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 2022. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Nathaniel DellWRHouston	Houston	109	0.520.33 to 0.69	0.33 to 0.69
2	Jacob CowingWRArizona	Arizona	76	0.420.27 to 0.57	0.27 to 0.57
3	Jared WayneWRPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	71	0.380.26 to 0.53	0.26 to 0.53
4	Rashee RiceWRSMU	SMU	89	0.370.19 to 0.54	0.19 to 0.54
5	Ali JenningsWROld Dominion	Old Dominion	51	0.340.25 to 0.45	0.25 to 0.45
6	Corey Crooms Jr.WRWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	85	0.340.17 to 0.52	0.17 to 0.52
7	Elijah CooksWRSan José State	San José State	69	0.340.21 to 0.44	0.21 to 0.44
8	Zay FlowersWRBoston College	Boston College	81	0.330.20 to 0.48	0.20 to 0.48
9	Keylon StokesWRTulsa	Tulsa	91	0.330.17 to 0.49	0.17 to 0.49
10	Demario DouglasWRLiberty	Liberty	79	0.330.18 to 0.47	0.18 to 0.47
11	Jeremiah HunterWRCalifornia	California	58	0.310.20 to 0.41	0.20 to 0.41
12	Malik NabersWRLSU	LSU	64	0.310.21 to 0.42	0.21 to 0.42
13	Jaylin LaneWRMiddle Tennessee	Middle Tennessee	67	0.300.18 to 0.43	0.18 to 0.43
14	Jalen McMillanWRWashington	Washington	81	0.300.16 to 0.44	0.16 to 0.44
15	Tyler HudsonWRLouisville	Louisville	76	0.300.18 to 0.41	0.18 to 0.41
16	Matt LandersWRArkansas	Arkansas	52	0.290.17 to 0.41	0.17 to 0.41
17	Jamari ThrashWRGeorgia State	Georgia State	56	0.290.20 to 0.39	0.20 to 0.39
18	Jason BrownleeWRSouthern Miss	Southern Miss	62	0.290.18 to 0.40	0.18 to 0.40
19	Quentin JohnstonWRTCU	TCU	81	0.290.11 to 0.47	0.11 to 0.47
20	Charlie JonesWRPurdue	Purdue	95	0.280.11 to 0.44	0.11 to 0.44
21	Devin VoisinWRSouth Alabama	South Alabama	72	0.280.14 to 0.40	0.14 to 0.40
22	Trea ShropshireWRUAB	UAB	55	0.280.16 to 0.40	0.16 to 0.40
23	Tory HortonWRColorado State	Colorado State	64	0.280.17 to 0.39	0.17 to 0.39
24	Xavier HutchinsonWRIowa State	Iowa State	111	0.270.08 to 0.50	0.08 to 0.50
24	Jayshon JacksonWRBall State	Ball State	106	0.270.08 to 0.45	0.08 to 0.45
24	A.T. PerryWRWake Forest	Wake Forest	102	0.270.08 to 0.48	0.08 to 0.48
24	Tez JohnsonWRTroy	Troy	64	0.270.14 to 0.39	0.14 to 0.39
28	Luke McCaffreyWRRice	Rice	65	0.270.18 to 0.36	0.18 to 0.36
29	Josh DownsWRNorth Carolina	North Carolina	98	0.270.11 to 0.44	0.11 to 0.44
30	Sam WigluszWROhio	Ohio	68	0.260.14 to 0.38	0.14 to 0.38
31	Dorian SingerWRArizona	Arizona	59	0.260.14 to 0.38	0.14 to 0.38
32	Rome OdunzeWRWashington	Washington	93	0.250.09 to 0.42	0.09 to 0.42
32	Michael JeffersonWRLouisiana	Louisiana	54	0.250.12 to 0.37	0.12 to 0.37
34	Antwane Wells Jr.WRSouth Carolina	South Carolina	66	0.250.12 to 0.38	0.12 to 0.38
35	Marvin MimsWROklahoma	Oklahoma	59	0.240.09 to 0.40	0.09 to 0.40
36	Alex AdamsWRAkron	Akron	41	0.240.17 to 0.32	0.17 to 0.32
37	Dominic LovettWRMissouri	Missouri	51	0.240.16 to 0.32	0.16 to 0.32
38	Dontayvion WicksWRVirginia	Virginia	54	0.240.12 to 0.36	0.12 to 0.36
39	Trey PalmerWRNebraska	Nebraska	78	0.240.09 to 0.37	0.09 to 0.37
40	Cole TuckerWRNorthern Illinois	Northern Illinois	52	0.230.14 to 0.33	0.14 to 0.33
41	Jordan MooreWRDuke	Duke	63	0.230.12 to 0.34	0.12 to 0.34
42	Antoine GreenWRNorth Carolina	North Carolina	56	0.230.12 to 0.33	0.12 to 0.33
43	Keon ColemanWRMichigan State	Michigan State	54	0.220.14 to 0.30	0.14 to 0.30
44	Parker WashingtonWRPenn State	Penn State	48	0.220.14 to 0.30	0.14 to 0.30
45	Javon BakerWRUCF	UCF	62	0.220.11 to 0.33	0.11 to 0.33
46	Jalin HyattWRTennessee	Tennessee	70	0.220.09 to 0.35	0.09 to 0.35
47	Malik HeathWROle Miss	Ole Miss	52	0.220.13 to 0.30	0.13 to 0.30
48	Kobe HudsonWRUCF	UCF	44	0.210.13 to 0.29	0.13 to 0.29
48	Brian CobbsWRUtah State	Utah State	66	0.210.11 to 0.31	0.11 to 0.31
48	Jacoby JonesWROhio	Ohio	40	0.210.15 to 0.27	0.15 to 0.27
48	Jalen WayneWRSouth Alabama	South Alabama	75	0.210.11 to 0.34	0.11 to 0.34
52	Jake BoboWRUCLA	UCLA	63	0.210.11 to 0.32	0.11 to 0.32
53	Tyler ScottWRCincinnati	Cincinnati	53	0.210.09 to 0.32	0.09 to 0.32
54	Sam JamesWRWest Virginia	West Virginia	50	0.210.12 to 0.29	0.12 to 0.29
55	Jaylen HallWRWestern Kentucky	Western Kentucky	53	0.210.11 to 0.30	0.11 to 0.30
56	Mitchell TinsleyWRPenn State	Penn State	52	0.200.11 to 0.31	0.11 to 0.31
56	Jahmal BanksWRWake Forest	Wake Forest	46	0.200.13 to 0.28	0.13 to 0.28
58	J. Michael SturdivantWRCalifornia	California	77	0.200.08 to 0.34	0.08 to 0.34
59	Ke'Shawn WilliamsWRWake Forest	Wake Forest	44	0.200.12 to 0.28	0.12 to 0.28
59	Grant DuBoseWRCharlotte	Charlotte	47	0.200.12 to 0.27	0.12 to 0.27
61	Marvin Harrison Jr.WROhio State	Ohio State	64	0.200.09 to 0.31	0.09 to 0.31
62	Malik WashingtonWRNorthwestern	Northwestern	62	0.200.09 to 0.30	0.09 to 0.30
62	Ja'Lynn PolkWRWashington	Washington	46	0.200.12 to 0.28	0.12 to 0.28
62	Donavon GreeneWRWake Forest	Wake Forest	48	0.200.12 to 0.27	0.12 to 0.27
65	C.J. JohnsonWREast Carolina	East Carolina	54	0.190.11 to 0.28	0.11 to 0.28
65	Malachi CorleyWRWestern Kentucky	Western Kentucky	89	0.190.02 to 0.35	0.02 to 0.35
67	Jerand BradleyWRTexas Tech	Texas Tech	50	0.190.11 to 0.27	0.11 to 0.27
67	Phillip BrooksWRKansas State	Kansas State	54	0.190.09 to 0.29	0.09 to 0.29
69	Kaden PratherWRWest Virginia	West Virginia	47	0.190.12 to 0.25	0.12 to 0.25
70	Cameron CamperWRIndiana	Indiana	58	0.190.09 to 0.28	0.09 to 0.28
71	Daewood DavisWRWestern Kentucky	Western Kentucky	47	0.180.11 to 0.27	0.11 to 0.27
72	Tyrin SmithWRUTEP	UTEP	66	0.180.04 to 0.31	0.04 to 0.31
72	Zakhari FranklinWRUTSA	UTSA	92	0.180.01 to 0.36	0.01 to 0.36
72	Taylor MorinWRWake Forest	Wake Forest	53	0.180.09 to 0.27	0.09 to 0.27
75	Puka NacuaWRBYU	BYU	54	0.180.12 to 0.25	0.12 to 0.25
75	Ricky PearsallWRFlorida	Florida	48	0.180.10 to 0.26	0.10 to 0.26
75	Zane PopeWRFresno State	Fresno State	34	0.180.13 to 0.23	0.13 to 0.23
75	Jordan AddisonWRUSC	USC	70	0.180.03 to 0.31	0.03 to 0.31
75	Jose BarbonWRTemple	Temple	66	0.180.05 to 0.32	0.05 to 0.32
80	Bryce Ford-WheatonWRWest Virginia	West Virginia	66	0.180.07 to 0.31	0.07 to 0.31
81	Taye BarberWRTCU	TCU	46	0.180.09 to 0.28	0.09 to 0.28
82	Kris ThorntonWRJames Madison	James Madison	44	0.180.12 to 0.24	0.12 to 0.24
82	Kaleb SmithWRVirginia Tech	Virginia Tech	43	0.180.09 to 0.26	0.09 to 0.26
84	Duece WattsWRTulane	Tulane	48	0.180.09 to 0.26	0.09 to 0.26
85	Johnny WilsonWRFlorida State	Florida State	69	0.170.04 to 0.35	0.04 to 0.35
86	Tyrone HowellWRUL Monroe	UL Monroe	36	0.170.11 to 0.24	0.11 to 0.24
87	Carlos CarriereWRCentral Michigan	Central Michigan	47	0.170.08 to 0.27	0.08 to 0.27
87	Will SheppardWRVanderbilt	Vanderbilt	58	0.170.08 to 0.26	0.08 to 0.26
89	Elijhah BadgerWRArizona State	Arizona State	58	0.170.08 to 0.26	0.08 to 0.26
90	De'Zhaun StriblingWRWashington State	Washington State	37	0.170.11 to 0.22	0.11 to 0.22
91	Tyrese ChambersWRFlorida International	Florida International	38	0.170.07 to 0.25	0.07 to 0.25
91	Emeka EgbukaWROhio State	Ohio State	61	0.170.06 to 0.27	0.06 to 0.27
93	Jordan KerleyWRSMU	SMU	37	0.160.10 to 0.22	0.10 to 0.22
94	Elijah SpencerWRCharlotte	Charlotte	43	0.160.08 to 0.23	0.08 to 0.23
95	Terrell VaughnWRUtah State	Utah State	53	0.160.09 to 0.22	0.09 to 0.22
96	Thayer ThomasWRNC State	NC State	69	0.160.03 to 0.28	0.03 to 0.28
96	Tyrone BrodenWRBowling Green	Bowling Green	37	0.160.09 to 0.23	0.09 to 0.23
96	JuanCarlos SantanaWRTulsa	Tulsa	76	0.160.02 to 0.32	0.02 to 0.32
96	Derwin Burgess Jr.WRGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	66	0.160.05 to 0.26	0.05 to 0.26
96	Tre HarrisWRLouisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech	55	0.160.04 to 0.27	0.04 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.