College Football Network released the top 100 college football players for the 2024 season, and the Big 12 has found 10 players from the conference gracing the list.
Who are the standouts as the Big 12 expands to 16 teams in 2024 and how high did they land on the list? Let’s take a look!
Which Big 12 Players Were Included in the CFN Top 100 College Football Players?
As was the case with several conferences in 2024, the Big 12 added four new members in the offseason, all coming from the Pac-12. Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and Arizona State will join the remaining teams as Texas and Oklahoma depart, leaving a void at the top as Texas won the conference in 2023.
Arizona led the way with three players landing on the list, two on offense and one on defense. Colorado and Kansas followed behind with two players apiece, both participating in the offense.
Of the players making the list, a surprising nine of them will take snaps on the offensive side of the ball, and four of those are quarterbacks. The Big 12 will look to continue its reputation of high-powered offenses in 2024 with a slew of talented running backs as well, with Ollie Gordon of Oklahoma State leading the way.
This is what CFN College Football Analyst James Fragoza had to say about Gordon and the other top players from the Big 12 to make the list.
Ollie Gordon II, RB, Oklahoma State (1st)
Ollie Gordon II won the Doak Walker Award and generated over 2,000 yards of total offense (1,732 rushing and 330 receiving) — he was the obvious choice for No. 1. His jaw-dropping flexibility, contact balance, and eyes gain every inch physically possible on every carry.
Gordon presses holes, manipulating defenders into giving him space to operate, and has the speed to turn plays behind the LOS into home runs.
Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado (10th)
The NFL will need to figure out where Travis Hunter will play full-time (the answer is CB), but at the collegiate level, he can be football’s Shohei Ohtani. His smooth athleticism and body control make him dangerous as a receiver and a playmaker as a corner.
Hunter quite literally makes plays no other player can, but playing two positions certainly caps his output at both.
Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona (11th)
With Noah Fifita slinging him the rock, Tetairoa McMillan exploded for 1,402 yards and 10 scores last fall. The 6’5″, 210-pound skywalker obviously has contested-catch appeal but is actually quite flexible as a route runner.
Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado (14th)
Off-the-field antics aside, Shedeur Sanders is a deadly QB, compiling 3,230 yards, 27 TDs, and only three INTs last year.
Pressure got to him at times, but he has the effortless mobility, arm talent, and accuracy to dot up defenses, even in the Big 12.
Does he have the talent around him to win more than four games and become a top-five pick in the 2025 NFL Draft? That remains to be seen.
Noah Fifita, QB, Arizona (33rd)
Noah Fifita is only 5’11” and 194 pounds, but he is one of the most fun players to watch in college football. He escapes the pocket with the sole purpose of delivering strikes downfield, and he has the arm to fit passes into tight windows and take the top off defenses.
Fifita showed all this in only his first season as the starter — and he didn’t take the reigns until Week 4! Expect even greater things to come from the Arizona QB in 2024.
Jalon Daniels, QB, Kansas (48th)
A back injury sidelined Jalon Daniels for much of the 2023 season, but what we saw was a far more accurate passer who was willing to air it out. It was only a three-game sample size, so we’ll need to see it once again in 2024. Yet, Daniels has the creation capacity and arm talent to cause defenses headaches.
Full List of Big 12 Players in the CFN Top 100 College Football Players
- Ollie Gordon II, RB, Oklahoma State (1st)
- Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado (10th)
- Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona (11th)
- Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado (14th)
- Noah Fifita, QB, Arizona (33rd)
- Jalon Daniels, QB, Kansas (48th)
- Tahj Brooks, RB, Texas Tech (55th)
- Devin Neal, RB, Kansas (61st)
- RJ Harvey, RB, UCF (71st)
- Wyatt Milum, OT, West Virginia (76th)
- Tacario Davis, CB, Arizona (96th)
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