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 quarterbacks by WAR in 2020. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Kyle TraskQBFlorida	Florida	454	2.111.31 to 2.90	1.31 to 2.90
2	D'Eriq KingQBMiami	Miami	403	1.600.89 to 2.33	0.89 to 2.33
3	Malik CunninghamQBLouisville	Louisville	366	1.570.87 to 2.24	0.87 to 2.24
4	Matt CorralQBOle Miss	Ole Miss	365	1.530.81 to 2.16	0.81 to 2.16
5	Asher O'HaraQBMiddle Tennessee	Middle Tennessee	420	1.520.76 to 2.21	0.76 to 2.21
6	Malik WillisQBLiberty	Liberty	307	1.480.93 to 2.17	0.93 to 2.17
7	Mac JonesQBAlabama	Alabama	259	1.420.89 to 1.92	0.89 to 1.92
8	Sam HowellQBNorth Carolina	North Carolina	385	1.320.64 to 1.94	0.64 to 1.94
9	Brady WhiteQBMemphis	Memphis	409	1.300.53 to 2.07	0.53 to 2.07
10	Ian BookQBNotre Dame	Notre Dame	352	1.280.75 to 1.87	0.75 to 1.87
11	Kedon SlovisQBUSC	USC	264	1.260.78 to 1.72	0.78 to 1.72
12	Grayson McCallQBCoastal Carolina	Coastal Carolina	314	1.260.65 to 1.87	0.65 to 1.87
13	Dillon GabrielQBUCF	UCF	362	1.250.55 to 1.90	0.55 to 1.90
14	Shane BuecheleQBSMU	SMU	351	1.230.68 to 1.85	0.68 to 1.85
15	Brock PurdyQBIowa State	Iowa State	395	1.170.51 to 1.87	0.51 to 1.87
16	Chevan CordeiroQBHawai'i	Hawai'i	360	1.110.38 to 1.86	0.38 to 1.86
17	Jordan TravisQBFlorida State	Florida State	210	1.110.69 to 1.53	0.69 to 1.53
18	Peyton RamseyQBNorthwestern	Northwestern	331	1.110.55 to 1.58	0.55 to 1.58
19	Sam EhlingerQBTexas	Texas	362	1.080.49 to 1.72	0.49 to 1.72
20	Levi LewisQBLouisiana	Louisiana	319	1.040.51 to 1.59	0.51 to 1.59
21	Justin FieldsQBOhio State	Ohio State	203	0.970.62 to 1.34	0.62 to 1.34
22	Spencer RattlerQBOklahoma	Oklahoma	285	0.960.41 to 1.54	0.41 to 1.54
23	Cornelious Brown IVQBGeorgia State	Georgia State	362	0.950.25 to 1.62	0.25 to 1.62
24	Charlie BrewerQBBaylor	Baylor	365	0.930.32 to 1.55	0.32 to 1.55
25	Phil JurkovecQBBoston College	Boston College	319	0.910.33 to 1.46	0.33 to 1.46
26	Spencer SandersQBOklahoma State	Oklahoma State	314	0.900.32 to 1.49	0.32 to 1.49
27	Kellen MondQBTexas A&M	Texas A&M	340	0.890.29 to 1.47	0.29 to 1.47
28	Hendon HookerQBVirginia Tech	Virginia Tech	249	0.880.41 to 1.32	0.41 to 1.32
29	Zac ThomasQBApp State	App State	298	0.880.33 to 1.44	0.33 to 1.44
30	Desmond RidderQBCincinnati	Cincinnati	309	0.870.30 to 1.44	0.30 to 1.44
31	Clayton TuneQBHouston	Houston	298	0.860.29 to 1.36	0.29 to 1.36
32	Bo NixQBAuburn	Auburn	388	0.840.25 to 1.48	0.25 to 1.48
33	Gunnar WatsonQBTroy	Troy	247	0.830.38 to 1.22	0.38 to 1.22
34	Sean CliffordQBPenn State	Penn State	269	0.810.33 to 1.27	0.33 to 1.27
35	Connor BazelakQBMissouri	Missouri	274	0.800.32 to 1.26	0.32 to 1.26
36	Michael PrattQBTulane	Tulane	306	0.800.30 to 1.36	0.30 to 1.36
37	Desmond TrotterQBSouth Alabama	South Alabama	303	0.790.26 to 1.36	0.26 to 1.36
38	Carson StrongQBNevada	Nevada	357	0.780.10 to 1.42	0.10 to 1.42
39	Brennan ArmstrongQBVirginia	Virginia	283	0.780.21 to 1.29	0.21 to 1.29
40	Jarret DoegeQBWest Virginia	West Virginia	340	0.780.17 to 1.38	0.17 to 1.38
41	Sam HartmanQBWake Forest	Wake Forest	265	0.770.28 to 1.22	0.28 to 1.22
42	Adrian MartinezQBNebraska	Nebraska	222	0.760.31 to 1.18	0.31 to 1.18
43	Tyler ShoughQBOregon	Oregon	215	0.760.38 to 1.18	0.38 to 1.18
44	Tanner MorganQBMinnesota	Minnesota	172	0.750.45 to 1.04	0.45 to 1.04
45	Max DugganQBTCU	TCU	308	0.740.21 to 1.28	0.21 to 1.28
46	Zach WilsonQBBYU	BYU	263	0.730.23 to 1.26	0.23 to 1.26
46	Michael Penix Jr.QBIndiana	Indiana	210	0.730.30 to 1.09	0.30 to 1.09
48	Davis MillsQBStanford	Stanford	212	0.710.38 to 1.13	0.38 to 1.13
49	Jeff SimsQBGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	331	0.710.05 to 1.29	0.05 to 1.29
50	Dustin CrumQBKent State	Kent State	126	0.660.45 to 0.89	0.45 to 0.89
51	Holton AhlersQBEast Carolina	East Carolina	216	0.660.28 to 1.08	0.28 to 1.08
52	Feleipe FranksQBArkansas	Arkansas	288	0.640.14 to 1.20	0.14 to 1.20
53	Layne HatcherQBArkansas State	Arkansas State	171	0.640.30 to 0.96	0.30 to 0.96
54	Jake HaenerQBFresno State	Fresno State	257	0.630.13 to 1.12	0.13 to 1.12
55	Tyhier TylerQBArmy	Army	127	0.630.03 to 1.14	0.03 to 1.14
56	Dorian Thompson-RobinsonQBUCLA	UCLA	182	0.620.27 to 0.95	0.27 to 0.95
57	Preston HutchinsonQBEastern Michigan	Eastern Michigan	251	0.610.17 to 1.07	0.17 to 1.07
58	Sam NoyerQBColorado	Colorado	203	0.610.21 to 0.99	0.21 to 0.99
59	Chase GarbersQBCalifornia	California	169	0.600.33 to 0.87	0.33 to 0.87
60	Trevor LawrenceQBClemson	Clemson	179	0.600.23 to 0.93	0.23 to 0.93
61	Logan BonnerQBArkansas State	Arkansas State	234	0.590.19 to 1.06	0.19 to 1.06
62	Chris ReynoldsQBCharlotte	Charlotte	184	0.590.26 to 0.94	0.26 to 0.94
63	Kenny PickettQBPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	341	0.580.03 to 1.16	0.03 to 1.16
64	Terry WilsonQBKentucky	Kentucky	245	0.570.14 to 1.02	0.14 to 1.02
65	Drew PlittQBBall State	Ball State	266	0.560.03 to 1.10	0.03 to 1.10
66	Kaleb ElebyQBWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	165	0.560.26 to 0.84	0.26 to 0.84
67	Spencer PetrasQBIowa	Iowa	263	0.550.16 to 1.03	0.16 to 1.03
68	Tyrrell PigromeQBWestern Kentucky	Western Kentucky	312	0.540.01 to 1.07	0.01 to 1.07
69	Colby SuitsQBUL Monroe	UL Monroe	211	0.540.15 to 0.90	0.15 to 0.90
70	Frank HarrisQBUTSA	UTSA	230	0.530.07 to 1.00	0.07 to 1.00
71	Levi WilliamsQBWyoming	Wyoming	164	0.490.21 to 0.80	0.21 to 0.80
72	Jarrett GuarantanoQBTennessee	Tennessee	168	0.470.13 to 0.80	0.13 to 0.80
73	Will RogersQBMississippi State	Mississippi State	312	0.45−0.10 to 1.00	−0.10 to 1.00
74	Jack AbrahamQBSouthern Miss	Southern Miss	160	0.440.17 to 0.74	0.17 to 0.74
75	Graham MertzQBWisconsin	Wisconsin	201	0.430.08 to 0.75	0.08 to 0.75
76	Max GilliamQBUNLV	UNLV	156	0.430.13 to 0.73	0.13 to 0.73
77	Kyle VantreaseQBBuffalo	Buffalo	138	0.430.19 to 0.68	0.19 to 0.68
77	Dylan MorrisQBWashington	Washington	119	0.430.24 to 0.61	0.24 to 0.61
79	Christian AndersonQBArmy	Army	124	0.420.05 to 0.78	0.05 to 0.78
80	Aidan O'ConnellQBPurdue	Purdue	148	0.410.16 to 0.69	0.16 to 0.69
81	Hank BachmeierQBBoise State	Boise State	136	0.410.15 to 0.68	0.15 to 0.68
82	Will HowardQBKansas State	Kansas State	209	0.40−0.05 to 0.87	−0.05 to 0.87
83	Jake BentleyQBUtah	Utah	149	0.390.11 to 0.65	0.11 to 0.65
84	Max JohnsonQBLSU	LSU	126	0.380.16 to 0.59	0.16 to 0.59
85	Jayden DanielsQBArizona State	Arizona State	112	0.380.20 to 0.57	0.20 to 0.57
85	Grant WellsQBMarshall	Marshall	229	0.380.03 to 0.76	0.03 to 0.76
87	Jason BeanQBNorth Texas	North Texas	155	0.370.02 to 0.70	0.02 to 0.70
88	Rocky LombardiQBMichigan State	Michigan State	149	0.370.12 to 0.64	0.12 to 0.64
89	Stetson BennettQBGeorgia	Georgia	156	0.360.08 to 0.63	0.08 to 0.63
90	Collin HillQBSouth Carolina	South Carolina	195	0.360.00 to 0.72	0.00 to 0.72
91	DJ UiagaleleiQBClemson	Clemson	97	0.350.18 to 0.51	0.18 to 0.51
92	Jack PlummerQBPurdue	Purdue	138	0.340.06 to 0.59	0.06 to 0.59
92	Will LevisQBPenn State	Penn State	116	0.340.05 to 0.64	0.05 to 0.64
94	Eli PetersQBToledo	Toledo	127	0.340.09 to 0.59	0.09 to 0.59
95	Ross BowersQBNorthern Illinois	Northern Illinois	194	0.34−0.05 to 0.71	−0.05 to 0.71
96	Taulia TagovailoaQBMaryland	Maryland	117	0.330.12 to 0.53	0.12 to 0.53
97	Joe Milton IIIQBMichigan	Michigan	161	0.330.05 to 0.60	0.05 to 0.60
97	Myles BrennanQBLSU	LSU	130	0.330.10 to 0.56	0.10 to 0.56
99	Tyler VittQBTexas State	Texas State	138	0.330.07 to 0.60	0.07 to 0.60
100	Austin AuneQBNorth Texas	North Texas	151	0.330.05 to 0.59	0.05 to 0.59

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.