FBS Independents
The FBS Independents carries 2 FBS programs for the 2026 college fantasy season. Notre Dame leads the conference at 1027.6 combined projected points from its top 10 board-ranked players; UConn is last at 992.5. The conference median is 1010.1.
Yahoo Sports' 2026 college fantasy product covers Notre Dame in the FBS Independents, but not its other 1 program (UConn). 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 FBS Independents Players
The 18 highest-projected fantasy players from any FBS Independents team on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board.
| # | Player | Team | Pos | Proj Pts | Board Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CJ Carr | Notre Dame | QB | 219.0 | — |
| 2 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | QB | 203.9 | — |
| 3 | Notre Dame Defense | Notre Dame | DEF | 163.1 | 14.01 |
| 4 | Kenji Christian | UConn | RB | 156.6 | 12.08 |
| 5 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | RB | 152.4 | — |
| 6 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | WR | 120.3 | — |
| 7 | Javon Brown | UConn | WR | 111.0 | — |
| 8 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | RB | 106.9 | — |
| 9 | Spencer Porath | Notre Dame | K | 95.3 | — |
| 10 | Trey Cornist | UConn | RB | 89.5 | — |
| 11 | Ryder Treadway | UConn | WR | 81.5 | — |
| 12 | Kedren Young | Notre Dame | RB | 67.5 | — |
| 13 | UConn Defense | UConn | DEF | 67.0 | — |
| 14 | Raymond Liggins III | UConn | WR | 63.0 | — |
| 15 | Nolan James Jr. | Notre Dame | RB | 62.8 | — |
| 16 | Cooper Flanagan | Notre Dame | TE | 59.3 | — |
| 17 | Dashun Reeder | UConn | RB | 56.7 | — |
| 18 | Jack O'Connor | UConn | K | 56.4 | — |
FBS Independents Teams
Ranked by combined projected fantasy points across each team's top 10 board-ranked players.