The inaugural Tadpole Bowl — the college fantasy football spinoff of the popular Scott Fish Bowl charity tournament — kicked off with live drafts in Las Vegas, Atlanta and Minneapolis. One more live draft will take place on July 19th in Austin, but the majority of participants will be drafting in an online slow draft on Fantrax starting Monday, July 14th.
For many participants, this will be their first exposure to a season-long college fantasy football league. With a player pool including 70 different college football teams, the roster-building possibilities are endless, but they can also be overwhelming. Meanwhile, the unique roster and scoring settings will make even the most experienced CFF players rethink their draft strategy.
Tadpole Bowl Scoring Breakdown
| Scoring Category | Points |
|---|---|
| Passing Yards (YDS) | 0.05 |
| Passing Touchdowns (TD) | 6 |
| Interceptions Thrown (Int) | -2 |
| Rushing Yards (YDS) | 0.1 |
| Rushing Touchdowns (TD) | 6 |
| Fumbles Lost (FL) | -2 |
| Receiving Yards (YDS) | 0.1 |
| Receiving Touchdowns (TD) | 6 |
| Receptions (REC) | 1 |
| Two Point Conversion Passes (2Pa) | 2 |
| Two Point Conversion Rushes & Receptions (2RR) | 2 |
| Kickoff Return Yards (KRY) | 0.05 |
| Punt Return Yards (PRY) | 0.05 |
| Kickoff/Punt Return Touchdowns (RtT) | 6 |
Tadpole Bowl Strategy
As is the case with the Scott Fish Bowl, the Tadpole Bowl comes with custom scoring and roster settings that make standard fantasy rankings and cheat sheets mostly irrelevant. Luckily, at WagerKey we have a Custom Rankings tool that generates a new cheat sheet that adjusts to any league’s unique settings.
A few rules make this league different than many other college fantasy football leagues:
- Passing Touchdowns are worth six points, and Passing Yards are worth 0.05: Other leagues feature four-point passing TDs and 0.04 points per passing yard. Tadpole Bowl scoring boosts the value of pocket passers and gives less of an edge to dual-threat quarterbacks. That levels the playing field at the position and will allow us to wait longer on drafting QBs.
- Full-Point PPR: If you’re going to dabble in Underdog’s Best Bowl Mania, you need to factor in that pass catchers score a half point per reception. In the Tadpole Bowl, players receive a full point per reception. Pass catching running backs and high-volume receivers are even more valuable here than in other formats.
- Kickoff Return and Punt Return Scoring: This is both the most unusual and most complex rule to quantify. A player like Kansas State’s Dylan Edwards, who contributed in both the kick and punt return game in 2024, may pass that role off to a teammate now that he will be taking over the lead running back duties. Because of all of the uncertainty, I’m only adding a small amount of value for potential return yards into my rankings.
2025 Tadpole Bowl Rankings
| Rank | Player Name | Team | Position | Bye |
| 1 | Desmond Reid | Pittsburgh | RB | 11,4 |
| 2 | Jeremiah Smith | Ohio State | WR | 4,9 |
| 3 | Jordyn Tyson | Arizona State | WR | 11,6 |
| 4 | Bryson Washington | Baylor | RB | 11,7 |
| 5 | Darius Taylor | Minnesota | RB | 11,4 |
| 6 | Anthony Hankerson | Oregon State | RB | 13,9 |
| 7 | Isaac Brown | Louisville | RB | 3,7 |
| 8 | Jeremiyah Love | Notre Dame | RB | 2,9 |
| 9 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas State | RB | 11,4,8 |
| 10 | Ryan Williams | Alabama | WR | 10,4 |
| 11 | Cade Klubnik | Clemson | QB | 5,9 |
| 12 | Cam Coleman | Auburn | WR | 12,6 |
| 13 | Eric McAlister | TCU | WR | 10,2 |
| 14 | Nicholas Singleton | Penn State | RB | 4,9 |
| 15 | Makhi Hughes | Oregon | RB | 10,6 |
| 16 | Demond Claiborne | Wake Forest | RB | 4,8 |
| 17 | Arch Manning | Texas | QB | 11,5 |
| 18 | Antonio Williams | Clemson | WR | 5,9 |
| 19 | Jahiem White | West Virginia | RB | 13,7 |
| 20 | LaNorris Sellers | South Carolina | QB | 11,6 |
| 21 | Caden Durham | LSU | RB | 10,6 |
| 22 | Ahmad Hardy | Missouri | RB | 10,6 |
| 23 | Deion Burks | Oklahoma | WR | 11,5 |
| 24 | Quintrevion Wisner | Texas | RB | 11,5 |
| 25 | Waymond Jordan | USC | RB | 6,9 |
| 26 | Quinten Joyner | Texas Tech | RB | 13,5 |
| 27 | Jamal Haynes | Georgia Tech | RB | 11,6 |
| 28 | Wayshawn Parker | Utah | RB | 11,6 |
| 29 | Cayden Lee | Mississippi | WR | 13,6 |
| 30 | Jonah Coleman | Washington | RB | 10,3 |
| 31 | Kamari Moulton | Iowa | RB | 10,6 |
| 32 | Aaron Anderson | LSU | WR | 10,6 |
| 33 | James Peoples | Ohio State | RB | 4,9 |
| 34 | Emmett Johnson | Nebraska | RB | 12,5 |
| 35 | Justice Haynes | Michigan | RB | 11,5 |
| 36 | Denzel Boston | Washington | WR | 10,3 |
| 37 | Chase Sowell | Iowa State | WR | 12,4,8 |
| 38 | Elijah Sarratt | Indiana | WR | 13,6 |
| 39 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville | WR | 3,7 |
| 40 | Hollywood Smothers | North Carolina State | RB | 11,8 |
| 41 | Eugene Wilson | Florida | WR | 5,9 |
| 42 | Makai Lemon | USC | WR | 6,9 |
| 43 | Demond Williams | Washington | QB | 10,3 |
| 44 | T.J. Moore | Clemson | WR | 5,9 |
| 45 | Carnell Tate | Ohio State | WR | 4,9 |
| 46 | John Mateer | Oklahoma | QB | 11,5 |
| 47 | Garrett Nussmeier | LSU | QB | 10,6 |
| 48 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | WR | 11,7 |
| 49 | Nate Frazier | Georgia | RB | 4,9 |
| 50 | Chris Bell | Louisville | WR | 3,7 |
| 51 | Kevin Coleman | Missouri | WR | 10,6 |
| 52 | Yasin Willis | Syracuse | RB | 12,7 |
| 53 | Caleb Douglas | Texas Tech | WR | 13,5 |
| 54 | Ryan Wingo | Texas | WR | 11,5 |
| 55 | Kenyon Sadiq | Oregon | TE | 10,6 |
| 56 | Trent Walker | Oregon State | WR | 13,9 |
| 57 | Darrell Gill | Syracuse | WR | 12,7 |
| 58 | De’Zhaun Stribling | Mississippi | WR | 13,6 |
| 59 | Sawyer Robertson | Baylor | QB | 11,7 |
| 60 | TJ Harden | SMU | RB | 12,5 |
| 61 | Daniel Hishaw | Kansas | RB | 12,3,8 |
| 62 | Dane Key | Nebraska | WR | 12,5 |
| 63 | Eli Stowers | Vanderbilt | TE | 12,7 |
| 64 | Nolan Ray | Maryland | RB | 5,9 |
| 65 | Jam Miller | Alabama | RB | 10,4 |
| 66 | Hudson Clement | Illinois | WR | 11,8 |
| 67 | Bryant Wesco | Clemson | WR | 5,9 |
| 68 | Ja’Kobi Lane | USC | WR | 6,9 |
| 69 | Dakorien Moore | Oregon | WR | 10,6 |
| 70 | Coy Eakin | Texas Tech | WR | 13,5 |
| 71 | Malik Rutherford | Georgia Tech | WR | 11,6 |
| 72 | Haynes King | Georgia Tech | QB | 11,6 |
| 73 | Avery Johnson | Kansas State | QB | 11,4,8 |
| 74 | Joseph Williams | Colorado | WR | 12,8 |
| 75 | Joe Royer | Cincinnati | TE | 11,4 |
| 76 | Jayce Brown | Kansas State | WR | 11,4,8 |
| 77 | Germie Bernard | Alabama | WR | 10,4 |
| 78 | LJ Martin | BYU | RB | 10,3 |
| 79 | Nick Marsh | Michigan State | WR | 11,5 |
| 80 | Carson Hansen | Iowa State | RB | 12,4,8 |
| 81 | Jack Endries | Texas | TE | 11,5 |
| 82 | Lewis Bond | Boston College | WR | 13,4 |
| 83 | Ian Strong | Rutgers | WR | 12,6 |
| 84 | Mark Fletcher | Miami | RB | 5,7 |
| 85 | Que’Sean Brown | Duke | WR | 7,9 |
| 86 | Johntay Cook | Syracuse | WR | 12,7 |
| 87 | Elija Lofton | Miami | TE | 5,7 |
| 88 | CJ Daniels | Miami | WR | 5,7 |
| 89 | Le’Veon Moss | Texas A&M | RB | 10,4 |
| 90 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M | WR | 10,4 |
| 91 | Dre’lon Miller | Colorado | WR | 12,8 |
| 92 | Chase Roberts | BYU | WR | 10,3 |
| 93 | Sam Leavitt | Arizona State | QB | 11,6 |
| 94 | Marcel Reed | Texas A&M | QB | 10,4 |
| 95 | Kevin Jennings | SMU | QB | 12,5 |
| 96 | Jayden Maiava | USC | QB | 6,9 |
| 97 | Austin Simmons | Mississippi | QB | 13,6 |
| 98 | Isaiah Horton | Alabama | WR | 10,4 |
| 99 | Jacory Barney | Nebraska | WR | 12,5 |
| 100 | Jalil Farooq | Maryland | WR | 5,9 |
| 101 | Jadan Baugh | Florida | RB | 5,9 |
| 102 | Kyson Brown | Arizona State | RB | 11,6 |
| 103 | Tawee Walker | Cincinnati | RB | 11,4 |
| 104 | Chris Hilton | LSU | WR | 10,6 |
| 105 | Eric Rivers | Georgia Tech | WR | 11,6 |
| 106 | Justin Joly | North Carolina State | TE | 11,8 |
| 107 | Davion Gause | North Carolina | RB | 5,7 |
| 108 | Josh Meredith | Washington State | WR | 11,6 |
| 109 | Duke Watson | Louisville | RB | 3,7 |
| 110 | Joshisa Trader | Miami | WR | 5,7 |
| 111 | Mike Matthews | Tennessee | WR | 11,6 |
| 112 | Turbo Richard | Boston College | RB | 13,4 |
| 113 | Jordan Dwyer | TCU | WR | 10,2 |
| 114 | Xavier Townsend | Iowa State | WR | 12,4,8 |
| 115 | Antwan Raymond | Rutgers | RB | 12,6 |
| 116 | DeSean Bishop | Tennessee | RB | 11,6 |
| 117 | Dorian Fleming | Maryland | TE | 5,9 |
| 118 | Julian Sayin | Ohio State | QB | 4,9 |
| 119 | Dante Moore | Oregon | QB | 10,6 |
| 120 | Devon Dampier | Utah | QB | 11,6 |
| 121 | Kenny Johnson | Pittsburgh | WR | 11,4 |
| 122 | Jeff Caldwell | Cincinnati | WR | 11,4 |
| 123 | Myles Montgomery | Central Florida | RB | 3,9 |
| 124 | Ryan Davis | Utah | WR | 11,6 |
| 125 | Dilin Jones | Wisconsin | RB | 10,5 |
| 126 | Noah Rogers | North Carolina State | WR | 11,8 |
| 127 | DT Sheffield | Rutgers | WR | 12,6 |
| 128 | Josh Hoover | TCU | QB | 10,2 |
| 129 | Kwazi Gilmer | UCLA | WR | 10,4 |
| 130 | Anthony Evans | Mississippi State | WR | 13,7 |
| 131 | Jaden Greathouse | Notre Dame | WR | 2,9 |
| 132 | Carlos Hernandez | Wake Forest | WR | 4,8 |
| 133 | Jaivian Thomas | UCLA | RB | 10,4 |
| 134 | Trell Harris | Virginia | WR | 13,7 |
| 135 | Jaydn Ott | Oklahoma | RB | 11,5 |
| 136 | Kaytron Allen | Penn State | RB | 4,9 |
| 137 | Eli Holstein | Pittsburgh | QB | 11,4 |
| 138 | Brendan Sorsby | Cincinnati | QB | 11,4 |
| 139 | Ismail Mahdi | Arizona | RB | 4,9 |
| 140 | Diego Pavia | Vanderbilt | QB | 12,7 |
| 141 | Ty Simpson | Alabama | QB | 10,4 |
| 142 | Fernando Mendoza | Indiana | QB | 13,6 |
| 143 | Taylen Green | Arkansas | QB | 11,6 |
| 144 | Luke Reynolds | Penn State | TE | 4,9 |
| 145 | CJ Donaldson | Ohio State | RB | 4,9 |
| 146 | Logan Diggs | Mississippi | RB | 13,6 |
| 147 | Carson Beck | Miami | QB | 5,7 |
| 148 | Jackson Arnold | Auburn | QB | 12,6 |
| 149 | Eric Singleton | Auburn | WR | 12,6 |
| 150 | Adam Randall | Clemson | RB | 5,9 |
| 151 | Javonnie Gibson | Oklahoma | WR | 11,5 |
| 152 | Trey’Dez Green | LSU | TE | 10,6 |
| 153 | Kanye Udoh | Arizona State | RB | 11,6 |
| 154 | Damari Alston | Auburn | RB | 12,6 |
| 155 | Trent Howland | Oklahoma State | RB | 11,3 |
| 156 | Micah Mays | Wake Forest | WR | 4,8 |
| 157 | Duce Robinson | Florida State | WR | 3,9 |
| 158 | Marquis Johnson | Missouri | WR | 10,6 |
| 159 | Jordan Marshall | Michigan | RB | 11,5 |
| 160 | Malachi Fields | Notre Dame | WR | 2,9 |
| 161 | Cam Pickett | Kansas | WR | 12,3,8 |
| 162 | Zachariah Branch | Georgia | WR | 4,9 |
| 163 | Terion Stewart | Virginia Tech | RB | 11,8 |
| 164 | Trebor Pena | Penn State | WR | 4,9 |
| 165 | O’Mega Blake | Arkansas | WR | 11,6 |
| 166 | Tony Johnson | Miami | WR | 5,7 |
| 167 | Joseph Manjack | TCU | WR | 10,2 |
| 168 | Kaden Feagin | Illinois | RB | 11,8 |
| 169 | Terrance Carter | Texas Tech | TE | 13,5 |
| 170 | Max Klare | Ohio State | TE | 4,9 |
| 171 | Rocco Becht | Iowa State | QB | 12,4,8 |
| 172 | Jaylen Lloyd | Oklahoma State | WR | 11,3 |
| 173 | Behren Morton | Texas Tech | QB | 13,5 |
| 174 | Kaidon Salter | Colorado | QB | 12,8 |
| 175 | Logan Loya | Minnesota | WR | 11,4 |
| 176 | CJ Bailey | North Carolina State | QB | 11,8 |
| 177 | Sam Roush | Stanford | TE | 1,12,6 |
| 178 | Reggie Virgil | Texas Tech | WR | 13,5 |
| 179 | Jack Velling | Michigan State | TE | 11,5 |
| 180 | RJ Maryland | SMU | TE | 12,5 |
| 181 | DeAndre Moore | Texas | WR | 11,5 |
| 182 | Olsen Patt-Henry | Clemson | TE | 5,9 |
| 183 | Sedrick Alexander | Vanderbilt | RB | 12,7 |
| 184 | Hogan Hansen | Michigan | TE | 11,5 |
| 185 | Devin Mockobee | Purdue | RB | 13,5 |
| 186 | Cam Porter | Northwestern | RB | 10,4 |
| 187 | Seydou Traore | Mississippi State | TE | 13,7 |
| 188 | Evan Pryor | Cincinnati | RB | 11,4 |
| 189 | Tommy Castellanos | Florida State | QB | 3,9 |
| 190 | Braylen Russell | Arkansas | RB | 11,6 |
| 191 | Drew Allar | Penn State | QB | 4,9 |
| 192 | CJ Campbell | Rutgers | RB | 12,6 |
| 193 | Raphael Williams | Pittsburgh | WR | 11,4 |
| 194 | Chamon Metayer | Arizona State | TE | 11,6 |
| 195 | Nico Iamaleava | UCLA | QB | 10,4 |
| 196 | Dante Dowdell | Kentucky | RB | 4,7 |
| 197 | Roman Hemby | Indiana | RB | 13,6 |
| 198 | Nate Palmer | TCU | RB | 10,2 |
| 199 | Luke Altmyer | Illinois | QB | 11,8 |
| 200 | Rahsul Faison | South Carolina | RB | 11,6 |
| 201 | Jadarian Price | Notre Dame | RB | 2,9 |
| 202 | Noah Whittington | Oregon | RB | 10,6 |
| 203 | Benjamin Brahmer | Iowa State | TE | 12,4,8 |
| 204 | Gideon Davidson | Clemson | RB | 5,9 |
| 205 | Nic Anderson | LSU | WR | 10,6 |
| 206 | Nyck Harbor | South Carolina | WR | 11,6 |
| 207 | Freddie Brock | Oklahoma State | RB | 11,3 |
| 208 | Kewan Lacy | Mississippi | RB | 13,6 |
| 209 | Trech Kekahuna | Wisconsin | WR | 10,5 |
| 210 | Kedrick Reescano | Arizona | RB | 4,9 |
| 211 | Garrett Oakley | Kansas State | TE | 11,4,8 |
| 212 | Steve Angeli | Syracuse | QB | 12,7 |
| 213 | CJ Baxter | Texas | RB | 11,5 |
| 214 | Jaden Nixon | Central Florida | RB | 3,9 |
| 215 | Derrick McFall | SMU | WR | 12,5 |
| 216 | Miller Moss | Louisville | QB | 3,7 |
| 217 | Darian Mensah | Duke | QB | 7,9 |
| 218 | DJ Lagway | Florida | QB | 5,9 |
| 219 | Yamir Knight | SMU | WR | 12,5 |
| 220 | Rashid Williams | Washington | WR | 10,3 |
| 221 | Dae’Quan Wright | Mississippi | TE | 13,6 |
| 222 | Michael Trigg | Baylor | TE | 11,7 |
| 223 | Kyron Drones | Virginia Tech | QB | 11,8 |
| 224 | Chandler Morris | Virginia | QB | 13,7 |
| 225 | Blake Shapen | Mississippi State | QB | 13,7 |
| 226 | Oscar Adaway | South Carolina | RB | 11,6 |
| 227 | Dylan Raiola | Nebraska | QB | 12,5 |
| 228 | Tanner Koziol | Houston | TE | 12,4 |
| 229 | Lance Mason | Wisconsin | TE | 10,5 |
| 230 | Josh Cuevas | Alabama | TE | 10,4 |
| 231 | Kevin Green | Washington | WR | 10,3 |
| 232 | Emmett Mosley | Texas | WR | 11,5 |
| 233 | Kirby Vorhees | Washington State | RB | 11,6 |
| 234 | LJ Johnson | California | RB | 7,12 |
| 235 | Gavin Sawchuk | Florida State | RB | 3,9 |
| 236 | Fluff Bothwell | Mississippi State | RB | 13,7 |
| 237 | Davon Booth | Mississippi State | RB | 13,7 |
| 238 | Braydon Bennett | Virginia Tech | RB | 11,8 |
| 239 | Damien Taylor | Mississippi | RB | 13,6 |
| 240 | Benji Gosnell | Virginia Tech | TE | 11,8 |
| 241 | Dean Connors | Houston | RB | 12,4 |
| 242 | Nicco Marchiol | West Virginia | QB | 13,7 |
| 243 | Aidan Laughery | Illinois | RB | 11,8 |
| 244 | Darrion Dupree | Wisconsin | RB | 10,5 |
| 245 | Chris Brazzell | Tennessee | WR | 11,6 |
| 246 | Chris Hunter | Arizona | WR | 4,9 |
| 247 | Beau Pribula | Missouri | QB | 10,6 |
| 248 | Addison Ostrenga | Iowa | TE | 10,6 |
| 249 | Donaven McCulley | Michigan | WR | 11,5 |
| 250 | Omar Cooper | Indiana | WR | 13,6 |
| 251 | Dramekco Green | SMU | RB | 12,5 |
| 252 | Jaquez Moore | Duke | RB | 7,9 |
| 253 | Vinny Anthony | Wisconsin | WR | 10,5 |
| 254 | Dakota Twitty | Virginia | TE | 13,7 |
| 255 | Luke Hasz | Mississippi | TE | 13,6 |
| 256 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | WR | 4,9 |
| 257 | CJ Carr | Notre Dame | QB | 2,9 |
| 258 | Javon Tracy | Minnesota | WR | 11,4 |
| 259 | Noah Fifita | Arizona | QB | 4,9 |
| 260 | Eli Sanders | USC | RB | 6,9 |
| 261 | Gio Lopez | North Carolina | QB | 5,7 |
| 262 | A.J. Turner | Minnesota | RB | 11,4 |
| 263 | Justus Ross-Simmons | Syracuse | WR | 12,7 |
| 264 | Aidan Chiles | Michigan State | QB | 11,5 |
| 265 | Zevi Eckhaus | Washington State | QB | 11,6 |
| 266 | Ty Lockwood | Boston College | TE | 13,4 |
| 267 | Gunner Stockton | Georgia | QB | 4,9 |
| 268 | Eli Raridon | Notre Dame | TE | 2,9 |
| 269 | Dan Villari | Syracuse | TE | 12,7 |
| 270 | Kaelon Black | Indiana | RB | 13,6 |
| 271 | Jalon Daniels | Kansas | QB | 12,3,8 |
| 272 | Conner Weigman | Houston | QB | 12,4 |
| 273 | Joey Aguilar | Tennessee | QB | 11,6 |
| 274 | Ka’Morreun Pimpton | TCU | TE | 10,2 |
| 275 | Jameson Geers | Minnesota | TE | 11,4 |
| 276 | Decker DeGraaf | Washington | TE | 10,3 |
| 277 | Lake McRee | USC | TE | 6,9 |
| 278 | Malik Benson | Oregon | WR | 10,6 |
| 279 | Griffin Wilde | Northwestern | WR | 10,4 |
| 280 | Angel Johnson | Washington State | RB | 11,6 |
| 281 | Donavon Greene | Virginia Tech | WR | 11,8 |
| 282 | Ayden Greene | Virginia Tech | WR | 11,8 |
| 283 | Dean Patterson | Georgia Tech | WR | 11,6 |
| 284 | Jahmal Edrine | Virginia | WR | 13,7 |
| 285 | Octavian Smith | Maryland | WR | 5,9 |
| 286 | Harlem Berry | LSU | RB | 10,6 |
| 287 | J’Koby Williams | Texas Tech | RB | 13,5 |
| 288 | Kendrick Raphael | California | RB | 12,7 |
| 289 | Luke Wysong | Arizona | WR | 4,9 |
| 290 | Kris Hutson | Arizona | WR | 4,9 |
| 291 | Andrel Anthony | Duke | WR | 7,9 |
| 292 | Aziah Johnson | North Carolina | WR | 5,7 |
| 293 | Raylen Sharpe | Arkansas | WR | 11,6 |
| 294 | Re’Shaun Sanford | Houston | RB | 12,4 |
| 295 | Ashtyn Hawkins | Baylor | WR | 11,7 |
| 296 | Rodney Gallagher | West Virginia | WR | 13,7 |
| 297 | Cyrus Allen | Cincinnati | WR | 11,4 |
| 298 | Cooper Barkate | Duke | WR | 7,9 |
| 299 | Ismael Cisse | Arkansas | WR | 11,6 |
| 300 | Josh McCray | Georgia | RB | 4,9 |
