2022 College Football Preseason Rankings: The top 25 players at every position

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By Anthony Treash
Posted Jul 30, 2022 8:00 am EDT

With Week 0 just weeks away, it’s time to ramp up the preview for the 2022 college football season.

The 2022 PFF College Football Preview Guide has just dropped, and in conjunction with that is an expansion of PFF’s preseason positional rankings.

Here are PFF’s picks for the top 25 players at every position entering the 2022 college football season along with some superlatives at the end, including the biggest projections and sleepers.

All analysis below is credited to **PFF's 2022 College Football Preview Magazine**.

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2022 College Football Preseason Rankings: The top 25 players at every position

Offense

Quarterback

Running back

Wide receiver

Tight End

Offensive Tackle

Interior offensive line

Defense

Interior defensive line

Edge defender

Off-ball linebacker

Cornerback

Safety