2025 Colorado State Football Predictions: Rams Ranked 93rd in RJ Young's Ultimate 136

By RJ Young
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This isn't your average college football ranking.

My Ultimate 136 is a set of rankings that is fluid, but it's my job to look ahead and make a claim for all FBS teams based on what I know and why I know it. Here are the three pressing questions I started by asking when putting together this list:

  • Who do I think is good?
  • Why do I think they're good?
  • What are the chances they will finish above or below my expectations?

Here is a look at where Colorado State lands in my Ultimate 136.

Colorado State ranking: 93
Last year’s ranking: 96
Top player: QB Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi: Finished third in the Mountain West in passing yards (2,796) and eclipsed 300-plus passing yards in each of the last three games of last season.

[Colorado State's 2025 schedule]

RJ’s take: Colorado State went bowling for the first time in eight years in 2024. That was a banner year for Jay Norvell, who needed to have one. The Rams enter this season with the expectation of making bowling a habit. 

That’s the price for the ability to turn over a roster each and every year: do it again with different personnel.

[Check out RJ Young's Ultimate 136 College Football Rankings here]

Colorado State Win Total Odds: Over 6.5 (+114) Under 6.5 (-140)

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RJ Young is a national college football writer and analyst for FOX Sports. Follow him at @RJ_Young.