Best Teams To Rebuild In Dynasty Mode In College Football 26

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One of the most challenging endeavors that you can embark on in College Football 26 is the Dynasty Mode; this is particularly true if your plan is to rebuild one of the least successful teams in the game into a powerhouse.

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This is much easier said than done, and it’s going to require a lot of hard work to be successful. You’re going to need a gameplan for how you want to rebuild, but you’re also going to have to make do with the pieces that are already in place, building around those to transform the team from a forgettable one, to a team that’s uttered in hushed tones everywhere.

Hawaii

Hawaii has a one-star rating, but there are some pieces here that can make do in the short-term to help you build success in the long-term.

Standout Players

Here are a few players on the Hawaii roster that can make a difference:

Player	Position	Year	Reason
Demaricus Davis	QB	FR	Every team is going to need a QB that is at least good at something in order to find success on offense. Davis has acceptable speed, but more impressive than that are his throwing ratings, which are all slightly above average. As a Freshman, this is a player that you can build around without worrying about recruiting a new QB.
Nick Cenacle	WR	SR	The first of two important WRs, Cenacle is a little lacking in speed, but at 6’2″ and nearly 200lbs, he can box out opposing CBs in many situations. His route-running is good enough that oftentimes, he won’t even need to worry about the coverage.
Pofele Ashlock	WR	JR	Ashlock is the slightly faster, slightly smaller WR. He doesn’t have the weight to push defenders around as easily, but he does have speed and similarly great route-running, particularly in the short and medium range.

With the players currently on Hawaii’s roster, you’re going to need to establish a working passing game. They do have a good RB in Landon Sims, but he’s a Senior and doesn’t have the speed to break off those electric plays; he’s going to be a good bet to slowly chunk up the field, not to break big plays.

Their secondary is also solid, but the issue back here is that many of these players are Seniors or Juniors, meaning you can’t lean on them for more than a season or two.

Recruiting Offensive Players

Hawaii's offensive depth chart in College Football 26.

You’re probably going to want to recruit some WRs quickly here, because your two biggest weapons in the passing game are a Senior and a Junior, while your promising QB is a Freshman.

Offensively, apart from that, you might want to try to pick up a RB that can contribute in the passing game, as well. If you can build an offense with one big back and agile back, it would give you options in the run and the pass, especially if you run in two-back sets with regularity. This would give you a lot of options for audibles, and you could keep your offense from being predictable.

Recruiting Defensive Players

Hawaii's defensive depth chart in College Football 26.

On the defensive end, things are a little bit more dire. Every position is stacked with players that aren’t bad, but are going to graduate within a year or two. Your defense is going to need to find their identity, and you do have the freedom to go any direction with this.

On the bright side, you will have quite a few Juniors on the roster who will be Seniors next year, and can take the starting positions while you have Freshman and Sophomore behind them learning the ropes.

Bowling Green

Bowling Green is a one-and-a-half-star team that’s going to struggle a little bit more at the onset, compared to Hawaii. But, there are certain interesting building blocks here, and the idea is to have to create success, right?