Minnesota Golden Gophers
Minnesota's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Daniel Jackson, a K projected for 140.8 points (overall rank #158 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, Minnesota projects for 941.7 combined fantasy points — 13.6 points above the Big Ten median of 928.1, ranking #6 of 18 in the conference. Its deepest position group is wide receivers, worth 690.0 combined projected points from 16 rostered players.
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Projected points and ADP are Saturday Night Showdown's own 2026 season-long projections and live draft-board averages, generated before Week 0 kicks off — not stats from games already played.
2026 Projected Fantasy Points
Top 25 Minnesota players on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board, ranked by projected fantasy points.
| # | Player | Pos | Proj Pts | ADP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Jackson | K | 140.8 | 14.02 |
| 2 | Drake Lindsey | QB | 138.6 | 325.03 |
| 3 | Darius Taylor | RB | 130.7 | 7.01 |
| 4 | Javon Tracy | WR | 106.8 | 20.11 |
| 5 | Emmett Morehead | QB | 81.6 | 428.03 |
| 6 | Dylan Wittke | QB | 72.0 | 439.04 |
| 7 | David Kemp | K | 69.6 | 18.01 |
| 8 | Sam Henson | K | 69.6 | 17.05 |
| 9 | Jackson Kollock | QB | 67.2 | 447.01 |
| 10 | Owen Lansu | QB | 64.8 | 451.04 |
| 11 | Brady Palmer | QB | 64.8 | 454.09 |
| 12 | TJ Thomas | RB | 62.4 | 151.05 |
| 13 | Jalen Smith | WR | 59.4 | 160.01 |
| 14 | Donielle Hayes | WR | 56.4 | 183.11 |
| 15 | Johann Cardenas | RB | 56.4 | 201.12 |
| 16 | Ezekiel Bates | RB | 56.4 | 201.09 |
| 17 | Niko Castillo | RB | 56.4 | 201.05 |
| 18 | Zeke Bates | RB | 56.4 | 200.08 |
| 19 | Tre Berry | RB | 54.0 | 224.08 |
| 20 | Ryan Estrada | RB | 54.0 | 218.04 |
| 21 | Bradley Martino | WR | 50.4 | 238.09 |
| 22 | Legend Lyons | WR | 48.0 | 287.07 |
| 23 | Hayden Moore | WR | 48.0 | 283.08 |
| 24 | Braiden Stevens | WR | 48.0 | 264.09 |
| 25 | Rico Blassingame | WR | 48.0 | 263.10 |