By Lance Leach in College Football —

Lance's 2026 College Football Rankings: Week 4

Lance's 2026 College Football Rankings: Week 4

These rankings are for draft eligible players only.

Quarterback Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Darian Mensah Miami 98.74
2 Gunner Stockton Georiga 92.16
3 CJ Carr Notre Dame 92.10
4 Julian Sayin Ohio State 91.34
5 Kevin Jennings SMU 91.00
6 Devon Dampier Utah 90.63
7 John Alan Richter Toledo 89.24
8 Noah Fifita Arizona 88.59
9 Beau Pribula Virginia 87.69
10 Anthony Colandrea Nebraska 87.46
11 Jayden Maiava USC 87.30
12 Conner Weigman Houston 87.03
13 Michael Hawkins Jr. West Virginia 86.06
14 Lincoln Kienholz Louisville 85.15
15 Aidan Chiles Northwestern 85.14
16 Drew Mestemaker Oklahoma State 84.50
17 Josh Hoover Indiana 83.94
18 Kaden Anderson Tarleton State 82.72
19 JC French IV Cincinnati 82.72
20 Beau Brungard Youngstown State 82.64

Running Back Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Cole Tabb Cincinnati 99.46
2 Wayne Knight UCLA 94.96
3 Turbo Richard Indiana 92.18
4 Maurice Turner Tulane 91.81
5 Wayshawn Parker Utah 90.16
6 Duke Watson UCF 90.12
7 Jadan Baugh Florida 89.97
8 D.J. Crowther USF 88.67
9 Aiden Flora Iowa State 88.30
10 Jahiem White North Texas 88.18
11 Fluff Bothwell Mississippi State 81.50
12 Torrance Burgess Jr. Texas State 81.12
13 LJ Martin BYU 80.39
14 Sam Brown V Temple 79.51
15 Justice Haynes Georgia Tech 79.37
16 Fame Ijeboi Purdue 77.91
17 Mark Fletcher Jr. Miami 75.32
18 Kamari Moulton Iowa 74.36
19 Jason Patterson Kentucky 73.91
20 J'Koby Williams Texas Tech 73.57

Wide Receivers Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Jeremiah Smith Ohio State 97.61
2 Reed Harris Arizona State 96.78
3 Carlos Hernandez Wake Forest 94.57
4 Collin Dixon Illinois 93.13
5 Wyatt Young Oklahoma State 93.01
6 Cayden Lee Missouri 92.21
7 Deuce Alexander Ole Miss 92.14
8 KJ Duff Rutgers 91.55
9 Charlie Becker Indiana 91.10
10 Griffin Wilde Northwestern 88.83
11 Xavier Townsend Purdue 87.15
12 Anthony Evans III Mississippi State 85.40
13 Chris Durr Jr. Maryland 83.91
14 JV Gibson Cincinnati 83.71
15 Chris Marshall Arkansas 82.91
16 Caden High Stanford 82.67
17 Micah Gilbert Notre Dame 82.55
18 Amare Thomas Houston 81.97
19 Yamir Knight SMU 81.83
20 Tre Richardson Louisville 81.69

Tight End Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Luke Reynolds Virginia Tech 95.78
2 Jamari Johnson Oregon 85.98
3 Caleb Odom Ole Miss 85.32
4 Luke Dehnicke Northwestern 84.93
5 Joshua Acord Southern Utah 80.95
6 Jacob Harris Wisconsin 79.74
7 Kari Ashley TCU 78.27
8 Hunter Tipton Memphis 76.84
9 Rocky Beers Oklahoma 75.95
10 Carson Kent Pittsburgh 71.45
11 Jaleel Skinner Louisville 71.27
12 Trey'Dez Green LSU 67.44
13 Jelani Thurman North Carolina 67.37
14 Willie Rodriguez Kentucky 67.10
15 Walker Lyons BYU 66.82
16 Theo Melin Ohrstrom SMU 65.86
17 Jeremiah Hasley Duke 65.59
18 Patrick Overmyer Houston 65.32
19 Matt Wagner Boise State 64.24
20 Randy Pittman Jr. SMU 62.36

Offensive Tackle Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Monroe Mills Virginia 98.85
2 Paki Finau BYU 96.71
3 Judea Milon Cincinnati 96.66
4 Nathan Roy Minnesota 96.22
5 McKale Boley Virginia 95.57
6 Aidan Lynch Virginia Tech 95.45
7 Elijah Paige USC 94.91
8 Moshood Giwa Rutgers 94.09
9 Jacob Ponton Texas Tech 93.44
10 Trevor Lauck Iowa 93.32
11 Luke Work Missouri 92.44
12 Bryce Lovett Florida 91.13
13 Lance Heard Kenucky 90.85
14 Zereoue Williams Utah 90.49
15 Jacob Anderson Oregon State 90.35
16 Cayden Green Missouri 88.77
17 Kevin Heywood Wisconsin 87.28
18 Ryan Howard Kansas State 85.83
19 Howard Sampson Texas Tech 85.80
20 Evan Link Michigan 85.36

Offensive Guard Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Greg Johnson Minnesota 99.26
2 Makilan Thomas Virginia 97.77
3 Kade Pieper Iowa 97.19
4 Shadre Hurst Houston 95.69
5 Griffin Empey North Dakota State 95.50
6 Tegra Tshabola Kentucky 93.81
7 Leighton Jones Iowa 93.22
8 Addison Nichols SMU 92.95
9 Connor Stroh Kansas 91.59
10 Kyle Kloska Army 90.93
11 Joseph Hanson Oklahoma State 90.82
12 Drew Evans Indiana 90.74
13 Jackson Pruitt Temple 90.32
14 Kwabena Asamoah Rutgers 89.01
15 Layth Ghannam Virginia Tech 88.27
16 Olaus Alinen Kentucky 88.27
17 Paolo Gennarelli Army 87.09
18 Dylan Sikorski Texas 86.99
19 Jon Ashford Air Force 86.95
20 Andre Otto Florida State 86.72

Center Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Anthony Boswell Houston 97.61
2 Coleton Price Kentucky 97.01
3 Trent Fraley Michigan State 96.67
4 Gage Schmidt North Dakota State 92.85
5 Bruce Mitchell BYU 92.27
6 Justin Evans Nebraska 92.25
7 Ryan Rodriguez Miami 89.39
8 Ashton Beers Minnesota 89.31
9 Zach Henning Arizona 88.13
10 Mark Nabou Jr. Texas A&M 86.55
11 Phil Eichelzer Princeton 85.97
12 Spike Sowells Jr. NC State 85.73
13 Taran Tyo Cincinnati 84.94
14 Sheridan Wilson Texas Tech 84.14
15 Tobias Raymond USC 84.01
16 Iapani Laloulu Oregon 82.33
17 Colby Reph Lehigh 81.48
18 Van Wells Oregon State 81.18
19 Dominick Giudice Missouri 81.01
20 Aaron Fenimore Liberty 80.75

Edge Rusher Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Jalen Woods UCLA 95.03
2 Muaaz Byard UAB 93.83
3 Leroy Harris III Kansas 93.39
4 Dylan Labarbera Nevada 92.05
5 Colin Simmons Texas 91.69
6 Keno Jones Troy 91.67
7 Sebastian Cheeks Wisconsin 90.14
8 Aycen Stevens Virginia Tech 89.80
9 Xavier Esqillion Georgia State 89.75
10 Cayman Spaulding Georgia Tech 89.70
11 Mario Thompson Old Dominion 89.49
12 Dom Nichols Michigan 89.23
13 Kamar Mothudi Cal 88.04
14 Princewill Umanmielen LSU 87.79
15 AJ George Columbia 86.36
16 Clev Lubin Lousivlle 86.00
17 David Santiago Kansas 85.78
18 Marlin Dean UAB 85.45
19 Marquise Lightfoot Miami 84.87
20 Lamont Lester Jr. Colorado 84.68

Note: I was going through and pulling names from each of the rankings to see if there's anyone I wanted to add to my in-season draft boards, and I noticed something with the Edge Rushers. Some are getting the "Edge Rusher" title but lining up more often off-the-ball. Next week I will try to remember to adjust for that, so there may be a major shift at this position.

Defensive Line Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Tawfiq Thomas Georgia Tech 97.65
2 Bear Alexander Oregon 96.25
3 Xavier Gilliam Tennessee 95.00
4 Ansel Din-Mbuh TCU 94.13
5 Jide Abasiri USC 93.83
6 Tomiwa Durojaiye South Carolina 91.43
7 Leroy Jackson North Carolina 90.93
8 Devan Thompkins Alabama 90.61
9 Cody Sigler Auburn 89.68
10 Will Echoles Ole Miss 89.05
11 Chris Wilson UT Martin 87.06
12 A.J. Holmes Jr. Texas Tech 83.60
13 Elias Sherman Arkansas State 81.19
14 Nate Burrell Cal 81.15
15 Chris Murray Auburn 80.22
16 Jayden Jackson Oklahoma 78.81
17 Jeffson Lafontant UCF 78.41
18 Michael Kilbane Northwestern 78.38
19 Dallas Afalava Wake Forest 77.25
20 Christian Davis SMU 76.98

Linebacker Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Blake Fletcher Air Force 95.14
2 Sammy Omosigho UCLA 93.07
3 Cam Buffington Iowa 91.33
4 Max Malo Brown 90.88
5 EJ Smith Nevada 90.33
6 Anthony Palano Boston College 87.65
7 Timmy Hinspeter UMASS 85.90
8 Curly Ordonez Temple 85.48
9 Jordan Hall Michigan State 85.08
10 Trey Lathan Kansas 84.57
11 Tackett Curtis UCF 84.06
12 Austin Romaine Texas Tech 82.90
13 Tony Rojas Penn State 82.83
14 Owen Chambliss Nebraska 82.26
15 Ben Fiegel Southern Illinois 82.07
16 Sione Hala San Diego State 81.15
17 Jonathan Thompson Cincinnati 81.08
18 Kyle Efford Georgia Tech 80.51
19 Kam Moore Arkansas State 80.26
20 Wade Abrams South Dakota 80.13

Cornerback Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Simeon Harris Fresno State 92.84
2 Braden Turner Northwestern 92.19
3 Cameron Goggins Mercer 90.69
4 Kobi Albert Southern Miss 89.31
5 Audavion Collins Penn State 88.18
6 Andrew Marshall Nebraska 87.92
7 Ashton Hampton Clemson 87.44
8 Red Morgan Alabama 86.14
9 John Nestor Minnesota 85.82
10 Jett Jefferson Mississippi State 85.18
11 CJ Blocker Colorado State 85.04
12 Vernon Glover Jr. TCU 84.69
13 Deshaun Lee Iowa 82.99
14 Yassine Falke Northern Illinois 81.27
15 Evan Johnson BYU 80.40
16 Devon Jordan Baylor 80.20
17 Tyson Williams Tulsa 79.48
18 Jackson Daniels Idaho State 79.28
19 Bradlee Jones Rutgers 79.27
20 Jermaine Mathews Jr. Ohio State 79.03

Safety Rankings
# Players College Score
1 Greg Smith North Carolina 97.51
2 Kingston Lopa Cal 93.01
3 Isaiah Crosby Cal 91.36
4 Demari Henderson UCF 91.35
5 Alex McLaughlin Washington 89.86
6 Ta'Shawn James UCLA 86.77
7 Tommy MacPherson Cornell 85.60
8 Ricardo Jones Vanderbilt 84.86
9 Justin Taylor Central Michigan 83.02
10 Cruce Brookins Pittsburgh 83.00
11 Damon Walters Northwestern 82.28
12 Tamarcus Cooley LSU 82.20
13 Sylvester Smith-Reed Auburn 82.10
14 Osize Daniyan Yale 82.01
15 Jackson Bennee Utah 81.77
16 Christian Harrison Arkansas 81.73
17 Matthew Bailey Illinois 80.32
18 Jordan Allen Houston 80.25
19 Mose Phillips III Oklahoma State 79.99
20 CJ Heard Vanderbilt 79.39