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 2016. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	D'Onta ForemanRBTexas	Texas	315	1.370.92 to 1.82	0.92 to 1.82
2	Donnel PumphreyRBSan Diego State	San Diego State	316	1.080.72 to 1.38	0.72 to 1.38
3	Dalvin CookRBFlorida State	Florida State	272	1.010.73 to 1.31	0.73 to 1.31
4	Saquon BarkleyRBPenn State	Penn State	281	1.000.68 to 1.28	0.68 to 1.28
5	Justin JacksonRBNorthwestern	Northwestern	320	0.970.68 to 1.26	0.68 to 1.26
6	Brian HillRBWyoming	Wyoming	271	0.970.64 to 1.27	0.64 to 1.27
7	Christian McCaffreyRBStanford	Stanford	244	0.910.68 to 1.15	0.68 to 1.15
8	Jamaal WilliamsRBBYU	BYU	207	0.890.70 to 1.08	0.70 to 1.08
9	Ito SmithRBSouthern Miss	Southern Miss	279	0.880.62 to 1.11	0.62 to 1.11
10	Kareem HuntRBToledo	Toledo	230	0.840.63 to 1.05	0.63 to 1.05
11	James FlandersRBTulsa	Tulsa	210	0.820.59 to 1.04	0.59 to 1.04
12	I'Tavius MathersRBMiddle Tennessee	Middle Tennessee	242	0.780.54 to 1.03	0.54 to 1.03
13	James GilbertRBBall State	Ball State	214	0.740.52 to 1.00	0.52 to 1.00
14	Wayne GallmanRBClemson	Clemson	196	0.740.56 to 0.92	0.56 to 0.92
15	Kamryn PettwayRBAuburn	Auburn	164	0.720.58 to 0.86	0.58 to 0.86
16	Jeremy McNicholsRBBoise State	Boise State	288	0.720.42 to 1.05	0.42 to 1.05
17	Joe WilliamsRBUtah	Utah	171	0.720.50 to 0.92	0.50 to 0.92
18	James ButlerRBNevada	Nevada	207	0.710.49 to 0.94	0.49 to 0.94
19	Rawleigh Williams IIIRBArkansas	Arkansas	210	0.710.52 to 0.94	0.52 to 0.94
20	Anthony WalesRBWestern Kentucky	Western Kentucky	167	0.700.54 to 0.87	0.54 to 0.87
21	Ralph WebbRBVanderbilt	Vanderbilt	250	0.690.44 to 0.95	0.44 to 0.95
22	D'Angelo BrewerRBTulsa	Tulsa	203	0.680.47 to 0.89	0.47 to 0.89
23	Jamauri BoganRBWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	144	0.680.53 to 0.83	0.53 to 0.83
24	Elijah McGuireRBLouisiana	Louisiana	199	0.680.50 to 0.87	0.50 to 0.87
25	Rodney SmithRBMinnesota	Minnesota	242	0.670.46 to 0.89	0.46 to 0.89
26	Akrum WadleyRBIowa	Iowa	169	0.660.50 to 0.81	0.50 to 0.81
27	Teriyon GipsonRBNew Mexico	New Mexico	129	0.640.47 to 0.80	0.47 to 0.80
28	Josh AdamsRBNotre Dame	Notre Dame	165	0.640.47 to 0.80	0.47 to 0.80
29	Matthew DayesRBNC State	NC State	256	0.640.35 to 0.93	0.35 to 0.93
30	Aaron JonesRBUTEP	UTEP	186	0.630.44 to 0.87	0.44 to 0.87
31	James SummersRBEast Carolina	East Carolina	152	0.620.43 to 0.81	0.43 to 0.81
32	Derrius GuiceRBLSU	LSU	143	0.600.42 to 0.77	0.42 to 0.77
33	Ryan NallRBOregon State	Oregon State	155	0.580.41 to 0.77	0.41 to 0.77
34	Fred CoppetRBBowling Green	Bowling Green	163	0.580.39 to 0.78	0.39 to 0.78
35	Samaje PerineRBOklahoma	Oklahoma	150	0.570.40 to 0.74	0.40 to 0.74
36	Tre WatsonRBCalifornia	California	151	0.570.41 to 0.71	0.41 to 0.71
37	Ray LawryRBOld Dominion	Old Dominion	147	0.570.38 to 0.76	0.38 to 0.76
38	Kyle HicksRBTCU	TCU	226	0.560.34 to 0.80	0.34 to 0.80
39	Kalif PhillipsRBCharlotte	Charlotte	172	0.560.39 to 0.72	0.39 to 0.72
40	Jarveon WilliamsRBUTSA	UTSA	179	0.550.37 to 0.76	0.37 to 0.76
41	Corey ClementRBWisconsin	Wisconsin	275	0.550.29 to 0.80	0.29 to 0.80
42	Joe MixonRBOklahoma	Oklahoma	169	0.550.38 to 0.71	0.38 to 0.71
43	Marlon MackRBSouth Florida	South Florida	163	0.540.37 to 0.74	0.37 to 0.74
44	Jordan ScarlettRBFlorida	Florida	140	0.530.38 to 0.68	0.38 to 0.68
45	Terence WilliamsRBBaylor	Baylor	131	0.530.37 to 0.67	0.37 to 0.67
46	James ConnerRBPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	211	0.530.34 to 0.74	0.34 to 0.74
46	Richard McQuarleyRBNew Mexico	New Mexico	113	0.530.39 to 0.67	0.39 to 0.67
48	Jalin MooreRBApp State	App State	175	0.520.29 to 0.76	0.29 to 0.76
49	Damarea CrockettRBMissouri	Missouri	120	0.520.37 to 0.64	0.37 to 0.64
50	Jordan ChunnRBTroy	Troy	219	0.520.28 to 0.75	0.28 to 0.75
50	Devin SingletaryRBFlorida Atlantic	Florida Atlantic	135	0.510.39 to 0.65	0.39 to 0.65
50	Akeem JuddRBOle Miss	Ole Miss	164	0.510.35 to 0.65	0.35 to 0.65
53	Marquis YoungRBMassachusetts	Massachusetts	193	0.510.28 to 0.71	0.28 to 0.71
54	Jeffery WilsonRBNorth Texas	North Texas	158	0.500.31 to 0.68	0.31 to 0.68
55	Matt ColburnRBWake Forest	Wake Forest	157	0.500.36 to 0.64	0.36 to 0.64
56	Damien HarrisRBAlabama	Alabama	125	0.490.39 to 0.61	0.39 to 0.61
57	LeShun Daniels Jr.RBIowa	Iowa	182	0.490.32 to 0.65	0.32 to 0.65
58	Leonard FournetteRBLSU	LSU	138	0.480.32 to 0.64	0.32 to 0.64
59	Ke'Mon FreemanRBSMU	SMU	145	0.470.33 to 0.63	0.33 to 0.63
60	Tonny Lindsey Jr.RBUtah State	Utah State	143	0.470.34 to 0.62	0.34 to 0.62
61	Justin CrawfordRBWest Virginia	West Virginia	139	0.460.32 to 0.61	0.32 to 0.61
62	Justice HillRBOklahoma State	Oklahoma State	180	0.460.27 to 0.63	0.27 to 0.63
63	Ryquell ArmsteadRBTemple	Temple	125	0.450.30 to 0.61	0.30 to 0.61
64	Andy DavidsonRBArmy	Army	150	0.450.30 to 0.60	0.30 to 0.60
65	Dedrick MillsRBGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	135	0.440.31 to 0.59	0.31 to 0.59
66	LJ ScottRBMichigan State	Michigan State	156	0.440.25 to 0.58	0.25 to 0.58
66	Dontrell HilliardRBTulane	Tulane	122	0.440.31 to 0.58	0.31 to 0.58
68	Jahad ThomasRBTemple	Temple	205	0.430.26 to 0.63	0.26 to 0.63
69	Terrell NewbyRBNebraska	Nebraska	172	0.430.26 to 0.58	0.26 to 0.58
70	Kerryon JohnsonRBAuburn	Auburn	136	0.430.31 to 0.57	0.31 to 0.57
71	Alex GardnerRBFlorida International	Florida International	191	0.430.24 to 0.61	0.24 to 0.61
71	Ty JohnsonRBMaryland	Maryland	97	0.430.31 to 0.56	0.31 to 0.56
73	Mike WeberRBOhio State	Ohio State	121	0.420.30 to 0.55	0.30 to 0.55
74	Khalfani MuhammadRBCalifornia	California	142	0.420.27 to 0.57	0.27 to 0.57
75	Warren WandRBArkansas State	Arkansas State	187	0.420.25 to 0.62	0.25 to 0.62
76	Royce FreemanRBOregon	Oregon	165	0.420.23 to 0.59	0.23 to 0.59
77	Jarvion FranklinRBWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	167	0.410.23 to 0.57	0.23 to 0.57
78	Matt BreidaRBGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	162	0.410.24 to 0.61	0.24 to 0.61
79	Rashaad PennyRBSan Diego State	San Diego State	108	0.410.27 to 0.54	0.27 to 0.54
80	Tyrone OwensRBNew Mexico	New Mexico	119	0.410.24 to 0.60	0.24 to 0.60
81	Shannon BrooksRBMinnesota	Minnesota	146	0.400.23 to 0.55	0.23 to 0.55
82	Marcus CoxRBApp State	App State	122	0.390.26 to 0.51	0.26 to 0.51
83	Diocemy Saint JusteRBHawai'i	Hawai'i	122	0.390.23 to 0.53	0.23 to 0.53
84	Dorian BrownRBOhio	Ohio	156	0.380.22 to 0.57	0.22 to 0.57
85	Jarred CraftRBLouisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech	185	0.380.23 to 0.52	0.23 to 0.52
86	Ian EriksenRBEastern Michigan	Eastern Michigan	179	0.370.22 to 0.57	0.22 to 0.57
87	Dontel JamesRBFresno State	Fresno State	196	0.370.20 to 0.54	0.20 to 0.54
88	Stanley WilliamsRBKentucky	Kentucky	114	0.370.21 to 0.53	0.21 to 0.53
88	Charles JonesRBKansas State	Kansas State	111	0.370.27 to 0.48	0.27 to 0.48
88	Doroland DorceusRBMemphis	Memphis	98	0.370.26 to 0.47	0.26 to 0.47
91	Ish WitterRBMissouri	Missouri	129	0.360.24 to 0.49	0.24 to 0.49
92	Markell JonesRBPurdue	Purdue	150	0.360.25 to 0.48	0.25 to 0.48
93	Trayveon WilliamsRBTexas A&M	Texas A&M	138	0.360.25 to 0.48	0.25 to 0.48
94	Braeden WestRBSMU	SMU	201	0.360.15 to 0.54	0.15 to 0.54
95	Izzy MatthewsRBColorado State	Colorado State	95	0.360.25 to 0.47	0.25 to 0.47
96	Benjamin Snell, Jr.RBKentucky	Kentucky	82	0.350.28 to 0.42	0.28 to 0.42
97	Jamal MorrowRBWashington State	Washington State	107	0.350.26 to 0.45	0.26 to 0.45
98	Aeris WilliamsRBMississippi State	Mississippi State	109	0.350.25 to 0.46	0.25 to 0.46
99	Arkeel NewsomeRBUConn	UConn	151	0.350.19 to 0.50	0.19 to 0.50
99	Alvin KamaraRBTennessee	Tennessee	143	0.350.21 to 0.50	0.21 to 0.50

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.