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 2015. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Gabe MarksWRWashington State	Washington State	132	0.470.25 to 0.68	0.25 to 0.68
2	Taywan TaylorWRWestern Kentucky	Western Kentucky	97	0.460.29 to 0.63	0.29 to 0.63
3	Isaiah FordWRVirginia Tech	Virginia Tech	114	0.450.27 to 0.62	0.27 to 0.62
4	Chris GodwinWRPenn State	Penn State	95	0.450.28 to 0.62	0.28 to 0.62
5	Michael ThomasWRSouthern Miss	Southern Miss	89	0.440.27 to 0.59	0.27 to 0.59
6	Rashard HigginsWRColorado State	Colorado State	86	0.440.30 to 0.57	0.30 to 0.57
7	Fred RossWRMississippi State	Mississippi State	107	0.410.28 to 0.58	0.28 to 0.58
8	Tyler BoydWRPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	162	0.410.23 to 0.61	0.23 to 0.61
9	Dom WilliamsWRWashington State	Washington State	108	0.410.21 to 0.58	0.21 to 0.58
10	Aaron BurbridgeWRMichigan State	Michigan State	132	0.410.21 to 0.60	0.21 to 0.60
11	Tajae SharpeWRMassachusetts	Massachusetts	151	0.400.16 to 0.65	0.16 to 0.65
12	Roger LewisWRBowling Green	Bowling Green	104	0.400.20 to 0.61	0.20 to 0.61
13	Trent TaylorWRLouisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech	99	0.400.24 to 0.57	0.24 to 0.57
14	Pharoh CooperWRSouth Carolina	South Carolina	113	0.390.22 to 0.53	0.22 to 0.53
14	Josh DoctsonWRTCU	TCU	78	0.390.27 to 0.53	0.27 to 0.53
16	Nelson SpruceWRColorado	Colorado	91	0.380.25 to 0.50	0.25 to 0.50
17	JuJu Smith-SchusterWRUSC	USC	107	0.360.18 to 0.53	0.18 to 0.53
18	Josh ReynoldsWRTexas A&M	Texas A&M	72	0.350.23 to 0.46	0.23 to 0.46
19	Thomas DuarteWRUCLA	UCLA	78	0.340.20 to 0.46	0.20 to 0.46
20	Jordan PaytonWRUCLA	UCLA	100	0.330.20 to 0.47	0.20 to 0.47
21	De'Runnya WilsonWRMississippi State	Mississippi State	86	0.330.20 to 0.44	0.20 to 0.44
22	Kenny GolladayWRNorthern Illinois	Northern Illinois	94	0.320.13 to 0.49	0.13 to 0.49
23	Thomas SperbeckWRBoise State	Boise State	96	0.300.15 to 0.47	0.15 to 0.47
24	Devonte BoydWRUNLV	UNLV	72	0.300.18 to 0.44	0.18 to 0.44
25	Laquon TreadwellWROle Miss	Ole Miss	86	0.300.18 to 0.43	0.18 to 0.43
26	Richie JamesWRMiddle Tennessee	Middle Tennessee	106	0.300.12 to 0.47	0.12 to 0.47
26	Keyarris GarrettWRTulsa	Tulsa	124	0.300.06 to 0.51	0.06 to 0.51
28	Canaan SeverinWRVirginia	Virginia	60	0.300.19 to 0.40	0.19 to 0.40
29	Daniel BravermanWRWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	104	0.290.14 to 0.45	0.14 to 0.45
30	Hasaan HendersonWRNevada	Nevada	70	0.280.16 to 0.39	0.16 to 0.39
31	Ronnie MooreWRBowling Green	Bowling Green	77	0.280.16 to 0.41	0.16 to 0.41
31	Corey DavisWRWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	95	0.280.11 to 0.45	0.11 to 0.45
33	Calvin RidleyWRAlabama	Alabama	89	0.280.15 to 0.41	0.15 to 0.41
34	Sterling ShepardWROklahoma	Oklahoma	76	0.270.17 to 0.40	0.17 to 0.40
35	Shaq WashingtonWRCincinnati	Cincinnati	103	0.270.12 to 0.42	0.12 to 0.42
36	Drew MorganWRArkansas	Arkansas	65	0.270.19 to 0.36	0.19 to 0.36
36	Jonathan DuhartWROld Dominion	Old Dominion	56	0.270.19 to 0.36	0.19 to 0.36
36	Devin LucienWRArizona State	Arizona State	82	0.270.13 to 0.38	0.13 to 0.38
39	Hunter SharpWRUtah State	Utah State	98	0.250.10 to 0.43	0.10 to 0.43
40	Jordan WesterkampWRNebraska	Nebraska	74	0.250.14 to 0.37	0.14 to 0.37
41	Demarcus AyersWRHouston	Houston	130	0.250.09 to 0.41	0.09 to 0.41
42	Robby AndersonWRTemple	Temple	102	0.250.10 to 0.39	0.10 to 0.39
43	Jehu ChessonWRMichigan	Michigan	65	0.250.14 to 0.35	0.14 to 0.35
43	Kermit WhitfieldWRFlorida State	Florida State	57	0.250.17 to 0.32	0.17 to 0.32
45	Corey ColemanWRBaylor	Baylor	74	0.240.15 to 0.34	0.15 to 0.34
45	Jamal RobinsonWRLouisiana	Louisiana	72	0.240.13 to 0.35	0.13 to 0.35
47	Jenson StoshakWRFlorida Atlantic	Florida Atlantic	80	0.240.13 to 0.36	0.13 to 0.36
48	Josh AtkinsonWRTulsa	Tulsa	80	0.240.12 to 0.36	0.12 to 0.36
48	Ron WilloughbyWRBuffalo	Buffalo	76	0.240.14 to 0.35	0.14 to 0.35
48	Donovan HardenWRGeorgia State	Georgia State	66	0.240.13 to 0.36	0.13 to 0.36
51	Geronimo AllisonWRIllinois	Illinois	109	0.240.06 to 0.40	0.06 to 0.40
51	Mose FrazierWRMemphis	Memphis	94	0.240.14 to 0.36	0.14 to 0.36
53	Allen LazardWRIowa State	Iowa State	62	0.240.14 to 0.35	0.14 to 0.35
54	Leonte CarrooWRRutgers	Rutgers	52	0.240.15 to 0.32	0.15 to 0.32
55	Penny HartWRGeorgia State	Georgia State	76	0.230.12 to 0.36	0.12 to 0.36
56	KeVonn MabonWRBall State	Ball State	87	0.230.10 to 0.39	0.10 to 0.39
57	Courtland SuttonWRSMU	SMU	57	0.230.14 to 0.32	0.14 to 0.32
57	Marcell AtemanWROklahoma State	Oklahoma State	58	0.230.12 to 0.34	0.12 to 0.34
59	Tre'Quan SmithWRUCF	UCF	65	0.230.13 to 0.33	0.13 to 0.33
60	Robert DavisWRGeorgia State	Georgia State	84	0.230.09 to 0.38	0.09 to 0.38
61	Chance AllenWRHouston	Houston	76	0.220.14 to 0.33	0.14 to 0.33
62	Jakeem GrantWRTexas Tech	Texas Tech	114	0.220.04 to 0.42	0.04 to 0.42
63	Nicholas NorrisWRWestern Kentucky	Western Kentucky	66	0.220.13 to 0.36	0.13 to 0.36
64	Malachi DupreWRLSU	LSU	60	0.220.13 to 0.31	0.13 to 0.31
65	David GliddenWROklahoma State	Oklahoma State	65	0.220.13 to 0.32	0.13 to 0.32
65	Bryce TreggsWRCalifornia	California	62	0.220.13 to 0.31	0.13 to 0.31
65	Garrett JohnsonWRKentucky	Kentucky	66	0.220.10 to 0.34	0.10 to 0.34
68	Phil MayhueWRMemphis	Memphis	69	0.220.11 to 0.32	0.11 to 0.32
69	Chris MooreWRCincinnati	Cincinnati	57	0.210.09 to 0.31	0.09 to 0.31
70	Jesse KrollWRCentral Michigan	Central Michigan	73	0.210.11 to 0.33	0.11 to 0.33
71	Max MorrisonWRCincinnati	Cincinnati	59	0.210.14 to 0.28	0.14 to 0.28
72	Amara DarbohWRMichigan	Michigan	67	0.210.12 to 0.31	0.12 to 0.31
72	Ricky JonesWRIndiana	Indiana	77	0.210.11 to 0.30	0.11 to 0.30
74	Anthony MillerWRMemphis	Memphis	63	0.210.12 to 0.29	0.12 to 0.29
75	Brandon ReillyWRNebraska	Nebraska	59	0.210.13 to 0.29	0.13 to 0.29
76	Zach PascalWROld Dominion	Old Dominion	96	0.210.05 to 0.36	0.05 to 0.36
76	Sebastian SmithWROhio	Ohio	77	0.210.07 to 0.33	0.07 to 0.33
78	Noel ThomasWRUConn	UConn	70	0.210.10 to 0.32	0.10 to 0.32
79	Cayleb JonesWRArizona	Arizona	72	0.200.09 to 0.33	0.09 to 0.33
80	Marcus McGillWRBuffalo	Buffalo	52	0.200.14 to 0.27	0.14 to 0.27
81	Darius PoweWRCalifornia	California	55	0.200.12 to 0.27	0.12 to 0.27
81	Thomas OwensWRFlorida International	Florida International	65	0.200.11 to 0.30	0.11 to 0.30
83	Jerome LaneWRAkron	Akron	45	0.200.12 to 0.28	0.12 to 0.28
84	Ventell BryantWRTemple	Temple	57	0.200.13 to 0.28	0.13 to 0.28
84	Mitchell PaigeWRIndiana	Indiana	68	0.200.11 to 0.28	0.11 to 0.28
86	Jaydon MickensWRWashington	Washington	90	0.200.07 to 0.34	0.07 to 0.34
87	Travis RudolphWRFlorida State	Florida State	70	0.200.09 to 0.30	0.09 to 0.30
88	Marcus GreenWRUL Monroe	UL Monroe	78	0.190.08 to 0.31	0.08 to 0.31
89	James WashingtonWROklahoma State	Oklahoma State	78	0.190.07 to 0.35	0.07 to 0.35
89	Ajalen HolleyWRUL Monroe	UL Monroe	71	0.190.07 to 0.31	0.07 to 0.31
89	Carlos HendersonWRLouisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech	56	0.190.11 to 0.28	0.11 to 0.28
92	Matt VandeBergWRIowa	Iowa	82	0.190.06 to 0.31	0.06 to 0.31
93	Ryan SwitzerWRNorth Carolina	North Carolina	63	0.190.10 to 0.29	0.10 to 0.29
94	D.J. ThompsonWRSouthern Miss	Southern Miss	66	0.180.10 to 0.28	0.10 to 0.28
95	Rodney AdamsWRSouth Florida	South Florida	64	0.180.08 to 0.29	0.08 to 0.29
96	Anthony RiceWRCentral Michigan	Central Michigan	55	0.180.11 to 0.25	0.11 to 0.25
96	KJ MayeWRMinnesota	Minnesota	116	0.180.04 to 0.34	0.04 to 0.34
98	DaeSean HamiltonWRPenn State	Penn State	67	0.180.08 to 0.29	0.08 to 0.29
99	Isaiah JonesWREast Carolina	East Carolina	97	0.180.04 to 0.32	0.04 to 0.32
100	Rashawn ScottWRMiami	Miami	70	0.180.09 to 0.28	0.09 to 0.28

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.