Thor Nystrom’s College Fantasy Football Defense & Kicker Rankings (2022)

Thor Nystrom is digging deep to provide early analysis ahead of the 2022 college fantasy football season. As he dives into early betting lines and odds at BettingPros, he’s also compiling 2022 college fantasy football rankings. Let’s take a look at his top-300 overall college fantasy football rankings.

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College Fantasy Football Defense Rankings

Rank Name Conf
1 Clemson ACC
2 Georgia SEC
3 Alabama SEC
4 Iowa B10
5 Notre Dame IND
6 Boise State MWC
7 NC State ACC
8 Wisconsin B10
9 Ohio State B10
10 Baylor B12
11 Utah P12
12 Texas A&M SEC
13 Michigan B10
14 Oklahoma State B12
15 San Diego State MWC
16 Penn State B10
17 Auburn SEC
18 Miami ACC
19 Cincinnati AAC
20 Air Force MWC
21 Kansas State B12
22 Marshall SBC
23 Minnesota B10
24 Iowa State B12
25 UCF AAC
26 UAB CUSA
27 Army IND
28 Pittsburgh ACC
29 Michigan State B10
30 Toledo MAC
31 Oklahoma B12
32 Nebraska B10
33 Houston AAC
34 Washington P12
35 Appalachian State SBC
36 Virginia Tech ACC
37 Oregon P12
38 Fresno State MWC
39 Florida State ACC
40 Florida SEC
41 Louisiana SBC
42 Mississippi State SEC
43 San Jose State MWC
44 South Alabama SBC
45 Mississippi SEC
46 Purdue B10
47 UCLA P12
48 Arkansas SEC
49 Cal P12
50 Kentucky SEC
51 Boston College ACC
52 LSU SEC
53 Arizona State P12
54 South Carolina SEC
55 Troy SBC
56 East Carolina AAC
57 Texas B12
58 Southern Miss SBC
59 UTEP CUSA
60 Ohio MAC

 

College Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings

Rank Name School Conf
1 Will Reichard Alabama SEC
2 Noah Ruggles Ohio State B10
3 Jack Podlesny Georgia SEC
4 Jake Moody Michigan B10
5 Alex Stadthaus USC P12
6 Jonah Dalmas Boise State MWC
7 Will Stone Texas B12
8 B.T. Potter Clemson ACC
9 Jadon Redding Utah P12
10 Chase McGrath Tennessee SEC
11 Blake Grupe Notre Dame IND
12 Tanner Brown Oklahoma State B12
13 Chad Ryland Maryland B10
14 Daniel Obarski UCF AAC
15 Andres Borregales Miami ACC
16 Caden Costa Mississippi SEC
17 Zach Schmit Oklahoma B12
18 Christopher Dunn North Carolina State ACC
19 Griffin Kell TCU B12
20 Mitchell Fineran Purdue B10
21 Nicholas Barr-Mira UCLA P12
22 Brayden Narveson Western Kentucky CUSA
23 Cayden Camper Colorado State MWC
24 Cam Little Arkansas SEC
25 Jacob Barnes Louisiana Tech CUSA
26 Andrew Glass Kent State MAC
27 Dean Janikowski Washington State P12
28 Jacob Oldroyd BYU IND
29 Caden Davis Texas A&M SEC
30 Matthew Dennis Wake Forest ACC
31 Connor Coles Utah State MWC
32 James Turner Louisville ACC
33 Will Bettridge Virginia ACC
34 Anders Carlson Auburn SEC
35 Owen Daffer East Carolina AAC
36 Matt Quinn UAB CUSA
37 Zack Long Tulsa AAC
38 Ben Sauls Pitt ACC
39 Trey Wolff Texas Tech B12
40 John Richardson Northern Illinois MAC
41 Camden Lewis Oregon P12
42 Andre Szmyt Syracuse ACC
43 Matt Ruffolo Kentucky SEC
44 Michael Hughes Appalachian State SBC
45 Isaiah Hankins Baylor B12
46 Thomas Cluckey Toledo MAC
47 Timmy Bleekrode Nebraska B10
48 Brayden Beck Liberty IND
49 Matthew Trickett Minnesota B10
50 Liam Gray Coastal Carolina SBC

 


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