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 2015. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Christian McCaffreyRBStanford	Stanford	319	0.840.60 to 1.08	0.60 to 1.08
2	Ezekiel ElliottRBOhio State	Ohio State	208	0.810.63 to 0.99	0.63 to 0.99
3	Justin JacksonRBNorthwestern	Northwestern	298	0.800.57 to 1.01	0.57 to 1.01
4	Derrick HenryRBAlabama	Alabama	313	0.790.54 to 1.03	0.54 to 1.03
5	Leonard FournetteRBLSU	LSU	269	0.730.48 to 0.95	0.48 to 0.95
6	Tyler ErvinRBSan José State	San José State	290	0.720.47 to 0.99	0.47 to 0.99
7	Devontae BookerRBUtah	Utah	285	0.690.47 to 0.92	0.47 to 0.92
8	Jordan HowardRBIndiana	Indiana	169	0.670.52 to 0.81	0.52 to 0.81
9	Donnel PumphreyRBSan Diego State	San Diego State	285	0.670.39 to 0.93	0.39 to 0.93
10	Paul PerkinsRBUCLA	UCLA	249	0.650.45 to 0.86	0.45 to 0.86
11	Wayne GallmanRBClemson	Clemson	245	0.590.41 to 0.76	0.41 to 0.76
12	Elijah McGuireRBLouisiana	Louisiana	186	0.580.45 to 0.75	0.45 to 0.75
13	DeAndre WashingtonRBTexas Tech	Texas Tech	242	0.570.37 to 0.77	0.37 to 0.77
14	Brian HillRBWyoming	Wyoming	215	0.550.33 to 0.76	0.33 to 0.76
15	Jalen HurdRBTennessee	Tennessee	244	0.520.35 to 0.74	0.35 to 0.74
16	Travis GreeneRBBowling Green	Bowling Green	197	0.520.36 to 0.70	0.36 to 0.70
17	Kareem HuntRBToledo	Toledo	153	0.520.39 to 0.67	0.39 to 0.67
18	Larry Rose IIIRBNew Mexico State	New Mexico State	191	0.510.31 to 0.72	0.31 to 0.72
19	Kelvin TaylorRBFlorida	Florida	232	0.490.31 to 0.65	0.31 to 0.65
20	James ButlerRBNevada	Nevada	179	0.480.30 to 0.64	0.30 to 0.64
21	Dalvin CookRBFlorida State	Florida State	193	0.480.28 to 0.66	0.28 to 0.66
22	Jahad ThomasRBTemple	Temple	285	0.480.24 to 0.74	0.24 to 0.74
23	Matt BreidaRBGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	140	0.470.30 to 0.63	0.30 to 0.63
24	Joseph YearbyRBMiami	Miami	197	0.470.33 to 0.61	0.33 to 0.61
25	Chris SwainFBNavy	Navy	169	0.450.26 to 0.63	0.26 to 0.63
26	Wendell SmallwoodRBWest Virginia	West Virginia	171	0.450.30 to 0.60	0.30 to 0.60
27	Jeremy McNicholsRBBoise State	Boise State	219	0.450.26 to 0.65	0.26 to 0.65
28	Travon McMillianRBVirginia Tech	Virginia Tech	174	0.440.31 to 0.56	0.31 to 0.56
29	Ray LawryRBOld Dominion	Old Dominion	157	0.440.29 to 0.59	0.29 to 0.59
29	Ralph WebbRBVanderbilt	Vanderbilt	258	0.440.25 to 0.67	0.25 to 0.67
31	Jarveon WilliamsRBUTSA	UTSA	149	0.430.29 to 0.57	0.29 to 0.57
32	Kenneth FarrowRBHouston	Houston	144	0.430.30 to 0.54	0.30 to 0.54
33	Saquon BarkleyRBPenn State	Penn State	174	0.420.29 to 0.55	0.29 to 0.55
34	Jhurell PressleyRBNew Mexico	New Mexico	127	0.420.26 to 0.56	0.26 to 0.56
35	Samaje PerineRBOklahoma	Oklahoma	162	0.420.26 to 0.53	0.26 to 0.53
36	Marlon MackRBSouth Florida	South Florida	176	0.410.25 to 0.58	0.25 to 0.58
37	Royce FreemanRBOregon	Oregon	227	0.410.21 to 0.62	0.21 to 0.62
38	Paul HarrisRBHawai'i	Hawai'i	146	0.400.26 to 0.52	0.26 to 0.52
39	Qadree OllisonRBPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	201	0.400.24 to 0.55	0.24 to 0.55
40	Kalif PhillipsRBCharlotte	Charlotte	143	0.400.28 to 0.50	0.28 to 0.50
41	Demario RichardRBArizona State	Arizona State	206	0.390.24 to 0.54	0.24 to 0.54
42	Peyton BarberRBAuburn	Auburn	191	0.390.24 to 0.53	0.24 to 0.53
43	C.J. ProsiseRBNotre Dame	Notre Dame	166	0.390.23 to 0.52	0.23 to 0.52
44	Marquis YoungRBMassachusetts	Massachusetts	155	0.380.23 to 0.51	0.23 to 0.51
45	Marteze WallerRBFresno State	Fresno State	176	0.380.21 to 0.55	0.21 to 0.55
46	Marcus CoxRBApp State	App State	191	0.370.18 to 0.56	0.18 to 0.56
47	Stanley WilliamsRBKentucky	Kentucky	138	0.370.24 to 0.51	0.24 to 0.51
48	Jalen RichardRBSouthern Miss	Southern Miss	166	0.370.24 to 0.50	0.24 to 0.50
48	Doroland DorceusRBMemphis	Memphis	152	0.370.24 to 0.49	0.24 to 0.49
48	Jared BakerRBArizona	Arizona	119	0.370.28 to 0.46	0.28 to 0.46
51	Jamauri BoganRBWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	106	0.370.27 to 0.45	0.27 to 0.45
52	Terry SwansonRBToledo	Toledo	120	0.360.23 to 0.45	0.23 to 0.45
53	Don JacksonRBNevada	Nevada	202	0.340.18 to 0.51	0.18 to 0.51
53	Devante MaysRBUtah State	Utah State	140	0.340.24 to 0.45	0.24 to 0.45
55	A.J. OuelletteRBOhio	Ohio	138	0.340.23 to 0.45	0.23 to 0.45
56	Alex GardnerRBFlorida International	Florida International	179	0.340.21 to 0.47	0.21 to 0.47
57	Markell JonesRBPurdue	Purdue	162	0.340.22 to 0.44	0.22 to 0.44
58	Teriyon GipsonRBNew Mexico	New Mexico	155	0.320.18 to 0.46	0.18 to 0.46
59	Fred CoppetRBBowling Green	Bowling Green	108	0.320.23 to 0.41	0.23 to 0.41
60	Darius JacksonRBEastern Michigan	Eastern Michigan	164	0.320.20 to 0.44	0.20 to 0.44
61	Nick WilsonRBArizona	Arizona	102	0.310.22 to 0.40	0.22 to 0.40
62	Kenneth DixonRBLouisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech	162	0.310.16 to 0.45	0.16 to 0.45
63	Rodney SmithRBMinnesota	Minnesota	166	0.310.20 to 0.43	0.20 to 0.43
64	Dare OgunbowaleRBWisconsin	Wisconsin	182	0.310.19 to 0.42	0.19 to 0.42
64	Mike WarrenRBIowa State	Iowa State	171	0.300.15 to 0.47	0.15 to 0.47
64	Jordan CanzeriRBIowa	Iowa	179	0.300.17 to 0.45	0.17 to 0.45
67	Matthew DayesRBNC State	NC State	116	0.300.21 to 0.40	0.21 to 0.40
68	LJ ScottRBMichigan State	Michigan State	127	0.300.19 to 0.39	0.19 to 0.39
69	D'Angelo BrewerRBTulsa	Tulsa	151	0.300.17 to 0.42	0.17 to 0.42
69	Josh FergusonRBIllinois	Illinois	145	0.300.17 to 0.42	0.17 to 0.42
69	Robert MartinRBRutgers	Rutgers	116	0.300.21 to 0.40	0.21 to 0.40
72	Brandon RossRBMaryland	Maryland	128	0.300.18 to 0.43	0.18 to 0.43
73	Robert LoweRBTexas State	Texas State	146	0.300.18 to 0.42	0.18 to 0.42
74	Anthone TaylorRBBuffalo	Buffalo	152	0.300.18 to 0.41	0.18 to 0.41
75	Arkeel NewsomeRBUConn	UConn	216	0.300.11 to 0.47	0.11 to 0.47
76	Tra CarsonRBTexas A&M	Texas A&M	206	0.290.14 to 0.46	0.14 to 0.46
76	Shannon BrooksRBMinnesota	Minnesota	134	0.290.18 to 0.39	0.18 to 0.39
78	Jasen Oden Jr.RBColorado State	Colorado State	143	0.290.19 to 0.39	0.19 to 0.39
79	Ito SmithRBSouthern Miss	Southern Miss	185	0.290.17 to 0.43	0.17 to 0.43
79	Alex CollinsRBArkansas	Arkansas	233	0.290.08 to 0.50	0.08 to 0.50
81	Mike BooneRBCincinnati	Cincinnati	90	0.290.21 to 0.35	0.21 to 0.35
81	Brandon BurksRBTroy	Troy	133	0.290.18 to 0.40	0.18 to 0.40
83	Xavier JohnsonRBSouth Alabama	South Alabama	118	0.280.19 to 0.38	0.19 to 0.38
84	Anthony WalesRBWestern Kentucky	Western Kentucky	117	0.280.19 to 0.37	0.19 to 0.37
84	Xavier JonesRBSMU	SMU	144	0.280.18 to 0.38	0.18 to 0.38
86	De'Veon SmithRBMichigan	Michigan	156	0.280.17 to 0.40	0.17 to 0.40
87	Devin ChafinRBBaylor	Baylor	94	0.280.20 to 0.36	0.20 to 0.36
88	Ish WitterRBMissouri	Missouri	126	0.280.19 to 0.38	0.19 to 0.38
89	Brandon RadcliffRBLouisville	Louisville	123	0.280.16 to 0.38	0.16 to 0.38
90	Gerald HolmesRBMichigan State	Michigan State	103	0.280.20 to 0.34	0.20 to 0.34
91	Shaquille PowellRBDuke	Duke	133	0.270.19 to 0.36	0.19 to 0.36
92	Chris HairstonRBEast Carolina	East Carolina	157	0.270.15 to 0.40	0.15 to 0.40
93	Michael GordonRBArkansas State	Arkansas State	114	0.270.17 to 0.36	0.17 to 0.36
93	Charles JonesRBKansas State	Kansas State	137	0.270.17 to 0.37	0.17 to 0.37
95	Conor HundleyRBAkron	Akron	152	0.270.13 to 0.41	0.13 to 0.41
96	Jovon RobinsonRBAuburn	Auburn	96	0.270.20 to 0.32	0.20 to 0.32
97	Devon JohnsonRBMarshall	Marshall	71	0.260.18 to 0.33	0.18 to 0.33
98	Chase PriceRBSan Diego State	San Diego State	149	0.250.14 to 0.36	0.14 to 0.36
99	James GilbertRBBall State	Ball State	108	0.250.16 to 0.33	0.16 to 0.33
100	Jaylen WaltonRBOle Miss	Ole Miss	127	0.250.15 to 0.34	0.15 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.