The running back position has a few returning bell cows at the top of the college fantasy football rankings in 2018. Florida Atlantic’s Devin Singletary will easily be the No. 1 RB off the board, and there’s an argument he could be the most valuable player in all of college fantasy. Almost any other season, Wisconsin's Jonathan Taylor or Stanford's Bryce Love would be at the top of your cheat sheet after posting excellent numbers from the prior season, but after Singletary, CFBDynasty actually has Juwan Washington No. 2 given that he plays for the college fantasy RB factory that is San Diego State.
D’Andre Swift from Georgia is a very intriguing back who could absolutely be selected late in the first round. As a freshman, Swift was able to put up 750-plus yards and four TDs behind two of UGA’s top-five all-time RBss, Nick Chubb and Sony Michel. On a team that’s rising, he could have a special season.
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2018 College Fantasy Rankings:
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2018 College Fantasy Running Back Rankings
*Strength of schedule based on ESPN's FPI
| Rank | Player | Team | Class | Bye | Conf. | SOS | Fantasy Playoffs |
| 1 | Devin Singletary | Florida Atlantic | Jr | 7 | C-USA | 94 | vs WKU, @ North Texas, vs Charlotte |
| 2 | Juwan Washington | San Diego State | Jr | 5 | MWC | 88 | vs UNLV, @ Fresno State, vs Hawaii |
| 3 | Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin | So | 5 | B1G | 64 | @ Penn State, @ Purdue, vs Minnesota |
| 4 | Bryce Love | Stanford | Sr | 7 | Pac-12 | 13 | vs Oregon State, @ California, @ UCLA |
| 5 | D'Andre Swift | Georgia | So | 8 | SEC | 43 | vs Auburn, vs UMASS, vd Georgia Tech |
| 6 | A.J. Dillon | Boston College | So | 8 | ACC | 27 | vs Clemson, @ Florida State, vs Syracuse |
| 7 | Cam Akers | Florida State | So | 7 | ACC | 2 | @ Notre Dame, vs Boston College, vs Florida |
| 8 | J.K. Dobbins | Ohio State | So | 9 | B1G | 49 | @ Michigan State, vs Maryland, vs Michigan |
| 9 | Rodney Anderson | Oklahoma | Jr | 7 | Big 12 | 25 | vs Oklahoma State, vs Kansas, @ West Virginia |
| 10 | Jalin Moore | Appalachian State | Sr | 6 | Sun Belt | 129 | @ Texas State, vs Georgia State, vs Troy |
| 11 | Shakif Seymour | Toledo | So | 2 | MAC | 107 | @ Nothern Illinois, @ Kent State, vs C Mich |
| 12 | Myles Gaskin | Washington | Sr | 11 | Pac-12 | 48 | vs Stanford, vs Oregon State, @ Washington State |
| 13 | Alexander Mattison | Boise State | Jr | 4 | MWC | 80 | vs Fresno State, @ New Mex, vs Utah State |
| 14 | Benny Snell | Kentucky | Jr | 7 | SEC | 41 | @ Tennesee, vs Middle Tennessee, @ Louisville |
| 15 | Spencer Brown | UAB | So | 4 | C-USA | 123 | vs S Miss, @ Texas A&M, @ Middle Tenn |
| 16 | Trayveon Williams | Texas A&M | Jr | 8 | SEC | 29 | vs Ole Miss, vs UAB, vs LSU |
| 17 | David Montgomery | Iowa State | Jr | 8 | Big 12 | 20 | vs Baylor, @ Texas, vs Kansas State |
| 18 | Justice Hill | Oklahoma State | Jr | 8 | Big 12 | 45 | @ Oklahoma, v West Virginia, @ TCU |
| 19 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | So | 5 | AAC | 68 | @ Memphis, @ Navy, vs SMU |
| 20 | Jonathan Ward | Central Michigan | Jr | 12 | MAC | 89 | vs Bowling Green, Bye, @ Toledo |
| 21 | Zack Moss | Utah | Jr | 4 | Pac-12 | 22 | vs Oregon, @ Colorado, vs BYU |
| 22 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | Jr | 9 | AAC | 97 | vs Tulsa, @ SMU, vs Houston |
| 23 | Stephen Carr | USC | So | 6 | Pac-12 | 14 | vs California, @ UCLA, vs Notre Dame |
| 24 | Patrick Laird | California | Sr | 4 | Pac-12 | 53 | @ USC, vs Stanford, vs Colorado |
| 25 | Jeremy Larkin | Northwestern | So | 4 | B1G | 4 | @ Iowa, @ Minnesota, vs Illinois |
| 26 | Nic Smith | North Texas | So | 10 | C-USA | 124 | @ Old Dominion, vs FAU, @ UTSA |
| 27 | Lexington Thomas | UNLV | Sr | 5 | MWC | 100 | @ San Diego State, @ Hawaii, vs Nevada |
| 28 | Miles Sanders | Penn State | Jr | 6 | B1G | 33 | vs Wisconsin, @ Rutgers, vs Maryland |
| 29 | Travis Etienne | Clemson | So | 7 | ACC | 15 | @ Boston College, vs Duke, vs South Carolina |
| 30 | Rodney Smith | Minnesota | Sr | 5 | B1G | 62 | vs Purdue, vs Northwestern, @ Wisconsin |
| 31 | Damien Harris | Alabama | Sr | 9 | SEC | 30 | vs Mississippi State, vs Citadel, vs Auburn |
| 32 | Xavier Jones | SMU | Jr | 7 | AAC | 67 | @ UCONN, vs Memphis, @ Tulsa |
| 33 | Tony Brooks-James | Oregon | Sr | 6 | Pac-12 | 65 | @ Utah, vs Arizona State, @ Oregon State |
| 34 | Travis Homer | Miami | Jr | 8 | ACC | 50 | @ Georgia Tech, @ Virginia Tech, vs Pittsburgh |
| 35 | Travon McMillan | Colorado | Sr | 4 | Pac-12 | 60 | vs Washington, vs Utah, @ California |
| 36 | Eno Benjamin | Arizona State | So | 7 | Pac-12 | 11 | vs UCLA, @ Oregon, @ Arizona |
| 37 | Darius Anderson | TCU | Jr | 6 | Big 12 | 12 | @ West Virginia, @ Baylor, vs Oklahoma State |
| 38 | L.J. Scott | Michigan State | Sr | 3 | B1G | 26 | vs Ohio State, @ Nebraska, vs Rutgers |
| 39 | Jeremy Cox | Old Dominion | Sr | 10 | C-USA | 120 | vs North Texas, vs VMI, @ Rice |
| 40 | LeVante Bellamy | Western Michigan | Jr | 11 | MAC | 103 | Bye, @ Ball State, vs Northern Illinois |
| 41 | Damarea Crockett | Missouri | Jr | 5 | SEC | 40 | vs Vanderbilt. @ Tennessee, vs Arkansas |
| 42 | James Williams | Washington State | Jr | 7 | Pac-12 | 61 | @ Colorado, vs Arizona, vs Washington |
| 43 | Kennedy McKoy | West Virginia | Jr | 8 | Big 12 | 10 | vs TCU, @ Oklahoma State, vs Oklahoma |
| 44 | Kevin Perkins | Troy | So | 8 | Sun Belt | 127 | @ Georgia Southern, vs Texas State, @ App State |
| 45 | Ty Chandler | Tennessee | So | 6 | SEC | 57 | vs Kentucky, vs Missouri, @ Vanderbilt |
| 46 | Johnathan Hawkins | Buffalo | Sr | 9 | MAC | 117 | vs Kent State, @ Ohio, @ Bowling Green |
| 47 | Tyler King | Marshall | So | 9 | C-USA | 111 | vs Charlotte, vs UTSA, @ FIU |
| 48 | Kelton Moore | Nevada | Jr | 10 | MWC | 99 | vs Colorado State, @ San Jose State, @ UNLV |
| 49 | Kameron Martin | Auburn | Jr | 9 | SEC | 34 | @ Georgia, vs Liberty, @ Alabama |
| 50 | Karan Higdon | Michigan | Sr | 9 | B1G | 8 | @ Rutgers, vs Indiana, @ Ohio State |