7 College Fantasy Football Sleepers You Need to Draft

I recently released 2025 College Fantasy Football rankings. This was requested for years and it feels great to finally be able to provide another great resource for Rookie Big Board patrons.

College Fantasy Football (CFF) rankings can be tough because the mid-rounds are absolute chaos. ADP gets thrown out the window as depth charts become murky and consensus fades into oblivion. If I am being honest, the chaos is one of the reasons I love playing CFF. These are 6 players who could emerge from the mid-rounds to help you win a CFF championship.

Jaydn Ott was red hot heading into the 2024 season. He rushed for 2,202 yards and 20 touchdowns in his first two seasons in an underwhelming Cal offense. He also caught 72 balls for 517 yards and 5 touchdowns in those two seasons. Things fell apart for Cal in 2024, and the entire running back room transferred.

Ott lands in an Oklahoma offense where he slots right into the lead back role. Ott was a priority add for the Sooners and I expect him to be the centerpiece of a new look offense. His current ADP, according to Fantasy Points is RB30, 70 overall. That is good cost for a back who should hit 225 touches and break 1,000 yards.

Rucker returns to Arkansas State for a fifth collegiate season. He caught 69 balls for 1,053 yards and 7 touchdowns for the Red Wolves last season. Quarterback Jaylen Raynor also returns, giving the offense a rare level of predictability. Beyond Rucker, the wide receiver room is brand new, so it is reasonable to predict that Rucker's receptions and touchdowns could see a bump. He is currently WR15 in ADP and 70 overall.

Anderson broke out last season, alongside Garrett Nussmeier. He brought in 61 receptions for 884 yards and 5 touchdowns as a redshirt freshman. Anderson led team in receptions. The next highest reception total for a receiver returning to the offense this year is Zavion Thomas with 28. He will have to compete with incoming transfers Barion Brown and Nic Anderson but there are plenty of targets to go around in an offense that saw Nussmeier throw the ball 525 last season.

Anderson's current ADP is WR31, 90 overall. I have him ranked as WR28 and will prioritize adding him in rounds 6/7.

I like MACtion, and MACtion loves Toledo. The rockets tend to live up to their name with high tempo offenses that lead the conference. Junior Vandeross led the Rockets with 85 receptions, 957 yards and 5 touchdowns last season. He will once again pair up with quarterback Tucker Gleason, who threw 22% of his passes to Vandeross last season.

Vandeross' ADP is currently WR26, 79 overall. I have ranked as WR17. I love investing in players who can dominate the market share on a group of 5 offense.

Kevin Coleman has had quite the collegiate journey. He started off as a Deion Sanders recruit at Jackson State where he broke 500 yards as a true freshmen. Then he transferred for a forgettable year at Louisville before being featured in the Mississippi State offense in 2024. He totaled 932 yards and 6 touchdowns on 74 receptions.

Missouri has 120 vacated targets available just between Theo Wease Jr. and Luther Burden III heading to the NFL. Head Coach/offensive play caller Eli Drinkwitz has built a reputation of feeding his X receiver. That sets Coleman up nicely to smash this year. The risk comes with quarterback Beau Pribula, who is unproven as a passer after being used primarily as a gadget rushing quarterback for Penn State.

Coleman's ADP is currently WR30, 89 overall. I have him in my rankings as WR21. I am willing to lean into the risk for the upside that the player and the role provides.

Eli Holstein was an afterthought heading into the 2024 season. The Alabama transfer had not popped in Tuscaloosa and seemed to be transferring down to Pitt who had b

een lost at the quarterback position for a few years. He was an excellent surprise for fantasy players and the Pitt faithful last season. He completed 62% of his passes for 2,225 yards and 17 touchdowns. Holstein thew for 3 touchdowns in each of Pitt's first games last season.

Holstein is currently QB39, 182 overall in ADP. I have him ranked as QB22. Part of playing college fantasy football is trusting your eye when projecting a leap in performance. Holstein's arm strength, ability to perform under pressure and decision making suggests that Pitt could lean further into him this year. I expect the offense to see more redzone action and be competition deep into games.

Haynes King at Georgia Tech is what the transfer portal era is all about. King has thrived in the Yellow Jackets offense the last two season after flailing in College Station. He completed 73% of his passes for 2,114 yards and 14 touchdowns to just 2 interceptions last season. Critically, he ran for 587 yards and 11 touchdowns on 125 carries. He is a dangerous dual-threat with the experience to smash ACC defenses in his final season of college football.

Georgia Tech's biggest wins last season were against Miami, North Carolina and Florida State. King rushed for 93, 107, and 64 yards respectively in those games. He rushed for 110 yards and 3 touchdowns in an 8 OT thriller against Georgia. The Yellow Jackets are going to prioritize getting King the ball on the ground in a season where they have a realistic shot to make a run at the ACC title game.

King's current ADP is QB11, 68 overall. I have him ranked as QB6. I am going to be bullish to ensure I get high exposure to him this season.