Big Ten
The Big Ten carries 18 FBS programs for the 2026 college fantasy season. USC leads the conference at 1195.0 combined projected points from its top 10 board-ranked players; Iowa is last at 687.8. The conference median is 928.1.
The Big Ten is one of the sport's four power conferences and already gets fantasy coverage across the industry. Saturday Night Showdown adds live scoring and ADP across all 138 FBS programs, not just this one.
Projected points and ADP are Saturday Night Showdown's own 2026 season-long projections and live draft-board averages, generated before Week 0 kicks off — not stats from games already played.
Top Projected Big Ten Players
The 18 highest-projected fantasy players from any Big Ten team on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board.
| # | Player | Team | Pos | Proj Pts | ADP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colton Joseph | Wisconsin | QB | 285.0 | 2.04 |
| 2 | Anthony Colandrea | Nebraska | QB | 250.8 | 4.10 |
| 3 | Fernando Mendoza | Indiana | QB | 241.7 | 6.06 |
| 4 | Emmett Johnson | Nebraska | RB | 223.6 | 1.05 |
| 5 | Jayden Maiava | USC | QB | 213.2 | 42.05 |
| 6 | Katin Houser | Illinois | QB | 212.7 | 45.10 |
| 7 | Josh Hoover | Indiana | QB | 207.9 | 56.08 |
| 8 | Makai Lemon | USC | WR | 202.9 | 1.06 |
| 9 | Malik Washington | Maryland | QB | 199.1 | 80.11 |
| 10 | Rocco Becht | Penn State | QB | 198.9 | 81.02 |
| 11 | Demond Williams Jr. | Washington | QB | 196.9 | 113.12 |
| 12 | Jeremiah Smith | Ohio State | WR | 195.5 | 1.10 |
| 13 | Wayne Knight | UCLA | RB | 187.2 | 1.12 |
| 14 | Nico Iamaleava | UCLA | QB | 180.4 | 128.12 |
| 15 | Antwan Raymond | Rutgers | RB | 175.7 | 2.05 |
| 16 | Bryce Underwood | Michigan | QB | 171.6 | 146.09 |
| 17 | Denzel Boston | Washington | WR | 159.4 | 3.01 |
| 18 | Julian Sayin | Ohio State | QB | 159.0 | 260.08 |
Big Ten Teams
Ranked by combined projected fantasy points across each team's top 10 board-ranked players.