By Lance Leach in College Football —

Lance's 2026 College Football Rankings: Week 2

Lance's 2026 College Football Rankings: Week 2

I wasn't going to put anything up here, cause I was thinking everything below is self-explanatory. But then I figured I should probably include a reminder that these rankings are for draft eligible players only.

Quarterback Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Darian Mensah Miami 98.26
2 Gunner Stockton Georgia 94.50
3 Rocco Becht Penn State 93.73
4 Kevin Jennings SMU 92.80
5 Jayden Maiava USC 92.64
6 Hauss Hejny Colorado State 92.40
7 Cutter Boley Arizona State 91.58
8 Michael Hawkins Jr. West Virginia 91.25
9 Austin Simmons Missouri 89.67
10 Josh Hoover Indiana 89.66
11 Anthony Colandrea Nebraska 88.30
12 Aaron Philo Florida 87.29
13 CJ Carr Notre Dame 86.92
14 William Watson III UMASS 86.89
15 Beau Pribula Virginia 85.33
16 Devon Dampier Utah 84.53
17 Beau Brungard Youngstown State 84.32
18 JC French IV Cincinnati 83.88
19 Lincoln Kienholz Louisville 83.74
20 Trinidad Chambliss Ole Miss 82.73

Note: Figured I'd leave a note here since this is probably the position that's going to have the most questions about names that are missing. Honestly, anyone paying attention to the Ohio State/Texas game knows that Sayin and Manning didn't play particularly well, so it shouldn't be surprising they're not on the board. Sayin falls in at 25, and Manning lands at 27.

Running Back Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Jadan Baugh Florida 88.70
2 Fame Ijeboi Purdue 80.44
3 Jahiem White North Texas 77.43
4 Turbo Richard Indiana 75.60
5 Kamari Moulton Iowa 75.36
6 Matt Fuller South Carolina 67.64
7 DeSean Bishop Tennessee 64.80
8 Mekhi Nelson Nebraska 64.73
9 Wayne Knight UCLA 63.72
10 Mel Brown Colorado State 63.67
11 Luke Yoder Lehigh 62.59
12 Wayshawn Parker Utah 59.25
13 Shaun Boykins Jr. Delaware State 58.40
14 Justice Haynes Georgia Tech 57.37
15 Charles Pierre Jr. South Dakota 56.41
16 Gi'Bran Payne Cincinnati 56.38
17 Jeremy Payne TCU 55.08
18 Micah Welch Colorado 54.00
19 Fluff Bothwell Mississippi State 53.11
20 Kewan Lacy Ole Miss 51.76

Wide Receivers Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Reed Harris Arizona State 98.20
2 KJ Duff Rutgers 95.28
3 Collin Dixon Illinois 95.17
4 Jeremiah Smith Ohio State 91.92
5 Charlie Becker Indiana 90.43
6 Anthony Evans III Mississippi State 90.10
7 Carlos Hernandez Wake Forest 90.05
8 Deuce Alexander Ole Miss 89.78
9 Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding Maryland 89.33
10 Tre Richardson Louisville 87.52
11 Cayden Lee Missouri 87.11
12 Que'Sean Brown Virginia Tech 86.45
13 Gavin Freeman Baylor 84.36
14 Wyatt Young Oklahoma State 84.02
15 Umari Hatcher Syracuse 83.92
16 Asaad Waseem Purdue 82.83
17 JV Gibson Cincinnati 82.28
18 Jacory Barney Jr. Nebraska 81.13
19 Cam'ron Lacy Mid Tennessee St 80.41
20 Easton Messer FAU 79.05

Note: Just wanted to add that if he was draft eligible it would be Malachi Toney at the top.

Tight End Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Luke Reynolds Virginia Tech 93.30
2 Jelani Thurman North Carolina 87.93
3 Caleb Odom Ole Miss 84.19
4 Noah Bennee Utah 80.93
5 Kari Ashley TCU 80.57
6 Willie Rodriguez Kentucky 76.35
7 Hunter Tipton Memphis 75.91
8 Joshua Acord Southern Utah 73.36
9 Jaleel Skinner Louisville 71.02
10 Rocky Beers Oklahoma 69.67
11 Trey'Dez Green LSU 68.97
12 Jayvontay Conner Vanderbilt 67.70
13 Randy Pittman Jr. SMU 67.13
14 Brady McCullough Northern Iowa 66.98
15 Terrance Carter Jr. Texas Tech 63.97
16 Elijah Lagg Pittsburgh 61.25
17 Benjamin Brahmer Penn State 60.05
18 Jamari Johnson Oregon 59.56
19 Caden Jensen Louisiana 59.50
20 Patrick Overmyer Houston 57.89

Offensive Tackle Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Monroe Mills Virginia 97.92
2 Elijah Paige USC 96.50
3 Bryce Lovett Florida 95.14
4 Paki Finau BYU 94.73
5 Nathan Roy Minnesota 93.73
6 Rahtrel Perry Maryland 91.47
7 Luke Work Missouri 91.27
8 Howard Sampson Texas Tech 90.65
9 Dayne Arnett South Carolina 90.58
10 Christian Young Southern Miss 88.96
11 Joshua Sales Jr. Austin Peay 88.60
12 Judea Milon Cincinnati 88.21
13 Trevor Goosby Texas 87.31
14 Alvin Ebosele Houston 86.17
15 Cedric Jefferson Utah 85.50
16 Carter Smith Indiana 85.18
17 Samson Okunlola Miami 84.13
18 Cayden Green Missouri 83.86
19 Ryan Baer Pittsburgh 83.85
20 Trevor Lauck Iowa 83.13

Offensive Guard Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Shadre Hurst Houston 98.38
2 Greg Johnson Minnesota 97.91
3 Tellek Lockette Maryland 96.98
4 Addison Nichols SMU 96.63
5 Noah Josey Virginia 95.42
6 Kade Pieper Iowa 95.38
7 Cooper Powers TCU 93.65
8 Griffin Empey North Dakota St 93.21
9 Drew Evans Indiana 92.93
10 Connor Stroh Kansas 92.59
11 Xavier Lozowicki Cincinnati 92.37
12 Julian Armella UCLA 92.18
13 Hayden Treter USC 90.81
14 Charlie Adams Kansas State 90.43
15 Carter Sweazie UCLA 89.88
16 TJ Tarascio Air Force 89.61
17 Leighton Jones Iowa 89.46
18 Tony Nelson Minnesota 89.43
19 Brandon Henderson Illinois 89.35
20 Anthonie Knapp Notre Dame 88.83

Center Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Anthony Boswell Houston 96.75
2 Ryan Rodriguez Miami 94.97
3 Ashton Beers Minnesota 94.49
4 Justin Evans Nebraska 92.40
5 Mark Nabou Jr. Texas A&M 92.13
6 Gage Schmidt North Dakota St 92.06
7 Trent Fraley Michigan State 89.89
8 Kasen Carpenter Kansas 89.54
9 Tobias Raymond USC 89.46
10 Canon Boone Mississippi State 88.04
11 Sheridan Wilson Texas Tech 86.81
12 Lyndon Cooper Vanderbilt 86.33
13 Jake Renfro Illinois 85.32
14 Taran Tyo Cincinnati 84.72
15 Caleb Nitta Oklahoma 83.89
16 Michael Hershey Maryland 83.78
17 Zach Henning Arizona 83.52
18 Bradyn Welch-Joiner Florida State 81.74
19 Bruce Mitchell BYU 81.39
20 Coleton Price Kentucky 81.36

Edge Rusher Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Muaaz Byard UAB 97.54
2 Princewill Umanmielen LSU 96.83
3 Dom Nichols Michigan 96.57
4 Sebastian Cheeks Wisconsin 93.81
5 Kamar Mothudi Cal 93.53
6 Jordan Ross LSU 91.19
7 DeeJay Holmes Jr. FIU 89.48
8 Taylor Wein Oklahoma 88.50
9 Garrick Ponder Baylor 87.97
10 Lamont Lester Jr. Colorado 87.75
11 Jalen Woods UCLA 87.42
12 Kolben Miller Northern Iowa 86.69
13 Jeremy Lewis Purdue 86.14
14 Michael Harris USF 84.61
15 Mario Thompson Old Dominion 83.35
16 Jaylen Harvey North Carolina 83.29
17 Ibrahim Diawara Coastal Carolina 83.22
18 Kyran Duhon Tulsa 83.08
19 Wendell Gregory Kansas State 82.86
20 Matayo Uiagalelei Oregon 82.62

Defensive Line Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Bear Alexander Oregon 97.09
2 Tawfiq Thomas Georgia Tech 95.95
3 Esaia Bogar Wyoming 95.76
4 Will Holmes Illinois 92.64
5 Xavier Gilliam Tennessee 92.30
6 Elias Sherman Arkansas State 91.35
7 Leroy Jackson North Carolina 90.71
8 Devan Thompkins Alabama 89.61
9 Jayden Jackson Oklahoma 87.95
10 Jeffson Lafontant UCF 87.69
11 Zeion Simpson-Smith Mid Tennessee St 86.99
12 A.J. Holmes Jr. Texas Tech 85.78
13 Trey Pierce Michigan 85.75
14 Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder SMU 85.17
15 Brendan Flakes Northwestern 84.97
16 Nate Burrell Cal 82.36
17 Vincent Carroll-Jackson Georgia Tech 81.80
18 Trevion Traylor Central Arkansas 80.12
19 Nate Gabriel West Virginia 77.55
20 Dillan Fontus Syracuse 76.96

Linebacker Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Cam Buffington Iowa 92.16
2 Aiden Sullivan Oregon State 90.04
3 Sammy Omosigho UCLA 88.70
4 TJ Dottery LSU 88.53
5 Blake Fletcher Air Force 87.87
6 Vincent Firenze Wake Forest 87.10
7 EJ Smith Nevada 86.90
8 Ben Fiegel Southern Illinois 86.57
9 Anthony Palano Boston College 86.33
10 Tony Rojas Penn State 85.92
11 Dillon Moore Western Michigan 84.41
12 Curly Ordonez Temple 83.68
13 Braydon Brus Northwestern 83.64
14 Sammy Brown Clemson 82.65
15 Dorian Pringle Bowling Green 82.55
16 Robert Stevens III Arkansas State 81.46
17 Troy Bowles Michigan 81.06
18 Kyle Efford Georgia Tech 80.88
19 Sione Hala San Diego State 79.82
20 Jamih Otis Hawaii 79.62

Cornerback Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Kobi Albert Southern Miss 92.61
2 Jahmad Harmon UMASS 92.55
3 Jyaire Hill Michigan 91.10
4 Donovan Jones Nebraska 87.58
5 Cameron Goggins Mercer 87.34
6 Mike Lindsay San Diego State 86.54
7 D.J. Adams Chattanooga 85.72
8 Rahshawn Clark Washington 82.91
9 Andrew Marshall Nebraska 82.21
10 Deshaun Lee Iowa 81.55
11 Ashton Hampton Clemson 81.26
12 Jackson Bennee Utah 80.82
13 Smith Snowden Michigan 80.23
14 Evan Johnson BYU 79.76
15 Braden Turner Northwestern 79.53
16 Peyton Himley St. Thomas 78.89
17 Leonard Moore Notre Dame 78.87
18 Tyson Williams Tulsa 78.69
19 Jhamal Shelby Jr. Nicholls State 77.26
20 Yassine Falke Northern Illinois 76.57

Note: I just wanted to add a reminder that I may divvy up Corners and Safeties different than other people. I look at their snap percentages at outside Corner, Slot, Safety and off-ball. If their percentage of snaps at Slot is higher than Safety/off-ball, then they go on the Corner board, end of story. That's also why you might see names bounce between the two boards as the season progresses.

Safety Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Brandyn Hillman Virginia 94.56
2 Damon Walters Northwestern 92.60
3 Robert Fitzgerald Northwestern 92.13
4 Kingston Lopa Cal 91.89
5 Jordan Allen Houston 91.03
6 Alex McLaughlin Washington 89.80
7 Ty Benefield LSU 87.87
8 Jerome Carter III Clemson 85.82
9 Ashlynd Barker Florida State 84.38
10 Ta'Shawn James UCLA 84.32
11 MJ Cannon Cincinnati 83.51
12 Jayden Williams UCF 83.32
13 Lucas Struck Old Dominion 80.44
14 Devin Vaught Michigan State 77.60
15 DJ Coleman Florida 77.59
16 Tamarcus Cooley LSU 76.67
17 Rushaun Tongue Wake Forest 75.43
18 Jaylen McClain Ohio State 75.22
19 Malik Esquerra Texas Tech 74.93
20 Isaac Smith Mississippi State 74.00