs Arizona, vs Washington |
| 19 | Justin Herbert | Oregon | Jr | 6 | Pac-12 | 65 | @ Utah, vs Arizona State, @ Oregon State |
| 20 | Drew Lock | Missouri | Sr | 5 | SEC | 40 | vs Vanderbilt. @ Tennessee, vs Arkansas |
| 21 | Brian Lewerke | Michigan State | Jr | 3 | B1G | 26 | vs Ohio State, @ Nebraska, vs Rutgers |
| 22 | Tua Tagovailoa | Alabama | So | 9 | SEC | 30 | vs Mississippi State, vs Citadel, vs Auburn |
| 23 | Josh Jackson | Virginia Tech | So | 8 | ACC | 55 | @ Pitt, vs Miami, vs Virginia |
| 24 | Tyler Huntley | Utah | Jr | 4 | Pac-12 | 22 | vs Oregon, @ Colorado, vs BYU |
| 25 | Kelly Bryant | Clemson | Sr | 7 | ACC | 15 | @ Boston College, vs Duke, vs South Carolina |
| 26 | Brent Stockstill | Middle Tennessee | Sr | 4 | C-USA | 95 | @ UTEP, @ Kentucky, vs UAB |
| 27 | Chris Robison | Florida Atlantic | So | 7 | C-USA | 94 | vs WKU, @ North Texas, vs Charlotte |
| 28 | J'Mar Smith | Louisiana Tech | Jr | 3 | C-USA | 102 | vs Rice, @ S Miss, vs WKU |
| 29 | Shawn Robinson | TCU | So | 6 | Big 12 | 12 | @ West Virginia, @ Baylor, vs Oklahoma State |
| 30 | Brandon Wimbush | Notre Dame | Jr | 8 | IND | 19 | @ Northwestern, vs Florida State, vs Syracuse |
| 31 | Ben Hicks | SMU | Jr | 7 | AAC | 67 | @ UCONN, vs Memphis, @ Tulsa |
| 32 | Steven Montez | Colorado | Jr | 4 | Pac-12 | 60 | vs Washington, vs Utah, @ California |
| 33 | Armani Rogers | UNLV | So | 5 | MWC | 100 | @ San Diego State, @ Hawaii, vs Nevada |
| 34 | Jake Browning | Washington | Sr | 11 | Pac-12 | 48 | vs Stanford, vs Oregon State, @ Washington State |
| 35 | Charlie Brewer | Baylor | So | 8 | Big 12 | 35 | @ Iowa State, vs TCU, vs Texas Tech |
| 36 | Ty Gangi | Nevada | Sr | 10 | MWC | 99 | vs Colorado State, @ San Jose State, @ UNLV |
| 37 | Nick Starkel | Texas A&M | So | 8 | SEC | 29 | vs Ole Miss, vs UAB, vs LSU |
| 38 | Marcus Childers | NIU | So | 8 | MAC | 70 | vs Toledo, vs Miami (OH), @ Western Michigan |
| 39 | Shea Patterson | Michigan | Jr | 9 | B1G | 8 | @ Rutgers, vs Indiana, @ Ohio State |
| 40 | TaQuon Marshall | Georgia Tech | Sr | 8 | ACC | 21 | vs Miami, vs Virginia, @ Georgia |