Cincinnati Bearcats
Cincinnati's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is JC French IV, a QB projected for 237.9 points (overall rank #799 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, Cincinnati projects for 969.3 combined fantasy points — 119.6 points below the Big 12 median of 1088.9, ranking #12 of 16 in the conference. Its deepest position group is wide receivers, worth 395.7 combined projected points from 16 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 | 237.9 | — |
| 2 | Cole Tabb | RB | 173.9 | 8.09 |
| 3 | JV Gibson | WR | 110.1 | — |
| 4 | Gi'Bran Payne | RB | 105.8 | — |
| 5 | Stephen Rusnak | K | 75.6 | — |
| 6 | Isaiah Johnson | WR | 64.8 | — |
| 7 | Zylan Perry | RB | 57.7 | — |
| 8 | Cincinnati Defense | DEF | 53.2 | — |
| 9 | Malachi Henry | WR | 49.8 | — |
| 10 | Samaj Jones | QB | 40.5 | — |
| 11 | Larenzo Fenner | WR | 40.0 | — |
| 12 | Gavin Grover | TE | 35.2 | — |
| 13 | Cade Wolford | WR | 33.2 | — |
| 14 | Zion Johnson | RB | 29.9 | — |
| 15 | Liam O'Brien | QB | 29.8 | — |
| 16 | Lyviel Waters | TE | 27.2 | — |
| 17 | Giyahni Kontosis | WR | 17.2 | — |
| 18 | Max Lemasters | K | 13.0 | — |
| 19 | James Lewis | RB | 12.6 | — |
| 20 | Will Kocher | QB | 11.5 | — |
| 21 | JJ Miller | QB | 11.2 | — |
| 22 | Elijah Jones | WR | 11.0 | — |
| 23 | Brooks Goodman | QB | 9.6 | — |
| 24 | Jayzon Thompson | RB | 9.5 | — |
| 25 | Flynn Schiele | WR | 9.0 | — |