College football starts just before the NFL, but it’s one of the most exciting sports to watch. Players can have massive games, and college fantasy football keeps growing in popularity.
Below, I’ll examine three players I’m skeptical of in terms of their overall production while referencing Yahoo! Sports‘ rankings.
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College Fantasy Football Busts to Avoid
Desean Bishop (RB – Tennessee)
Last season, Desean Bishop ran 182 times across 13 games for 1,076 yards (5.9 yards per carry) and 16 touchdowns. In the passing game, he caught 15 passes for 135 yards and zero touchdowns. This was all with Joey Aguilar under center, who was somewhat mobile, scoring four rushing touchdowns. Bishop could rack up a lot of touchdowns again, but it appears it’ll be either George MacIntyre (redshirt freshman) or Faizon Brandon under center.
MacIntyre is a tall, prototypical pocket passer, which could help Bishop by keeping carries from being taken away. Brandon is a former five-star recruit dual-threat talent who could eat into Bishop’s touches. Bishop won’t have Star Thomas to compete with, but Daune Morris could see a bigger role. Javin Gordon could also be a factor after he transferred to Tennessee following a freshman season at Tulane, where he rushed 128 times for 516 yards and five scores.
With a potential dual-threat quarterback looming, a lack of passing game involvement last season and some other running backs that could eat into his touches, I worry Bishop may be a bit too touchdown-dependent.
Bust isn’t the precise word to use for him, but I’m a bit cautious about him as a potential top-five running back in PPR formats.
Jamari Johnson (TE – Oregon)
There’s a lot of hype surrounding Jamari Johnson after seeing Kenyon Sadiq leave Oregon for the NFL, but I’d pump the brakes on him as a top-two tight end. Last season, he caught 43 passes for 510 yards and three touchdowns. While the yards per reception are impressive, we cannot forget that the Ducks run quite often. Last season, they ran the ball on 54.29% of plays, which ranked 46th in all of college football.
Not only that, but the Ducks have Evan Stewart, Dakorien Moore and Jeremiah McClellan as their top three receivers. Moore and McClellan each saw more than 50 targets last season. Between how often they run the ball and those three receivers, I’m wary of Johnson.
Bryant Wesco Jr. (WR – Clemson)
Last season, Bryant Wesco Jr. missed the second half of the season with a serious neck injury. He’s now coming back to a Clemson offense that doesn’t have Cade Klubnik under center, but rather (it appears) Christopher Vizzina.
Vizzina has been at Clemson for three seasons and has a combined 64 completions on 105 attempts (61%). By all accounts, Vizzina, a former four-star recruit, has all the talent. We just haven’t seen it over a full season yet.
Also, T.J. Moore is still there. He caught 52 passes for 837 yards and four touchdowns last season. Clemson also has several freshmen coming in, such as Naeem Burroughs, Connor Salmin and Gordon Sellars III.
Between the injury, Moore’s siphoning targets and Vizzina’s first season as a starter, Wesco is a risky pick.
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