American Athletic
The American Athletic carries 14 FBS programs for the 2026 college fantasy season. UTSA leads the conference at 1070.7 combined projected points from its top 10 board-ranked players; Rice is last at 669.7. The conference median is 796.1.
None of the American Athletic's 14 programs are covered by Yahoo Sports' 2026 college fantasy product, which limits itself to the Power-4 conferences plus Notre Dame. Saturday Night Showdown carries every one of them.
Projected points and board slot are Saturday Night Showdown's own 2026 season-long projections and value-based draft board, generated before Week 0 kicks off — not stats from games already played, and not an average of real-world draft results.
Top Projected American Athletic Players
The 18 highest-projected fantasy players from any American Athletic team on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board.
| # | Player | Team | Pos | Proj Pts | Board Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Hellums | Army | QB | 269.3 | 8.01 |
| 2 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | QB | 261.4 | — |
| 3 | Owen McCown | UTSA | QB | 231.8 | — |
| 4 | Jahiem White | North Texas | RB | 227.8 | 1.10 |
| 5 | Caden Veltkamp | Florida Atlantic | QB | 219.0 | — |
| 6 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | QB | 190.6 | — |
| 7 | Easton Messer | Florida Atlantic | WR | 184.9 | 3.04 |
| 8 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | RB | 183.4 | 12.01 |
| 9 | Jaden Barnes | Charlotte | WR | 181.6 | 4.01 |
| 10 | Corri Milliner | North Texas | WR | 169.2 | 5.05 |
| 11 | Tayven Jackson | North Texas | QB | 165.2 | — |
| 12 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | RB | 160.2 | 10.04 |
| 13 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | RB | 159.1 | 11.06 |
| 14 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | South Florida | QB | 155.0 | — |
| 15 | Kadin Semonza | Tulane | QB | 148.5 | — |
| 16 | Keveun Mason | Temple | RB | 140.9 | — |
| 17 | Ryder Burton | UAB | QB | 140.7 | — |
| 18 | Cole Gonzales | Charlotte | QB | 133.7 | — |
American Athletic Teams
Ranked by combined projected fantasy points across each team's top 10 board-ranked players.