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 2014. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Ezekiel ElliottRBOhio State	Ohio State	236	0.920.71 to 1.13	0.71 to 1.13
2	Melvin GordonRBWisconsin	Wisconsin	288	0.880.61 to 1.15	0.61 to 1.15
3	Jordan HowardRBUAB	UAB	202	0.830.64 to 1.01	0.64 to 1.01
4	Jay AjayiRBBoise State	Boise State	336	0.760.52 to 1.00	0.52 to 1.00
5	Devontae BookerRBUtah	Utah	303	0.740.51 to 0.99	0.51 to 0.99
6	Leon AllenRBWestern Kentucky	Western Kentucky	288	0.730.55 to 0.93	0.55 to 0.93
7	James ConnerRBPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	247	0.700.49 to 0.89	0.49 to 0.89
8	Nick WilsonRBArizona	Arizona	222	0.670.47 to 0.86	0.47 to 0.86
8	Ameer AbdullahRBNebraska	Nebraska	244	0.670.46 to 0.88	0.46 to 0.88
10	Paul PerkinsRBUCLA	UCLA	229	0.610.42 to 0.81	0.42 to 0.81
11	Kareem HuntRBToledo	Toledo	175	0.590.45 to 0.76	0.45 to 0.76
12	Justin JacksonRBNorthwestern	Northwestern	220	0.580.42 to 0.73	0.42 to 0.73
13	Devon JohnsonRBMarshall	Marshall	149	0.560.38 to 0.71	0.38 to 0.71
14	Donnel PumphreyRBSan Diego State	San Diego State	227	0.540.31 to 0.76	0.31 to 0.76
15	Samaje PerineRBOklahoma	Oklahoma	206	0.540.34 to 0.69	0.34 to 0.69
16	David CobbRBMinnesota	Minnesota	273	0.520.31 to 0.73	0.31 to 0.73
16	Tevin ColemanRBIndiana	Indiana	217	0.520.31 to 0.74	0.31 to 0.74
18	Jahwan EdwardsRBBall State	Ball State	240	0.520.34 to 0.69	0.34 to 0.69
19	Aaron JonesRBUTEP	UTEP	224	0.520.30 to 0.72	0.30 to 0.72
20	Mike DavisRBSouth Carolina	South Carolina	213	0.510.36 to 0.65	0.36 to 0.65
21	Elijah McGuireRBLouisiana	Louisiana	169	0.490.36 to 0.64	0.36 to 0.64
22	Jeremy LangfordRBMichigan State	Michigan State	196	0.470.31 to 0.62	0.31 to 0.62
23	Mark WeismanRBIowa	Iowa	178	0.470.33 to 0.59	0.33 to 0.59
24	Kenneth FarrowRBHouston	Houston	162	0.460.33 to 0.58	0.33 to 0.58
25	Travis GreeneRBBowling Green	Bowling Green	180	0.440.30 to 0.61	0.30 to 0.61
26	T.J. YeldonRBAlabama	Alabama	192	0.440.30 to 0.58	0.30 to 0.58
26	DeAndre WashingtonRBTexas Tech	Texas Tech	183	0.440.29 to 0.59	0.29 to 0.59
28	Jonathan WilliamsRBArkansas	Arkansas	172	0.440.30 to 0.56	0.30 to 0.56
29	Tarean FolstonRBNotre Dame	Notre Dame	177	0.440.32 to 0.55	0.32 to 0.55
29	Cameron Artis-PayneRBAuburn	Auburn	227	0.440.27 to 0.60	0.27 to 0.60
29	Thomas RawlsRBCentral Michigan	Central Michigan	174	0.440.30 to 0.56	0.30 to 0.56
32	Larry DixonRBArmy	Army	140	0.430.32 to 0.56	0.32 to 0.56
33	Marteze WallerRBFresno State	Fresno State	210	0.430.23 to 0.63	0.23 to 0.63
34	Marlon MackRBSouth Florida	South Florida	187	0.430.26 to 0.60	0.26 to 0.60
35	Leonard FournetteRBLSU	LSU	147	0.410.28 to 0.54	0.28 to 0.54
36	Matt BreidaRBGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	125	0.410.27 to 0.55	0.27 to 0.55
37	Dalvin CookRBFlorida State	Florida State	162	0.400.24 to 0.55	0.24 to 0.55
38	Anthone TaylorRBBuffalo	Buffalo	197	0.400.25 to 0.56	0.25 to 0.56
39	Marcus CoxRBApp State	App State	200	0.390.19 to 0.58	0.19 to 0.58
39	Fred CoppetRBBowling Green	Bowling Green	130	0.390.28 to 0.51	0.28 to 0.51
41	Jalen HurdRBTennessee	Tennessee	184	0.380.25 to 0.54	0.25 to 0.54
42	Wendell SmallwoodRBWest Virginia	West Virginia	164	0.380.25 to 0.51	0.25 to 0.51
43	Daniel LascoRBCalifornia	California	214	0.380.21 to 0.54	0.21 to 0.54
44	Akeem HuntRBPurdue	Purdue	195	0.360.19 to 0.52	0.19 to 0.52
45	Ray LawryRBOld Dominion	Old Dominion	125	0.360.24 to 0.48	0.24 to 0.48
46	Larry Rose IIIRBNew Mexico State	New Mexico State	132	0.360.22 to 0.50	0.22 to 0.50
47	Tyler ErvinRBSan José State	San José State	147	0.350.23 to 0.48	0.23 to 0.48
48	Wayne GallmanRBClemson	Clemson	153	0.350.24 to 0.45	0.24 to 0.45
49	Desmond RolandRBOklahoma State	Oklahoma State	163	0.350.22 to 0.47	0.22 to 0.47
50	Josh RobinsonRBMississippi State	Mississippi State	153	0.340.24 to 0.45	0.24 to 0.45
51	Shadrach ThorntonRBNC State	NC State	143	0.340.23 to 0.44	0.23 to 0.44
52	Josh FergusonRBIllinois	Illinois	167	0.340.20 to 0.48	0.20 to 0.48
53	Robert LoweRBTexas State	Texas State	165	0.340.20 to 0.47	0.20 to 0.47
54	Terron WardRBOregon State	Oregon State	137	0.330.22 to 0.43	0.22 to 0.43
55	Kenneth DixonRBLouisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech	175	0.330.17 to 0.49	0.17 to 0.49
56	David Glasco IIRBUTSA	UTSA	138	0.320.21 to 0.44	0.21 to 0.44
57	Malcolm BrownRBTexas	Texas	167	0.320.21 to 0.43	0.21 to 0.43
58	Matt JonesRBFlorida	Florida	144	0.320.22 to 0.42	0.22 to 0.42
58	Jhurell PressleyRBNew Mexico	New Mexico	103	0.320.20 to 0.43	0.20 to 0.43
58	Royce FreemanRBOregon	Oregon	177	0.320.16 to 0.48	0.16 to 0.48
61	Michael GordonRBArkansas State	Arkansas State	134	0.310.20 to 0.42	0.20 to 0.42
62	Jonathan HillimanRBBoston College	Boston College	173	0.310.12 to 0.47	0.12 to 0.47
63	Don JacksonRBNevada	Nevada	179	0.310.17 to 0.45	0.17 to 0.45
64	Synjyn DaysRBGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	131	0.310.18 to 0.42	0.18 to 0.42
65	Rushel ShellRBWest Virginia	West Virginia	166	0.300.17 to 0.44	0.17 to 0.44
66	Teriyon GipsonRBNew Mexico	New Mexico	140	0.300.17 to 0.42	0.17 to 0.42
67	A.J. OuelletteRBOhio	Ohio	125	0.290.20 to 0.39	0.20 to 0.39
68	Derrick HenryRBAlabama	Alabama	116	0.290.20 to 0.38	0.20 to 0.38
69	Ralph WebbRBVanderbilt	Vanderbilt	167	0.290.16 to 0.45	0.16 to 0.45
70	James ButlerRBNevada	Nevada	107	0.290.18 to 0.39	0.18 to 0.39
71	Brandon RadcliffRBLouisville	Louisville	132	0.290.17 to 0.40	0.17 to 0.40
72	Darik DillardRBRice	Rice	119	0.290.20 to 0.38	0.20 to 0.38
73	Dee HartRBColorado State	Colorado State	143	0.290.18 to 0.38	0.18 to 0.38
74	Noah CopelandFBNavy	Navy	118	0.290.18 to 0.40	0.18 to 0.40
74	Akeel LynchRBPenn State	Penn State	141	0.290.17 to 0.39	0.17 to 0.39
76	Brian HillRBWyoming	Wyoming	116	0.280.17 to 0.39	0.17 to 0.39
77	Centarius DonaldRBUL Monroe	UL Monroe	154	0.280.18 to 0.38	0.18 to 0.38
77	Remound WrightRBStanford	Stanford	115	0.280.18 to 0.38	0.18 to 0.38
79	Breon AllenRBEast Carolina	East Carolina	139	0.280.18 to 0.40	0.18 to 0.40
80	Shaquille PowellRBDuke	Duke	123	0.280.20 to 0.36	0.20 to 0.36
81	Jarvion FranklinRBWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	196	0.280.09 to 0.44	0.09 to 0.44
82	Karlos WilliamsRBFlorida State	Florida State	144	0.270.17 to 0.36	0.17 to 0.36
83	Brandon HayesRBMemphis	Memphis	159	0.270.15 to 0.38	0.15 to 0.38
83	Jowan DavisRBRice	Rice	191	0.270.12 to 0.41	0.12 to 0.41
85	Shaquille Murray-LawrenceRBUNLV	UNLV	127	0.270.17 to 0.38	0.17 to 0.38
86	Kendall HoustonRBSouth Alabama	South Alabama	114	0.260.17 to 0.35	0.17 to 0.35
87	Terry SwansonRBToledo	Toledo	88	0.260.17 to 0.33	0.17 to 0.33
87	Mike BooneRBCincinnati	Cincinnati	74	0.260.19 to 0.32	0.19 to 0.32
89	Shayne DavernRBAir Force	Air Force	95	0.260.16 to 0.34	0.16 to 0.34
90	Storm WoodsRBOregon State	Oregon State	114	0.250.16 to 0.34	0.16 to 0.34
91	Jawon ChisholmRBAkron	Akron	101	0.250.17 to 0.34	0.17 to 0.34
92	Aaron WimberlyRBIowa State	Iowa State	147	0.240.15 to 0.34	0.15 to 0.34
93	Alonzo HarrisRBLouisiana	Louisiana	130	0.240.12 to 0.34	0.12 to 0.34
94	Corey ClementRBWisconsin	Wisconsin	89	0.240.17 to 0.31	0.17 to 0.31
95	Jacobi OwensRBAir Force	Air Force	176	0.230.09 to 0.38	0.09 to 0.38
96	Zach LaskeyRBGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	154	0.230.11 to 0.34	0.11 to 0.34
96	Matt DayesRBNC State	NC State	111	0.230.15 to 0.31	0.15 to 0.31
98	Shock LinwoodRBBaylor	Baylor	153	0.230.08 to 0.38	0.08 to 0.38
99	Zack LangerRBTulsa	Tulsa	161	0.230.08 to 0.38	0.08 to 0.38
100	William StanbackRBUCF	UCF	180	0.230.09 to 0.35	0.09 to 0.35

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.