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 tight ends by WAR in 2026, so far. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Jeremiah HasleyTEDuke	Duke	28	0.100.05 to 0.15	0.05 to 0.15
2	Preston DouglasTENC State	NC State	27	0.080.04 to 0.11	0.04 to 0.11
3	Hunter TiptonTEMemphis	Memphis	20	0.070.03 to 0.10	0.03 to 0.10
4	Rocky BeersTEOklahoma	Oklahoma	18	0.070.04 to 0.10	0.04 to 0.10
5	Kari AshleyTETCU	TCU	21	0.060.04 to 0.10	0.04 to 0.10
5	Joshua LongTEEastern Michigan	Eastern Michigan	34	0.060.01 to 0.12	0.01 to 0.12
7	Jamari JohnsonTEOregon	Oregon	15	0.060.04 to 0.09	0.04 to 0.09
8	DJ VonnahmeTEIowa	Iowa	18	0.060.03 to 0.09	0.03 to 0.09
9	Eli FinleyTELouisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech	23	0.060.02 to 0.10	0.02 to 0.10
9	Trey'Dez GreenTELSU	LSU	15	0.060.04 to 0.08	0.04 to 0.08
11	Jelani ThurmanTENorth Carolina	North Carolina	32	0.050.01 to 0.10	0.01 to 0.10
12	Luke ReynoldsTEVirginia Tech	Virginia Tech	36	0.050.00 to 0.11	0.00 to 0.11
13	Jayden SavouryTEMichigan State	Michigan State	27	0.050.01 to 0.09	0.01 to 0.09
13	Kevin Roche Jr.TEGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	27	0.050.02 to 0.09	0.02 to 0.09
15	Cole KellerTEJames Madison	James Madison	15	0.050.03 to 0.07	0.03 to 0.07
16	Peter ClarkeTETemple	Temple	14	0.050.03 to 0.07	0.03 to 0.07
16	Patrick OvermyerTEHouston	Houston	41	0.05−0.02 to 0.12	−0.02 to 0.12
16	Benjamin BrahmerTEPenn State	Penn State	18	0.050.02 to 0.08	0.02 to 0.08
19	Keyan BurnettTEUNLV	UNLV	23	0.050.01 to 0.08	0.01 to 0.08
20	Jacob HarrisTEWisconsin	Wisconsin	14	0.050.02 to 0.07	0.02 to 0.07
21	Mason MiniTECalifornia	California	20	0.050.01 to 0.08	0.01 to 0.08
21	Baron NaoneTEWashington	Washington	16	0.050.03 to 0.07	0.03 to 0.07
21	Luke LindenmeyerTENebraska	Nebraska	23	0.050.02 to 0.08	0.02 to 0.08
21	Garrett OakleyTEKansas State	Kansas State	18	0.050.01 to 0.08	0.01 to 0.08
25	Caleb OdomTEOle Miss	Ole Miss	21	0.040.02 to 0.07	0.02 to 0.07
25	River HelmsTEGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	19	0.040.02 to 0.07	0.02 to 0.07
27	Daunte BacheyieTESyracuse	Syracuse	12	0.040.03 to 0.06	0.03 to 0.06
28	Matt WagnerTEBoise State	Boise State	27	0.04−0.01 to 0.09	−0.01 to 0.09
29	Jake WilsonTEWyoming	Wyoming	19	0.040.02 to 0.07	0.02 to 0.07
29	Eric OlsenTEOregon State	Oregon State	23	0.040.01 to 0.07	0.01 to 0.07
31	Andrew RappleyeaTEPenn State	Penn State	19	0.040.01 to 0.07	0.01 to 0.07
31	Josiah ThomasTENew Mexico State	New Mexico State	14	0.040.02 to 0.06	0.02 to 0.06
31	Cade KeithTENew Mexico	New Mexico	13	0.040.02 to 0.06	0.02 to 0.06
34	Jayvontay ConnerTEVanderbilt	Vanderbilt	15	0.040.01 to 0.06	0.01 to 0.06
35	Carson KentTEPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	16	0.040.02 to 0.06	0.02 to 0.06
36	Darrin FugittTEApp State	App State	21	0.040.01 to 0.06	0.01 to 0.06
37	Mark BowmanTEUSC	USC	15	0.040.02 to 0.06	0.02 to 0.06
38	Randy PittmanTESMU	SMU	18	0.030.00 to 0.06	0.00 to 0.06
39	Taimane PurcellTECalifornia	California	15	0.030.01 to 0.05	0.01 to 0.05
39	Reis KesselTENorth Dakota State	North Dakota State	14	0.030.01 to 0.05	0.01 to 0.05
39	Jaleel SkinnerTELouisville	Louisville	17	0.030.01 to 0.06	0.01 to 0.06
39	Luke GilbertTEJacksonville State	Jacksonville State	13	0.030.02 to 0.05	0.02 to 0.05
39	Grant HollierTEGeorgia State	Georgia State	11	0.030.02 to 0.05	0.02 to 0.05
39	Juice VereenTEColorado State	Colorado State	16	0.030.01 to 0.06	0.01 to 0.06
45	Walker LyonsTEBYU	BYU	13	0.030.01 to 0.05	0.01 to 0.05
46	Willie RodriguezTEKentucky	Kentucky	27	0.03−0.01 to 0.07	−0.01 to 0.07
47	Eli Jacon-DuffyTEBowling Green	Bowling Green	14	0.030.01 to 0.05	0.01 to 0.05
47	Gavin CorreiaTEFresno State	Fresno State	13	0.030.01 to 0.04	0.01 to 0.04
49	Jeremiah ScobyTEBowling Green	Bowling Green	20	0.030.00 to 0.05	0.00 to 0.05
50	Luke DehnickeTENorthwestern	Northwestern	10	0.030.01 to 0.04	0.01 to 0.04
51	Max ReeseTENorth Texas	North Texas	10	0.030.01 to 0.04	0.01 to 0.04
51	Caden PieningTEUCF	UCF	11	0.030.01 to 0.04	0.01 to 0.04
51	Jeron AskrenTEMissouri State	Missouri State	10	0.030.01 to 0.04	0.01 to 0.04
51	Leon Haughton Jr.TEOld Dominion	Old Dominion	14	0.030.01 to 0.04	0.01 to 0.04
51	DeCorion TempleTEOregon State	Oregon State	14	0.030.01 to 0.04	0.01 to 0.04
51	Dorian FlemingTEMaryland	Maryland	22	0.02−0.01 to 0.06	−0.01 to 0.06
57	Reece AdkinsTEMassachusetts	Massachusetts	11	0.020.01 to 0.04	0.01 to 0.04
57	Benji BlackburnTEStanford	Stanford	17	0.020.00 to 0.05	0.00 to 0.05
59	Xavier WatsonTEUConn	UConn	10	0.020.01 to 0.03	0.01 to 0.03
60	Luke HarpringTEFlorida	Florida	10	0.020.01 to 0.04	0.01 to 0.04
60	Jordan WilliamsTESacramento State	Sacramento State	14	0.020.00 to 0.04	0.00 to 0.04
62	Max DowlingTEMassachusetts	Massachusetts	8	0.020.01 to 0.04	0.01 to 0.04
62	Gavin GroverTECincinnati	Cincinnati	10	0.020.01 to 0.03	0.01 to 0.03
62	Dylan WadeTEUCF	UCF	11	0.020.00 to 0.04	0.00 to 0.04
62	Henry BoyerTEKentucky	Kentucky	10	0.020.01 to 0.03	0.01 to 0.03
62	Sam LeeTEToledo	Toledo	12	0.020.01 to 0.04	0.01 to 0.04
62	Brock ChappellTELouisiana	Louisiana	10	0.020.01 to 0.03	0.01 to 0.03
62	Gavin HarrisTEGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	8	0.020.01 to 0.04	0.01 to 0.04
62	DaSaahn BrameTETennessee	Tennessee	14	0.020.00 to 0.04	0.00 to 0.04
62	Christian BentancurTEClemson	Clemson	8	0.020.01 to 0.03	0.01 to 0.03
62	Decker DeGraafTEWashington	Washington	14	0.020.00 to 0.04	0.00 to 0.04
62	Cole SpenceTEVanderbilt	Vanderbilt	8	0.020.01 to 0.03	0.01 to 0.03
62	Dawson JohnsonTETulane	Tulane	12	0.020.00 to 0.03	0.00 to 0.03
62	Ka'Morreun PimptonTETCU	TCU	10	0.020.01 to 0.03	0.01 to 0.03
62	Terrance Carter Jr.TETexas Tech	Texas Tech	12	0.020.00 to 0.04	0.00 to 0.04
76	Brec LongTENorth Texas	North Texas	10	0.020.01 to 0.03	0.01 to 0.03
76	Nate LevickiTEWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	10	0.020.01 to 0.03	0.01 to 0.03
78	Devon TauaefaTEHawai'i	Hawai'i	9	0.020.01 to 0.03	0.01 to 0.03
78	Sam WestTEMississippi State	Mississippi State	10	0.020.00 to 0.03	0.00 to 0.03
78	Jake JohnsonTEAuburn	Auburn	9	0.020.01 to 0.03	0.01 to 0.03
78	George BurhennTEPurdue	Purdue	7	0.020.01 to 0.03	0.01 to 0.03
78	Kaden FeaginTEIllinois	Illinois	8	0.020.01 to 0.03	0.01 to 0.03
83	Shamar EasterTENorth Carolina	North Carolina	7	0.020.01 to 0.03	0.01 to 0.03
83	Rod GibbsTESouth Alabama	South Alabama	7	0.020.01 to 0.03	0.01 to 0.03
83	Tyler LittleTEArkansas State	Arkansas State	10	0.020.00 to 0.03	0.00 to 0.03
83	Lofton HowardTEWestern Kentucky	Western Kentucky	9	0.020.00 to 0.03	0.00 to 0.03
83	Brady CloughTEBoston College	Boston College	10	0.020.00 to 0.03	0.00 to 0.03
83	Cole RuskTEArizona	Arizona	6	0.020.01 to 0.02	0.01 to 0.02
89	Olsen Patt-HenryTEClemson	Clemson	8	0.010.00 to 0.03	0.00 to 0.03
89	Brandon Young Jr.TEUTSA	UTSA	9	0.010.00 to 0.03	0.00 to 0.03
89	Brett NorfleetTEMissouri	Missouri	12	0.010.00 to 0.03	0.00 to 0.03
89	Addison OstrengaTEIowa	Iowa	9	0.010.00 to 0.02	0.00 to 0.02
89	Kaleb EdwardsTEAlabama	Alabama	6	0.010.01 to 0.02	0.01 to 0.02
89	James ResarTEFlorida International	Florida International	20	0.01−0.01 to 0.04	−0.01 to 0.04
89	Dakota TwittyTEVirginia	Virginia	7	0.010.01 to 0.02	0.01 to 0.02
89	Ty LockwoodTEArkansas	Arkansas	8	0.010.00 to 0.02	0.00 to 0.02
89	Kamrean JohnsonTEWake Forest	Wake Forest	7	0.010.00 to 0.02	0.00 to 0.02
89	Jackson FordTESan Diego State	San Diego State	6	0.010.01 to 0.02	0.01 to 0.02
89	Jack PedersenTEWashington State	Washington State	12	0.010.00 to 0.03	0.00 to 0.03
89	Elija LoftonTEMiami	Miami	6	0.010.01 to 0.02	0.01 to 0.02

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.