American Athletic
The American Athletic carries 14 FBS programs for the 2026 college fantasy season. North Texas leads the conference at 1325.4 combined projected points from its top 10 board-ranked players; Rice is last at 589.3. The conference median is 877.7.
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 | Jahiem White | North Texas | RB | 308.2 | 1.07 |
| 2 | Cale Hellums | Army | QB | 290.6 | 4.04 |
| 3 | Tayven Jackson | North Texas | QB | 260.1 | — |
| 4 | Caden Veltkamp | Florida Atlantic | QB | 241.7 | — |
| 5 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | QB | 217.1 | — |
| 6 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | QB | 204.8 | — |
| 7 | Easton Messer | Florida Atlantic | WR | 200.7 | 2.04 |
| 8 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | RB | 200.5 | 6.10 |
| 9 | Kelby Valsin | Florida Atlantic | WR | 182.7 | 10.05 |
| 10 | D.J. Crowther | South Florida | RB | 179.5 | — |
| 11 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | QB | 172.8 | — |
| 12 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | QB | 170.6 | — |
| 13 | Owen McCown | UTSA | QB | 170.2 | — |
| 14 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | South Florida | QB | 166.8 | — |
| 15 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | QB | 165.6 | — |
| 16 | Justin Stevenson | North Texas | WR | 161.5 | — |
| 17 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | QB | 157.2 | — |
| 18 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | RB | 153.2 | — |
American Athletic Teams
Ranked by combined projected fantasy points across each team's top 10 board-ranked players.