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 running backs by WAR in 2026, so far. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Cam CookRBWest Virginia	West Virginia	138	0.350.22 to 0.47	0.22 to 0.47
2	Nate SheppardRBDuke	Duke	121	0.290.20 to 0.38	0.20 to 0.38
3	Caleb HawkinsRBOklahoma State	Oklahoma State	94	0.270.20 to 0.34	0.20 to 0.34
3	Wayne KnightRBUCLA	UCLA	77	0.270.21 to 0.34	0.21 to 0.34
5	Jamal RobertsRBMissouri	Missouri	133	0.250.15 to 0.35	0.15 to 0.35
6	DeSean BishopRBTennessee	Tennessee	76	0.240.17 to 0.30	0.17 to 0.30
7	Jaylin CarterRBMemphis	Memphis	76	0.210.16 to 0.27	0.16 to 0.27
8	Jalen BuckleyRBWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	76	0.210.14 to 0.27	0.14 to 0.27
9	Dylan RileyRBBoise State	Boise State	95	0.200.13 to 0.27	0.13 to 0.27
10	Fame IjeboiRBPurdue	Purdue	99	0.190.12 to 0.26	0.12 to 0.26
11	Jai'Den ThomasRBUNLV	UNLV	105	0.190.11 to 0.27	0.11 to 0.27
12	Jadan BaughRBFlorida	Florida	86	0.180.12 to 0.25	0.12 to 0.25
13	King MillerRBUSC	USC	78	0.180.12 to 0.25	0.12 to 0.25
14	Ousmane KromahRBFlorida State	Florida State	84	0.180.12 to 0.24	0.12 to 0.24
15	Kamari MoultonRBIowa	Iowa	71	0.180.14 to 0.23	0.14 to 0.23
15	CJ BaxterRBKentucky	Kentucky	81	0.180.12 to 0.23	0.12 to 0.23
17	Aiden FloraRBIowa State	Iowa State	76	0.180.13 to 0.23	0.13 to 0.23
18	Fluff BothwellRBMississippi State	Mississippi State	73	0.180.12 to 0.23	0.12 to 0.23
19	Will Henderson IIIRBUTSA	UTSA	68	0.170.13 to 0.22	0.13 to 0.22
20	George PettawayRBJames Madison	James Madison	78	0.170.12 to 0.22	0.12 to 0.22
21	Justice HaynesRBGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	72	0.170.11 to 0.23	0.11 to 0.23
22	Jahiem WhiteRBNorth Texas	North Texas	80	0.160.10 to 0.21	0.10 to 0.21
23	PJ MartinRBSouth Alabama	South Alabama	70	0.160.12 to 0.21	0.12 to 0.21
23	Makhi HughesRBHouston	Houston	73	0.160.12 to 0.20	0.12 to 0.20
25	Dilin JonesRBLSU	LSU	93	0.150.09 to 0.21	0.09 to 0.21
26	Kendrick RaphaelRBSMU	SMU	73	0.150.09 to 0.21	0.09 to 0.21
27	Adam MohammedRBCalifornia	California	73	0.150.10 to 0.19	0.10 to 0.19
27	Jabari BatesRBSan José State	San José State	89	0.150.10 to 0.20	0.10 to 0.20
29	Jeremy PayneRBTCU	TCU	92	0.150.09 to 0.21	0.09 to 0.21
30	Roderick Robinson IIRBUAB	UAB	84	0.150.10 to 0.20	0.10 to 0.20
31	Kam DavisRBLiberty	Liberty	54	0.140.10 to 0.18	0.10 to 0.18
32	Antwan RaymondRBRutgers	Rutgers	71	0.140.09 to 0.20	0.09 to 0.20
33	Sire GainesRBBoise State	Boise State	52	0.140.09 to 0.19	0.09 to 0.19
33	Damari AlstonRBTulsa	Tulsa	81	0.140.09 to 0.19	0.09 to 0.19
35	Cyncir BowersRBUConn	UConn	60	0.140.09 to 0.18	0.09 to 0.18
35	Isaac BrownRBLouisville	Louisville	70	0.140.08 to 0.20	0.08 to 0.20
37	Jekail MiddlebrookRBVirginia	Virginia	67	0.140.08 to 0.19	0.08 to 0.19
38	Dierre Hill Jr.RBOregon	Oregon	62	0.130.09 to 0.17	0.09 to 0.17
39	Torrance Burgess Jr.RBTexas State	Texas State	66	0.130.09 to 0.18	0.09 to 0.18
39	Jordan GantRBAkron	Akron	61	0.130.08 to 0.18	0.08 to 0.18
41	Duke WatsonRBUCF	UCF	71	0.130.08 to 0.18	0.08 to 0.18
41	Dawson PendergrassRBBaylor	Baylor	60	0.130.09 to 0.17	0.09 to 0.17
41	Jordan MarshallRBMichigan	Michigan	45	0.130.10 to 0.16	0.10 to 0.16
44	Dominic KnicelyRBCoastal Carolina	Coastal Carolina	56	0.130.09 to 0.17	0.09 to 0.17
45	Carson HansenRBPenn State	Penn State	49	0.130.09 to 0.17	0.09 to 0.17
46	Micah FordRBStanford	Stanford	76	0.130.08 to 0.18	0.08 to 0.18
46	Keveun MasonRBTemple	Temple	67	0.130.09 to 0.17	0.09 to 0.17
48	Re'Shaun Sanford IIRBHouston	Houston	68	0.120.08 to 0.16	0.08 to 0.16
48	Devin RocheRBOld Dominion	Old Dominion	65	0.120.07 to 0.17	0.07 to 0.17
50	Cam EdwardsRBMichigan State	Michigan State	59	0.120.08 to 0.17	0.08 to 0.17
51	Keenan PhillipsRBSouth Alabama	South Alabama	61	0.120.08 to 0.17	0.08 to 0.17
52	DeVon RiceRBHawai'i	Hawai'i	80	0.120.07 to 0.17	0.07 to 0.17
53	D.J. CrowtherRBSouth Florida	South Florida	85	0.120.06 to 0.17	0.06 to 0.17
54	Gideon DavidsonRBClemson	Clemson	69	0.120.08 to 0.17	0.08 to 0.17
55	James JonesRBNew Mexico State	New Mexico State	55	0.120.08 to 0.15	0.08 to 0.15
55	Dominic KelleyRBNevada	Nevada	56	0.120.08 to 0.15	0.08 to 0.15
57	Kedrick ReescanoRBArizona	Arizona	59	0.120.07 to 0.16	0.07 to 0.16
57	Herschel TurnerRBNevada	Nevada	51	0.120.08 to 0.16	0.08 to 0.16
57	Javen JacobsRBUtah State	Utah State	52	0.120.08 to 0.15	0.08 to 0.15
60	Connor WalendzakRBToledo	Toledo	69	0.110.07 to 0.16	0.07 to 0.16
60	Aidan LaugheryRBIllinois	Illinois	61	0.110.08 to 0.15	0.08 to 0.15
62	Davion GauseRBNC State	NC State	64	0.110.07 to 0.16	0.07 to 0.16
63	Duncan BruneRBOhio	Ohio	59	0.110.07 to 0.16	0.07 to 0.16
63	Jaziun PattersonRBMichigan State	Michigan State	56	0.110.08 to 0.15	0.08 to 0.15
65	Tylik HillRBSyracuse	Syracuse	50	0.110.07 to 0.14	0.07 to 0.14
65	Ashten EmoryRBCalifornia	California	55	0.110.07 to 0.15	0.07 to 0.15
65	AJ NewberryRBOregon State	Oregon State	57	0.110.08 to 0.14	0.08 to 0.14
65	J'Koby WilliamsRBTexas Tech	Texas Tech	52	0.110.06 to 0.15	0.06 to 0.15
69	Damon Ferguson Jr.RBPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	61	0.110.06 to 0.15	0.06 to 0.15
69	Javion KinnardRBSan Diego State	San Diego State	51	0.110.08 to 0.14	0.08 to 0.14
71	Samuel HarrisRBWyoming	Wyoming	56	0.100.07 to 0.14	0.07 to 0.14
71	Antonio MartinRBMiddle Tennessee	Middle Tennessee	50	0.100.07 to 0.14	0.07 to 0.14
73	CJ MillerRBToledo	Toledo	62	0.100.06 to 0.14	0.06 to 0.14
73	Austyn DendyRBBowling Green	Bowling Green	48	0.100.07 to 0.14	0.07 to 0.14
73	Darius TaylorRBMinnesota	Minnesota	65	0.100.05 to 0.15	0.05 to 0.15
73	Messiah BurchRBBuffalo	Buffalo	55	0.100.06 to 0.14	0.06 to 0.14
73	Jayden ScottRBNC State	NC State	51	0.100.06 to 0.14	0.06 to 0.14
78	Dylan EdwardsRBKansas	Kansas	57	0.100.06 to 0.14	0.06 to 0.14
78	Braydon BennettRBEastern Michigan	Eastern Michigan	47	0.100.07 to 0.13	0.07 to 0.13
78	Rueben Owens IIRBTexas A&M	Texas A&M	56	0.100.06 to 0.14	0.06 to 0.14
78	La'Vell WrightRBPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	45	0.100.07 to 0.13	0.07 to 0.13
78	Bam McReynoldsRBUAB	UAB	56	0.100.06 to 0.14	0.06 to 0.14
78	Wayshawn ParkerRBUtah	Utah	39	0.100.07 to 0.13	0.07 to 0.13
84	Jordon DavisonRBOregon	Oregon	49	0.100.06 to 0.13	0.06 to 0.13
85	Gi'Bran PayneRBCincinnati	Cincinnati	52	0.100.07 to 0.13	0.07 to 0.13
85	Jaquari LewisRBApp State	App State	50	0.100.06 to 0.13	0.06 to 0.13
87	Gavin GriffinRBTroy	Troy	49	0.100.07 to 0.13	0.07 to 0.13
88	Rayshon LukeRBFresno State	Fresno State	46	0.090.06 to 0.13	0.06 to 0.13
88	Johnnie DanielsRBTulane	Tulane	49	0.090.06 to 0.12	0.06 to 0.12
90	Rodney Fields Jr.RBKansas State	Kansas State	44	0.090.06 to 0.13	0.06 to 0.13
91	Amareon BlueRBEastern Michigan	Eastern Michigan	44	0.090.06 to 0.12	0.06 to 0.12
92	Waymond JordanRBUSC	USC	51	0.090.05 to 0.12	0.05 to 0.12
92	Markell HolmanRBWyoming	Wyoming	45	0.090.06 to 0.12	0.06 to 0.12
92	Evan DickensRBBoston College	Boston College	43	0.090.05 to 0.12	0.05 to 0.12
92	Manny CoveyRBMemphis	Memphis	46	0.090.06 to 0.12	0.06 to 0.12
96	Deuce LawrenceRBWake Forest	Wake Forest	46	0.090.06 to 0.11	0.06 to 0.11
97	Mekhi NelsonRBNebraska	Nebraska	47	0.090.06 to 0.11	0.06 to 0.11
97	Keyjuan BrownRBLouisville	Louisville	39	0.090.06 to 0.12	0.06 to 0.12
99	Makhilyn YoungRBVanderbilt	Vanderbilt	40	0.090.06 to 0.11	0.06 to 0.11
99	Lanear McCrary Jr.RBGeorgia State	Georgia State	42	0.090.06 to 0.11	0.06 to 0.11

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.