North Dakota State Bison
North Dakota State's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Nathan Hayes, a QB projected for 154.8 points (overall rank #4705 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, North Dakota State projects for 723.3 combined fantasy points — 58.0 points below the Mountain West median of 781.3, ranking #7 of 10 in the conference. Its deepest position group is wide receivers, worth 401.7 combined projected points from 19 rostered players.
Yahoo Sports' 2026 college fantasy product covers only the Power-4 conferences plus Notre Dame — the Mountain West isn't in it. Saturday Night Showdown carries all 138 FBS programs, North Dakota 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 North Dakota State players on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board, ranked by projected fantasy points.
| # | Player | Pos | Proj Pts | Board Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Hayes | QB | 154.8 | — |
| 2 | DJ Scott | RB | 105.7 | — |
| 3 | Jackson Williams | WR | 91.3 | — |
| 4 | Myles Mitchell | RB | 85.9 | — |
| 5 | Drew Klein | K | 68.6 | — |
| 6 | Mekhi Collins | WR | 65.3 | — |
| 7 | Chris Kiel | WR | 56.0 | — |
| 8 | Reis Kessel | TE | 39.0 | — |
| 9 | Logan Conklin | WR | 34.7 | — |
| 10 | Jordan McCants | WR | 22.0 | — |
| 11 | Brady Wavrunek | RB | 20.7 | — |
| 12 | Nyeoti Punni | RB | 20.0 | — |
| 13 | Jeremiah Patterson | WR | 19.7 | — |
| 14 | Isiah St. Romain | WR | 19.6 | — |
| 15 | Preston Brown | QB | 16.8 | — |
| 16 | John Gores | WR | 12.6 | — |
| 17 | Trey Drake | QB | 12.5 | — |
| 18 | Cade Osterman | WR | 11.5 | — |
| 19 | Luke Kokat | TE | 10.0 | — |
| 20 | Zander Smith | QB | 8.8 | — |
| 21 | Henry Nelson | QB | 8.8 | — |
| 22 | Jayden Onuonga | K | 8.8 | — |
| 23 | Barry Kpeenu | RB | 8.6 | — |
| 24 | Jonathan Harvey | RB | 8.5 | — |
| 25 | Dylan Vokal | WR | 8.4 | — |