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 2024. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Ashton JeantyRBBoise State	Boise State	307	1.230.98 to 1.51	0.98 to 1.51
2	Cam SkatteboRBArizona State	Arizona State	282	1.080.84 to 1.29	0.84 to 1.29
3	Tahj BrooksRBTexas Tech	Texas Tech	252	0.780.59 to 0.96	0.59 to 0.96
4	Omarion HamptonRBNorth Carolina	North Carolina	262	0.700.46 to 0.89	0.46 to 0.89
5	Desmond ReidRBPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	210	0.670.50 to 0.83	0.50 to 0.83
6	Tre StewartRBJacksonville State	Jacksonville State	240	0.670.49 to 0.85	0.49 to 0.85
7	Makhi HughesRBTulane	Tulane	241	0.640.48 to 0.80	0.48 to 0.80
8	Jordan JamesRBOregon	Oregon	197	0.620.46 to 0.74	0.46 to 0.74
9	Kaleb JohnsonRBIowa	Iowa	224	0.600.43 to 0.78	0.43 to 0.78
10	Devin NealRBKansas	Kansas	223	0.600.42 to 0.78	0.42 to 0.78
11	Kyle MonangaiRBRutgers	Rutgers	208	0.590.44 to 0.74	0.44 to 0.74
12	RJ HarveyRBUCF	UCF	182	0.590.42 to 0.74	0.42 to 0.74
13	Brashard SmithRBSMU	SMU	218	0.580.41 to 0.74	0.41 to 0.74
14	Darius TaylorRBMinnesota	Minnesota	200	0.550.36 to 0.70	0.36 to 0.70
15	Demond ClaiborneRBWake Forest	Wake Forest	231	0.540.36 to 0.73	0.36 to 0.73
16	Marquez CooperRBSan Diego State	San Diego State	231	0.540.39 to 0.69	0.39 to 0.69
17	LeQuint AllenRBSyracuse	Syracuse	247	0.530.33 to 0.72	0.33 to 0.72
18	Mario AndersonRBMemphis	Memphis	240	0.530.33 to 0.71	0.33 to 0.71
19	Rahjai HarrisRBEast Carolina	East Carolina	193	0.530.37 to 0.70	0.37 to 0.70
20	Woody MarksRBUSC	USC	227	0.520.36 to 0.69	0.36 to 0.69
21	Quintrevion WisnerRBTexas	Texas	241	0.510.35 to 0.68	0.35 to 0.68
22	DJ GiddensRBKansas State	Kansas State	189	0.510.37 to 0.66	0.37 to 0.66
23	Dylan SampsonRBTennessee	Tennessee	198	0.510.36 to 0.65	0.36 to 0.65
23	Kalel MullingsRBMichigan	Michigan	161	0.510.39 to 0.62	0.39 to 0.62
25	Corey KinerRBCincinnati	Cincinnati	191	0.500.37 to 0.65	0.37 to 0.65
26	Elijah YoungRBWestern Kentucky	Western Kentucky	198	0.490.34 to 0.66	0.34 to 0.66
27	Quinton CooleyRBLiberty	Liberty	167	0.490.36 to 0.62	0.36 to 0.62
28	Bryson WashingtonRBBaylor	Baylor	182	0.490.36 to 0.60	0.36 to 0.60
29	Phil MafahRBClemson	Clemson	205	0.480.30 to 0.63	0.30 to 0.63
30	Anthony Tyus IIIRBOhio	Ohio	200	0.470.32 to 0.61	0.32 to 0.61
31	Lee Beebe Jr.RBUAB	UAB	157	0.470.34 to 0.58	0.34 to 0.58
31	Micah BernardRBUtah	Utah	211	0.470.34 to 0.60	0.34 to 0.60
33	Damien MartinezRBMiami	Miami	147	0.470.36 to 0.56	0.36 to 0.56
34	Bhayshul TutenRBVirginia Tech	Virginia Tech	185	0.460.33 to 0.59	0.33 to 0.59
35	Nicholas SingletonRBPenn State	Penn State	176	0.460.30 to 0.59	0.30 to 0.59
36	Ahmad HardyRBUL Monroe	UL Monroe	181	0.460.32 to 0.60	0.32 to 0.60
37	Jonah ColemanRBWashington	Washington	171	0.450.32 to 0.57	0.32 to 0.57
38	Dean ConnorsRBRice	Rice	161	0.440.29 to 0.61	0.29 to 0.61
39	Jarquez HunterRBAuburn	Auburn	172	0.440.30 to 0.57	0.30 to 0.57
40	Star ThomasRBDuke	Duke	213	0.430.28 to 0.55	0.28 to 0.55
41	Jeremiyah LoveRBNotre Dame	Notre Dame	157	0.430.29 to 0.55	0.29 to 0.55
42	Marion LukesRBCentral Michigan	Central Michigan	155	0.420.32 to 0.55	0.32 to 0.55
43	Anthony HankersonRBOregon State	Oregon State	205	0.420.30 to 0.56	0.30 to 0.56
44	Raheim SandersRBSouth Carolina	South Carolina	174	0.420.30 to 0.55	0.30 to 0.55
45	Al-Jay HendersonRBBuffalo	Buffalo	160	0.410.29 to 0.52	0.29 to 0.52
46	Kaytron AllenRBPenn State	Penn State	167	0.400.30 to 0.51	0.30 to 0.51
47	CJ Donaldson JrRBWest Virginia	West Virginia	140	0.400.29 to 0.51	0.29 to 0.51
48	Tawee WalkerRBWisconsin	Wisconsin	174	0.400.27 to 0.53	0.27 to 0.53
49	Ollie Gordon IIRBOklahoma State	Oklahoma State	175	0.400.26 to 0.53	0.26 to 0.53
50	Jamal HaynesRBGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	170	0.390.27 to 0.52	0.27 to 0.52
51	CJ Campbell Jr.RBFlorida Atlantic	Florida Atlantic	159	0.390.27 to 0.52	0.27 to 0.52
52	Le'Veon MossRBTexas A&M	Texas A&M	113	0.380.30 to 0.46	0.30 to 0.46
53	Ja'Quinden JacksonRBArkansas	Arkansas	147	0.380.26 to 0.49	0.26 to 0.49
54	Carson HansenRBIowa State	Iowa State	137	0.380.28 to 0.48	0.28 to 0.48
55	T.J. HardenRBUCLA	UCLA	152	0.370.24 to 0.49	0.24 to 0.49
56	Cam EdwardsRBUConn	UConn	127	0.370.27 to 0.46	0.27 to 0.46
57	Jalen WhiteRBGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	136	0.370.26 to 0.46	0.26 to 0.46
58	Jahiem WhiteRBWest Virginia	West Virginia	139	0.360.27 to 0.46	0.27 to 0.46
59	Braedon SloanRBBall State	Ball State	153	0.360.25 to 0.46	0.25 to 0.46
60	Trevor EtienneRBGeorgia	Georgia	131	0.360.24 to 0.46	0.24 to 0.46
61	Rahsul FaisonRBUtah State	Utah State	126	0.350.25 to 0.44	0.25 to 0.44
62	Caden DurhamRBLSU	LSU	140	0.350.24 to 0.45	0.24 to 0.45
63	Avery MorrowRBColorado State	Colorado State	156	0.350.24 to 0.47	0.24 to 0.47
63	Freddie Brock IVRBGeorgia State	Georgia State	145	0.350.24 to 0.44	0.24 to 0.44
65	George PettawayRBJames Madison	James Madison	149	0.350.24 to 0.43	0.24 to 0.43
66	Jevon JacksonRBUTEP	UTEP	150	0.350.27 to 0.42	0.27 to 0.42
66	Ahmani MarshallRBApp State	App State	136	0.350.24 to 0.44	0.24 to 0.44
68	Jai'Den ThomasRBUNLV	UNLV	144	0.340.22 to 0.45	0.22 to 0.45
68	Sedrick AlexanderRBVanderbilt	Vanderbilt	167	0.340.23 to 0.45	0.23 to 0.45
70	Kye RobichauxRBBoston College	Boston College	167	0.340.21 to 0.48	0.21 to 0.48
71	LJ MartinRBBYU	BYU	122	0.330.23 to 0.42	0.23 to 0.42
71	Seth McGowanRBNew Mexico State	New Mexico State	117	0.330.26 to 0.40	0.26 to 0.40
73	Aaron YoungRBOld Dominion	Old Dominion	143	0.330.24 to 0.42	0.24 to 0.42
74	Isaac BrownRBLouisville	Louisville	159	0.330.21 to 0.44	0.21 to 0.44
75	Dylan CarsonRBAir Force	Air Force	114	0.330.25 to 0.39	0.25 to 0.39
76	Floyd Chalk IVRBSan José State	San José State	141	0.320.22 to 0.42	0.22 to 0.42
77	Jay DuckerRBSam Houston	Sam Houston	139	0.320.23 to 0.42	0.23 to 0.42
78	Damien TaylorRBTroy	Troy	136	0.320.21 to 0.41	0.21 to 0.41
78	Davon BoothRBMississippi State	Mississippi State	112	0.320.22 to 0.42	0.22 to 0.42
80	Nate NoelRBMissouri	Missouri	134	0.310.21 to 0.41	0.21 to 0.41
80	Keyon MozeeRBMiami (OH)	Miami (OH)	138	0.310.21 to 0.41	0.21 to 0.41
80	Jam MillerRBAlabama	Alabama	128	0.310.24 to 0.38	0.24 to 0.38
83	Zak WallaceRBArkansas State	Arkansas State	129	0.310.20 to 0.39	0.20 to 0.39
84	Robert Henry Jr.RBUTSA	UTSA	122	0.310.22 to 0.40	0.22 to 0.40
84	Justice EllisonRBIndiana	Indiana	124	0.310.22 to 0.39	0.22 to 0.39
86	Roman HembyRBMaryland	Maryland	137	0.300.19 to 0.41	0.19 to 0.41
86	Antario BrownRBNorthern Illinois	Northern Illinois	111	0.300.22 to 0.39	0.22 to 0.39
86	Josh WilliamsRBLSU	LSU	135	0.300.18 to 0.42	0.18 to 0.42
89	Lawrance ToafiliRBFlorida State	Florida State	119	0.300.20 to 0.39	0.20 to 0.39
90	Jalen BuckleyRBWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	102	0.300.22 to 0.37	0.22 to 0.37
91	Delbert Mimms IIIRBEastern Michigan	Eastern Michigan	147	0.290.18 to 0.39	0.18 to 0.39
92	Gavin WilliamsRBNorthern Illinois	Northern Illinois	139	0.290.19 to 0.38	0.19 to 0.38
92	Jaydon BlueRBTexas	Texas	114	0.290.19 to 0.39	0.19 to 0.39
94	Ismail MahdiRBTexas State	Texas State	103	0.290.21 to 0.36	0.21 to 0.36
94	Braydon BennettRBCoastal Carolina	Coastal Carolina	138	0.290.17 to 0.40	0.17 to 0.40
96	Kanye UdohRBArmy	Army	117	0.280.19 to 0.38	0.19 to 0.38
97	Savion RedRBNevada	Nevada	110	0.280.20 to 0.36	0.20 to 0.36
98	Eli SandersRBNew Mexico	New Mexico	108	0.280.20 to 0.35	0.20 to 0.35
99	Billy LucasRBLiberty	Liberty	101	0.280.21 to 0.34	0.21 to 0.34
100	TreVeyon HendersonRBOhio State	Ohio State	111	0.280.18 to 0.37	0.18 to 0.37

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.