UTEP Miners
UTEP's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Jaden Smith, a WR projected for 73.1 points (overall rank #1229 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, UTEP projects for 446.9 combined fantasy points — 264.4 points below the Mountain West median of 711.3, ranking #10 of 10 in the conference. Its deepest position group is wide receivers, worth 266.0 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 | Jaden Smith | WR | 73.1 | — |
| 2 | UTEP Defense | DEF | 61.9 | — |
| 3 | Kam Thomas | RB | 47.5 | — |
| 4 | EJ Colson Jr. | QB | 47.3 | — |
| 5 | Raymond Moore III | QB | 44.2 | — |
| 6 | Lamar Sperling | RB | 43.6 | — |
| 7 | Tavorus Jones | RB | 38.6 | — |
| 8 | Carver Cheeks | WR | 32.9 | — |
| 9 | Carlos Arreola | K | 30.8 | — |
| 10 | Jaylan Brown | WR | 27.0 | — |
| 11 | Cash Cheeks | TE | 24.5 | — |
| 12 | Cade Hechter | K | 22.8 | — |
| 13 | Braesen Leon | QB | 21.0 | — |
| 14 | Parker Cushing | K | 21.0 | — |
| 15 | Royal Capell | WR | 20.3 | — |
| 16 | Bodey Weaver | QB | 19.2 | — |
| 17 | Chad Warner | QB | 18.6 | — |
| 18 | Chris Hunter | RB | 18.0 | — |
| 19 | Jackson Stoner | TE | 17.6 | — |
| 20 | Jaden Moore | RB | 17.4 | — |
| 21 | Jeremiah Nash | WR | 16.2 | — |
| 22 | Carmelo Taylor | WR | 16.2 | — |
| 23 | Rafeald Campbell | WR | 15.4 | — |
| 24 | Daveon Singleton | RB | 15.0 | — |
| 25 | JD Wallace | WR | 14.4 | — |