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 2025. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Kewan LacyRBOle Miss	Ole Miss	288	0.530.38 to 0.71	0.38 to 0.71
2	Cam CookRBJacksonville State	Jacksonville State	290	0.520.37 to 0.69	0.37 to 0.69
3	Caleb HawkinsRBNorth Texas	North Texas	199	0.510.39 to 0.63	0.39 to 0.63
4	Carson HansenRBIowa State	Iowa State	184	0.480.38 to 0.59	0.38 to 0.59
5	Emmett JohnsonRBNebraska	Nebraska	249	0.480.32 to 0.64	0.32 to 0.64
6	LJ MartinRBBYU	BYU	218	0.480.36 to 0.61	0.36 to 0.61
7	Wayne KnightRBJames Madison	James Madison	200	0.470.33 to 0.60	0.33 to 0.60
8	Raleek BrownRBArizona State	Arizona State	215	0.460.32 to 0.58	0.32 to 0.58
9	Lucky SuttonRBSan Diego State	San Diego State	208	0.450.34 to 0.57	0.34 to 0.57
10	J'Mari TaylorRBVirginia	Virginia	245	0.440.30 to 0.58	0.30 to 0.58
11	Jadan BaughRBFlorida	Florida	212	0.430.32 to 0.56	0.32 to 0.56
12	Cam EdwardsRBUConn	UConn	187	0.430.32 to 0.55	0.32 to 0.55
13	Evan DickensRBLiberty	Liberty	203	0.420.30 to 0.55	0.30 to 0.55
14	Ahmad HardyRBMissouri	Missouri	186	0.420.31 to 0.54	0.31 to 0.54
15	Kendrick RaphaelRBCalifornia	California	245	0.410.26 to 0.56	0.26 to 0.56
16	Jeremiyah LoveRBNotre Dame	Notre Dame	161	0.400.30 to 0.51	0.30 to 0.51
17	Mark Fletcher Jr.RBMiami	Miami	200	0.400.29 to 0.52	0.29 to 0.52
18	Kamari MoultonRBIowa	Iowa	178	0.400.30 to 0.49	0.30 to 0.49
18	Nate SheppardRBDuke	Duke	210	0.400.28 to 0.51	0.28 to 0.51
20	Sieh BanguraRBOhio	Ohio	191	0.390.30 to 0.50	0.30 to 0.50
21	Adam RandallRBClemson	Clemson	186	0.390.29 to 0.51	0.29 to 0.51
22	Jalen BuckleyRBWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	163	0.380.28 to 0.50	0.28 to 0.50
23	Dontae McMillanRBEastern Michigan	Eastern Michigan	178	0.380.28 to 0.50	0.28 to 0.50
24	Lincoln PareRBTexas State	Texas State	193	0.370.26 to 0.49	0.26 to 0.49
25	Jekail MiddlebrookRBMiddle Tennessee	Middle Tennessee	171	0.370.25 to 0.51	0.25 to 0.51
26	Dean ConnorsRBHouston	Houston	200	0.370.24 to 0.50	0.24 to 0.50
27	Antwan RaymondRBRutgers	Rutgers	206	0.360.23 to 0.48	0.23 to 0.48
28	Chavon WrightRBNorthern Illinois	Northern Illinois	175	0.350.27 to 0.45	0.27 to 0.45
29	DeSean BishopRBTennessee	Tennessee	152	0.350.28 to 0.43	0.28 to 0.43
30	Jordan GantRBAkron	Akron	181	0.340.25 to 0.44	0.25 to 0.44
31	Mike Washington Jr.RBArkansas	Arkansas	182	0.330.22 to 0.44	0.22 to 0.44
32	Caleb KomolafeRBNorthwestern	Northwestern	175	0.330.22 to 0.43	0.22 to 0.43
33	Kaytron AllenRBPenn State	Penn State	172	0.330.24 to 0.42	0.24 to 0.42
34	Turbo RichardRBBoston College	Boston College	151	0.330.23 to 0.44	0.23 to 0.44
34	Jonah ColemanRBWashington	Washington	161	0.330.24 to 0.43	0.24 to 0.43
34	Coleman BennettRBKennesaw State	Kennesaw State	160	0.330.24 to 0.43	0.24 to 0.43
37	DeJuan WilliamsRBMaryland	Maryland	156	0.320.22 to 0.45	0.22 to 0.45
38	Seth McGowanRBKentucky	Kentucky	143	0.320.25 to 0.39	0.25 to 0.39
39	Kejon OwensRBFlorida International	Florida International	185	0.310.20 to 0.43	0.20 to 0.43
40	Robert Henry Jr.RBUTSA	UTSA	141	0.310.22 to 0.40	0.22 to 0.40
41	Anthony HankersonRBOregon State	Oregon State	215	0.300.19 to 0.42	0.19 to 0.42
42	King MillerRBUSC	USC	154	0.300.22 to 0.39	0.22 to 0.39
43	Alex TeczaRBNavy	Navy	143	0.300.21 to 0.39	0.21 to 0.39
44	Roman HembyRBIndiana	Indiana	182	0.300.20 to 0.40	0.20 to 0.40
45	Hollywood SmothersRBNC State	NC State	178	0.300.19 to 0.42	0.19 to 0.42
46	Davon BoothRBMississippi State	Mississippi State	138	0.300.22 to 0.39	0.22 to 0.39
47	Chip TrayanumRBToledo	Toledo	160	0.290.21 to 0.38	0.21 to 0.38
48	Cameron DickeyRBTexas Tech	Texas Tech	145	0.290.22 to 0.37	0.22 to 0.37
48	Jai'Den ThomasRBUNLV	UNLV	163	0.290.17 to 0.42	0.17 to 0.42
50	Shomari LawrenceRBMissouri State	Missouri State	186	0.290.17 to 0.40	0.17 to 0.40
51	Rashod DubinionRBApp State	App State	169	0.290.20 to 0.38	0.20 to 0.38
52	Joe JacksonRBKansas State	Kansas State	166	0.290.20 to 0.38	0.20 to 0.38
53	Sire GainesRBBoise State	Boise State	133	0.280.20 to 0.37	0.20 to 0.37
54	T.J. HardenRBSMU	SMU	149	0.280.19 to 0.37	0.19 to 0.37
55	Dylan RileyRBBoise State	Boise State	169	0.280.19 to 0.37	0.19 to 0.37
56	Jordan MarshallRBMichigan	Michigan	127	0.280.21 to 0.34	0.21 to 0.34
57	Jaquari LewisRBApp State	App State	149	0.270.20 to 0.35	0.20 to 0.35
57	Dominic RichardsonRBTulsa	Tulsa	194	0.270.18 to 0.38	0.18 to 0.38
59	London MontgomeryRBEast Carolina	East Carolina	140	0.270.20 to 0.34	0.20 to 0.34
59	Kaelon BlackRBIndiana	Indiana	131	0.270.21 to 0.34	0.21 to 0.34
59	Al-Jay HendersonRBBuffalo	Buffalo	172	0.270.15 to 0.39	0.15 to 0.39
59	Jevon JacksonRBUAB	UAB	143	0.270.19 to 0.34	0.19 to 0.34
63	Clay TheveninRBLouisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech	126	0.270.20 to 0.34	0.20 to 0.34
63	J'Koby WilliamsRBTexas Tech	Texas Tech	124	0.270.20 to 0.36	0.20 to 0.36
65	Fluff BothwellRBMississippi State	Mississippi State	132	0.270.19 to 0.35	0.19 to 0.35
66	Jeffery PittmanRBSouthern Miss	Southern Miss	142	0.270.20 to 0.33	0.20 to 0.33
67	OJ ArnoldRBGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	130	0.260.18 to 0.34	0.18 to 0.34
68	Jam MillerRBAlabama	Alabama	138	0.260.19 to 0.34	0.19 to 0.34
68	Quinton JacksonRBRice	Rice	150	0.260.18 to 0.35	0.18 to 0.35
70	Jeremiah CobbRBAuburn	Auburn	149	0.260.19 to 0.34	0.19 to 0.34
70	Caleb RamseurRBNevada	Nevada	134	0.260.19 to 0.33	0.19 to 0.33
72	Kentrel BullockRBSouth Alabama	South Alabama	173	0.260.16 to 0.36	0.16 to 0.36
73	Jo SilverRBDelaware	Delaware	142	0.250.17 to 0.34	0.17 to 0.34
73	Nicholas SingletonRBPenn State	Penn State	99	0.250.19 to 0.31	0.19 to 0.31
75	Nate FrazierRBGeorgia	Georgia	138	0.250.18 to 0.33	0.18 to 0.33
76	Greg Desrosiers Jr.RBMemphis	Memphis	114	0.250.17 to 0.33	0.17 to 0.33
77	Marcellous HawkinsRBVirginia Tech	Virginia Tech	109	0.240.19 to 0.30	0.19 to 0.30
78	Myles MontgomeryRBUCF	UCF	143	0.240.17 to 0.33	0.17 to 0.33
79	Rayshon LukeRBFresno State	Fresno State	120	0.240.16 to 0.33	0.16 to 0.33
79	Demond ClaiborneRBWake Forest	Wake Forest	180	0.240.13 to 0.35	0.13 to 0.35
81	Landon SimsRBHawai'i	Hawai'i	140	0.240.16 to 0.33	0.16 to 0.33
82	Bo JacksonRBOhio State	Ohio State	129	0.240.17 to 0.31	0.17 to 0.31
83	Micah FordRBStanford	Stanford	128	0.240.16 to 0.31	0.16 to 0.31
84	Kenyon ClayRBArkansas State	Arkansas State	142	0.240.15 to 0.34	0.15 to 0.34
85	Jeremy PayneRBTCU	TCU	120	0.240.17 to 0.31	0.17 to 0.31
86	Bryson WashingtonRBBaylor	Baylor	143	0.230.15 to 0.34	0.15 to 0.34
87	Rodney Fields Jr.RBOklahoma State	Oklahoma State	118	0.230.17 to 0.31	0.17 to 0.31
88	Jamal RobertsRBMissouri	Missouri	112	0.230.17 to 0.29	0.17 to 0.29
89	Jay DuckerRBTemple	Temple	144	0.230.15 to 0.32	0.15 to 0.32
90	Desmond ReidRBPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	69	0.230.17 to 0.30	0.17 to 0.30
90	Zylan PerryRBLouisiana	Louisiana	131	0.230.16 to 0.31	0.16 to 0.31
92	Jamal HaynesRBGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	137	0.230.15 to 0.33	0.15 to 0.33
92	Tae MeadowsRBTroy	Troy	141	0.230.16 to 0.30	0.16 to 0.30
92	Owen AllenRBAir Force	Air Force	125	0.230.17 to 0.29	0.17 to 0.29
95	Marvis ParrishRBWestern Kentucky	Western Kentucky	130	0.230.15 to 0.30	0.15 to 0.30
95	Jordon SimmonsRBGeorgia State	Georgia State	104	0.230.17 to 0.29	0.17 to 0.29
95	Ismail MahdiRBArizona	Arizona	110	0.230.17 to 0.29	0.17 to 0.29
98	Quintrevion WisnerRBTexas	Texas	134	0.220.14 to 0.31	0.14 to 0.31
99	Miles DavisRBUtah State	Utah State	119	0.220.15 to 0.29	0.15 to 0.29
100	Daniel Hishaw Jr.RBKansas	Kansas	113	0.210.16 to 0.27	0.16 to 0.27

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.