ESPN.com · Oct 17, 2025
CFB Player Rank: The top 25 players at midseason
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What's a midseason top 25 supposed to look like? As we head into Week 8, we've certainly seen new stars emerge (hello, Fernando Mendoza!) and we've seen some highly anticipated seasons falter, but with so many games left to play, it's hard to separate the flash in the pan from the real deal.
So, ESPN's selection committee (Bill Connelly, David Hale, Max Olson, Adam Rittenberg and Paolo Uggetti) tried to build out this year's midseason top 25 like a Major League Baseball All-Star team -- a few of the biggest names, because their talent is unquestionable, and a few of the plucky upstarts that we may end up regretting if they don't maintain this hot start through December.
