Top 300 most impactful college football players after Week 5

Here are our updated rankings of the 300 most impactful players in college football.

This is not a NFL draft hot board nor a list of the 300 most talented players. Talent certainly is taken into account, but there are numerous variables and emphasis is placed on players having the most notable on-field impact; that is one reason it is skill position-heavy. The rankings are fluid and change weekly.

One note: Injured players are not listed.

On to the rankings; On3’s Gerry Hamilton, Mike Huguenin, Charles Power and Matt Zenitz were involved in the process.

1. QB Bryce Young, Alabama

2. RB Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State

3. EDGE Will Anderson Jr., Alabama

4. RB Bijan Robinson, Texas

5. WR Drake London, USC

6. DL Jordan Davis, Georgia

7. WR Kayshon Boutte, LSU

8. EDGE Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan

9. QB Kenny Pickett, Pitt

10. WR Chris Olave, Ohio State

11. LB Nakobe Dean, Georgia

12. S Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame

13. QB Matt Corral, Ole Miss

14. RB Zach Evans, TCU

15. WR Jahan Dotson, Penn State

16. TE Michael Mayer, Notre Dame

17. C Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa

18. OT Evan Neal, Alabama

19. CB Andrew Booth Jr., Clemson

20. QB Malik Willis, Liberty

21. CB Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati

22. S Jaquan Brisker, Penn State

23. RB Breece Hall, Iowa State

24. EDGE Adam Anderson, Georgia

25. CB Mykael Wright, Oregon

26. QB Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati

27. DL Zach Carter, Florida

28. LB Devin Lloyd, Utah

29. LB Jack Campbell, Iowa

30. CB Roger McCreary, Auburn

31. CB Riley Moss, Iowa

32. TE Brock Bowers, Georgia

33. S Jordan Battle, Alabama

34. LB Jack Sanborn, Wisconsin

35. LB Noah Sewell, Oregon

36. DL Haskell Garrett, Ohio State

37. DL DeMarvin Leal, Texas A&M

38. S Verone McKinley, Oregon

39. RB Chris Rodriguez Jr., Kentucky

40. RB TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State

41. QB Tanner Mordecai, SMU

42. RB Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M

43. LB Mike Rose, Iowa State

44. QB C.J. Stroud, Ohio State

45. LB Darrien Butler, Arizona State

46. WR Josh Downs, North Carolina

47. LB James Skalski, Clemson

48. CB Kaiir Elam, Florida

49. QB Jayden Daniels, Arizona State

50. QB Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina

51. EDGE Jermaine Johnson, Florida State

52. QB Sam Howell, North Carolina

53. LB Christian Harris, Alabama

54. EDGE Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon

55. WR Jordan Addison, Pitt

56. QB Jake Haener, Fresno State

57. CB Trent McDuffie, Washington

58. S Lewis Cine, Georgia

59. LB Zakoby McClain, Auburn

60. WR Garrett Wilson, Ohio State

61. CB Derion Kendrick, Georgia

62. EDGE Arnold Ebiketie, Penn State

63. WR Calvin Austin, Memphis

64. OT Ikem Ekwonu, NC State

65. CB Joey Porter Jr., Penn State

66. EDGE George Karlaftis, Purdue

67. QB Brennan Armstrong, Virginia

68. LB Brandon Smith, Penn State

69. CB Kyu Blu Kelly, Stanford

70. OT Nicholas Petit-Frere, Ohio State

71. WR Wan’Dale Robinson, Kentucky

72. QB Tanner McKee, Stanford

73. QB Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma

74. S Ronnie Hickman, Ohio State

75. EDGE Nik Bonitto, Oklahoma

76. QB Will Rogers, Mississippi State

77. LB Malcolm Rodriguez, Oklahoma State

78. DL Dante Stills, West Virginia

79. CB Martin Emerson, Mississippi State

80. TE Trey McBride, Colorado State

81. CB Josh Jobe, Alabama

82. EDGE Arron Mosby, Fresno State

83. DL Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma

84. LB Darrian Beavers, Cincinnati

85. RB B.J. Baylor, Oregon State

86. QB Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland

87. RB Sincere McCormick, UTSA

88. S Jaylan Foster, South Carolina

89. RB Tank Bigsby, Auburn

90. WR Treylon Burks, Arkansas

91. RB Brian Robinson Jr., Alabama

92. RB Zach Charbonnet, UCLA

93. QB Casey Thompson, Texas

94. RB Trey Potts, Minnesota

95. CB Denzel Burke, Ohio State

96. WR Jameson Williams, Alabama

97. QB Carson Strong, Nevada

98. RB Mataeo Durant, Duke

99. QB Max Johnson, LSU

100. RB Tyler Allgeier, BYU

101. CB Trevius Hodges-Tomlinson, TCU

102. QB Sam Hartman, Wake Forest

103. RB Abram Smith, Baylor

104. QB Bailey Zappe, Western Kentucky

105. LB Channing Tindall, Georgia

106. WR David Bell, Purdue

107. RB Greg Bell, San Diego State

108. RB Sean Tucker, Syracuse

109. LB Bumper Pool, Arkansas

110. DL Devante Wyatt, Georgia

111. RB Jashaun Corbin, Florida State

112. QB Sean Clifford, Penn State

113. CB Jermaine Waller, Virginia Tech

114. TE Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M

115. S Jalen Catalon, Arkansas

116. LB Micah McFadden, Indiana

117. EDGE Will McDonald, Iowa State

118. OT Derek Kinnard, Louisville

119. EDGE Amare Barno, Virginia Tech

120. LB J.D. Bertrand, Notre Dame

121. WR Dontario Drummond, Ole Miss

122. QB Malik Cunningham, Louisville

123. RB Tyler Goodson, Iowa

124. WR Danny Gray, SMU

125. EDGE Myles Murphy, Clemson

126. EDGE Isiah Foskey, Notre Dame

127. G Zion Johnson, Boston College

128. QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA

129. DL Phidarian Mathis, Alabama

130. EDGE Jeffrey Gunter, Coastal Carolina

131. LB Josh Ross, Michigan

132. EDGE Drake Jackson, USC

133. LB Blaze Alldredge, Missouri

134. RB Blake Corum, Michigan

135. QB Adrian Martinez, Nebraska

136. DL Matt Henningsen, Wisconsin

137. S Daxton Hill, Michigan

138. DL Jayden Peevy, Texas A&M

139. EDGE Kingsley Enagbere, South Carolina

140. EDGE Cameron Thomas, San Diego State

141. QB Payton Thorne, Michigan State

142. RB Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State

143. S Delarrin Turner-Yell, Oklahoma

144. DL Jalen Carter, Georgia

145. EDGE Josh Paschal, Kentucky

146. LB Nate Landman, Colorado

147. TE Cade Otton, Washington

148. TE Charlie Kolar, Iowa State

149. RB Pat Garwo III, Boston College

150. S Jalen Pitre, Baylor

151. LB Baylon Spector, Clemson

152. C Alec Lindstrom, Boston College

153. OT Jamaree Salyer, Georgia

154. LB Henry To’oTo’o, Alabama

155. WR Jalen Cropper, Fresno State

156. WR Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia

157. RB Tyler Badie, Missouri

158. S Yusuf Corker, Kentucky

159. TE Sam LaPorta, Iowa

160. S Ji’Ayir Brown, Penn State

161. DL Tuli Tuipulotu, USC

162. RB Jerome Ford, Cincinnati

163. DL Logan Hall, Houston

164. WR Jayden Reed, Michigan State

165. RB Jarquez Hunter, Auburn

166. S Tanner Ingle, NC State

167. WR Deven Thompkins, Utah State

168. S Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M

169. S Xavier Henderson, Michigan State

170. CB Damarion Williams, Houston

171. CB Duce Chestnut, Syracuse

172. TE Marshon Ford, Louisville

173. WR Jereth Sterns, Western Kentucky

174. WR Kyle Phillips, UCLA

175. RB Zamir White, Georgia

176. WR Mekai Polk, Mississippi State

177. LB Avery Roberts, Oregon State

178. CB Eli Ricks, LSU

179. WR John Metchie, Alabama

180. EDGE B.J. Ojulari, LSU

181. RB Tiyon Evans, Tennessee

182. OT Charles Cross, Mississippi State

183. S Brad Hawkins, Michigan

184. RB Kennedy Brooks, Oklahoma

185. TE Jahleel Billingsley, Alabama

186. C Luke Fortner, Kentucky

187. TE Greg Dulcich, UCLA

188. RB Zonovan Knight, NC State

189. EDGE Boye Mafe, Minnesota

190. OT Tyler Vrabel, Boston College

191. WR Khalil Shakir, Boise State

192. CB Vincent Gray, Michigan

193. S Nick Cross, Maryland

194. S Angelo Grose, Michigan State

195. DL Thomas Booker, Stanford

196. S Sean Mahone, West Virginia

197. EDGE Myjai Sanders, Cincinnati

198. EDGE Tre Williams, Arkansas

199. G Javion Cohen, Alabama

200. S J.L. Skinner, Boise State

201. QB Brock Purdy, Iowa State

202. S B.J. Foster, Texas

203. EDGE Garrett Nelson, Nebraska

204. S Smoke Monday, Auburn

205. WR Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama

206. QB Emory Jones, Florida

207. S Christopher Smith, Georgia

208. WR Justyn Ross, Clemson

209. RB Ty Chandler, North Carolina

210. QB Max Duggan, TCU

211. S JoJo Domann, Nebraska

212. EDGE Sam Williams, Ole Miss

213. TE Peyton Hendershot, Indiana

214. TE Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina

215. S Dane Belton, Iowa

216. RB Rachaad White, Arizona State

217. EDGE Micheal Clemons, Texas A&M

218. RB Jaylen Warren, Oklahoma State

219. C Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas

220. OT Peter Skoronski, Northwestern

221. WR Samari Toure, Nebraska

222. EDGE Nolan Smith, Georgia

223. DL P.J. Mustipher, Penn State

224. WR Jacob Cowing, UTEP

225. RB Kyren Williams, Notre Dame

226. QB Seth Henigan, Memphis

227. WR Corey Sutton, Appalachian State

228. WR Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State

229. CB Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State

230. WR Jordan Whittington, Texas

231. OT Sean Rhyan, UCLA

232. WR Zay Flowers, Boston College

233. WR Charleston Rambo, Miami

234. OT Obinna Eze, TCU

235. LB D’Marco Jackson, Appalachian State

236. LB Isaiah Moore, NC State

237. QB Will Levis, Kentucky

238. S Corvan Taylor, Air Force

239. CB Kei’Trel Clark, Louisville

240. WR Zachari Franklin, UTSA

241. RB Brandon Thomas, Memphis

242. LB Olakunle Fatukasi, Rutgers

243. WR Jaivon Heileigh, Coastal Carolina

244. WR Erik Ezukanma, Texas Tech

245. LB Chance Campbell, Ole Miss

246. WR Rakim Jarrett, Maryland

247. QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee

248. RB Ronnie Rivers, Fresno State

249. S Otis Reese, Ole Miss

250. CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse, Oklahoma State

251. QB Chance Nolan, Oregon State

252. S Latavious Brini, Georgia

253. TE Sean Dykes, Memphis

254. S Bubba Bolden, Miami

255. TE Cameron Latu, Alabama

256. RB Stephen Carr, Indiana

257. TE Grant Calcaterra, SMU

258. WR Xavier Worthy, Texas

259. S Teja Young, FAU

260. RB Chez Mellusi, Wisconsin

261. EDGE Zach Harrison, Ohio State

262. S Reed Blankenship, Middle Tennessee

263. LB Brian Asamoah, Oklahoma

264. QB Gunnar Holmberg, Duke

265. S Demani Richardson, Texas A&M

266. QB Connor Bazelak, Missouri

267. RB Dameon Pierce, Florida

268. RB Camerun Peoples, Appalachian State

269. QB Kedon Slovis, USC

270. QB Hank Bachmeier, Boise State

271. WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State

272. EDGE Mitchell Agude, UCLA

273. QB Devin Leary, NC State

274. RB Travis Dye, Oregon

275. CB Ja’Quan McMillian, East Carolina

276. QB Bo Nix, Auburn

277. EDGE Isaiah Thomas, Oklahoma

278. OT Kenyon Green, Texas A&M

279. RB Hassan Haskins, Michigan

280. QB Christian Andersen, Army

281. LB Chad Muma, Wyoming

282. QB N’Kosi Perry, FAU

283. QB Kaleb Eleby, Western Michigan

284. LB Dee Winters, TCU

285. WR Emeka Emezie, NC State

286. OT Bernhard Raimann, Central Michigan

287. TE Lucas Krull, Pitt

288. WR Josh Johnson, Tulsa

289. DL Colby Wooden, Auburn

290. S Daniel Scott, California

291. EDGE Andre Carter II, Army

292. G T.J. Bass, Oregon

293. QB Gerry Bohanon, Baylor

294. S Kerby Joseph, Illinois

295. LB DeAndre Square, Kentucky

296. TE Jelani Woods, Virginia

297. WR Skyy Moore, Western Michigan

298. EDGE Taijh Alston, West Virginia

299. S Tyler Nubin, Minnesota

300. TE Brant Kuithe, Utah