Fantasy Football All-Stars: College Edition

As I prepare for my own NFL fantasy football draft, I wonder what would happen if there was a college football fantasy draft. Based upon the results of week one and their past performances, this would be my ideal college football fantasy line-up:

Quarterback
Starter
- Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan
LeFevour accounted for over 3,600 yards passing, over 1,100 yard rushing and 45 touchdowns. Plus, his team tends to give up a lot of points quickly, meaning more time on the field for him to pad his stats.
Backup
- Tim Tebow, Florida
As much as I hate him, Tebow was accountable for 55 touchdowns in 2007. He is listed as the back up here because I see no way in which Timmy can continue to take the pounding he took last year and stay healthy.

Running Back

- Knowshon Moreno, Georgia
Over 100 yards and 3 touchdowns on only 10 touches in week one speaks for itself. Moreno scored 13 rushing touchdowns last year and only started part of the season. With Brannan Southerland out for a few games, those carries at the goal line will be shifted to Knowshon.
- PJ Hill, Wisconsin
A workhorse back who racked up over 200 yards in week 1. His large size combined with good speed makes him a threat from outside the red zone or at the 2 yard line. He scored 15 touchdowns and 14 touchdowns in his first two years on campus, I expect more of the same in ’08.

Tight End

- Dennis Pitta, BYU
After a solid freshman year of 17 catches back in 2004, Pitta returned from his mission to BYU in 2007 and hauled in 59 passes. A key target for quarterback Max Hall, Pitta had 11 catches for over 200 yards in week 1.
- Travis Beckum, Wisconsin
Led all TE’s in receiving last year with 982 yards, he will continue to be a focal point in the play action game for Wisconsin.

Wide Receiver

- Jeremy Maclin, Missouri
80 catches, over 1,000 yards and 9 touchdowns as a freshmen. Plus, he puts up additional points for his work in the return game.
- Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
Crabtree had the best season ever for a freshman receiver, amassing 134 catches for nearly 2,000 yards and 22 touchdowns. If he was in the NFL, he would be a number one pick in any fantasy draft.
- Jarret Dillard, Rice
Dillard had 21 touchdowns as a sophomore and 14 as a junior for the Owls. He has gotten off to a great start again in ’08 with 7 catches and 3 scores in a week 1 win over SMU.

Kicker

- Blair Walsh, Georgia
The kid has ice in his veins. Walsh nailed a 52 yard field goal with ten yards to spare on the very first attempt of his career. With the Dawgs explosive offense, Walsh should pick up plenty of PAT’s as well.


Defense

- LSU or Oklahoma
Both have quick defenses which score a lot of points.


Who to Avoid?
- Cullen Harper, James Davis – Really, anyone on Clemson, because their coaching is horrible.
- Georgia receivers – Coach Bobo likes to spread the ball out too much.
- Todd Reesing – Kansas got lucky, it won’t happen again.
- USC tailbacks – No one will emerge as the feature back as Carroll and company continue to use running back by committee.