4 College Stars Who Will Dominate Fantasy Drafts in 2027

If you're playing dynasty fantasy football and you're not paying attention to college football in July, you're already losing. The gap between dynasty managers who win and dynasty managers who complain about bad luck is almost always built right here — in the offseason, before the season kicks off, before the mainstream fantasy world starts paying attention. Four players in particular from the nation's best returning talent pool deserve your full attention right now, because by the time August camp reports drop, their dynasty price tags are going up.

1. Trevor Goosby, OT — Texas Longhorns

We know what you're thinking: offensive linemen don't matter in fantasy football. And in redraft, you're right. But in dynasty leagues that carry devy rosters — and increasingly in rookie-pick speculation markets — a player like Goosby changes everything for the offensive weapons around him. Here's the reality: Goosby is already being projected as a legitimate top-10 pick in the 2027 NFL Draft, and he's only a redshirt sophomore. He and Carter Smith are the only returning FBS tackles to earn 80.0-plus PFF grades as both a pass blocker and a run blocker. At 6-foot-7 and 312 pounds with the movement skills to mirror elite speed rushers, Goosby is the kind of blindside anchor that makes a quarterback — and by extension, that quarterback's pass catchers — dramatically more valuable. Whatever Texas skill-position players are on your dynasty roster, Goosby's presence makes them better. Watch him, and watch the Longhorns' passing attack closely.

2. Rasheem Biles, LB — Texas Longhorns

Biles is the most intriguing name on this list for a very specific reason: he's a linebacker, and yet his profile screams future NFL starter in a way that directly inflates the dynasty value of opposing offenses. More importantly for devy managers, Biles — who transferred from Pittsburgh to Texas this offseason — is the most dominant returning linebacker in college football by virtually every advanced metric we track. His 31 tackles for loss or no gain over the past two seasons lead all returning linebackers. His six pass breakups tie for the most among returning Power Four linebackers. When you're building a mental model of which college defenses will suppress opposing fantasy production in 2026, Biles-led units go to the top of the "avoid their opponents" list. And when the 2027 NFL Draft comes around, Biles will be a Day 1 or Day 2 pick who immediately upgrades whatever defense he lands on — suppressing fantasy points for opposing offenses. Know the name.

3. A'Mauri Washington, DI — Oregon Ducks

Washington made a decision that surprised a lot of people: he passed on a projected top-40 pick slot in the 2026 NFL Draft to return to Oregon for his senior season. That kind of decision is almost always motivated by one of two things — a player who wants to prove something, or a player who genuinely loves the program. Either way, dynasty managers should be paying attention to what Washington does in 2026, because a dominant senior campaign could push him into the top-15 conversation for 2027. He already led all FBS defensive tackles in batted passes at the line of scrimmage with eight, and his PFF run-defense grade of 83.8 ranked ninth among Power Four interior defenders. At 6-foot-3 and 330 pounds with a recorded speed exceeding 17 m.p.h. from player tracking data, Washington is a rare athlete for his position. In dynasty terms, a true interior disruptor going in the top 15 of the NFL Draft reshapes roster construction — and your devy stash of him costs almost nothing right now.

4. John Henry Daley, ED — Michigan Wolverines

This is the name we'd bet our dynasty waiver priority on heading into the 2026 season. Daley followed head coach Kyle Whittingham from Utah to Michigan, and in 2025 he absolutely exploded onto the national scene. His 93.4 PFF pass-rush grade ranked second in all of FBS — behind only David Bailey, who went No. 2 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft. Let that sink in. The guy who was one grade point behind the No. 2 overall pick is back in college for 2026. His 23.0% pass-rush win rate ranked third among Power Four edge defenders, and he did all of this as a redshirt sophomore after spending two years on the bench at BYU and Utah. That development arc — quiet, patient, then explosive — is exactly the kind of profile that sneaks past casual dynasty managers. We think Daley could be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 NFL Draft if he builds on 2025, and edge rushers taken at the very top of the draft have historically commanded some of the NFL's largest contracts within their first few seasons. Get ahead of this one now.

The 2026 college football season hasn't kicked off yet, and already the dynasty landscape is being reshaped by returning talent of this caliber. We'll be tracking every camp report, every depth chart update, and every advanced metric drop as the season approaches — because the managers who win dynasty titles in 2027 and 2028 are making their moves right now. Stay locked in with us.