Charlotte 49ers
Charlotte's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Jaden Barnes, a WR projected for 181.6 points (overall rank #31 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, Charlotte projects for 809.9 combined fantasy points — 13.8 points above the American Athletic median of 796.1, ranking #7 of 14 in the conference. Its deepest position group is wide receivers, worth 508.6 combined projected points from 14 rostered players.
Yahoo Sports' 2026 college fantasy product covers only the Power-4 conferences plus Notre Dame — the American Athletic isn't in it. Saturday Night Showdown carries all 138 FBS programs, Charlotte 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 Charlotte players on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board, ranked by projected fantasy points.
| # | Player | Pos | Proj Pts | Board Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaden Barnes | WR | 181.6 | 4.01 |
| 2 | Cole Gonzales | QB | 133.7 | — |
| 3 | Jaylen Hampton | WR | 103.6 | — |
| 4 | Khamani Alexander | RB | 70.1 | — |
| 5 | Derrick Eley | WR | 68.3 | — |
| 6 | Conner Harrell | QB | 64.4 | — |
| 7 | Grayson Loftis | QB | 61.9 | — |
| 8 | Chance Williams | RB | 49.4 | — |
| 9 | Jariel Cobb | RB | 42.8 | — |
| 10 | Gus McGee | TE | 34.1 | — |
| 11 | Charlotte Defense | DEF | 28.4 | — |
| 12 | KD Hunter-Gibson | WR | 24.5 | — |
| 13 | Charlie Birtwistle | K | 22.8 | — |
| 14 | Caleb Tucker | WR | 21.0 | — |
| 15 | Henry Rutledge | RB | 20.1 | — |
| 16 | Lane Wadle | TE | 19.3 | — |
| 17 | Aiden Bui | K | 18.6 | — |
| 18 | Luke McNulty | QB | 17.4 | — |
| 19 | D'Mariun Perteet | RB | 17.4 | — |
| 20 | Jaylen White | QB | 17.4 | — |
| 21 | Cam Pedro | WR | 16.2 | — |
| 22 | Seth Franklin | WR | 15.0 | — |
| 23 | Malachi Drayton | RB | 15.0 | — |
| 24 | Zyheem Collick | WR | 14.4 | — |
| 25 | Chris Najm | RB | 13.8 | — |