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 2021. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Tyler AllgeierRBBYU	BYU	277	1.270.93 to 1.56	0.93 to 1.56
2	Lew Nichols IIIRBCentral Michigan	Central Michigan	319	1.240.94 to 1.57	0.94 to 1.57
3	Sincere McCormickRBUTSA	UTSA	271	1.200.96 to 1.48	0.96 to 1.48
4	Kenneth Walker IIIRBMichigan State	Michigan State	235	1.140.89 to 1.41	0.89 to 1.41
5	Hassan HaskinsRBMichigan	Michigan	252	1.130.91 to 1.35	0.91 to 1.35
6	Rasheen AliRBMarshall	Marshall	252	1.100.83 to 1.36	0.83 to 1.36
7	Travis DyeRBOregon	Oregon	219	0.980.78 to 1.17	0.78 to 1.17
8	Brian Robinson Jr.RBAlabama	Alabama	237	0.940.78 to 1.11	0.78 to 1.11
9	Rachaad WhiteRBArizona State	Arizona State	190	0.920.74 to 1.10	0.74 to 1.10
9	DeWayne McBrideRBUAB	UAB	193	0.920.70 to 1.17	0.70 to 1.17
11	Chris Rodriguez Jr.RBKentucky	Kentucky	177	0.910.76 to 1.10	0.76 to 1.10
12	Tyler BadieRBMissouri	Missouri	255	0.900.68 to 1.09	0.68 to 1.09
13	Zach CharbonnetRBUCLA	UCLA	216	0.890.68 to 1.08	0.68 to 1.08
14	Tank BigsbyRBAuburn	Auburn	211	0.870.69 to 1.05	0.69 to 1.05
15	Bijan RobinsonRBTexas	Texas	196	0.860.67 to 1.06	0.67 to 1.06
16	Abram SmithRBBaylor	Baylor	242	0.860.57 to 1.13	0.57 to 1.13
17	Dylan McDuffieRBBuffalo	Buffalo	207	0.850.62 to 1.05	0.62 to 1.05
18	Mataeo DurantRBDuke	Duke	221	0.840.62 to 1.09	0.62 to 1.09
19	Brad RobertsRBAir Force	Air Force	238	0.840.59 to 1.07	0.59 to 1.07
20	Leddie BrownRBWest Virginia	West Virginia	235	0.800.59 to 1.05	0.59 to 1.05
21	Deuce VaughnRBKansas State	Kansas State	222	0.800.55 to 1.01	0.55 to 1.01
22	Kyren WilliamsRBNotre Dame	Notre Dame	213	0.790.62 to 0.98	0.62 to 0.98
23	B.J. BaylorRBOregon State	Oregon State	205	0.790.59 to 0.99	0.59 to 0.99
24	Jaylen WarrenRBOklahoma State	Oklahoma State	240	0.790.54 to 1.09	0.54 to 1.09
25	Breece HallRBIowa State	Iowa State	196	0.770.59 to 0.96	0.59 to 0.96
26	Tyler GoodsonRBIowa	Iowa	260	0.740.50 to 0.98	0.50 to 0.98
27	Blake WatsonRBOld Dominion	Old Dominion	165	0.740.58 to 0.89	0.58 to 0.89
28	Sean TuckerRBSyracuse	Syracuse	194	0.730.53 to 0.93	0.53 to 0.93
29	Braelon AllenRBWisconsin	Wisconsin	160	0.730.55 to 0.90	0.55 to 0.90
30	Tavion ThomasRBUtah	Utah	156	0.730.57 to 0.89	0.57 to 0.89
31	Greg BellRBSan Diego State	San Diego State	202	0.730.52 to 0.92	0.52 to 0.92
32	Marquez CooperRBKent State	Kent State	194	0.730.53 to 0.91	0.53 to 0.91
33	Jay DuckerRBNorthern Illinois	Northern Illinois	189	0.720.55 to 0.93	0.55 to 0.93
34	Tucker GreggRBGeorgia State	Georgia State	142	0.690.56 to 0.86	0.56 to 0.86
35	Bryant KobackRBToledo	Toledo	190	0.680.51 to 0.86	0.51 to 0.86
36	Xazavian ValladayRBWyoming	Wyoming	181	0.670.50 to 0.85	0.50 to 0.85
37	Ty ChandlerRBNorth Carolina	North Carolina	169	0.650.47 to 0.81	0.47 to 0.81
38	TreVeyon HendersonRBOhio State	Ohio State	179	0.630.46 to 0.81	0.46 to 0.81
39	Tyjae SpearsRBTulane	Tulane	118	0.630.50 to 0.75	0.50 to 0.75
40	Sean TylerRBWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	152	0.610.45 to 0.78	0.45 to 0.78
41	Tyrion Davis-PriceRBLSU	LSU	182	0.610.42 to 0.80	0.42 to 0.80
42	Patrick Garwo IIIRBBoston College	Boston College	165	0.600.45 to 0.76	0.45 to 0.76
43	Shamari BrooksRBTulsa	Tulsa	181	0.600.46 to 0.75	0.46 to 0.75
44	Chase BrownRBIllinois	Illinois	134	0.590.47 to 0.72	0.47 to 0.72
45	Isaiah SpillerRBTexas A&M	Texas A&M	153	0.580.46 to 0.72	0.46 to 0.72
46	Kennedy BrooksRBOklahoma	Oklahoma	172	0.580.39 to 0.77	0.39 to 0.77
47	David BaileyRBColorado State	Colorado State	184	0.570.42 to 0.74	0.42 to 0.74
47	Camerun PeoplesRBApp State	App State	132	0.570.43 to 0.73	0.43 to 0.73
47	Kevin HarrisRBSouth Carolina	South Carolina	128	0.570.45 to 0.70	0.45 to 0.70
50	Jakobi BuchananRBArmy	Army	113	0.570.46 to 0.67	0.46 to 0.67
51	La'Darius JeffersonRBWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	155	0.560.41 to 0.71	0.41 to 0.71
52	Will ShipleyRBClemson	Clemson	149	0.560.44 to 0.68	0.44 to 0.68
53	Chez MellusiRBWisconsin	Wisconsin	164	0.560.42 to 0.70	0.42 to 0.70
53	Toa TauaRBNevada	Nevada	169	0.550.42 to 0.68	0.42 to 0.68
55	Nate NoelRBApp State	App State	163	0.550.39 to 0.73	0.39 to 0.73
56	DeAndre TorreyRBNorth Texas	North Texas	166	0.550.36 to 0.72	0.36 to 0.72
56	Keaton MitchellRBEast Carolina	East Carolina	155	0.550.41 to 0.69	0.41 to 0.69
58	Jashaun CorbinRBFlorida State	Florida State	155	0.550.39 to 0.73	0.39 to 0.73
59	Shermari JonesRBCoastal Carolina	Coastal Carolina	125	0.540.41 to 0.66	0.41 to 0.66
60	Max BorghiRBWashington State	Washington State	148	0.530.39 to 0.67	0.39 to 0.67
61	Montrell Johnson Jr.RBLouisiana	Louisiana	131	0.530.41 to 0.68	0.41 to 0.68
62	Ronnie RiversRBFresno State	Fresno State	145	0.530.41 to 0.65	0.41 to 0.65
63	Evan HullRBNorthwestern	Northwestern	151	0.520.37 to 0.65	0.37 to 0.65
64	Blake CorumRBMichigan	Michigan	144	0.510.37 to 0.63	0.37 to 0.63
65	Jahmyr GibbsRBGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	133	0.510.38 to 0.63	0.38 to 0.63
66	Jarek BroussardRBColorado	Colorado	130	0.500.37 to 0.65	0.37 to 0.65
67	Ky ThomasRBMinnesota	Minnesota	144	0.500.36 to 0.62	0.36 to 0.62
68	Calvin Tyler Jr.RBUtah State	Utah State	166	0.500.31 to 0.67	0.31 to 0.67
69	Dillon JohnsonRBMississippi State	Mississippi State	143	0.490.38 to 0.60	0.38 to 0.60
70	Charles WilliamsRBUNLV	UNLV	144	0.480.37 to 0.63	0.37 to 0.63
71	Jaylan KnightonRBMiami	Miami	166	0.470.35 to 0.62	0.35 to 0.62
72	Marcus Williams Jr.RBLouisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech	175	0.470.29 to 0.67	0.29 to 0.67
73	Zonovan KnightRBNC State	NC State	127	0.470.35 to 0.59	0.35 to 0.59
74	Carson SteeleRBBall State	Ball State	165	0.470.32 to 0.60	0.32 to 0.60
74	Logan WrightRBGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	107	0.470.37 to 0.58	0.37 to 0.58
76	Isaih PachecoRBRutgers	Rutgers	155	0.460.33 to 0.61	0.33 to 0.61
77	Devon AchaneRBTexas A&M	Texas A&M	109	0.460.35 to 0.55	0.35 to 0.55
78	Johnny FordRBFlorida Atlantic	Florida Atlantic	133	0.460.32 to 0.60	0.32 to 0.60
79	Brittain BrownRBUCLA	UCLA	108	0.450.36 to 0.54	0.36 to 0.54
80	Keaontay IngramRBUSC	USC	136	0.450.32 to 0.56	0.32 to 0.56
80	Alton McCaskillRBHouston	Houston	167	0.450.32 to 0.59	0.32 to 0.59
82	Raheem BlackshearRBVirginia Tech	Virginia Tech	133	0.450.33 to 0.57	0.33 to 0.57
83	Devin NealRBKansas	Kansas	117	0.440.34 to 0.55	0.34 to 0.55
84	Ronald AwattRBUTEP	UTEP	136	0.440.31 to 0.57	0.31 to 0.57
84	Calvin Turner Jr.RBHawai'i	Hawai'i	138	0.440.30 to 0.56	0.30 to 0.56
86	Woody MarksRBMississippi State	Mississippi State	161	0.430.30 to 0.57	0.30 to 0.57
87	Chris SmithRBLouisiana	Louisiana	132	0.430.28 to 0.55	0.28 to 0.55
88	Jerrion EalyRBOle Miss	Ole Miss	122	0.430.31 to 0.56	0.31 to 0.56
88	De'Montre TuggleRBOhio	Ohio	114	0.430.30 to 0.57	0.30 to 0.57
90	Tre SiggersRBSMU	SMU	131	0.430.28 to 0.56	0.28 to 0.56
91	Isaac RuossFBNavy	Navy	146	0.420.31 to 0.55	0.31 to 0.55
92	Jerome FordRBCincinnati	Cincinnati	145	0.420.24 to 0.60	0.24 to 0.60
93	Jalen MitchellRBLouisville	Louisville	123	0.420.29 to 0.54	0.29 to 0.54
94	Zach EvansRBTCU	TCU	96	0.410.30 to 0.52	0.30 to 0.52
95	Tayon Fleet-DavisRBMaryland	Maryland	130	0.410.31 to 0.50	0.31 to 0.50
95	Shadrick ByrdRBCharlotte	Charlotte	132	0.410.30 to 0.52	0.30 to 0.52
97	Titus SwenRBWyoming	Wyoming	111	0.410.30 to 0.52	0.30 to 0.52
97	Frank Gore Jr.RBSouthern Miss	Southern Miss	126	0.410.30 to 0.54	0.30 to 0.54
99	Kimani VidalRBTroy	Troy	146	0.410.26 to 0.53	0.26 to 0.53
100	Dedrick ParsonRBHawai'i	Hawai'i	115	0.400.33 to 0.48	0.33 to 0.48

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.