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 2019. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Chuba HubbardRBOklahoma State	Oklahoma State	311	1.371.06 to 1.68	1.06 to 1.68
2	Jaret PattersonRBBuffalo	Buffalo	240	1.090.89 to 1.28	0.89 to 1.28
3	Michael Warren IIRBCincinnati	Cincinnati	261	1.030.83 to 1.24	0.83 to 1.24
4	Brenden KnoxRBMarshall	Marshall	244	1.020.80 to 1.27	0.80 to 1.27
5	Jonathan TaylorRBWisconsin	Wisconsin	272	1.000.75 to 1.23	0.75 to 1.23
6	Xavier JonesRBSMU	SMU	249	0.910.67 to 1.13	0.67 to 1.13
7	Eno BenjaminRBArizona State	Arizona State	275	0.880.65 to 1.08	0.65 to 1.08
8	J.K. DobbinsRBOhio State	Ohio State	219	0.870.69 to 1.06	0.69 to 1.06
9	Joshua KelleyRBUCLA	UCLA	197	0.860.69 to 1.02	0.69 to 1.02
10	Tra BarnettRBGeorgia State	Georgia State	213	0.840.65 to 1.05	0.65 to 1.05
11	Kenneth GainwellRBMemphis	Memphis	240	0.830.60 to 1.04	0.60 to 1.04
12	Zack MossRBUtah	Utah	211	0.820.64 to 1.02	0.64 to 1.02
13	AJ DillonRBBoston College	Boston College	264	0.820.60 to 1.00	0.60 to 1.00
14	Elijah MitchellRBLouisiana	Louisiana	187	0.810.61 to 0.99	0.61 to 0.99
15	Kylin HillRBMississippi State	Mississippi State	191	0.800.65 to 0.97	0.65 to 0.97
16	Tre HarbisonRBNorthern Illinois	Northern Illinois	177	0.790.65 to 0.94	0.65 to 0.94
17	Ke'Shawn VaughnRBVanderbilt	Vanderbilt	178	0.750.58 to 0.90	0.58 to 0.90
18	LeVante BellamyRBWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	241	0.740.51 to 0.99	0.51 to 0.99
19	Caleb HuntleyRBBall State	Ball State	228	0.740.56 to 0.92	0.56 to 0.92
20	Kadin RemsbergRBAir Force	Air Force	171	0.740.55 to 0.94	0.55 to 0.94
21	Charles WilliamsRBUNLV	UNLV	190	0.720.56 to 0.91	0.56 to 0.91
22	CJ MarableRBCoastal Carolina	Coastal Carolina	209	0.720.56 to 0.89	0.56 to 0.89
23	Xazavian ValladayRBWyoming	Wyoming	235	0.720.52 to 0.89	0.52 to 0.89
24	Darrynton EvansRBApp State	App State	220	0.710.50 to 0.91	0.50 to 0.91
25	Ronnie RiversRBFresno State	Fresno State	219	0.670.48 to 0.87	0.48 to 0.87
26	D'Andre SwiftRBGeorgia	Georgia	181	0.660.51 to 0.82	0.51 to 0.82
27	Bryant KobackRBToledo	Toledo	170	0.660.47 to 0.83	0.47 to 0.83
28	Josh JohnsonRBUL Monroe	UL Monroe	192	0.650.48 to 0.81	0.48 to 0.81
29	CJ VerdellRBOregon	Oregon	181	0.650.48 to 0.80	0.48 to 0.80
30	Elijah CollinsRBMichigan State	Michigan State	206	0.630.47 to 0.82	0.47 to 0.82
31	Javian HawkinsRBLouisville	Louisville	211	0.620.44 to 0.82	0.44 to 0.82
32	Gaej WalkerRBWestern Kentucky	Western Kentucky	223	0.620.47 to 0.77	0.47 to 0.77
33	Benny LeMayRBCharlotte	Charlotte	159	0.610.47 to 0.73	0.47 to 0.73
34	Pooka Williams Jr.RBKansas	Kansas	179	0.610.45 to 0.78	0.45 to 0.78
35	Shamari BrooksRBTulsa	Tulsa	234	0.600.39 to 0.78	0.39 to 0.78
36	Clyde Edwards-HelaireRBLSU	LSU	183	0.590.47 to 0.70	0.47 to 0.70
37	Kennedy BrooksRBOklahoma	Oklahoma	130	0.580.47 to 0.70	0.47 to 0.70
38	Javonte WilliamsRBNorth Carolina	North Carolina	153	0.580.45 to 0.70	0.45 to 0.70
39	Cameron ScarlettRBStanford	Stanford	219	0.560.41 to 0.72	0.41 to 0.72
40	Wesley Kennedy IIIRBGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	119	0.560.44 to 0.68	0.44 to 0.68
41	Cam AkersRBFlorida State	Florida State	234	0.550.36 to 0.74	0.36 to 0.74
42	Justin HendersonRBLouisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech	172	0.550.36 to 0.70	0.36 to 0.70
43	Ray DavisRBTemple	Temple	168	0.550.41 to 0.68	0.41 to 0.68
44	Alex FontenotRBColorado	Colorado	194	0.540.40 to 0.69	0.40 to 0.69
45	George HolaniRBBoise State	Boise State	181	0.540.39 to 0.67	0.39 to 0.67
45	Rodney SmithRBMinnesota	Minnesota	178	0.540.42 to 0.67	0.42 to 0.67
47	Shakif SeymourRBToledo	Toledo	158	0.540.40 to 0.65	0.40 to 0.65
48	Frankie HicksonRBLiberty	Liberty	147	0.540.43 to 0.64	0.43 to 0.64
49	Gerold BrightRBUtah State	Utah State	171	0.530.39 to 0.67	0.39 to 0.67
50	Sincere McCormickRBUTSA	UTSA	157	0.530.40 to 0.64	0.40 to 0.64
51	SaRodorick ThompsonRBTexas Tech	Texas Tech	151	0.530.41 to 0.63	0.41 to 0.63
52	DK BillingsleyRBTroy	Troy	156	0.520.42 to 0.62	0.42 to 0.62
53	Christopher Brown Jr.RBCalifornia	California	186	0.520.39 to 0.65	0.39 to 0.65
54	Larry Rountree IIIRBMissouri	Missouri	152	0.520.39 to 0.64	0.39 to 0.64
55	Reggie CorbinRBIllinois	Illinois	140	0.520.39 to 0.66	0.39 to 0.66
56	Shaq VannRBEastern Michigan	Eastern Michigan	143	0.510.40 to 0.63	0.40 to 0.63
57	Jermar JeffersonRBOregon State	Oregon State	148	0.510.39 to 0.64	0.39 to 0.64
58	Breece HallRBIowa State	Iowa State	181	0.500.36 to 0.64	0.36 to 0.64
59	Stevie Scott IIIRBIndiana	Indiana	145	0.500.39 to 0.61	0.39 to 0.61
60	Max BorghiRBWashington State	Washington State	180	0.500.36 to 0.64	0.36 to 0.64
61	Moe NealRBSyracuse	Syracuse	146	0.500.37 to 0.62	0.37 to 0.62
62	Rakeem BoydRBArkansas	Arkansas	143	0.490.37 to 0.63	0.37 to 0.63
63	Marcel MurrayRBArkansas State	Arkansas State	183	0.490.34 to 0.65	0.34 to 0.65
64	Kevin MarksRBBuffalo	Buffalo	165	0.490.34 to 0.63	0.34 to 0.63
65	Jonathan WardRBCentral Michigan	Central Michigan	166	0.490.34 to 0.62	0.34 to 0.62
66	Dre BrownRBIllinois	Illinois	110	0.480.39 to 0.59	0.39 to 0.59
67	Najee HarrisRBAlabama	Alabama	128	0.480.39 to 0.56	0.39 to 0.56
68	Aston WalterRBRice	Rice	136	0.480.36 to 0.62	0.36 to 0.62
69	Lamical PerineRBFlorida	Florida	137	0.480.36 to 0.59	0.36 to 0.59
70	Raymond CalaisRBLouisiana	Louisiana	113	0.470.36 to 0.60	0.36 to 0.60
71	Cade CarneyRBWake Forest	Wake Forest	145	0.470.35 to 0.58	0.35 to 0.58
72	Keaontay IngramRBTexas	Texas	151	0.470.37 to 0.59	0.37 to 0.59
73	Jaylon BesterRBMiami (OH)	Miami (OH)	171	0.460.30 to 0.64	0.30 to 0.64
74	Salvon AhmedRBWashington	Washington	158	0.460.33 to 0.60	0.33 to 0.60
74	Tre SiggersRBNorth Texas	North Texas	129	0.460.35 to 0.57	0.35 to 0.57
76	Dedrick MillsRBNebraska	Nebraska	130	0.460.36 to 0.55	0.36 to 0.55
76	Zach CharbonnetRBMichigan	Michigan	128	0.450.35 to 0.56	0.35 to 0.56
78	Darius AndersonRBTCU	TCU	148	0.450.32 to 0.57	0.32 to 0.57
79	Jordan MasonRBGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	133	0.450.33 to 0.57	0.33 to 0.57
80	Miles ReedRBHawai'i	Hawai'i	128	0.440.34 to 0.55	0.34 to 0.55
81	JaTarvious WhitlowRBAuburn	Auburn	129	0.440.33 to 0.55	0.33 to 0.55
81	J.J. TaylorRBArizona	Arizona	151	0.440.34 to 0.56	0.34 to 0.56
83	Timothy JacksonFBAir Force	Air Force	102	0.440.35 to 0.51	0.35 to 0.51
83	Anthony JonesRBFlorida International	Florida International	147	0.440.32 to 0.57	0.32 to 0.57
83	Michael CarterRBNorth Carolina	North Carolina	161	0.430.29 to 0.59	0.29 to 0.59
86	Sewo OloniluaRBTCU	TCU	130	0.430.33 to 0.55	0.33 to 0.55
87	O'Shaan AllisonRBOhio	Ohio	128	0.430.32 to 0.53	0.32 to 0.53
88	Taven BirdowFBAir Force	Air Force	149	0.430.29 to 0.56	0.29 to 0.56
89	Deshawn McCleaseRBVirginia Tech	Virginia Tech	144	0.420.31 to 0.53	0.31 to 0.53
90	Artavis PierceRBOregon State	Oregon State	158	0.420.28 to 0.56	0.28 to 0.56
91	Corey Taylor IIRBTulsa	Tulsa	114	0.420.30 to 0.53	0.30 to 0.53
92	Tony Jones Jr.RBNotre Dame	Notre Dame	137	0.410.28 to 0.53	0.28 to 0.53
92	A.J. DavisRBPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	148	0.410.31 to 0.51	0.31 to 0.51
94	Deon JacksonRBDuke	Duke	153	0.410.27 to 0.53	0.27 to 0.53
95	Tavien FeasterRBSouth Carolina	South Carolina	113	0.400.32 to 0.48	0.32 to 0.48
95	Tra MinterRBSouth Alabama	South Alabama	166	0.400.26 to 0.53	0.26 to 0.53
97	Tyler BadieRBMissouri	Missouri	120	0.400.30 to 0.49	0.30 to 0.49
98	Trey RagasRBLouisiana	Louisiana	114	0.400.30 to 0.52	0.30 to 0.52
99	Roschon JohnsonRBTexas	Texas	112	0.400.32 to 0.47	0.32 to 0.47
100	Walter FletcherRBBall State	Ball State	138	0.400.29 to 0.50	0.29 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.