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 2023. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Tahj BrooksRBTexas Tech	Texas Tech	268	0.940.71 to 1.16	0.71 to 1.16
2	Ashton JeantyRBBoise State	Boise State	222	0.820.60 to 1.02	0.60 to 1.02
3	Ollie Gordon IIRBOklahoma State	Oklahoma State	291	0.670.42 to 0.95	0.42 to 0.95
4	Cody SchraderRBMissouri	Missouri	252	0.640.45 to 0.84	0.45 to 0.84
5	Dillon JohnsonRBWashington	Washington	235	0.640.43 to 0.83	0.43 to 0.83
6	Frank Gore Jr.RBSouthern Miss	Southern Miss	194	0.630.44 to 0.83	0.44 to 0.83
7	Makhi HughesRBTulane	Tulane	235	0.630.44 to 0.82	0.44 to 0.82
8	Ismail MahdiRBTexas State	Texas State	208	0.610.40 to 0.75	0.40 to 0.75
9	Kyle MonangaiRBRutgers	Rutgers	218	0.590.38 to 0.79	0.38 to 0.79
10	Will ShipleyRBClemson	Clemson	164	0.580.44 to 0.72	0.44 to 0.72
11	Quinshon JudkinsRBOle Miss	Ole Miss	226	0.580.37 to 0.77	0.37 to 0.77
12	RJ HarveyRBUCF	UCF	167	0.560.40 to 0.72	0.40 to 0.72
13	Antario BrownRBNorthern Illinois	Northern Illinois	198	0.560.34 to 0.76	0.34 to 0.76
14	Marquez CooperRBBall State	Ball State	196	0.560.36 to 0.71	0.36 to 0.71
15	Kimani VidalRBTroy	Troy	235	0.520.30 to 0.72	0.30 to 0.72
16	DJ GiddensRBKansas State	Kansas State	214	0.510.31 to 0.68	0.31 to 0.68
17	Omarion HamptonRBNorth Carolina	North Carolina	231	0.510.26 to 0.72	0.26 to 0.72
18	Blake CorumRBMichigan	Michigan	164	0.490.34 to 0.64	0.34 to 0.64
19	Jawhar JordanRBLouisville	Louisville	173	0.490.33 to 0.65	0.33 to 0.65
20	Jonathon BrooksRBTexas	Texas	169	0.480.32 to 0.63	0.32 to 0.63
21	Quinton CooleyRBLiberty	Liberty	168	0.460.30 to 0.60	0.30 to 0.60
22	Blake WatsonRBMemphis	Memphis	203	0.460.22 to 0.68	0.22 to 0.68
23	Peny BooneRBToledo	Toledo	178	0.450.25 to 0.62	0.25 to 0.62
24	Jaydn OttRBCalifornia	California	238	0.450.21 to 0.68	0.21 to 0.68
25	Braelon AllenRBWisconsin	Wisconsin	187	0.450.28 to 0.62	0.28 to 0.62
26	Audric EstimeRBNotre Dame	Notre Dame	160	0.440.30 to 0.58	0.30 to 0.58
27	Rasheen AliRBMarshall	Marshall	205	0.440.22 to 0.63	0.22 to 0.63
28	Ray DavisRBKentucky	Kentucky	175	0.440.26 to 0.61	0.26 to 0.61
29	Devin NealRBKansas	Kansas	212	0.430.20 to 0.64	0.20 to 0.64
30	Carson SteeleRBUCLA	UCLA	162	0.430.27 to 0.57	0.27 to 0.57
31	Phil MafahRBClemson	Clemson	164	0.430.27 to 0.56	0.27 to 0.56
32	Darius TaylorRBMinnesota	Minnesota	131	0.420.32 to 0.52	0.32 to 0.52
33	LeQuint AllenRBSyracuse	Syracuse	187	0.420.27 to 0.57	0.27 to 0.57
34	Malik SherrodRBFresno State	Fresno State	178	0.410.25 to 0.53	0.25 to 0.53
35	Damien MartinezRBOregon State	Oregon State	179	0.410.23 to 0.57	0.23 to 0.57
36	Bhayshul TutenRBVirginia Tech	Virginia Tech	176	0.400.24 to 0.54	0.24 to 0.54
37	Cam SkatteboRBArizona State	Arizona State	129	0.400.28 to 0.51	0.28 to 0.51
38	Harrison WayleeRBWyoming	Wyoming	147	0.400.25 to 0.53	0.25 to 0.53
39	Jalen WhiteRBGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	119	0.390.25 to 0.52	0.25 to 0.52
40	La'Damian WebbRBSouth Alabama	South Alabama	160	0.390.23 to 0.54	0.23 to 0.54
41	T.J. HardenRBUCLA	UCLA	151	0.390.25 to 0.52	0.25 to 0.52
42	Devin MockobeeRBPurdue	Purdue	148	0.380.24 to 0.52	0.24 to 0.52
43	Lorenzo LingardRBAkron	Akron	148	0.380.24 to 0.53	0.24 to 0.53
44	Marcus CarrollRBGeorgia State	Georgia State	220	0.380.18 to 0.57	0.18 to 0.57
45	Emani BaileyRBTCU	TCU	194	0.380.20 to 0.54	0.20 to 0.54
45	Jalen BuckleyRBWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	151	0.380.25 to 0.49	0.25 to 0.49
45	Kye RobichauxRBBoston College	Boston College	132	0.380.25 to 0.50	0.25 to 0.50
48	CJ Donaldson JrRBWest Virginia	West Virginia	132	0.370.23 to 0.51	0.23 to 0.51
48	Roman HembyRBMaryland	Maryland	146	0.370.23 to 0.51	0.23 to 0.51
50	Mario AndersonRBSouth Carolina	South Carolina	156	0.360.24 to 0.49	0.24 to 0.49
51	Larry McCammonRBFlorida Atlantic	Florida Atlantic	148	0.360.21 to 0.49	0.21 to 0.49
52	Leshon WilliamsRBIowa	Iowa	173	0.360.21 to 0.51	0.21 to 0.51
53	Ayo AdeyiRBNorth Texas	North Texas	126	0.350.21 to 0.47	0.21 to 0.47
54	Trevor EtienneRBFlorida	Florida	111	0.350.23 to 0.45	0.23 to 0.45
55	Jase McClellanRBAlabama	Alabama	155	0.340.20 to 0.48	0.20 to 0.48
56	Corey KinerRBCincinnati	Cincinnati	174	0.330.17 to 0.50	0.17 to 0.50
56	Jonah ColemanRBArizona	Arizona	133	0.330.22 to 0.45	0.22 to 0.45
58	Bucky IrvingRBOregon	Oregon	173	0.330.19 to 0.47	0.19 to 0.47
59	Marion LukesRBCentral Michigan	Central Michigan	143	0.330.20 to 0.45	0.20 to 0.45
60	Nate NoelRBApp State	App State	150	0.330.18 to 0.47	0.18 to 0.47
61	Kaytron AllenRBPenn State	Penn State	132	0.320.21 to 0.43	0.21 to 0.43
62	Deion HankinsRBUTEP	UTEP	128	0.320.20 to 0.46	0.20 to 0.46
63	Isaac GuerendoRBLouisville	Louisville	117	0.320.21 to 0.44	0.21 to 0.44
64	Trey BensonRBFlorida State	Florida State	138	0.320.18 to 0.45	0.18 to 0.45
65	Rashad AmosRBMiami (OH)	Miami (OH)	180	0.320.15 to 0.46	0.15 to 0.46
65	Jarquez HunterRBAuburn	Auburn	154	0.320.16 to 0.47	0.16 to 0.47
67	Emmanuel MichelFBAir Force	Air Force	171	0.320.18 to 0.45	0.18 to 0.45
68	Dean ConnorsRBRice	Rice	131	0.320.17 to 0.44	0.17 to 0.44
69	Alex TeczaRBNavy	Navy	120	0.310.19 to 0.41	0.19 to 0.41
70	Ja'Quinden JacksonRBUtah	Utah	143	0.310.17 to 0.44	0.17 to 0.44
71	Anthony WatkinsRBTulsa	Tulsa	157	0.300.17 to 0.42	0.17 to 0.42
72	Samson EvansRBEastern Michigan	Eastern Michigan	118	0.290.19 to 0.38	0.19 to 0.38
73	Nay'Quan WrightRBSouth Florida	South Florida	153	0.290.14 to 0.43	0.14 to 0.43
73	MarShawn LloydRBUSC	USC	94	0.290.20 to 0.37	0.20 to 0.37
73	Daijun EdwardsRBGeorgia	Georgia	141	0.290.16 to 0.41	0.16 to 0.41
76	Treshaun WardRBKansas State	Kansas State	99	0.280.19 to 0.36	0.19 to 0.36
77	Kevorian BarnesRBUTSA	UTSA	141	0.280.15 to 0.41	0.15 to 0.41
77	Jamal HaynesRBGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	136	0.280.17 to 0.38	0.17 to 0.38
79	Kanye RobertsRBApp State	App State	126	0.280.16 to 0.38	0.16 to 0.38
80	Kairee RobinsonRBSan José State	San José State	143	0.280.16 to 0.40	0.16 to 0.40
80	George HolaniRBBoise State	Boise State	109	0.280.17 to 0.38	0.17 to 0.38
82	Kay'Ron Lynch-AdamsRBMassachusetts	Massachusetts	156	0.270.10 to 0.44	0.10 to 0.44
83	CJ BaxterRBTexas	Texas	133	0.270.17 to 0.38	0.17 to 0.38
84	Torrance Burgess Jr.RBUTEP	UTEP	115	0.270.18 to 0.36	0.18 to 0.36
85	Tyrone Tracy Jr.RBPurdue	Purdue	104	0.270.19 to 0.36	0.19 to 0.36
86	Jaquez MooreRBDuke	Duke	94	0.270.18 to 0.36	0.18 to 0.36
87	Le'Veon MossRBTexas A&M	Texas A&M	83	0.270.20 to 0.33	0.20 to 0.33
88	Logan DiggsRBLSU	LSU	97	0.270.19 to 0.34	0.19 to 0.34
88	Kaleb JohnsonRBIowa	Iowa	111	0.270.17 to 0.36	0.17 to 0.36
88	Sieh BanguraRBOhio	Ohio	146	0.260.13 to 0.41	0.13 to 0.41
91	Keshawn WicksRBOld Dominion	Old Dominion	129	0.260.17 to 0.36	0.17 to 0.36
91	Jacob KibodiRBLouisiana	Louisiana	119	0.260.16 to 0.38	0.16 to 0.38
93	John Lee Eldridge IIIRBAir Force	Air Force	80	0.260.18 to 0.34	0.18 to 0.34
94	Davon BoothRBUtah State	Utah State	105	0.260.17 to 0.35	0.17 to 0.35
94	Jordan WatersRBDuke	Duke	140	0.260.14 to 0.39	0.14 to 0.39
96	Jermaine Brown Jr.RBUAB	UAB	169	0.260.09 to 0.40	0.09 to 0.40
96	Ty Son LawtonRBJames Madison	James Madison	128	0.260.16 to 0.34	0.16 to 0.34
96	Ta'Ron KeithRBBowling Green	Bowling Green	84	0.260.16 to 0.35	0.16 to 0.35
96	Jaylon JacksonRBEastern Michigan	Eastern Michigan	121	0.260.16 to 0.35	0.16 to 0.35
96	Jacory Croskey-MerrittRBNew Mexico	New Mexico	103	0.260.15 to 0.34	0.15 to 0.34

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.