College Fantasy Football 2026 Mock Draft, Cheatsheet and More Strategy Tips
The final season of Jeremiah Smith in an Ohio State jersey should be very beneficial for those lucky to draft him in college football fantasy drafts.
Smith is the No. 1 player in most college football fantasy rankings, and for good reason. He has 2,558 receiving yards and 27 touchdowns in two collegiate seasons.
Smith and Miami's Malachi Toney are the top non-running backs to target at the top end of drafts.
After that, a massive run on running backs is expected to happen, much like what we see in NFL fantasy drafts.
Arch Manning and the top-tier quarterbacks will likely come off the board beginning in the late second round, or early third round.
2026 College Football Fantasy Mock Draft
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1 Jeremiah Smith, WR, Ohio State
2. Malachi Toney, WR, Miami
3. Kewan Lacy, RB, Ole Miss
4. LJ Martin, RB, BYU
5. Isaac Brown, RB, Louisville
6. Caleb Hawkins, RB, Oklahoma State
7. Jadan Baugh, RB, Florida
8. Cam Cook, RB, West Virginia
9. Nate Sheppard, RB, Duke
10. Darius Taylor, RB, Minnesota
Second Round
11. Bo Jackson, RB, Ohio State
12. DeSean Bishop, RB, Tennessee
13. Justice Haynes, RB, Georgia Tech
14. Antwan Raymond, RB, Rutgers
15. Aneyas Williams, RB, Notre Dame
16. Jordan Marshall, RB, Michigan
17. Cam Coleman, WR, Texas
18. Ja'Kyrian Turner, RB, Pittsburgh
19. Adam Mohammed, RB, Cal
20. Makhi Hughes, RB, Houston
Take Jeremiah Smith or Malachi Toney In Top 2
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Jeremiah Smith and Malachi Toney are the top two playmakers in college football going into the 2026 season.
Smith has been a dynamo in the Ohio State passing attack for the last two years.
You can assume Smith will have 1,000 receiving yards and eight receiving touchdowns at minimum in an offense with a returning quarterback in Julian Sayin.
Smith is the closest thing to a sure thing you can get in college football fantasy.
Toney burst on to the scene in 2025 with 1,211 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns for Miami.
The sophomore speedster should have an even larger role in the Hurricanes offense this season.
The expectation is for another 1,000-yard season with a double-digit touchdown tally.
Smith and Toney are guaranteed to put up eye-popping numbers over a whole season, so it's a no-brainer to pick either one of them with a top-two pick.
Target Oklahoma State's Top Players
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Oklahoma State brought in Eric Morris as head coach from North Texas.
Morris convinced his three top players from North Texas to join him in the Big 12.
Running back Caleb Hawkins had 1,434 yards and 25 touchdowns for the Mean Green a year ago.
You could make a case that Hawkins should be the No. 1 running back off the board in fantasy drafts because of how dynamic he is inside Morris' offense.
Quarterback Drew Mestemaker threw for 4,379 yards and Wyatt Young was UNT's leading receiver with 1,264 yards.
Oklahoma State is going to play fast, like Morris did at North Texas, so it's worth taking a stab at Mestemaker, Hawkins and Young in the first five to six rounds because they will put up numbers.
Oklahoma State may not undergo a full resurgence and contend in the Big 12, but it will certainly be fun to watch.
Try To Pair Arch Manning and Cam Coleman
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Texas' offense got better in the offseason with the addition of wide receiver Cam Coleman.
Coleman only had 1,306 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns in two seasons at Auburn, but he is one of the most dynamic athletes in college football.
Coleman is expected to have a massive season inside an offense of a more consistent team.
Arch Manning should target Coleman early and often in Week 1 to prepare for the Week 2 showdown with Ohio State.
The Manning-Coleman connection could be a strong season-long stack, especially when the Longhorns enter SEC play.
Coleman isn't like other out-of-league transfers that may need time adjusting to the SEC speed of play.
Manning should go to Coleman on a heavy basis. Coleman should be a late second-round pick, so if you want to target both players, he should the first one chosen.
Manning will likely go in the third or fourth round as potentially the top quarterback.
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