Cincinnati Bearcats
Cincinnati's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is JC French IV, a QB projected for 220.2 points (overall rank #934 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, Cincinnati projects for 843.8 combined fantasy points — 125.8 points below the Big 12 median of 969.6, ranking #12 of 16 in the conference. Its deepest position group is wide receivers, worth 415.1 combined projected points from 14 rostered players.
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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 Cincinnati players on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board, ranked by projected fantasy points.
| # | Player | Pos | Proj Pts | Board Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JC French IV | QB | 220.2 | — |
| 2 | Stephen Rusnak | K | 96.5 | — |
| 3 | Zylan Perry | RB | 90.2 | — |
| 4 | JV Gibson | WR | 84.2 | — |
| 5 | Cade Wolford | WR | 77.4 | — |
| 6 | Cole Tabb | RB | 64.6 | — |
| 7 | Isaiah Johnson | WR | 60.2 | — |
| 8 | Gi'Bran Payne | RB | 55.7 | — |
| 9 | Cincinnati Defense | DEF | 53.2 | — |
| 10 | Zion Johnson | RB | 41.6 | — |
| 11 | Samaj Jones | QB | 33.6 | — |
| 12 | Gavin Grover | TE | 32.3 | — |
| 13 | Larenzo Fenner | WR | 32.2 | — |
| 14 | Malachi Henry | WR | 25.6 | — |
| 15 | Giyahni Kontosis | WR | 25.2 | — |
| 16 | Will Kocher | QB | 22.2 | — |
| 17 | Max Lemasters | K | 22.2 | — |
| 18 | Liam O'Brien | QB | 22.2 | — |
| 19 | JJ Miller | QB | 21.6 | — |
| 20 | Brooks Goodman | QB | 18.6 | — |
| 21 | James Lewis | RB | 18.0 | — |
| 22 | Flynn Schiele | WR | 17.4 | — |
| 23 | Taizaun Burns | WR | 15.0 | — |
| 24 | Pierce Ayers | WR | 15.0 | — |
| 25 | Jayzon Thompson | RB | 15.0 | — |