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 2024. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Kyle McCordQBSyracuse	Syracuse	538	3.582.73 to 4.57	2.73 to 4.57
2	Riley LeonardQBNotre Dame	Notre Dame	496	2.771.90 to 3.51	1.90 to 3.51
3	Tyler HuffQBJacksonville State	Jacksonville State	419	2.621.93 to 3.44	1.93 to 3.44
4	Sam LeavittQBArizona State	Arizona State	391	2.581.85 to 3.30	1.85 to 3.30
5	Diego PaviaQBVanderbilt	Vanderbilt	437	2.501.80 to 3.14	1.80 to 3.14
6	Josh HooverQBTCU	TCU	444	2.471.66 to 3.36	1.66 to 3.36
7	Garrett NussmeierQBLSU	LSU	444	2.451.54 to 3.34	1.54 to 3.34
8	Shedeur SandersQBColorado	Colorado	462	2.391.57 to 3.14	1.57 to 3.14
9	Will HowardQBOhio State	Ohio State	353	2.361.77 to 3.01	1.77 to 3.01
10	Dillon GabrielQBOregon	Oregon	352	2.321.69 to 3.00	1.69 to 3.00
11	John MateerQBWashington State	Washington State	420	2.321.58 to 3.06	1.58 to 3.06
12	Taylen GreenQBArkansas	Arkansas	462	2.311.59 to 3.17	1.59 to 3.17
13	Quinn EwersQBTexas	Texas	405	2.311.57 to 3.06	1.57 to 3.06
14	Haynes KingQBGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	331	2.301.65 to 2.85	1.65 to 2.85
15	Carson BeckQBGeorgia	Georgia	372	2.291.61 to 2.96	1.61 to 2.96
16	Seth HeniganQBMemphis	Memphis	470	2.201.37 to 2.97	1.37 to 2.97
17	Devon DampierQBNew Mexico	New Mexico	377	2.191.51 to 2.80	1.51 to 2.80
17	Jaxson DartQBOle Miss	Ole Miss	365	2.191.50 to 2.83	1.50 to 2.83
19	Jordan McCloudQBTexas State	Texas State	309	2.181.66 to 2.66	1.66 to 2.66
20	Bryson DailyQBArmy	Army	257	2.161.67 to 2.65	1.67 to 2.65
21	Fernando MendozaQBCalifornia	California	397	2.151.46 to 2.94	1.46 to 2.94
22	Cade KlubnikQBClemson	Clemson	473	2.131.35 to 2.84	1.35 to 2.84
23	Drew AllarQBPenn State	Penn State	368	2.101.40 to 2.77	1.40 to 2.77
24	Rocco BechtQBIowa State	Iowa State	491	2.061.17 to 2.90	1.17 to 2.90
25	Ethan GarbersQBUCLA	UCLA	424	2.051.35 to 2.73	1.35 to 2.73
26	Caden VeltkampQBWestern Kentucky	Western Kentucky	437	2.041.16 to 2.89	1.16 to 2.89
27	Sawyer RobertsonQBBaylor	Baylor	384	2.041.30 to 2.84	1.30 to 2.84
28	LaNorris SellersQBSouth Carolina	South Carolina	400	2.021.27 to 2.89	1.27 to 2.89
29	Cam WardQBMiami	Miami	404	2.021.35 to 2.73	1.35 to 2.73
30	Garrett GreeneQBWest Virginia	West Virginia	345	2.011.47 to 2.58	1.47 to 2.58
31	Jalen MilroeQBAlabama	Alabama	387	2.001.24 to 2.65	1.24 to 2.65
32	Miller MossQBUSC	USC	349	1.951.19 to 2.58	1.19 to 2.58
33	Kevin JenningsQBSMU	SMU	370	1.921.24 to 2.70	1.24 to 2.70
34	Brett GabbertQBMiami (OH)	Miami (OH)	376	1.881.28 to 2.55	1.28 to 2.55
35	Parker NavarroQBOhio	Ohio	374	1.861.21 to 2.55	1.21 to 2.55
36	Jaylen RaynorQBArkansas State	Arkansas State	437	1.861.28 to 2.45	1.28 to 2.45
37	Jalon DanielsQBKansas	Kansas	352	1.841.21 to 2.46	1.21 to 2.46
38	Avery JohnsonQBKansas State	Kansas State	406	1.821.14 to 2.46	1.14 to 2.46
39	Tucker GleasonQBToledo	Toledo	381	1.771.08 to 2.45	1.08 to 2.45
40	Tyler ShoughQBLouisville	Louisville	345	1.761.25 to 2.33	1.25 to 2.33
41	Kaidon SalterQBLiberty	Liberty	304	1.761.19 to 2.24	1.19 to 2.24
42	Chandler MorrisQBNorth Texas	North Texas	443	1.750.92 to 2.52	0.92 to 2.52
43	Hunter WatsonQBSam Houston	Sam Houston	399	1.741.02 to 2.39	1.02 to 2.39
44	Athan KaliakmanisQBRutgers	Rutgers	375	1.731.23 to 2.31	1.23 to 2.31
45	Blake HorvathQBNavy	Navy	229	1.721.23 to 2.20	1.23 to 2.20
46	Kadin SemonzaQBBall State	Ball State	371	1.701.02 to 2.27	1.02 to 2.27
47	Owen McCownQBUTSA	UTSA	458	1.700.70 to 2.59	0.70 to 2.59
48	Brendan SorsbyQBCincinnati	Cincinnati	432	1.660.85 to 2.35	0.85 to 2.35
49	Billy Edwards Jr.QBMaryland	Maryland	390	1.590.91 to 2.18	0.91 to 2.18
50	Dylan RaiolaQBNebraska	Nebraska	342	1.580.94 to 2.21	0.94 to 2.21
51	Maddux MadsenQBBoise State	Boise State	357	1.581.06 to 2.15	1.06 to 2.15
52	Kurtis RourkeQBIndiana	Indiana	262	1.571.10 to 2.03	1.10 to 2.03
53	Colton JosephQBOld Dominion	Old Dominion	277	1.561.03 to 2.11	1.03 to 2.11
54	Ethan VaskoQBCoastal Carolina	Coastal Carolina	312	1.540.98 to 2.06	0.98 to 2.06
55	CJ BaileyQBNC State	NC State	359	1.520.75 to 2.15	0.75 to 2.15
56	Max BrosmerQBMinnesota	Minnesota	380	1.510.93 to 2.22	0.93 to 2.22
57	Darian MensahQBTulane	Tulane	263	1.491.04 to 2.01	1.04 to 2.01
58	CJ OgbonnaQBBuffalo	Buffalo	323	1.480.82 to 2.07	0.82 to 2.07
59	Brendon LewisQBNevada	Nevada	351	1.460.89 to 1.99	0.89 to 1.99
60	Cole SnyderQBEastern Michigan	Eastern Michigan	410	1.450.81 to 2.12	0.81 to 2.12
60	E.J. WarnerQBRice	Rice	338	1.450.87 to 2.03	0.87 to 2.03
62	Ashton DanielsQBStanford	Stanford	374	1.410.74 to 2.01	0.74 to 2.01
63	JC French IVQBGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	417	1.390.56 to 2.13	0.56 to 2.13
64	Joey AguilarQBApp State	App State	317	1.370.90 to 1.92	0.90 to 1.92
65	Noah FifitaQBArizona	Arizona	333	1.350.77 to 1.86	0.77 to 1.86
66	Aidan ChilesQBMichigan State	Michigan State	343	1.340.68 to 1.98	0.68 to 1.98
67	Hajj-Malik WilliamsQBUNLV	UNLV	335	1.340.74 to 1.87	0.74 to 1.87
68	Nico IamaleavaQBTennessee	Tennessee	313	1.320.70 to 1.89	0.70 to 1.89
69	Ben WooldridgeQBLouisiana	Louisiana	275	1.310.80 to 1.80	0.80 to 1.80
70	Jacolby CriswellQBNorth Carolina	North Carolina	312	1.310.71 to 1.90	0.71 to 1.90
71	Brady CookQBMissouri	Missouri	278	1.300.86 to 1.74	0.86 to 1.74
72	Alan BowmanQBOklahoma State	Oklahoma State	270	1.290.83 to 1.71	0.83 to 1.71
73	Connor BazelakQBBowling Green	Bowling Green	389	1.280.65 to 1.90	0.65 to 1.90
74	Luke AltmyerQBIllinois	Illinois	344	1.260.70 to 1.79	0.70 to 1.79
75	Evan SimonQBTemple	Temple	306	1.260.69 to 1.82	0.69 to 1.82
76	Kyron DronesQBVirginia Tech	Virginia Tech	298	1.260.76 to 1.74	0.76 to 1.74
77	Marcel ReedQBTexas A&M	Texas A&M	284	1.240.73 to 1.82	0.73 to 1.82
78	Gio LopezQBSouth Alabama	South Alabama	306	1.230.68 to 1.73	0.68 to 1.73
79	Brayden SchagerQBHawai'i	Hawai'i	413	1.230.61 to 1.86	0.61 to 1.86
80	Hank BachmeierQBWake Forest	Wake Forest	406	1.220.54 to 1.90	0.54 to 1.90
81	Payton ThorneQBAuburn	Auburn	327	1.210.67 to 1.73	0.67 to 1.73
82	Hayden WolffQBWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	241	1.190.75 to 1.66	0.75 to 1.66
83	Alonza Barnett IIIQBJames Madison	James Madison	378	1.180.38 to 1.93	0.38 to 1.93
84	Will RogersQBWashington	Washington	280	1.130.63 to 1.59	0.63 to 1.59
85	Braylon BraxtonQBMarshall	Marshall	277	1.120.65 to 1.67	0.65 to 1.67
86	Jake RetzlaffQBBYU	BYU	409	1.080.32 to 1.94	0.32 to 1.94
87	Walker EgetQBSan José State	San José State	319	1.060.49 to 1.66	0.49 to 1.66
88	Tommy CastellanosQBBoston College	Boston College	222	1.040.66 to 1.43	0.66 to 1.43
89	Mikey KeeneQBFresno State	Fresno State	339	1.030.50 to 1.59	0.50 to 1.59
90	DJ UiagaleleiQBFlorida State	Florida State	183	1.010.70 to 1.35	0.70 to 1.35
91	Zeon Chriss-GremillionQBHouston	Houston	199	0.990.58 to 1.42	0.58 to 1.42
92	Anthony ColandreaQBVirginia	Virginia	358	0.970.41 to 1.51	0.41 to 1.51
93	Eli HolsteinQBPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	287	0.970.41 to 1.49	0.41 to 1.49
94	Matthew CaldwellQBTroy	Troy	226	0.940.50 to 1.37	0.50 to 1.37
95	Nicholas VattiatoQBMiddle Tennessee	Middle Tennessee	302	0.910.44 to 1.41	0.44 to 1.41
96	Behren MortonQBTexas Tech	Texas Tech	393	0.900.27 to 1.46	0.27 to 1.46
97	Zach GibsonQBGeorgia State	Georgia State	168	0.890.53 to 1.22	0.53 to 1.22
98	Quentin HayesQBAir Force	Air Force	146	0.880.56 to 1.21	0.56 to 1.21
99	Cam FancherQBFlorida Atlantic	Florida Atlantic	261	0.860.38 to 1.35	0.38 to 1.35
100	Maalik MurphyQBDuke	Duke	371	0.850.13 to 1.67	0.13 to 1.67

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.