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 receivers by WAR in 2019. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Lynn Bowden Jr.WRKentucky	Kentucky	205	0.650.43 to 0.89	0.43 to 0.89
2	Tre WalkerWRSan José State	San José State	110	0.420.28 to 0.56	0.28 to 0.56
3	Devin DuvernayWRTexas	Texas	110	0.420.26 to 0.57	0.26 to 0.57
4	Warren JacksonWRColorado State	Colorado State	99	0.410.29 to 0.53	0.29 to 0.53
5	James ProcheWRSMU	SMU	145	0.400.20 to 0.60	0.20 to 0.60
6	Isaiah HodginsWROregon State	Oregon State	106	0.390.25 to 0.52	0.25 to 0.52
7	Shai WertsWRGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	133	0.380.16 to 0.58	0.16 to 0.58
8	Tutu AtwellWRLouisville	Louisville	87	0.370.23 to 0.52	0.23 to 0.52
9	Michael Pittman Jr.WRUSC	USC	114	0.370.18 to 0.56	0.18 to 0.56
10	Omar BaylessWRArkansas State	Arkansas State	102	0.370.21 to 0.50	0.21 to 0.50
11	Jauan JenningsWRTennessee	Tennessee	81	0.360.26 to 0.46	0.26 to 0.46
12	Keylon StokesWRTulsa	Tulsa	100	0.350.22 to 0.47	0.22 to 0.47
13	Amon-Ra St. BrownWRUSC	USC	106	0.330.21 to 0.47	0.21 to 0.47
14	Justin JeffersonWRLSU	LSU	88	0.330.22 to 0.44	0.22 to 0.44
15	Chase ClaypoolWRNotre Dame	Notre Dame	94	0.330.21 to 0.45	0.21 to 0.45
16	Brandon AiyukWRArizona State	Arizona State	90	0.310.17 to 0.46	0.17 to 0.46
17	Ja'Marr ChaseWRLSU	LSU	89	0.310.20 to 0.42	0.20 to 0.42
18	Brandon ArconadoWRWashington State	Washington State	79	0.300.21 to 0.38	0.21 to 0.38
19	Ja'Marcus BradleyWRLouisiana	Louisiana	76	0.300.19 to 0.43	0.19 to 0.43
19	Tyler JohnsonWRMinnesota	Minnesota	88	0.300.19 to 0.40	0.19 to 0.40
21	David BellWRPurdue	Purdue	104	0.290.18 to 0.40	0.18 to 0.40
22	Kendall HintonWRWake Forest	Wake Forest	90	0.290.20 to 0.39	0.20 to 0.39
22	Laviska Shenault Jr.WRColorado	Colorado	90	0.290.18 to 0.40	0.18 to 0.40
24	Cody WhiteWRMichigan State	Michigan State	76	0.280.19 to 0.36	0.19 to 0.36
25	Dazz NewsomeWRNorth Carolina	North Carolina	83	0.280.15 to 0.39	0.15 to 0.39
25	Denzel MimsWRBaylor	Baylor	90	0.280.15 to 0.39	0.15 to 0.39
27	Wan'Dale RobinsonWRNebraska	Nebraska	128	0.270.15 to 0.38	0.15 to 0.38
28	Hasise DuboisWRVirginia	Virginia	77	0.270.19 to 0.37	0.19 to 0.37
29	Antonio GibsonWRMemphis	Memphis	80	0.270.19 to 0.35	0.19 to 0.35
30	Lucky JacksonWRWestern Kentucky	Western Kentucky	112	0.270.14 to 0.41	0.14 to 0.41
31	Tamorrion TerryWRFlorida State	Florida State	77	0.270.15 to 0.38	0.15 to 0.38
32	Taysir MackWRPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	99	0.270.12 to 0.42	0.12 to 0.42
33	De'Michael HarrisWRSouthern Miss	Southern Miss	124	0.260.14 to 0.39	0.14 to 0.39
34	Siaosi MarinerWRUtah State	Utah State	75	0.260.16 to 0.35	0.16 to 0.35
35	Trishton JacksonWRSyracuse	Syracuse	74	0.260.14 to 0.36	0.14 to 0.36
36	Elijah CooksWRNevada	Nevada	88	0.250.14 to 0.37	0.14 to 0.37
37	Quez WatkinsWRSouthern Miss	Southern Miss	76	0.250.12 to 0.37	0.12 to 0.37
38	Terrell JanaWRVirginia	Virginia	76	0.240.17 to 0.32	0.17 to 0.32
39	Tylan WallaceWROklahoma State	Oklahoma State	65	0.240.15 to 0.33	0.15 to 0.33
40	Gabriel DavisWRUCF	UCF	76	0.240.14 to 0.34	0.14 to 0.34
41	Kalil PimpletonWRCentral Michigan	Central Michigan	80	0.240.14 to 0.34	0.14 to 0.34
42	Jadan BlueWRTemple	Temple	111	0.240.12 to 0.37	0.12 to 0.37
43	Austin WatkinsWRUAB	UAB	58	0.240.18 to 0.30	0.18 to 0.30
44	Jason-Matthew SharshWRHawai'i	Hawai'i	93	0.240.15 to 0.33	0.15 to 0.33
45	Whop PhilyorWRIndiana	Indiana	82	0.230.15 to 0.33	0.15 to 0.33
46	Khalil ShakirWRBoise State	Boise State	90	0.230.14 to 0.34	0.14 to 0.34
47	JD SpielmanWRNebraska	Nebraska	63	0.230.14 to 0.32	0.14 to 0.32
48	Collin JohnsonWRTexas	Texas	56	0.230.15 to 0.30	0.15 to 0.30
49	JoJo WardWRHawai'i	Hawai'i	87	0.230.10 to 0.35	0.10 to 0.35
50	Bradley RoznerWRRice	Rice	81	0.230.13 to 0.32	0.13 to 0.32
51	Easop Winston Jr.WRWashington State	Washington State	86	0.220.12 to 0.33	0.12 to 0.33
52	KJ HamlerWRPenn State	Penn State	66	0.220.13 to 0.31	0.13 to 0.31
53	Dezmon PatmonWRWashington State	Washington State	59	0.220.15 to 0.30	0.15 to 0.30
53	Damonte CoxieWRMemphis	Memphis	105	0.220.09 to 0.37	0.09 to 0.37
55	CeeDee LambWROklahoma	Oklahoma	72	0.220.13 to 0.31	0.13 to 0.31
56	Cedric Byrd IIWRHawai'i	Hawai'i	119	0.220.06 to 0.37	0.06 to 0.37
57	Kaylon GeigerWRTroy	Troy	75	0.210.12 to 0.32	0.12 to 0.32
58	Tyquan ThorntonWRBaylor	Baylor	57	0.210.14 to 0.28	0.14 to 0.28
59	Bryan EdwardsWRSouth Carolina	South Carolina	90	0.210.09 to 0.33	0.09 to 0.33
60	Sam CrawfordWRTulsa	Tulsa	85	0.210.09 to 0.32	0.09 to 0.32
60	Marquez StevensonWRHouston	Houston	79	0.210.08 to 0.33	0.08 to 0.33
60	James GrahamWRGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	64	0.210.12 to 0.29	0.12 to 0.29
60	La'Michael PettwayWRIowa State	Iowa State	74	0.210.12 to 0.30	0.12 to 0.30
64	Jesse MatthewsWRSan Diego State	San Diego State	60	0.210.14 to 0.27	0.14 to 0.27
64	Sage SurrattWRWake Forest	Wake Forest	82	0.210.09 to 0.32	0.09 to 0.32
66	Jaelon DardenWRNorth Texas	North Texas	77	0.200.09 to 0.31	0.09 to 0.31
67	Victor TuckerWRCharlotte	Charlotte	63	0.200.12 to 0.28	0.12 to 0.28
68	Rashod BatemanWRMinnesota	Minnesota	71	0.200.10 to 0.30	0.10 to 0.30
69	Jahcour PearsonWRWestern Kentucky	Western Kentucky	92	0.200.09 to 0.30	0.09 to 0.30
70	Jack SorensonWRMiami (OH)	Miami (OH)	57	0.200.13 to 0.26	0.13 to 0.26
71	Seth WilliamsWRAuburn	Auburn	85	0.200.08 to 0.31	0.08 to 0.31
72	John HightowerWRBoise State	Boise State	81	0.190.10 to 0.30	0.10 to 0.30
72	Branden MackWRTemple	Temple	87	0.190.07 to 0.31	0.07 to 0.31
72	Dante WrightWRColorado State	Colorado State	79	0.190.12 to 0.29	0.12 to 0.29
75	Antonio Gandy-GoldenWRLiberty	Liberty	94	0.190.08 to 0.32	0.08 to 0.32
75	Tyler SneadWREast Carolina	East Carolina	64	0.190.10 to 0.26	0.10 to 0.26
75	Aleva HifoWRBYU	BYU	70	0.190.12 to 0.26	0.12 to 0.26
78	Jared SmartWRHawai'i	Hawai'i	101	0.190.08 to 0.32	0.08 to 0.32
79	Tre TurnerWRVirginia Tech	Virginia Tech	67	0.190.12 to 0.26	0.12 to 0.26
80	Bailey GaitherWRSan José State	San José State	77	0.190.08 to 0.28	0.08 to 0.28
80	JaCorey SullivanWRCentral Michigan	Central Michigan	64	0.190.11 to 0.26	0.11 to 0.26
82	Joe ReedWRVirginia	Virginia	109	0.190.05 to 0.31	0.05 to 0.31
83	Geraud SandersWRAir Force	Air Force	50	0.180.11 to 0.26	0.11 to 0.26
84	Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWRIowa	Iowa	76	0.180.10 to 0.27	0.10 to 0.27
84	Isiah CoxWROhio	Ohio	51	0.180.11 to 0.25	0.11 to 0.25
86	Thomas HenniganWRApp State	App State	73	0.180.09 to 0.27	0.09 to 0.27
87	Maurice FfrenchWRPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	125	0.180.00 to 0.33	0.00 to 0.33
88	Quintez CephusWRWisconsin	Wisconsin	66	0.180.11 to 0.25	0.11 to 0.25
88	Skyy MooreWRWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	72	0.180.11 to 0.26	0.11 to 0.26
90	Kyle PhilipsWRUCLA	UCLA	66	0.180.11 to 0.26	0.11 to 0.26
91	C.J. JohnsonWREast Carolina	East Carolina	59	0.170.11 to 0.23	0.11 to 0.23
91	Malik StanleyWRLouisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech	47	0.170.11 to 0.23	0.11 to 0.23
93	Tony BrownWRColorado	Colorado	63	0.170.10 to 0.24	0.10 to 0.24
94	Quartney DavisWRTexas A&M	Texas A&M	71	0.170.09 to 0.24	0.09 to 0.24
94	Cam RossWRUConn	UConn	57	0.170.11 to 0.24	0.11 to 0.24
94	Tim JonesWRSouthern Miss	Southern Miss	78	0.170.08 to 0.27	0.08 to 0.27
97	V'Lique CarterWRPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	62	0.170.08 to 0.25	0.08 to 0.25
97	Isaiah HamiltonWRSan José State	San José State	51	0.170.10 to 0.23	0.10 to 0.23
99	Amare JonesWRTulane	Tulane	79	0.160.08 to 0.24	0.08 to 0.24
100	Caleb TwyfordWRTexas State	Texas State	77	0.160.08 to 0.24	0.08 to 0.24

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.