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 2022. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Tyjae SpearsRBTulane	Tulane	213	1.050.87 to 1.26	0.87 to 1.26
2	Chase BrownRBIllinois	Illinois	288	0.810.53 to 1.06	0.53 to 1.06
3	Mohamed IbrahimRBMinnesota	Minnesota	231	0.770.56 to 0.98	0.56 to 0.98
4	Quinshon JudkinsRBOle Miss	Ole Miss	237	0.770.58 to 0.96	0.58 to 0.96
5	Raheim SandersRBArkansas	Arkansas	231	0.760.50 to 0.98	0.50 to 0.98
6	Zach CharbonnetRBUCLA	UCLA	221	0.750.53 to 0.95	0.53 to 0.95
7	Bijan RobinsonRBTexas	Texas	220	0.740.55 to 0.94	0.55 to 0.94
8	DeWayne McBrideRBUAB	UAB	192	0.730.54 to 0.96	0.54 to 0.96
9	Brad RobertsRBAir Force	Air Force	254	0.710.51 to 0.94	0.51 to 0.94
10	Will ShipleyRBClemson	Clemson	193	0.690.55 to 0.84	0.55 to 0.84
11	Kendre MillerRBTCU	TCU	211	0.680.47 to 0.90	0.47 to 0.90
12	Deuce VaughnRBKansas State	Kansas State	282	0.680.41 to 0.97	0.41 to 0.97
13	Carson SteeleRBBall State	Ball State	239	0.670.45 to 0.86	0.45 to 0.86
14	Devon AchaneRBTexas A&M	Texas A&M	204	0.630.46 to 0.82	0.46 to 0.82
14	Blake CorumRBMichigan	Michigan	176	0.630.45 to 0.78	0.45 to 0.78
16	Israel AbanikandaRBPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	213	0.630.43 to 0.83	0.43 to 0.83
17	Frank Gore Jr.RBSouthern Miss	Southern Miss	184	0.600.45 to 0.77	0.45 to 0.77
18	Travis DyeRBUSC	USC	137	0.590.48 to 0.71	0.48 to 0.71
19	Chris Rodriguez Jr.RBKentucky	Kentucky	172	0.590.44 to 0.74	0.44 to 0.74
20	Roman HembyRBMaryland	Maryland	187	0.590.44 to 0.73	0.44 to 0.73
21	Khalan LabornRBMarshall	Marshall	207	0.570.40 to 0.76	0.40 to 0.76
22	Marquez CooperRBKent State	Kent State	206	0.570.39 to 0.77	0.39 to 0.77
23	Jordan MimsRBFresno State	Fresno State	181	0.570.40 to 0.72	0.40 to 0.72
24	Evan HullRBNorthwestern	Northwestern	196	0.560.38 to 0.77	0.38 to 0.77
25	Richard ReeseRBBaylor	Baylor	181	0.560.40 to 0.69	0.40 to 0.69
26	Blake WatsonRBOld Dominion	Old Dominion	174	0.560.41 to 0.73	0.41 to 0.73
27	Sieh BanguraRBOhio	Ohio	218	0.550.31 to 0.76	0.31 to 0.76
28	Xazavian ValladayRBArizona State	Arizona State	188	0.540.39 to 0.69	0.39 to 0.69
29	Eric GrayRBOklahoma	Oklahoma	176	0.530.38 to 0.68	0.38 to 0.68
30	Aidan RobbinsRBUNLV	UNLV	178	0.530.35 to 0.70	0.35 to 0.70
31	Keaton MitchellRBEast Carolina	East Carolina	180	0.520.35 to 0.70	0.35 to 0.70
32	Braelon AllenRBWisconsin	Wisconsin	142	0.510.36 to 0.65	0.36 to 0.65
33	Devin MockobeeRBPurdue	Purdue	172	0.500.36 to 0.64	0.36 to 0.64
34	Toa TauaRBNevada	Nevada	189	0.500.35 to 0.65	0.35 to 0.65
35	La'Damian WebbRBSouth Alabama	South Alabama	186	0.490.32 to 0.66	0.32 to 0.66
36	Isaiah BowserRBUCF	UCF	172	0.480.34 to 0.62	0.34 to 0.62
37	Samson EvansRBEastern Michigan	Eastern Michigan	176	0.470.31 to 0.63	0.31 to 0.63
38	Kimani VidalRBTroy	Troy	210	0.470.27 to 0.67	0.27 to 0.67
39	Sean TuckerRBSyracuse	Syracuse	169	0.460.30 to 0.63	0.30 to 0.63
40	Devin NealRBKansas	Kansas	173	0.460.27 to 0.63	0.27 to 0.63
41	Tucker GreggRBGeorgia State	Georgia State	146	0.440.30 to 0.58	0.30 to 0.58
42	Calvin Tyler Jr.RBUtah State	Utah State	202	0.440.22 to 0.63	0.22 to 0.63
42	Jalen WhiteRBGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	152	0.440.27 to 0.60	0.27 to 0.60
44	Zach EvansRBOle Miss	Ole Miss	119	0.430.31 to 0.55	0.31 to 0.55
45	Tank BigsbyRBAuburn	Auburn	174	0.430.28 to 0.58	0.28 to 0.58
46	Jaydn OttRBCalifornia	California	183	0.420.29 to 0.57	0.29 to 0.57
47	Sean TylerRBWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	180	0.420.25 to 0.61	0.25 to 0.61
48	Jahmyr GibbsRBAlabama	Alabama	144	0.420.28 to 0.56	0.28 to 0.56
48	Brian BattieRBSouth Florida	South Florida	140	0.420.27 to 0.55	0.27 to 0.55
50	Tyler LavineRBSMU	SMU	128	0.420.32 to 0.51	0.32 to 0.51
50	Noah WhittingtonRBOregon	Oregon	128	0.420.31 to 0.51	0.31 to 0.51
50	Titus SwenRBWyoming	Wyoming	175	0.420.26 to 0.61	0.26 to 0.61
53	Ikaika RagsdaleRBNorth Texas	North Texas	127	0.410.30 to 0.53	0.30 to 0.53
53	Dae Dae HunterRBLiberty	Liberty	117	0.410.31 to 0.52	0.31 to 0.52
55	Harrison WayleeRBNorthern Illinois	Northern Illinois	137	0.410.29 to 0.55	0.29 to 0.55
56	DK BillingsleyRBTroy	Troy	130	0.400.30 to 0.51	0.30 to 0.51
57	Dedrick ParsonRBHawai'i	Hawai'i	142	0.400.28 to 0.53	0.28 to 0.53
58	Tahj BrooksRBTexas Tech	Texas Tech	141	0.400.29 to 0.51	0.29 to 0.51
59	Montrell Johnson Jr.RBFlorida	Florida	140	0.390.24 to 0.54	0.24 to 0.54
60	Michael WileyRBArizona	Arizona	127	0.390.27 to 0.50	0.27 to 0.50
61	Percy Agyei-ObeseRBJames Madison	James Madison	131	0.380.28 to 0.48	0.28 to 0.48
62	Wayne TaulapapaRBWashington	Washington	128	0.380.28 to 0.49	0.28 to 0.49
63	Frank PeasantRBMiddle Tennessee	Middle Tennessee	162	0.370.25 to 0.50	0.25 to 0.50
64	Kenny McIntoshRBGeorgia	Georgia	117	0.370.27 to 0.47	0.27 to 0.47
64	Larry McCammonRBFlorida Atlantic	Florida Atlantic	132	0.370.23 to 0.51	0.23 to 0.51
64	Justice EllisonRBWake Forest	Wake Forest	150	0.370.25 to 0.50	0.25 to 0.50
67	Kaleb JohnsonRBIowa	Iowa	114	0.370.27 to 0.47	0.27 to 0.47
68	Kaytron AllenRBPenn State	Penn State	143	0.360.26 to 0.47	0.26 to 0.47
69	Tavion ThomasRBUtah	Utah	109	0.360.27 to 0.45	0.27 to 0.45
70	Audric EstimeRBNotre Dame	Notre Dame	132	0.360.25 to 0.45	0.25 to 0.45
71	SaRodorick ThompsonRBTexas Tech	Texas Tech	146	0.350.23 to 0.49	0.23 to 0.49
72	RJ HarveyRBUCF	UCF	118	0.350.26 to 0.46	0.26 to 0.46
73	Jawhar JordanRBLouisville	Louisville	126	0.350.23 to 0.47	0.23 to 0.47
74	Elijah GreenRBNorth Carolina	North Carolina	133	0.350.26 to 0.45	0.26 to 0.45
75	Cody SchraderRBMissouri	Missouri	146	0.350.25 to 0.45	0.25 to 0.45
76	Jordan HoustonRBNC State	NC State	163	0.340.23 to 0.44	0.23 to 0.44
77	Lincoln PareRBTexas State	Texas State	151	0.340.21 to 0.46	0.21 to 0.46
78	Damien MartinezRBOregon State	Oregon State	135	0.330.22 to 0.44	0.22 to 0.44
79	Donovan EdwardsRBMichigan	Michigan	119	0.330.23 to 0.43	0.23 to 0.43
79	Marquis CrosbyRBLouisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech	144	0.330.21 to 0.44	0.21 to 0.44
81	Trey BensonRBFlorida State	Florida State	114	0.330.23 to 0.43	0.23 to 0.43
81	Henry Parrish Jr.RBMiami	Miami	117	0.330.23 to 0.44	0.23 to 0.44
83	Anthony GrantRBNebraska	Nebraska	192	0.320.18 to 0.46	0.18 to 0.46
84	Trevor EtienneRBFlorida	Florida	97	0.320.23 to 0.41	0.23 to 0.41
85	Logan DiggsRBNotre Dame	Notre Dame	123	0.320.21 to 0.43	0.21 to 0.43
86	Kevorian BarnesRBUTSA	UTSA	110	0.320.23 to 0.41	0.23 to 0.41
87	Ashton JeantyRBBoise State	Boise State	112	0.320.23 to 0.41	0.23 to 0.41
88	Shaun ShiversRBIndiana	Indiana	130	0.320.20 to 0.43	0.20 to 0.43
89	Hassan HallRBGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	121	0.310.21 to 0.41	0.21 to 0.41
89	Kairee RobinsonRBSan José State	San José State	151	0.310.19 to 0.44	0.19 to 0.44
91	Woody MarksRBMississippi State	Mississippi State	128	0.310.21 to 0.42	0.21 to 0.42
92	Dominic RichardsonRBOklahoma State	Oklahoma State	155	0.310.20 to 0.41	0.20 to 0.41
93	Ronald AwattRBUTEP	UTEP	140	0.300.17 to 0.44	0.17 to 0.44
94	Jabari SmallRBTennessee	Tennessee	116	0.300.21 to 0.39	0.21 to 0.39
95	Mike Washington Jr.RBBuffalo	Buffalo	101	0.300.20 to 0.38	0.20 to 0.38
95	Brenden BradyRBUTSA	UTSA	118	0.300.22 to 0.38	0.22 to 0.38
97	Nakia WatsonRBWashington State	Washington State	117	0.300.20 to 0.39	0.20 to 0.39
98	Daba FofanaFBNavy	Navy	131	0.300.17 to 0.41	0.17 to 0.41
99	Marcus CarrollRBGeorgia State	Georgia State	115	0.300.21 to 0.38	0.21 to 0.38
100	Avery MorrowRBColorado State	Colorado State	170	0.290.15 to 0.43	0.15 to 0.43

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.