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 2020. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Breece HallRBIowa State	Iowa State	265	0.970.72 to 1.21	0.72 to 1.21
2	Sincere McCormickRBUTSA	UTSA	214	0.910.70 to 1.09	0.70 to 1.09
3	Mohamed IbrahimRBMinnesota	Minnesota	182	0.810.64 to 0.95	0.64 to 0.95
4	Kevin HarrisRBSouth Carolina	South Carolina	183	0.750.59 to 0.90	0.59 to 0.90
5	Khalil HerbertRBVirginia Tech	Virginia Tech	146	0.720.58 to 0.87	0.58 to 0.87
6	Najee HarrisRBAlabama	Alabama	177	0.700.58 to 0.83	0.58 to 0.83
7	Kyren WilliamsRBNotre Dame	Notre Dame	198	0.700.55 to 0.85	0.55 to 0.85
8	Javonte WilliamsRBNorth Carolina	North Carolina	151	0.650.52 to 0.78	0.52 to 0.78
9	Leddie BrownRBWest Virginia	West Virginia	204	0.650.49 to 0.81	0.49 to 0.81
10	Elijah MitchellRBLouisiana	Louisiana	147	0.640.51 to 0.76	0.51 to 0.76
11	Jarek BroussardRBColorado	Colorado	152	0.630.49 to 0.74	0.49 to 0.74
12	CJ MarableRBCoastal Carolina	Coastal Carolina	181	0.620.47 to 0.77	0.47 to 0.77
13	Isaiah SpillerRBTexas A&M	Texas A&M	206	0.600.41 to 0.77	0.41 to 0.77
14	Chuba HubbardRBOklahoma State	Oklahoma State	132	0.600.47 to 0.71	0.47 to 0.71
15	Camerun PeoplesRBApp State	App State	136	0.590.44 to 0.76	0.44 to 0.76
16	Carlos DavisRBSouth Alabama	South Alabama	180	0.570.39 to 0.72	0.39 to 0.72
17	Tank BigsbyRBAuburn	Auburn	135	0.550.46 to 0.66	0.46 to 0.66
18	Jerrion EalyRBOle Miss	Ole Miss	143	0.550.42 to 0.68	0.42 to 0.68
19	Jermar JeffersonRBOregon State	Oregon State	143	0.540.41 to 0.67	0.41 to 0.67
20	Larry Rountree IIIRBMissouri	Missouri	174	0.540.39 to 0.67	0.39 to 0.67
21	Eric GrayRBTennessee	Tennessee	157	0.530.41 to 0.63	0.41 to 0.63
22	Brenden KnoxRBMarshall	Marshall	132	0.530.41 to 0.64	0.41 to 0.64
23	Spencer BrownRBUAB	UAB	150	0.520.38 to 0.67	0.38 to 0.67
24	Zonovan KnightRBNC State	NC State	150	0.520.39 to 0.65	0.39 to 0.65
25	Cam'Ron HarrisRBMiami	Miami	130	0.510.38 to 0.63	0.38 to 0.63
26	Destin CoatesRBGeorgia State	Georgia State	162	0.500.35 to 0.65	0.35 to 0.65
27	Ulysses Bentley IVRBSMU	SMU	162	0.500.39 to 0.60	0.39 to 0.60
28	Zamir WhiteRBGeorgia	Georgia	143	0.490.37 to 0.62	0.37 to 0.62
28	Chris Rodriguez Jr.RBKentucky	Kentucky	105	0.490.40 to 0.58	0.40 to 0.58
30	Trey RagasRBLouisiana	Louisiana	133	0.490.37 to 0.62	0.37 to 0.62
31	Stevie Scott IIIRBIndiana	Indiana	137	0.480.37 to 0.58	0.37 to 0.58
32	Michael CarterRBNorth Carolina	North Carolina	151	0.460.34 to 0.58	0.34 to 0.58
33	Israel TuckerRBLouisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech	132	0.460.36 to 0.55	0.36 to 0.55
34	Jaret PattersonRBBuffalo	Buffalo	90	0.450.37 to 0.53	0.37 to 0.53
35	Deuce VaughnRBKansas State	Kansas State	141	0.450.34 to 0.54	0.34 to 0.54
36	Demetric FeltonRBUCLA	UCLA	155	0.450.31 to 0.57	0.31 to 0.57
37	Cam CarrollRBTulane	Tulane	110	0.440.36 to 0.54	0.36 to 0.54
38	Stephon HudersonRBTulane	Tulane	111	0.440.36 to 0.52	0.36 to 0.52
38	Austin JonesRBStanford	Stanford	142	0.440.33 to 0.54	0.33 to 0.54
40	Mataeo DurantRBDuke	Duke	102	0.430.33 to 0.53	0.33 to 0.53
41	Greg BellRBSan Diego State	San Diego State	104	0.430.34 to 0.51	0.34 to 0.51
42	Javian HawkinsRBLouisville	Louisville	133	0.420.29 to 0.54	0.29 to 0.54
43	Tyler GoodsonRBIowa	Iowa	150	0.420.29 to 0.54	0.29 to 0.54
44	Ricky Person Jr.RBNC State	NC State	158	0.420.26 to 0.55	0.26 to 0.55
45	Trelon SmithRBArkansas	Arkansas	134	0.420.32 to 0.51	0.32 to 0.51
45	Brock SturgesRBTexas State	Texas State	113	0.420.33 to 0.50	0.33 to 0.50
45	Travis EtienneRBClemson	Clemson	135	0.420.30 to 0.52	0.30 to 0.52
48	Greg McCraeRBUCF	UCF	120	0.420.31 to 0.53	0.31 to 0.53
49	Ronnie RiversRBFresno State	Fresno State	125	0.420.32 to 0.52	0.32 to 0.52
50	David BaileyRBBoston College	Boston College	107	0.410.33 to 0.50	0.33 to 0.50
51	Bryant KobackRBToledo	Toledo	132	0.410.30 to 0.52	0.30 to 0.52
52	Gerrid DoaksRBCincinnati	Cincinnati	130	0.410.29 to 0.53	0.29 to 0.53
53	Chase BrownRBIllinois	Illinois	100	0.410.33 to 0.48	0.33 to 0.48
53	Logan WrightRBGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	93	0.410.34 to 0.49	0.34 to 0.49
55	Nelson SmithFBNavy	Navy	116	0.410.27 to 0.52	0.27 to 0.52
56	Deon JacksonRBDuke	Duke	148	0.400.27 to 0.52	0.27 to 0.52
57	Kyle PorterRBHouston	Houston	113	0.400.32 to 0.49	0.32 to 0.49
58	Bobby ColeRBNew Mexico	New Mexico	101	0.400.31 to 0.47	0.31 to 0.47
58	Vincent Davis Jr.RBPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	145	0.400.26 to 0.52	0.26 to 0.52
58	Otis AndersonRBUCF	UCF	109	0.400.31 to 0.50	0.31 to 0.50
61	Frank Gore Jr.RBSouthern Miss	Southern Miss	113	0.390.31 to 0.48	0.31 to 0.48
62	Zander HorvathRBPurdue	Purdue	121	0.390.30 to 0.48	0.30 to 0.48
63	Isaih PachecoRBRutgers	Rutgers	121	0.390.30 to 0.48	0.30 to 0.48
64	Jamal JonesRBArkansas State	Arkansas State	126	0.390.28 to 0.48	0.28 to 0.48
65	La'Darius JeffersonRBWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	105	0.390.29 to 0.46	0.29 to 0.46
66	Rodrigues ClarkRBMemphis	Memphis	130	0.380.26 to 0.50	0.26 to 0.50
67	Xazavian ValladayRBWyoming	Wyoming	114	0.380.28 to 0.47	0.28 to 0.47
68	Joshua MackRBLiberty	Liberty	96	0.370.28 to 0.47	0.28 to 0.47
69	Bijan RobinsonRBTexas	Texas	90	0.370.30 to 0.45	0.30 to 0.45
70	SaRodorick ThompsonRBTexas Tech	Texas Tech	105	0.370.29 to 0.44	0.29 to 0.44
71	Keyon Henry-BrooksRBVanderbilt	Vanderbilt	107	0.370.29 to 0.46	0.29 to 0.46
72	Charles WilliamsRBUNLV	UNLV	108	0.360.28 to 0.45	0.28 to 0.45
73	Kenneth Walker IIIRBWake Forest	Wake Forest	92	0.350.27 to 0.43	0.27 to 0.43
74	D'Vonte PriceRBFlorida International	Florida International	92	0.350.27 to 0.44	0.27 to 0.44
75	Sean TuckerRBSyracuse	Syracuse	107	0.350.28 to 0.44	0.28 to 0.44
76	DeAndre TorreyRBNorth Texas	North Texas	94	0.350.28 to 0.43	0.28 to 0.43
77	Dedrick MillsRBNebraska	Nebraska	93	0.350.27 to 0.41	0.27 to 0.41
78	Corey Taylor IIRBTulsa	Tulsa	101	0.340.25 to 0.45	0.25 to 0.45
79	Devonte LeeRBNevada	Nevada	91	0.340.27 to 0.41	0.27 to 0.41
80	J.D. KingRBGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	89	0.340.27 to 0.42	0.27 to 0.42
81	Trey SermonRBOhio State	Ohio State	94	0.340.28 to 0.40	0.28 to 0.40
81	Jahmyr GibbsRBGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	96	0.340.27 to 0.41	0.27 to 0.41
83	Jamale CarothersFBNavy	Navy	95	0.340.26 to 0.43	0.26 to 0.43
84	Tucker GreggRBGeorgia State	Georgia State	87	0.330.26 to 0.41	0.26 to 0.41
85	Tyler AllgeierRBBYU	BYU	90	0.330.24 to 0.40	0.24 to 0.40
86	Deneric PrinceRBTulsa	Tulsa	86	0.330.25 to 0.40	0.25 to 0.40
87	Toa TauaRBNevada	Nevada	140	0.330.23 to 0.42	0.23 to 0.42
88	Snoop ConnerRBOle Miss	Ole Miss	96	0.320.22 to 0.40	0.22 to 0.40
88	Ty ChandlerRBTennessee	Tennessee	92	0.320.26 to 0.39	0.26 to 0.39
88	Wesley Kennedy IIIRBGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	73	0.320.25 to 0.39	0.25 to 0.39
91	Calvin TurnerRBHawai'i	Hawai'i	86	0.320.24 to 0.39	0.24 to 0.39
92	Teon DollardRBAkron	Akron	86	0.320.24 to 0.38	0.24 to 0.38
92	Christian Beal-SmithRBWake Forest	Wake Forest	98	0.320.24 to 0.40	0.24 to 0.40
94	Deion HankinsRBUTEP	UTEP	90	0.320.25 to 0.38	0.25 to 0.38
95	Brittain BrownRBUCLA	UCLA	77	0.310.26 to 0.36	0.26 to 0.36
96	Dameon PierceRBFlorida	Florida	105	0.310.23 to 0.39	0.23 to 0.39
97	Rhamondre StevensonRBOklahoma	Oklahoma	88	0.310.24 to 0.37	0.24 to 0.37
98	Keyvone LeeRBPenn State	Penn State	89	0.310.25 to 0.37	0.25 to 0.37
98	James CharlesRBFlorida Atlantic	Florida Atlantic	82	0.310.25 to 0.37	0.25 to 0.37
100	Asim RoseRBKentucky	Kentucky	99	0.310.22 to 0.39	0.22 to 0.39

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.