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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All QB RB WR TE

The top 100 FBS receivers by WAR in 2026, so far. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	KJ DuffWRRutgers	Rutgers	32	0.180.12 to 0.23	0.12 to 0.23
2	Jesse LegreeWROregon State	Oregon State	34	0.170.11 to 0.24	0.11 to 0.24
3	Jeremiah SmithWROhio State	Ohio State	35	0.170.11 to 0.23	0.11 to 0.23
4	Josiah FreemanWRFresno State	Fresno State	43	0.160.09 to 0.23	0.09 to 0.23
5	Amare ThomasWRHouston	Houston	39	0.150.08 to 0.23	0.08 to 0.23
5	Collin DixonWRIllinois	Illinois	44	0.150.09 to 0.22	0.09 to 0.22
7	Carlos HernandezWRWake Forest	Wake Forest	48	0.140.08 to 0.22	0.08 to 0.22
8	Eli WoodWRUtah State	Utah State	34	0.140.09 to 0.20	0.09 to 0.20
8	Joseph WilliamsWRColorado	Colorado	41	0.140.09 to 0.20	0.09 to 0.20
8	Reed HarrisWRArizona State	Arizona State	33	0.140.09 to 0.20	0.09 to 0.20
11	Bryant Wesco Jr.WRClemson	Clemson	35	0.130.08 to 0.18	0.08 to 0.18
12	Cayden LeeWRMissouri	Missouri	49	0.130.05 to 0.22	0.05 to 0.22
13	Chris Durr Jr.WRMaryland	Maryland	39	0.130.08 to 0.18	0.08 to 0.18
13	Gavin FreemanWRBaylor	Baylor	40	0.130.07 to 0.19	0.07 to 0.19
15	Keshaun SingletonWRAuburn	Auburn	35	0.130.08 to 0.19	0.08 to 0.19
16	T.J. MooreWRClemson	Clemson	34	0.130.08 to 0.18	0.08 to 0.18
16	Umari HatcherWRSyracuse	Syracuse	47	0.130.07 to 0.18	0.07 to 0.18
18	Kayden Dixon-WyattWRUSC	USC	31	0.130.08 to 0.17	0.08 to 0.17
19	Wyatt YoungWROklahoma State	Oklahoma State	31	0.120.08 to 0.17	0.08 to 0.17
19	Junior SherrillWRVanderbilt	Vanderbilt	38	0.120.07 to 0.19	0.07 to 0.19
19	Jordan AllenWRGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	31	0.120.09 to 0.16	0.09 to 0.16
22	Chase HendricksWRCalifornia	California	35	0.120.07 to 0.18	0.07 to 0.18
23	Jackson HarrisWRLSU	LSU	21	0.120.08 to 0.16	0.08 to 0.16
24	Jordan ShippWRNorth Carolina	North Carolina	26	0.120.08 to 0.16	0.08 to 0.16
25	Deuce AlexanderWROle Miss	Ole Miss	30	0.120.08 to 0.15	0.08 to 0.15
26	Riley NeerWROhio	Ohio	33	0.110.07 to 0.16	0.07 to 0.16
27	JJ BuchananWRMichigan	Michigan	34	0.110.05 to 0.18	0.05 to 0.18
27	Deondre JohnsonWRJacksonville State	Jacksonville State	20	0.110.08 to 0.15	0.08 to 0.15
29	Cam'ron LacyWRMiddle Tennessee	Middle Tennessee	40	0.110.06 to 0.17	0.06 to 0.17
30	Nyck HarborWRSouth Carolina	South Carolina	25	0.110.07 to 0.16	0.07 to 0.16
31	Malachi ToneyWRMiami	Miami	30	0.100.06 to 0.15	0.06 to 0.15
31	Winston Watkins Jr.WRLSU	LSU	30	0.100.07 to 0.14	0.07 to 0.14
31	Josh DerryWRUCF	UCF	32	0.100.06 to 0.15	0.06 to 0.15
34	Tre RichardsonWRLouisville	Louisville	34	0.100.06 to 0.15	0.06 to 0.15
35	Lawayne McCoyWRLouisville	Louisville	30	0.100.06 to 0.15	0.06 to 0.15
36	Omarion MillerWRArizona State	Arizona State	37	0.100.03 to 0.18	0.03 to 0.18
36	Ed SmallWRTCU	TCU	28	0.100.07 to 0.15	0.07 to 0.15
36	Chris MarshallWRArkansas	Arkansas	37	0.100.04 to 0.16	0.04 to 0.16
39	Anthony Evans IIIWRMississippi State	Mississippi State	38	0.100.03 to 0.16	0.03 to 0.16
39	Chris LawsonWRWashington	Washington	31	0.100.06 to 0.14	0.06 to 0.14
41	Charlie BeckerWRIndiana	Indiana	24	0.100.06 to 0.14	0.06 to 0.14
42	Carson ClarkWRSan José State	San José State	32	0.090.06 to 0.13	0.06 to 0.13
42	Andrew MarshWRMichigan	Michigan	34	0.090.06 to 0.13	0.06 to 0.13
42	Harold MackWREastern Michigan	Eastern Michigan	34	0.090.05 to 0.14	0.05 to 0.14
42	Ian StrongWRCalifornia	California	32	0.090.05 to 0.14	0.05 to 0.14
46	Chase SowellWRPenn State	Penn State	31	0.090.05 to 0.14	0.05 to 0.14
46	Lotzeir BrooksWRAlabama	Alabama	27	0.090.05 to 0.14	0.05 to 0.14
46	Evan StewartWROregon	Oregon	36	0.090.04 to 0.14	0.04 to 0.14
49	Tristian GardnerWRCoastal Carolina	Coastal Carolina	20	0.090.06 to 0.12	0.06 to 0.12
50	Tanook HinesWRUSC	USC	24	0.090.05 to 0.13	0.05 to 0.13
51	Ezekiel AvitWRFresno State	Fresno State	29	0.090.05 to 0.14	0.05 to 0.14
51	Javon TracyWRMinnesota	Minnesota	34	0.090.05 to 0.13	0.05 to 0.13
53	Hunter SummersWRArkansas State	Arkansas State	33	0.090.03 to 0.14	0.03 to 0.14
53	Justin BowickWROklahoma State	Oklahoma State	29	0.090.05 to 0.12	0.05 to 0.12
55	Corey ScottWRJames Madison	James Madison	25	0.080.06 to 0.12	0.06 to 0.12
55	Maguire AndersonWRFlorida International	Florida International	28	0.080.05 to 0.12	0.05 to 0.12
57	Louis Brown IVWRBaylor	Baylor	24	0.080.05 to 0.12	0.05 to 0.12
58	Yamir KnightWRSMU	SMU	26	0.080.05 to 0.12	0.05 to 0.12
58	Que'Sean BrownWRVirginia Tech	Virginia Tech	39	0.080.01 to 0.15	0.01 to 0.15
60	DeAree RogersWRNorthern Illinois	Northern Illinois	25	0.080.05 to 0.12	0.05 to 0.12
61	Kelby ValsinWRFlorida Atlantic	Florida Atlantic	30	0.080.05 to 0.12	0.05 to 0.12
61	Xavier TownsendWRPurdue	Purdue	27	0.080.05 to 0.13	0.05 to 0.13
61	Jackson WilliamsWRNorth Dakota State	North Dakota State	26	0.080.05 to 0.11	0.05 to 0.11
61	TK KingWRNew Mexico State	New Mexico State	31	0.080.04 to 0.13	0.04 to 0.13
65	Duce RobinsonWRFlorida State	Florida State	27	0.080.03 to 0.13	0.03 to 0.13
65	Dezmen RoebuckWRWashington	Washington	47	0.080.02 to 0.14	0.02 to 0.14
65	Jack FoleyWRWake Forest	Wake Forest	26	0.080.05 to 0.12	0.05 to 0.12
65	Dallas WilsonWRFlorida	Florida	26	0.080.05 to 0.11	0.05 to 0.11
65	Sam Pickett IIIWRApp State	App State	27	0.080.05 to 0.11	0.05 to 0.11
65	Adjatay DabbsWRToledo	Toledo	35	0.080.04 to 0.13	0.04 to 0.13
65	Isaiah HortonWRTexas A&M	Texas A&M	28	0.080.04 to 0.12	0.04 to 0.12
65	Cataurus HicksWRPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	29	0.080.04 to 0.13	0.04 to 0.13
65	Tama UiliataWRHawai'i	Hawai'i	43	0.080.04 to 0.12	0.04 to 0.12
65	Easton MesserWRFlorida Atlantic	Florida Atlantic	29	0.080.03 to 0.13	0.03 to 0.13
65	DeAndre Moore Jr.WRColorado	Colorado	24	0.080.05 to 0.11	0.05 to 0.11
76	Rodney Bullard Jr.WRMichigan State	Michigan State	26	0.080.05 to 0.12	0.05 to 0.12
76	RJ VickWRColorado State	Colorado State	24	0.080.05 to 0.11	0.05 to 0.11
78	Brendan JenkinsWRSouth Alabama	South Alabama	25	0.080.04 to 0.11	0.04 to 0.11
78	Ryan Coleman-WilliamsWRAlabama	Alabama	24	0.080.04 to 0.12	0.04 to 0.12
78	Nik McMillanWRKansas	Kansas	21	0.080.04 to 0.11	0.04 to 0.11
78	Donovan OlugbodeWRMissouri	Missouri	31	0.080.04 to 0.12	0.04 to 0.12
78	Chas NimrodWRAuburn	Auburn	28	0.080.03 to 0.12	0.03 to 0.12
78	Isaiah MizellWRArizona	Arizona	21	0.080.05 to 0.11	0.05 to 0.11
78	Chance MorrowWRBuffalo	Buffalo	34	0.080.02 to 0.13	0.02 to 0.13
85	Mike MatthewsWRTennessee	Tennessee	24	0.080.04 to 0.11	0.04 to 0.11
86	Tre SpiveyWRArizona	Arizona	19	0.070.04 to 0.11	0.04 to 0.11
86	Mario CraverWRTexas A&M	Texas A&M	28	0.070.04 to 0.12	0.04 to 0.12
86	Kaleb WebbWRMaryland	Maryland	22	0.070.05 to 0.10	0.05 to 0.10
86	Kenny JohnsonWRTexas Tech	Texas Tech	21	0.070.04 to 0.11	0.04 to 0.11
86	Marcel WilliamsWRAkron	Akron	22	0.070.04 to 0.11	0.04 to 0.11
91	David Amador IIWRUTSA	UTSA	36	0.070.03 to 0.12	0.03 to 0.12
91	Josh DallasWRGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	35	0.070.03 to 0.12	0.03 to 0.12
91	Hudson ClementWRIllinois	Illinois	30	0.070.04 to 0.11	0.04 to 0.11
91	Chauncy CobbWRArkansas State	Arkansas State	31	0.070.03 to 0.12	0.03 to 0.12
91	T.Y. HardingWRMassachusetts	Massachusetts	29	0.070.05 to 0.10	0.05 to 0.10
91	Yannick SmithWRSMU	SMU	16	0.070.05 to 0.10	0.05 to 0.10
91	Jonathan Stafford Jr.WRWestern Kentucky	Western Kentucky	31	0.070.05 to 0.10	0.05 to 0.10
91	Nick DevereauxWREastern Michigan	Eastern Michigan	25	0.070.03 to 0.11	0.03 to 0.11
91	Jacory Barney Jr.WRNebraska	Nebraska	25	0.070.04 to 0.11	0.04 to 0.11
100	Kainoa CarvalhoWRHawai'i	Hawai'i	40	0.070.03 to 0.12	0.03 to 0.12

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.