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Sport:<\/strong> NCAAF<\/p>\n

I have participated in thirteen College Fantasy Football Drafts so far, and at least five more await before the season kicks off. Many of the best ball drafts have been over 25 rounds, which forces managers to deep dive into the player pool to find value. In previous CFF articles this summer, 82 players have been profiled and over 300 ranked. To cap off the research, the All-American sleepers pinpoint undervalued players based on Fantrax ADP<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no such thing as too much football! 2025 is the perfect time to add the college game to your fantasy football repertoire. Whether you want to create your own league or join an existing league, the Fantrax College Football Commissioner<\/a> is the place to go!<\/b><\/p>\n

CFF Championships are won in the later rounds of drafts and on the CFF waiver wire during the season. Therefore, I analyzed Fantrax ADP to uncover 10 players who present a nice return on draft capital, identifying those with a current ADP below 100.<\/p>\n

Last season, this column had some very nice hits for CFF managers: QB Rocco Becht, RB Dylan Sampson, WR Denzel Boston, and TE Justin Joly. In 2023, QB Preston Stone, QB Diego Pavia, RB Kimani Vidal, and WR Isaiah Williams were profiled. As any honest CFF analyst would admit, I also had my misses. Let\u2019s hope there are more hits than misses this season. Happy drafting, my fellow CFF diehards.<\/p>\n

All-American Sleepers in 2025 College Fantasy Football
\nQB Fernando Mendoza, Indiana<\/strong><\/p>\n

Team Offense (Rank): 426 ypg. (34)
Passing Yards: 261 ypg. (34)
Points Scored: 41.3 ppg. (2)
2024 FPPG: 22.4
Fantrax Overall ADP: 201<\/p>\n

Over the past four seasons, coach Curt Cignetti has guided his teams to a 42-8 record at James Madison and Indiana. Last year, the Hoosiers earned an invite to the College Football Playoffs (CFP) before losing to Notre Dame. From a fantasy perspective, Cignetti\u2019s quarterbacks have been very productive in the past three seasons: Todd Centeio, Jordan McCloud, and Kurtis Rourke all provided CFF managers with a cornucopia of production. In 2025, there is no reason to believe that Cignetti\u2019s scheme will not produce yards and touchdowns in abundance again.<\/p>\n

Fernando Mendoza exchanged the California sunshine for the Indiana snowstorms. At 6-5 and 225 pounds, Mendoza redshirted as a freshman and started 19 games for the Golden Bears. In 2024, he passed for 3,004 yards and 16 touchdowns and rushed for 107 yards and two scores. As a transfer, he was the No. 3 ranked quarterback, and Cignetti identified Mendoza as the next leader for the Hoosiers\u2019 offense. I have drafted Mendoza in six leagues this season as my third or fourth signal caller. His fantasy ceiling warrants a much higher ADP.<\/p>\n

Notebook<\/strong>: \u201cHis arm talent is great. It\u2019s one of the best in the nation. Anticipation-wise, it is going great. He was new to the offense (this spring) so sometimes things would be late, but for the most part he has been looking really good. This summer, I could tell he has been putting the time in with the playbook and watching film\u2026Fernando has been looking smooth,\u201d teammate WR Elijah Sarratt stated in regard to his new quarterback (iuhoosiers.com).<\/p>\n

QB Behren Morton, Texas Tech<\/strong><\/p>\n

Team Offense (Rank): 463 ypg. (9)
Passing Yards: 297 ypg. (9)
Points Scored: 37.6 ppg. (4)
2024 FPPG: 24.9
Fantrax Overall ADP: 240<\/p>\n

The Texas Tech athletic program received a projected $55 million in NIL deals, and the football team lavishly dipped into the transfer portal. The Red Raiders acquired a top-ranked transfer class after being allocated up to $20.5 million, according to reports. The program is poised to contend for the Big 12 title in 2025. Throughout the offseason, there has been ambiguity surrounding Behren Morton\u2019s health, which may have pushed his ADP downward. I have selected the Texas Tech signal caller in three of the past four CFF drafts as my fourth quarterback and could not be happier.<\/p>\n

Morton attended high school in Eastland, Texas, and was one of the top quarterback recruits in the nation. He passed for more than 8,800 yards and 84 touchdowns with only 15 interceptions. On the ground, he scampered for more than 1,200 yards and 24 scores. In 2021, he redshirted as a freshman. He did not really take control of the offense until 2023 and has been the team\u2019s starter for the majority of the past two campaigns. He has tossed 42 aerial strikes while completing over 62% of his passes for 5,092 yards. Unfortunately, he has not been as productive on the ground but has crossed the finish line five times. The senior signal caller has produced 18.4 and 24.9 FPPG in the past two seasons. With all of the additions on the roster, Morton will establish career highs across the board and become the fourth Texas Tech passer to exceed 10,000 career passing yards.<\/p>\n

Notebook<\/strong>: \u201cSure, being on the Maxwell Watch List is great\u2014but what really counts is how he plays when everything\u2019s on the line. If Morton can stay healthy and keep making those clutch plays, this might just be the season that puts him\u2014and Texas Tech\u2014right in the mix for the Big 12 title,\u201d writer Thomas Gorski penned as training camp opened (si.com).<\/p>\n

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Found him \ud83c\udfaf<\/p>\n

That’s three @BehrenMorton<\/a> TD passes in the first half.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcfa @ESPN<\/a> | https:\/\/t.co\/CaTRHpiSuO<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/0rcE6M6T4H<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) December 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

QB Hunter Watson, Sam Houston<\/strong><\/p>\n

Team Offense (Rank): 348 ypg. (102)
Passing Yards: 168 ypg. (122)
Points Scored: 23.8 ppg. (99)
2024 FPPG: 21.9
Fantrax Overall ADP: 250<\/p>\n

New head coach Phil Longo\u2014former offensive coordinator at Mississippi, North Carolina and Wisconsin\u2014returned to lead Sam Houston in 2025 after coaching the Bearkats\u2019 offense for three seasons (2104-2106). In 2016, the Sam Houston (FCS level) offense ranked among the best in the country, averaging 547 yards per game under Longo\u2019s guidance.<\/p>\n

In CFF, identifying high-ceiling dual-threat quarterbacks can provide a huge boost to weekly fantasy production. Very quietly, Hunter Watson produced over 20 FPs nine times last year, including surpassing 25 FPs in six games. He passed for over 1,800 yards and posted a 12-8 TD:INT Ratio. More importantly, from a fantasy outlook, the redshirt senior sprinted for 647 yards and nine scores. Watson looks like one of those G5 competitors who can smash opponents on the ground and in the air in the new coach\u2019s scheme.<\/p>\n

Notebook<\/strong>: \u201cI was impressed with the way (Watson) stood in the pocket and made plays on third down. His ability to run the ball showed which didn\u2019t surprise me. We were excited about him already and went all in from there,\u201d former Bearkats\u2019 offensive coordinator Brad Cornelsen said last December (kbtx.com).<\/p>\n

CFF Diehards on Fire!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Based on recent CFF ADP, identify the quarterback you want to select in drafts:<\/p>\n