UTEP Miners
UTEP's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is EJ Colson Jr., a QB projected for 103.1 points (overall rank #4800 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, UTEP projects for 645.5 combined fantasy points — 135.8 points below the Mountain West median of 781.3, ranking #10 of 10 in the conference. Its deepest position group is wide receivers, worth 242.3 combined projected points from 14 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, UTEP 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 UTEP players on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board, ranked by projected fantasy points.
| # | Player | Pos | Proj Pts | Board Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EJ Colson Jr. | QB | 103.1 | — |
| 2 | Raymond Moore III | QB | 95.5 | — |
| 3 | Carver Cheeks | WR | 78.0 | — |
| 4 | Jaden Smith | WR | 67.5 | — |
| 5 | UTEP Defense | DEF | 61.9 | — |
| 6 | Kam Thomas | RB | 59.8 | — |
| 7 | Cash Cheeks | TE | 57.9 | — |
| 8 | Tavorus Jones | RB | 57.1 | — |
| 9 | Lamar Sperling | RB | 33.9 | — |
| 10 | Carlos Arreola | K | 30.8 | — |
| 11 | Judah Ezinwa | TE | 29.2 | — |
| 12 | Jeremiah Nash | WR | 20.7 | — |
| 13 | Chris Hunter | RB | 15.5 | — |
| 14 | Braesen Leon | QB | 14.0 | — |
| 15 | Jaden Moore | RB | 13.7 | — |
| 16 | Bodey Weaver | QB | 13.2 | — |
| 17 | Royal Capell | WR | 12.5 | — |
| 18 | Carmelo Taylor | WR | 11.1 | — |
| 19 | Jaylan Brown | WR | 9.8 | — |
| 20 | Elijah McCoy | RB | 9.1 | — |
| 21 | Cade Hechter | K | 9.1 | — |
| 22 | Parker Cushing | K | 8.4 | — |
| 23 | Marcus Torres | WR | 8.3 | — |
| 24 | Nik Henry | WR | 8.0 | — |
| 25 | Rafeald Campbell | WR | 7.4 | — |