College Fantasy Rankings: Running Back

Brian McElfresh

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The running back position has a few returning bell cows at the top of the college fantasy football rankings in 2018. Florida Atlantic’s Devin Singletary will easily be the No. 1 RB off the board, and there’s an argument he could be the most valuable player in all of college fantasy. Almost any other season, Wisconsin's Jonathan Taylor or Stanford's Bryce Love would be at the top of your cheat sheet after posting excellent numbers from the prior season, but after Singletary, CFBDynasty actually has Juwan Washington No. 2 given that he plays for the college fantasy RB factory that is San Diego State.

D’Andre Swift from Georgia is a very intriguing back who could absolutely be selected late in the first round. As a freshman, Swift was able to put up 750-plus yards and four TDs behind two of UGA’s top-five all-time RBss, Nick Chubb and Sony Michel. On a team that’s rising, he could have a special season.

Take a look at the top 50 in our 2018 fantasy RB rankings for the upcoming college fantasy football season. For all of our 275-plus RBs, 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% off!

2018 College Fantasy Rankings:
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2018 College Fantasy Running Back Rankings

*Strength of schedule based on ESPN's FPI

Rank Player Team Class Bye Conf. SOS Fantasy Playoffs
1 Devin Singletary Florida Atlantic Jr 7 C-USA 94 vs WKU, @ North Texas, vs Charlotte
2 Juwan Washington San Diego State Jr 5 MWC 88 vs UNLV, @ Fresno State, vs Hawaii
3 Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin So 5 B1G 64 @ Penn State, @ Purdue, vs Minnesota
4 Bryce Love Stanford Sr 7 Pac-12 13 vs Oregon State, @ California, @ UCLA
5 D'Andre Swift Georgia So 8 SEC 43 vs Auburn, vs UMASS, vd Georgia Tech
6 A.J. Dillon Boston College So 8 ACC 27 vs Clemson, @ Florida State, vs Syracuse
7 Cam Akers Florida State So 7 ACC 2 @ Notre Dame, vs Boston College, vs Florida
8 J.K. Dobbins Ohio State So 9 B1G 49 @ Michigan State, vs Maryland, vs Michigan
9 Rodney Anderson Oklahoma Jr 7 Big 12 25 vs Oklahoma State, vs Kansas, @ West Virginia
10 Jalin Moore Appalachian State Sr 6 Sun Belt 129 @ Texas State, vs Georgia State, vs Troy
11 Shakif Seymour Toledo So 2 MAC 107 @ Nothern Illinois, @ Kent State, vs C Mich
12 Myles Gaskin Washington Sr 11 Pac-12 48 vs Stanford, vs Oregon State, @ Washington State
13 Alexander Mattison Boise State Jr 4 MWC 80 vs Fresno State, @ New Mex, vs Utah State
14 Benny Snell Kentucky Jr 7 SEC 41 @ Tennesee, vs Middle Tennessee, @ Louisville
15 Spencer Brown UAB So 4 C-USA 123 vs S Miss, @ Texas A&M, @ Middle Tenn
16 Trayveon Williams Texas A&M Jr 8 SEC 29 vs Ole Miss, vs UAB, vs LSU
17 David Montgomery Iowa State Jr 8 Big 12 20 vs Baylor, @ Texas, vs Kansas State
18 Justice Hill Oklahoma State Jr 8 Big 12 45 @ Oklahoma, v West Virginia, @ TCU
19 Shamari Brooks Tulsa So 5 AAC 68 @ Memphis, @ Navy, vs SMU
20 Jonathan Ward Central Michigan Jr 12 MAC 89 vs Bowling Green, Bye, @ Toledo
21 Zack Moss Utah Jr 4 Pac-12 22 vs Oregon, @ Colorado, vs BYU
22 Darrell Henderson Memphis Jr 9 AAC 97 vs Tulsa, @ SMU, vs Houston
23 Stephen Carr USC So 6 Pac-12 14 vs California, @ UCLA, vs Notre Dame
24 Patrick Laird California Sr 4 Pac-12 53 @ USC, vs Stanford, vs Colorado
25 Jeremy Larkin Northwestern So 4 B1G 4 @ Iowa, @ Minnesota, vs Illinois
26 Nic Smith North Texas So 10 C-USA 124 @ Old Dominion, vs FAU, @ UTSA
27 Lexington Thomas UNLV Sr 5 MWC 100 @ San Diego State, @ Hawaii, vs Nevada
28 Miles Sanders Penn State Jr 6 B1G 33 vs Wisconsin, @ Rutgers, vs Maryland
29 Travis Etienne Clemson So 7 ACC 15 @ Boston College, vs Duke, vs South Carolina
30 Rodney Smith Minnesota Sr 5 B1G 62 vs Purdue, vs Northwestern, @ Wisconsin
31 Damien Harris Alabama Sr 9 SEC 30 vs Mississippi State, vs Citadel, vs Auburn
32 Xavier Jones SMU Jr 7 AAC 67 @ UCONN, vs Memphis, @ Tulsa
33 Tony Brooks-James Oregon Sr 6 Pac-12 65 @ Utah, vs Arizona State, @ Oregon State
34 Travis Homer Miami Jr 8 ACC 50 @ Georgia Tech, @ Virginia Tech, vs Pittsburgh
35 Travon McMillan Colorado Sr 4 Pac-12 60 vs Washington, vs Utah, @ California
36 Eno Benjamin Arizona State So 7 Pac-12 11 vs UCLA, @ Oregon, @ Arizona
37 Darius Anderson TCU Jr 6 Big 12 12 @ West Virginia, @ Baylor, vs Oklahoma State
38 L.J. Scott Michigan State Sr 3 B1G 26 vs Ohio State, @ Nebraska, vs Rutgers
39 Jeremy Cox Old Dominion Sr 10 C-USA 120 vs North Texas, vs VMI, @ Rice
40 LeVante Bellamy Western Michigan Jr 11 MAC 103 Bye, @ Ball State, vs Northern Illinois
41 Damarea Crockett Missouri Jr 5 SEC 40 vs Vanderbilt. @ Tennessee, vs Arkansas
42 James Williams Washington State Jr 7 Pac-12 61 @ Colorado, vs Arizona, vs Washington
43 Kennedy McKoy West Virginia Jr 8 Big 12 10 vs TCU, @ Oklahoma State, vs Oklahoma
44 Kevin Perkins Troy So 8 Sun Belt 127 @ Georgia Southern, vs Texas State, @ App State
45 Ty Chandler Tennessee So 6 SEC 57 vs Kentucky, vs Missouri, @ Vanderbilt
46 Johnathan Hawkins Buffalo Sr 9 MAC 117 vs Kent State, @ Ohio, @ Bowling Green
47 Tyler King Marshall So 9 C-USA 111 vs Charlotte, vs UTSA, @ FIU
48 Kelton Moore Nevada Jr 10 MWC 99 vs Colorado State, @ San Jose State, @ UNLV
49 Kameron Martin Auburn Jr 9 SEC 34 @ Georgia, vs Liberty, @ Alabama
50 Karan Higdon Michigan Sr 9 B1G 8 @ Rutgers, vs Indiana, @ Ohio State

Brian McElfresh