College Fantasy Rankings: Quarterback

Brian McElfresh

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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

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