What CFB's top 100 players missed, overrated and underrated for 2023 - ESPN

Our top 100 college football players for the 2023 season list is live and as expected, Caleb Williams came in at No. 1, a position the Heisman Trophy winner held at the end of last season.

But as with any ranking, not everyone is in exact agreement with how the results of our voting turned out. So, which players are ranked too high? Who should have been in the top 10? Who was snubbed altogether? Our reporters point out what they would have done differently.

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Chris Low: A case could be made that Ole Miss' Quinshon Judkins is the best running back in the country and yet he's ranked fourth on our list, albeit behind three really good players. Either way, Judkins warrants top-10 status overall. All he did last season was rush for more yards as a freshman (1,567) than anybody in SEC history not named Herschel Walker. Judkins had eight 100-yard games and will again be the centerpiece of an Ole Miss offense that has averaged more than 200 rushing yards in each of Lane Kiffin's three seasons. One of the things that separates Judkins is he's a breakaway threat but can also get the tough yards between the tackles.

Adam Rittenberg: Notre Dame tackle Joe Alt (No. 11) and Penn State tackle Olu Fashanu (No. 16) both are likely to hear their names called in the top 10 picks of the 2024 NFL draft. Alt has continued Notre Dame's incredible run of offensive linemen, becoming a starter early in his true freshman season and earning first-team All-America honors last fall. If transfer quarterback Sam Hartman makes the impact the Irish hope he will, Alt's blindside protection will be a big reason. Fashanu had a breakout season in 2022