Akron Zips
Akron's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Jordan Gant, a RB projected for 148.1 points (overall rank #127 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, Akron projects for 721.4 combined fantasy points — 18.5 points below the Mid-American median of 739.9, ranking #8 of 13 in the conference. Its deepest position group is running backs, worth 281.2 combined projected points from 6 rostered players.
Yahoo Sports' 2026 college fantasy product covers only the Power-4 conferences plus Notre Dame — the Mid-American isn't in it. Saturday Night Showdown carries all 138 FBS programs, Akron included.
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.
2026 Projected Fantasy Points
Top 25 Akron players on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board, ranked by projected fantasy points.
| # | Player | Pos | Proj Pts | Board Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Gant | RB | 148.1 | 13.07 |
| 2 | Cibastian Broughton | QB | 85.4 | — |
| 3 | Brayden Roggow | QB | 84.8 | — |
| 4 | Sean Patrick | RB | 77.4 | — |
| 5 | Akron Defense | DEF | 67.8 | — |
| 6 | Kyan Mason | WR | 62.8 | — |
| 7 | Elijah Alexander | TE | 61.1 | — |
| 8 | Matthew Schramm | K | 52.3 | — |
| 9 | Miles Burris | WR | 43.8 | — |
| 10 | Marquese Williams | RB | 37.9 | — |
| 11 | Marcel Williams | WR | 35.5 | — |
| 12 | Brandon Hills | WR | 28.5 | — |
| 13 | Conner Cravaack | TE | 26.6 | — |
| 14 | Gentz Hilburn | WR | 25.3 | — |
| 15 | Titus Myers | WR | 20.0 | — |
| 16 | Aidan Stire | K | 19.5 | — |
| 17 | Jean Louis III | WR | 15.1 | — |
| 18 | Semaj Beals | QB | 10.5 | — |
| 19 | Luke Sivon | WR | 10.2 | — |
| 20 | Johnny Brookhart | QB | 8.9 | — |
| 21 | Jordan Westrich | K | 8.6 | — |
| 22 | Chris Gee | RB | 7.4 | — |
| 23 | Cameron Monteiro | WR | 6.5 | — |
| 24 | Taven Curry | RB | 6.4 | — |
| 25 | Dominic Monz | WR | 6.2 | — |