Player rankings

The season's top FBS quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends by wins above replacement: what each player's plays were worth, adjusted for the opponent, against a typical backup.

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The top 100 FBS players by WAR in 2026, so far. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Michael Hawkins Jr.QBWest Virginia	West Virginia	188	0.800.37 to 1.21	0.37 to 1.21
2	Conner WeigmanQBHouston	Houston	185	0.720.42 to 0.99	0.42 to 0.99
3	Jayden MaiavaQBUSC	USC	164	0.700.46 to 0.93	0.46 to 0.93
4	Mason McKenzieQBBoston College	Boston College	173	0.660.31 to 0.94	0.31 to 0.94
5	Cale HellumsQBArmy	Army	133	0.660.40 to 0.93	0.40 to 0.93
6	Anthony ColandreaQBNebraska	Nebraska	180	0.650.36 to 0.92	0.36 to 0.92
7	Lunch WinfieldQBLouisiana	Louisiana	151	0.630.38 to 0.85	0.38 to 0.85
8	Trinidad ChamblissQBOle Miss	Ole Miss	161	0.610.38 to 0.84	0.38 to 0.84
9	Caden CreelQBJacksonville State	Jacksonville State	195	0.580.26 to 0.85	0.26 to 0.85
9	Byrum BrownQBAuburn	Auburn	189	0.580.28 to 0.87	0.28 to 0.87
11	Angel FloresQBCentral Michigan	Central Michigan	93	0.540.29 to 0.76	0.29 to 0.76
12	LaNorris SellersQBSouth Carolina	South Carolina	167	0.530.27 to 0.77	0.27 to 0.77
13	Broc LowryQBWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	162	0.530.27 to 0.77	0.27 to 0.77
14	Jackson GutierrezQBNavy	Navy	123	0.510.12 to 0.88	0.12 to 0.88
15	Ashton DanielsQBFlorida State	Florida State	159	0.510.25 to 0.74	0.25 to 0.74
16	Jackson ArnoldQBUNLV	UNLV	225	0.490.12 to 0.86	0.12 to 0.86
17	John Alan RichterQBToledo	Toledo	160	0.490.22 to 0.76	0.22 to 0.76
18	Brad JacksonQBTexas State	Texas State	136	0.490.29 to 0.67	0.29 to 0.67
19	Isaiah MarshallQBKansas	Kansas	154	0.480.23 to 0.73	0.23 to 0.73
20	Colton JosephQBWisconsin	Wisconsin	131	0.480.28 to 0.69	0.28 to 0.69
21	Jayden MandalQBFresno State	Fresno State	173	0.480.24 to 0.70	0.24 to 0.70
22	Tyler HughesQBWyoming	Wyoming	148	0.480.23 to 0.72	0.23 to 0.72
23	Kamario TaylorQBMississippi State	Mississippi State	142	0.470.27 to 0.67	0.27 to 0.67
24	Sam LeavittQBLSU	LSU	169	0.460.19 to 0.69	0.19 to 0.69
25	Cameran BrownQBGeorgia State	Georgia State	108	0.450.25 to 0.62	0.25 to 0.62
26	Noah FifitaQBArizona	Arizona	175	0.440.19 to 0.69	0.19 to 0.69
27	Braden AtkinsonQBOregon State	Oregon State	162	0.430.17 to 0.69	0.17 to 0.69
28	Gio LopezQBWake Forest	Wake Forest	183	0.420.12 to 0.71	0.12 to 0.71
29	CJ BaileyQBNC State	NC State	186	0.420.14 to 0.72	0.14 to 0.72
30	Tayven JacksonQBNorth Texas	North Texas	137	0.420.18 to 0.64	0.18 to 0.64
31	Micah AlejadoQBHawai'i	Hawai'i	275	0.420.04 to 0.77	0.04 to 0.77
32	Marcel ReedQBTexas A&M	Texas A&M	153	0.410.19 to 0.60	0.19 to 0.60
32	Kalieb OsborneQBUConn	UConn	184	0.410.13 to 0.70	0.13 to 0.70
34	Max JohnsonQBGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	176	0.400.12 to 0.65	0.12 to 0.65
35	Trey OwensQBArkansas State	Arkansas State	171	0.400.13 to 0.66	0.13 to 0.66
36	Lincoln KienholzQBLouisville	Louisville	185	0.390.06 to 0.74	0.06 to 0.74
37	Jacurri BrownQBRice	Rice	120	0.380.04 to 0.72	0.04 to 0.72
38	Nathan HayesQBNorth Dakota State	North Dakota State	115	0.380.19 to 0.53	0.19 to 0.53
38	Bear BachmeierQBBYU	BYU	112	0.380.22 to 0.54	0.22 to 0.54
40	Demond Williams Jr.QBWashington	Washington	196	0.380.09 to 0.70	0.09 to 0.70
41	Katin HouserQBIllinois	Illinois	150	0.380.15 to 0.58	0.15 to 0.58
42	Austin SimmonsQBMissouri	Missouri	156	0.370.12 to 0.60	0.12 to 0.60
43	Drew MestemakerQBOklahoma State	Oklahoma State	152	0.370.14 to 0.58	0.14 to 0.58
44	Keelon RussellQBAlabama	Alabama	142	0.370.14 to 0.58	0.14 to 0.58
45	Avery JohnsonQBKansas State	Kansas State	142	0.360.16 to 0.58	0.16 to 0.58
46	Alberto MendozaQBGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	145	0.360.15 to 0.53	0.15 to 0.53
47	Ethan GrunkemeyerQBVirginia Tech	Virginia Tech	174	0.350.08 to 0.60	0.08 to 0.60
48	Malachi SingletonQBApp State	App State	146	0.350.14 to 0.55	0.14 to 0.55
49	Drake LindseyQBMinnesota	Minnesota	144	0.350.13 to 0.55	0.13 to 0.55
50	Cam CookRBWest Virginia	West Virginia	138	0.350.22 to 0.47	0.22 to 0.47
51	Devon DampierQBUtah	Utah	94	0.340.18 to 0.48	0.18 to 0.48
51	Liam SzarkaQBAir Force	Air Force	94	0.340.11 to 0.55	0.11 to 0.55
53	Kevin JenningsQBSMU	SMU	152	0.330.06 to 0.54	0.06 to 0.54
54	Jared CurtisQBVanderbilt	Vanderbilt	142	0.320.10 to 0.54	0.10 to 0.54
55	David McCombQBMiami (OH)	Miami (OH)	100	0.320.15 to 0.46	0.15 to 0.46
56	Marcus StokesQBMemphis	Memphis	143	0.320.09 to 0.55	0.09 to 0.55
57	Ryan BrowneQBPurdue	Purdue	144	0.310.09 to 0.52	0.09 to 0.52
57	Noah KimQBEastern Michigan	Eastern Michigan	199	0.310.02 to 0.57	0.02 to 0.57
59	Arch ManningQBTexas	Texas	116	0.300.14 to 0.48	0.14 to 0.48
59	Rocco BechtQBPenn State	Penn State	154	0.300.04 to 0.52	0.04 to 0.52
61	Maddux MadsenQBBoise State	Boise State	144	0.300.05 to 0.52	0.05 to 0.52
62	Camden ColemanQBJames Madison	James Madison	147	0.300.09 to 0.48	0.09 to 0.48
63	Nate SheppardRBDuke	Duke	121	0.290.20 to 0.38	0.20 to 0.38
63	Skyler LocklearQBMissouri State	Missouri State	92	0.290.16 to 0.43	0.16 to 0.43
65	Beau PribulaQBVirginia	Virginia	141	0.290.03 to 0.51	0.03 to 0.51
65	Julian SayinQBOhio State	Ohio State	94	0.290.15 to 0.41	0.15 to 0.41
67	Mason HeintschelQBPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	116	0.290.13 to 0.45	0.13 to 0.45
68	Gunner StocktonQBGeorgia	Georgia	77	0.280.18 to 0.39	0.18 to 0.39
69	Ajani SheppardQBTemple	Temple	125	0.280.01 to 0.54	0.01 to 0.54
70	Trey KukukQBLouisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech	70	0.280.18 to 0.39	0.18 to 0.39
71	Caden PinnickQBWashington State	Washington State	180	0.28−0.04 to 0.57	−0.04 to 0.57
72	Davis WarrenQBStanford	Stanford	128	0.280.08 to 0.43	0.08 to 0.43
73	JJ KohlQBFlorida International	Florida International	151	0.270.04 to 0.47	0.04 to 0.47
74	Billy Edwards Jr.QBNorth Carolina	North Carolina	125	0.270.10 to 0.44	0.10 to 0.44
74	Jared HollinsQBSouth Alabama	South Alabama	93	0.270.14 to 0.39	0.14 to 0.39
76	Caleb HawkinsRBOklahoma State	Oklahoma State	94	0.270.20 to 0.34	0.20 to 0.34
76	Wayne KnightRBUCLA	UCLA	77	0.270.21 to 0.34	0.21 to 0.34
78	Darian MensahQBMiami	Miami	72	0.270.17 to 0.37	0.17 to 0.37
79	John MateerQBOklahoma	Oklahoma	130	0.270.08 to 0.45	0.08 to 0.45
80	Grady BrosterhousQBUtah State	Utah State	144	0.260.04 to 0.47	0.04 to 0.47
81	Aaron PhiloQBFlorida	Florida	139	0.260.04 to 0.47	0.04 to 0.47
82	Jamal RobertsRBMissouri	Missouri	133	0.250.15 to 0.35	0.15 to 0.35
83	Walker EgetQBDuke	Duke	115	0.250.06 to 0.41	0.06 to 0.41
84	Roman GaglianoQBMiddle Tennessee	Middle Tennessee	130	0.250.05 to 0.44	0.05 to 0.44
85	Deuce BaileyQBCoastal Carolina	Coastal Carolina	163	0.250.01 to 0.51	0.01 to 0.51
86	Will HammondQBTexas Tech	Texas Tech	104	0.240.08 to 0.37	0.08 to 0.37
87	DeSean BishopRBTennessee	Tennessee	76	0.240.17 to 0.30	0.17 to 0.30
88	CJ CarrQBNotre Dame	Notre Dame	78	0.240.11 to 0.35	0.11 to 0.35
89	Toa Fa'avaeQBNew Mexico	New Mexico	77	0.230.08 to 0.39	0.08 to 0.39
90	Dante MooreQBOregon	Oregon	86	0.230.10 to 0.35	0.10 to 0.35
90	JC French IVQBCincinnati	Cincinnati	128	0.230.02 to 0.44	0.02 to 0.44
92	Jaden CraigQBTCU	TCU	141	0.230.04 to 0.41	0.04 to 0.41
93	Dru DeShieldsQBKent State	Kent State	110	0.230.04 to 0.41	0.04 to 0.41
94	Baylor HayesQBTulsa	Tulsa	151	0.22−0.02 to 0.44	−0.02 to 0.44
95	Aidan ChilesQBNorthwestern	Northwestern	74	0.220.05 to 0.36	0.05 to 0.36
96	William Watson IIIQBMassachusetts	Massachusetts	69	0.220.10 to 0.32	0.10 to 0.32
96	Bryce UnderwoodQBMichigan	Michigan	148	0.22−0.02 to 0.42	−0.02 to 0.42
98	Josh HooverQBIndiana	Indiana	78	0.210.10 to 0.33	0.10 to 0.33
98	Cutter BoleyQBArizona State	Arizona State	130	0.210.02 to 0.40	0.02 to 0.40
100	Jay KastantinQBBowling Green	Bowling Green	111	0.210.06 to 0.34	0.06 to 0.34

How it works

Each player's value is YardLine's wins above replacement: every play's expected points credited to the players involved, adjusted for the opponent, against a typical backup; 53 points make a win. Beside each value is its 90% interval. The numbers and position ranks are the same as on each team page's Players section.

Only snaps between FBS teams while the game was in doubt count, so a starter on a team that blows opponents out plays fewer of them. Kickers and punters are ranked on the team pages. Linemen and defenders aren't listed: public play-by-play doesn't say who was on the field, so they're valued as units on the team pages instead. Only players above replacement level are listed. The rankings update every Tuesday.