Kent State Golden Flashes
Kent State's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Dru DeShields, a QB projected for 153.9 points (overall rank #2196 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, Kent State projects for 544.7 combined fantasy points — 119.8 points below the Mid-American median of 664.5, ranking #12 of 13 in the conference. Its deepest position group is wide receivers, worth 313.3 combined projected points from 16 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, Kent State 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 Kent State players on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board, ranked by projected fantasy points.
| # | Player | Pos | Proj Pts | Board Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dru DeShields | QB | 153.9 | — |
| 2 | Terik Mulder | TE | 65.8 | — |
| 3 | Wayne Harris | WR | 63.3 | — |
| 4 | Kent State Defense | DEF | 50.4 | — |
| 5 | Mason King | RB | 47.3 | — |
| 6 | Ardell Banks | WR | 45.1 | — |
| 7 | Jay Jay Etheridge | WR | 34.9 | — |
| 8 | Ethan Thanthanavong | QB | 31.8 | — |
| 9 | Brandon White | RB | 27.4 | — |
| 10 | Ayden Harris | RB | 24.8 | — |
| 11 | Da'Realyst Clark | WR | 22.5 | — |
| 12 | Donovan Delaney Jr. | RB | 22.2 | — |
| 13 | Tommy Newcomb | K | 21.0 | — |
| 14 | Eli Tucker | K | 21.0 | — |
| 15 | Sean Leonard | K | 19.2 | — |
| 16 | Cole Miller | QB | 19.2 | — |
| 17 | Gavin Peeps | QB | 19.2 | — |
| 18 | Dylan Armentrout | RB | 16.8 | — |
| 19 | Javier Wills | WR | 16.8 | — |
| 20 | Cade Romanini | RB | 15.6 | — |
| 21 | Jackson Farley | RB | 15.0 | — |
| 22 | William Bierfeldt | WR | 14.4 | — |
| 23 | Wyatt Januska | WR | 14.4 | — |
| 24 | Maurice Stephens | WR | 14.0 | — |
| 25 | Teaunn Hunter | WR | 13.8 | — |