Joe’s Top 25 (Week 1)

Week 1 is probably the toughest week to project because there are so many unknowns, so my Top 25 consists of players that I feel project to be the most productive and safest options this opening weekend.  Due to the fact there are so many FBS vs. FCS matchups, I only ranked DSTs that have matchups against other FBS programs.  To see a list and breakdown of FBS vs. FCS matchups, refer to the DST Streaming section of the Preseason Fantasy Guide.

Also note, there is no correlation between my rankings and the site’s weekly projections.  I simply use the projections as one of several factors that determine my rankings.

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QUARTERBACKS

  1. Austin Reed, W. Kentucky v So. Florida
  2. Caleb Williams, USC v Nevada
  3. Michael Penix, Washington v Boise St
  4. Bo Nix, Oregon v Portland St
  5. John Rhys Plumlee,  UCF v Kent St.
  6. Preston Stone, SMU v La Tech
  7. Drake Maye, North Carolina v So. Carolina
  8. Cameron Ward, Washington St @ Colorado St
  9. Cade Klubnik, Clemson @ Duke
  10. KJ Jefferson, Arkansas v W. Carolina
  11. Brennan Armstrong, NC State @ UConn
  12. Chandler Morris, TCU v Colorado
  13. Frank Harris, UTSA @ Houston
  14. Tyler Shough, Texas Tech @ Wyoming
  15. Jayden de Laura, Arizona v No. Arizona
  16. Donovan Smith, Houston v UTSA
  17. Kurtis Rourke, Ohio v LIU
  18. Joe Milton, Tennessee v Virginia
  19. Quinn Ewers, Texas v Rice
  20. Garret Schrader, Syracuse v Colgate
  21. Michael Pratt, Tulane v So. Alabama
  22. Davis Brin, Georgia Southern v Citadel
  23. Mitch Griffis, Wake Forest v Elon
  24. Darren Grainger, Georgia St v Rhode Island
  25. Seth Henigan, Memphis v Beth-Cookman

 

RUNNING BACKS

  1. Rasheen Ali, Marshall v Albany
  2. Sieh Bangura, Ohio v LIU
  3. Blake Corum, Michigan v East Carolina
  4. Will Shipley, Clemson @ Duke
  5. Braelon Allen, Wisconsin v Buffalo
  6. Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss v Mercer
  7. Frank Gore, Southern Miss v Alcorn
  8. LeQuint Allen, Syracuse v Colgate
  9. TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio St. @ Indiana
  10. Raheim Sanders, Arkansas v W. Carolina
  11. Samson Evans, E. Michigan v Howard
  12. Rodney Hammond, Pitt v Wofford
  13. Damien Martinez, Oregon St. @ San Jose St.
  14. Kevorian Barnes, UTSA @ Houston
  15. Kimani Vidal, Troy v SF Austin
  16. Ray Davis, Kentucky v Ball St.
  17. Jaylan Knighton, SMU v LA Tech
  18. Michael Wiley, Arizona v No. Arizona
  19. RJ Harvey, UCF v Kent St.
  20. Nate Noel, Appalachian St. v G-Webb
  21. La’Damian Webb, South Alabama @ Tulane
  22. Donovan Edwards, Michigan v E. Carolina
  23. JaQuinden Jackson, Utah v Florida
  24. Jonathon Brooks, Texas v Rice
  25. Roman Hembry, Maryland v Towson

 

DEFENSE/ST

  1. Texas A&M v New Mexico
  2. Michigan v East Carolina
  3. Alabama v Middle Tennessee
  4. Iowa v Utah St
  5. Wisconsin v Buffalo
  6. Central Florida v Kent State
  7. Oklahoma v Arkansas St
  8. Ohio State @ Indiana
  9. Kentucky v Ball St
  10. Auburn v UMass
  11. Texas v Rice
  12. BYU v Sam Houston St
  13. Miami v Miami (OH)
  14. Tennessee v Virginia
  15. Penn St v West Virginia
  16. NC State @ UConn
  17. Michigan St v C. Michigan
  18. Baylor v Texas St
  19. Virginia Tech v Old Dominion
  20. USC v Nevada
  21. Rutgers v Northwestern
  22. Minnesota v Nebraska
  23. Texas Tech @ Wyoming
  24. Utah v Florida
  25. Florida @ Utah

 

RECEIVERS

  1. Malachi Corley, W. Kentucky v So. Florida
  2. Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio St. @ Indiana
  3. Rome Odunze, Washington v Boise St.
  4. Emeka Egbuka, Ohio St. @ Indiana
  5. Jacob Cowing, Arizona v No. Arizona
  6. Tory Horton, Colorado St. v Washington St.
  7. Jalen McMillan, Washington v Boise St.
  8. Xavier Worthy, Texas v Rice
  9. Will Sheppard, Vanderbilt v Alabama A&M
  10. Derwin Burgess, Georgia Southern v Citadel
  11. Jamari Thrash, Louisville @ Georgia Tech
  12. Matthew Golden, Houston v UTSA
  13. Jahmal Banks, Wake Forest v Elon
  14. Squirrel White, Tennessee v Virginia
  15. Troy Franklin, Oregon v Portland St.
  16. Joshua Cephus, UTSA @ Houston
  17. Jerand Bradley, Texas Tech @ Wyoming
  18. Jordan Kerley, SMU v LA Tech
  19. Steven McBride, Hawaii v Stanford
  20. Alex Adams, Akron @ Temple
  21. Luther Burden, Missouri v So. Dakota
  22. Sam Wiglusz, Ohio v LIU
  23. Jalil Farooq, Oklahoma v Arkansas St.
  24. Tyrin Smith, UTEP v Incarnate Word
  25. Luke McCaffrey, Rice @ Texas

 

TIGHT ENDS

  1. Oronde Gadsden, Syracuse v Colgate
  2. Brock Bowers, Georgia v UT Martin
  3. Mark Redman, San Diego St. v Idaho St.
  4. Ja’Tavion Sanders, Texas v Rice
  5. RJ Maryland, SMU v Louisiana Tech
  6. Jalin Conyers, Arizona St. v So. Utah
  7. Benjamin Yurosek, Stanford v Hawaii
  8. Thomas Yassmin, Utah v Florida
  9. Mason Taylor, LSU @ Florida St.
  10. Corey Dyches, Maryland v Towson
  11. Luke Lachey, Iowa v Utah St.
  12. Jake Briningstool, Clemson @ Duke
  13. Caden Prieskorn, Ole Miss v Mercer
  14. Anthony Landphere, Memphis v Beth-Cookman 
  15. David Martin-Robinson, Temple v Akron 
  16. Mason Fairchild, Kansas v Missouri St.
  17. Tanner McLachlan, Arizona v No. Arizona
  18. Colston Loveland, Michigan v East Carolina
  19. Nate Jones, Louisiana Tech @ SMU
  20. Ben Sinnott, Kansas St. v SE Missori
  21. CJ Dippre, Alabama v Middle Tennessee
  22. Theo Johnson, Penn St. v West Virginia
  23. Isaac Rex, BYU v Sam Houston St.
  24. Hudson Hafermehl, UCLA v Coastal Carolina
  25. Harold Fannin, Bowling Green @ Liberty

 

KICKERS

  1. James Turner, Michigan v ECU
  2. Will Reichard, Alabama v Middle Tenn.
  3. Charles Campbell, Tennessee v Virginia
  4. Bert Auburn, Texas v Rice
  5. Griffin Kell, TCU v Colorado
  6. Camden Lewis, Oregon v Portland St.
  7. Harrison Mevis, Missouri v SE Missouri
  8. Robert Gunn, Clemson @ Duke
  9. Denis Lynch, USC v Nevada
  10. Alex Felkins, Penn St. v West Virginia
  11. Zach Schmit, Oklahoma v Arkansas St.
  12. Alex Raynor, Kentucky v Ball St.
  13. Valentino Ambrosio, Tulane v So. Alabama
  14. Jayden Fielding, Ohio St. @ Indiana
  15. Alex Hale, Oklahoma St. v C. Arkansas
  16. Brayden Narveson, Virginia @ UConn
  17. Jared Zirkel, Georgia v Tenn.-Martin
  18. Nathaniel Vakos, Wisconsin v Buffalo
  19. Ben Sauls, Pitt v Wofford
  20. Kenneth Almendares, Louisiana v Nwestern St.