Daily Blog •April 13, 2012

Three years ago I started a weekly blog that included my surprise fantasy picks for each week of the college football season. Each week I picked the players that were flying under the radar and I am pleased that I finished my first year in 2009 at a very successful 83-29-7 (74%). In 2010, I had another successful year with a winning week every week and an overall 103-45-17 (70%) record. Keep in mind you will not find players like Matt Barkley, Denard Robinson or Marcus Lattimore in my picks. These are strictly surprise picks of players who are flying under the radar. In 2011, despite having another winning year going 82-44-11 (65%), I hope this year to get back to my 2009 level!

One of the key contributors to my weekly fantasy blog are my friends over at CollegeFootballGeek.com and for the past three years they have been kind enough to give their weekly player rankings and today they give you an early look at the top fantasy players for 2012 with their Spring College Football Fantasy Rankings!

A special thanks to our friends at CollegeFootballGeek.com for providing us with their Spring Player Rankings

Spring College Football Fantasy Rankings

 

QUARTERBACKS RUNNING BACKS WIDE RECEIVERS
Rank Name School Rank Name School Rank Name School
1 Collin Klein KSU 1 Montee Ball WISC 1 Robert Woods USC
2 Geno Smith WVU 2 Kenjon Barner OREG 2 Marquess Wilson WAZZ
3 Denard Robinson MICH 3 Robbie Rouse FRESN 3 Sammy Watkins CLEM
4 Matt Barkley USC 4 Joseph Randle OKST 4 Nick Harwell MIAOH
5 Ryan Aplin ARKST 5 Branden Oliver BUFF 5 Quinton Patton LATC
6 Tyler Tettleton OHIO 6 Knile Davis ARK 6 Stedman Bailey WVU
7 David Piland HOU 7 Eddie Lacy ALAB 7 Marqise Lee USC
8 Tajh Boyd CLEM 8 Marcus Lattimore SCAR 8 Darius Johnson SMU
9 Jeff Tuel WAZZ 9 Zach Line SMU 9 Jalen Saunders FRESN
10 Brett Smith WYOM 10 Giovani Bernard UNC 10 Ryan Swope TXAM
11 James Franklin MIZZ 11 De'Anthony Thomas OREG 11 Tavon Austin WVU
12 Cody Fajardo NEV 12 Rex Burkhead NEB 12 Da'Rick Rogers TENN
13 Bryan Bennett OREG 13 D.J. Harper BOISE 13 Keenan Allen CAL
14 Seth Doege TTECH 14 Ray Graham PITT 14 Terrence Williams BAY
15 Alex Carder WMU 15 Le'Veon Bell MCST 15 Eric Ward TTECH
16 Landry Jones OKLA 16 Charles Sims HOU 16 Josh Boyce TCU
17 Keith Price WASH 17 Orleans Darkwa TULA 17 Javone Lawson ULL
18 Logan Thomas VTECH 18 John White IV UTAH 18 Justin Hardy ECU
19 Zac Dysert MIAOH 19 Andre Ellington CLEM 19 Cody Hoffman BYU
20 Tevin Washington GTECH 20 Matt Brown FLOR 20 Rashad Greene FSU
21 B.J. Daniels USF 21 Zac Stacy VAND 21 Matt Miller BOISE
22 David Graves HAW 22 Stepfan Taylor STAN 22 Cobi Hamilton ARK
23 Tyler Wilson ARK 23 Cameron Marshall AZST 23 Kenny Stills OKLA
24 Clint Chelf OKST 24 Fitz Toussaint MICH 24 Darrin Moore TTECH
25 Derek Carr FRESN 25 Isi Sofele CAL 25 Tracy Moore OKST
26 Taylor Martinez NEB 26 Cierre Wood ND 26 Colin Lockett SDST
27 Nick Florence BAY 27 Silas Redd PSU 27 Tevin Reese BAY
28 Braxton Miller OSU 28 Curtis McNeal USC 28 Titus Davis CMU
29 Rio Johnson ECU 29 Chris Nwoke CSU 29 Bernard Reedy TOLE
30 Blaine Gautier ULL 30 Michael Holmes VTECH 30 Theo Riddick ND
31 Jordan Lynch NIU 31 Perry Jones UVA 31 Justin Hunter TENN
32 Casey Pachall TCU 32 Onterio McCalebb AUB 32 Eric Thomas TROY
33 Colby Cameron LATCH 33 Kedrick Rhodes FIU 33 DeAndre Hopkins CLEM
34 MarQueis Gray MINN 34 Isaiah Crowell UGA 34 Emory Blake AUB
35 Kain Colter MW 35 KaDeem Carey ARIZ 35 Jeremiah Ostrowski HAW
36 Matt Scott ARIZ 36 Malcolm Brown TEX 36 Jaxon Shipley TEX
37 Everett Golson ND 37 Stefphon Jefferson NEV 37 Trey Metoyer OKLA
38 Aaron Murray UGA 38 Lache Seastrunk BAY 38 Daniel Spencer HOU
39 Jordan Rodgers VAND 39 Kerwynn Williams USU 39 Alex Lemon SYRA
40 Kalen Henderson TULS 40 Mike James MIAFL 40 Aaron Dobson MARSH
41 Connor Shaw SCAR 41 Roy Finch OKLA 41 Kasen Williams WSH
42 Terrance Owens TOLE 42 Jesse Callier WASH 42 Tavarres King UGA
43 Nick Patti BOISE 43 Jawan Jamison RUT 43 Jaz Reynolds OKLA
44 Mike Glennon NCST 44 Lyle McCombs CONN 44 Cody Wilson CMU
45 Corey Robinson TROY 45 Malcolm Agnew ORST 45 DaVaris Daniels ND
46 Munchie Legaux CIN 46 Christine Michael TXAM 46 Bryan Burnham TULS
47 Keith Wenning BALL 47 Johnathan Franklin UCLA 47 Markus Wheaton ORST
48 C.J. Brown MARY 48 Alonzo Harris ULL 48 Josh Stewart OKST
49 Ryan Radcliff CMU 49 Jawon Chisholm AKRON 49 D. Greenberry HOU
50 Ryan Katz SDST 50 John Hubert KSU 50 Mark Harrison RUT
TIGHT ENDS KICKERS DEFENSES
Rank Name School Rank Name School Rank Team
1 Tyler Eifert ND 1 Dustin Hopkins FSU 1 LSU
2 A. Seferian-Jenkins WASH 2 Quinn Sharp OKST 2 Alabama
3 Gavon Escobar SDST 3 Andre Heidari USC 3 Virginia Tech
4 Ryan Otten SJST 4 Tyler Bitancourt WVU 4 Florida State
5 Blake Jackson OKST 5 Brett Maher NEB 5 Ohio State
6 Chris Gragg ARK 6 Matt Weller OHIO 6 USC  
7 Jacob Pederson WISC 7 Matt Hogan HOU 7 Georgia  
8 Luke Willson RICE 8 Drew Alleman LSU 8 USF  
9 Zach Ertz STAN 9 Zach Hocker ARK 9 Oregon
10 P. Lutzenkirchen AUB 10 C. Catanzaro CLEM 10 Florida
11 Crockett Gillmore CSU 11 Drew Basil OHST 11 TCU
12 Brennan Green OKLA 12 A. Maldonaldo OREG 12 Michigan State
13 Jack Doyle WKU 13 Dan Conroy MCST 13 Boise State
14 Joseph Fauria UCLA 14 Aaron Jones BAY 14 Oklahoma
15 Jordan Reed FLOR 15 M. Hunnicutt OKLA 15 Texas
16 Colt Lyerla OREG 16 Jeremy Shelley ALAB 16 Penn State
17 Holden Huff BOISE 17 Brett Baer ULL 17 South Carolina
18 Jake Stoneburner OHST 18 Cody Journell VTECH 18 Miami (FL)
19 Ryan Griffin CONN 19 Mike Meyer IOWA 19 Nebraska
20 Garry Gilliam PSU 20 Matt Nelson LATC 20 FIU
21 Lucas Reed NMEX 21 Jordan Williamson STAN 21 Rutgers
22 D.C. Jefferson RUT 22 Mathew Sims NIU 22 Michigan
23 Levine Toilolo STAN 23 Jimmy Newman WAKE 23 Stanford
24 Randall Telfer USC 24 Andrew Furney WAZZ 24 Oklahoma St.
25 Dion Sims MCST 25 Coleman Peterson UTAH 25 Wisconsin
Scoring System Used for CFG Rankings:
4 points per passing touchdown
6 points per rushing/receiving touchdown
25 passing yards = 1 point
10 rushing/receiving yards = 1 point
1 interception = -2 point
1 reception = 0.5 points