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 2023. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Rome OdunzeWRWashington	Washington	104	0.520.31 to 0.75	0.31 to 0.75
2	Tetairoa McMillanWRArizona	Arizona	88	0.470.29 to 0.65	0.29 to 0.65
3	Malik WashingtonWRVirginia	Virginia	105	0.440.24 to 0.69	0.24 to 0.69
4	Malik NabersWRLSU	LSU	87	0.430.22 to 0.60	0.22 to 0.60
5	Luke McCaffreyWRRice	Rice	92	0.380.20 to 0.59	0.20 to 0.59
6	Elijah SarrattWRJames Madison	James Madison	66	0.380.26 to 0.49	0.26 to 0.49
7	Tez JohnsonWROregon	Oregon	67	0.370.21 to 0.53	0.21 to 0.53
8	Jamari ThrashWRLouisville	Louisville	58	0.360.21 to 0.51	0.21 to 0.51
9	Reggie BrownWRJames Madison	James Madison	50	0.360.24 to 0.48	0.24 to 0.48
10	Ja'Mori MaclinWRNorth Texas	North Texas	56	0.350.20 to 0.49	0.20 to 0.49
10	Malachi CorleyWRWestern Kentucky	Western Kentucky	80	0.340.17 to 0.55	0.17 to 0.55
12	Tory HortonWRColorado State	Colorado State	73	0.340.16 to 0.52	0.16 to 0.52
13	Kelly AkharaiyiWRUTEP	UTEP	51	0.340.19 to 0.49	0.19 to 0.49
14	Josh KellyWRWashington State	Washington State	60	0.330.19 to 0.48	0.19 to 0.48
15	Steven McBrideWRHawai'i	Hawai'i	48	0.330.22 to 0.42	0.22 to 0.42
15	Jalen RoyalsWRUtah State	Utah State	55	0.330.18 to 0.47	0.18 to 0.47
17	Troy FranklinWROregon	Oregon	63	0.320.16 to 0.48	0.16 to 0.48
18	Roc TaylorWRMemphis	Memphis	69	0.310.15 to 0.49	0.15 to 0.49
19	Sean AtkinsWRSouth Florida	South Florida	79	0.300.12 to 0.49	0.12 to 0.49
20	Noah SmithWRSam Houston	Sam Houston	114	0.300.10 to 0.50	0.10 to 0.50
21	Jahmal BanksWRWake Forest	Wake Forest	61	0.290.18 to 0.41	0.18 to 0.41
22	Ja'Lynn PolkWRWashington	Washington	70	0.290.11 to 0.50	0.11 to 0.50
22	Kamdyn BenjaminWRTulsa	Tulsa	60	0.290.14 to 0.43	0.14 to 0.43
24	Sam PinckneyWRCoastal Carolina	Coastal Carolina	80	0.290.09 to 0.46	0.09 to 0.46
24	Kobe HudsonWRUCF	UCF	37	0.290.19 to 0.39	0.19 to 0.39
26	Ricky PearsallWRFlorida	Florida	56	0.280.17 to 0.39	0.17 to 0.39
27	Cyrus AllenWRLouisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech	44	0.280.18 to 0.38	0.18 to 0.38
28	Jordan MooreWRDuke	Duke	64	0.280.13 to 0.42	0.13 to 0.42
29	Javon BakerWRUCF	UCF	46	0.270.15 to 0.40	0.15 to 0.40
30	Elic AyomanorWRStanford	Stanford	52	0.270.17 to 0.37	0.17 to 0.37
31	Jeshaun JonesWRMaryland	Maryland	51	0.260.15 to 0.37	0.15 to 0.37
32	Ricky White IIIWRUNLV	UNLV	101	0.260.03 to 0.53	0.03 to 0.53
33	Tre HarrisWROle Miss	Ole Miss	54	0.260.11 to 0.42	0.11 to 0.42
34	Lideatrick GriffinWRMississippi State	Mississippi State	61	0.260.13 to 0.37	0.13 to 0.37
35	Xavier LegetteWRSouth Carolina	South Carolina	87	0.250.06 to 0.48	0.06 to 0.48
36	Pofele AshlockWRHawai'i	Hawai'i	69	0.250.07 to 0.41	0.07 to 0.41
37	Caullin LacyWRSouth Alabama	South Alabama	76	0.250.03 to 0.46	0.03 to 0.46
38	Chase SowellWREast Carolina	East Carolina	48	0.250.15 to 0.36	0.15 to 0.36
39	Johnny WilsonWRFlorida State	Florida State	53	0.250.11 to 0.39	0.11 to 0.39
40	Joseph Manjack IVWRHouston	Houston	44	0.240.15 to 0.34	0.15 to 0.34
41	CJ DanielsWRLiberty	Liberty	53	0.240.11 to 0.41	0.11 to 0.41
41	Kaedin RobinsonWRApp State	App State	69	0.240.05 to 0.43	0.05 to 0.43
43	Tyrone HowellWRUL Monroe	UL Monroe	34	0.240.16 to 0.32	0.16 to 0.32
43	Tejhaun PalmerWRUAB	UAB	42	0.240.13 to 0.35	0.13 to 0.35
43	Daniel JacksonWRMinnesota	Minnesota	68	0.240.07 to 0.39	0.07 to 0.39
43	Jerjuan NewtonWRToledo	Toledo	64	0.240.05 to 0.38	0.05 to 0.38
47	Cam JohnsonWRNorthwestern	Northwestern	47	0.240.13 to 0.32	0.13 to 0.32
48	Robert LewisWRGeorgia State	Georgia State	46	0.230.12 to 0.36	0.12 to 0.36
49	Lawrence ArnoldWRKansas	Kansas	51	0.230.12 to 0.36	0.12 to 0.36
49	Theo Wease Jr.WRMissouri	Missouri	53	0.230.12 to 0.36	0.12 to 0.36
51	Samuel BrownWRHouston	Houston	59	0.230.09 to 0.37	0.09 to 0.37
52	Chris LewisWRTroy	Troy	41	0.230.11 to 0.35	0.11 to 0.35
53	Anthony GouldWROregon State	Oregon State	46	0.230.11 to 0.34	0.11 to 0.34
54	Dane KeyWRKentucky	Kentucky	33	0.220.15 to 0.30	0.15 to 0.30
55	Nic AndersonWROklahoma	Oklahoma	45	0.220.12 to 0.32	0.12 to 0.32
55	Brennan PresleyWROklahoma State	Oklahoma State	118	0.220.00 to 0.43	0.00 to 0.43
55	KC ConcepcionWRNC State	NC State	105	0.220.01 to 0.43	0.01 to 0.43
58	Sam WigluszWROhio	Ohio	61	0.220.09 to 0.36	0.09 to 0.36
59	Casey WashingtonWRIllinois	Illinois	59	0.220.11 to 0.34	0.11 to 0.34
59	Colbie YoungWRMiami	Miami	48	0.220.11 to 0.33	0.11 to 0.33
59	Joey HobertWRTexas State	Texas State	80	0.220.07 to 0.40	0.07 to 0.40
59	Malachi FieldsWRVirginia	Virginia	68	0.220.09 to 0.35	0.09 to 0.35
63	Jalen MossWRFresno State	Fresno State	46	0.220.13 to 0.31	0.13 to 0.31
64	Marvin Harrison Jr.WROhio State	Ohio State	53	0.220.11 to 0.33	0.11 to 0.33
64	Gage LarvadainWRMiami (OH)	Miami (OH)	57	0.220.09 to 0.34	0.09 to 0.34
66	Kole WilsonWRTexas State	Texas State	72	0.210.07 to 0.36	0.07 to 0.36
66	Travis HunterWRColorado	Colorado	54	0.210.08 to 0.34	0.08 to 0.34
68	Perry CarterWRJacksonville State	Jacksonville State	45	0.210.09 to 0.33	0.09 to 0.33
69	Elijah MetcalfWRMiddle Tennessee	Middle Tennessee	51	0.210.09 to 0.32	0.09 to 0.32
70	Demeer BlankumseeWRMemphis	Memphis	51	0.210.04 to 0.35	0.04 to 0.35
71	Kaden PratherWRMaryland	Maryland	40	0.210.12 to 0.30	0.12 to 0.30
71	Bub MeansWRPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	45	0.210.08 to 0.33	0.08 to 0.33
71	Jacolby GeorgeWRMiami	Miami	57	0.210.07 to 0.35	0.07 to 0.35
74	Chris Brazzell IIWRTulane	Tulane	50	0.210.10 to 0.32	0.10 to 0.32
75	Jeremiah HunterWRCalifornia	California	65	0.200.04 to 0.37	0.04 to 0.37
76	Taylor MorinWRWake Forest	Wake Forest	40	0.200.12 to 0.29	0.12 to 0.29
77	Andrew ArmstrongWRArkansas	Arkansas	51	0.200.10 to 0.30	0.10 to 0.30
78	Eric McAlisterWRBoise State	Boise State	43	0.200.08 to 0.31	0.08 to 0.31
79	Jakarius CastonWRSouthern Miss	Southern Miss	38	0.190.10 to 0.28	0.10 to 0.28
80	Jacob BernardWRLouisiana	Louisiana	40	0.190.08 to 0.29	0.08 to 0.29
81	Keon ColemanWRFlorida State	Florida State	58	0.190.03 to 0.33	0.03 to 0.33
82	Jayden HigginsWRIowa State	Iowa State	54	0.190.02 to 0.33	0.02 to 0.33
83	Justus Ross-SimmonsWRColorado State	Colorado State	42	0.180.08 to 0.29	0.08 to 0.29
84	Dominic LovettWRGeorgia	Georgia	39	0.180.08 to 0.28	0.08 to 0.28
85	Brenden RiceWRUSC	USC	33	0.180.10 to 0.26	0.10 to 0.26
85	Beaux CollinsWRClemson	Clemson	45	0.180.07 to 0.32	0.07 to 0.32
87	Devin McCuinWRUTSA	UTSA	39	0.180.09 to 0.27	0.09 to 0.27
87	Jaylin NoelWRIowa State	Iowa State	59	0.180.03 to 0.33	0.03 to 0.33
89	Tayvion RobinsonWRKentucky	Kentucky	48	0.180.07 to 0.29	0.07 to 0.29
90	Jacob CowingWRArizona	Arizona	80	0.180.01 to 0.34	0.01 to 0.34
91	Tahj WashingtonWRUSC	USC	49	0.180.05 to 0.30	0.05 to 0.30
92	Logan LoyaWRUCLA	UCLA	58	0.180.04 to 0.33	0.04 to 0.33
93	Joshua CephusWRUTSA	UTSA	86	0.17−0.01 to 0.38	−0.01 to 0.38
93	Rashod OwensWROklahoma State	Oklahoma State	83	0.170.00 to 0.35	0.00 to 0.35
95	Xavier WeaverWRColorado	Colorado	61	0.170.04 to 0.31	0.04 to 0.31
96	Silas BoldenWROregon State	Oregon State	52	0.170.06 to 0.27	0.06 to 0.27
97	Jake BaileyWRSMU	SMU	31	0.170.07 to 0.26	0.07 to 0.26
97	Jha'Quan JacksonWRTulane	Tulane	42	0.170.09 to 0.26	0.09 to 0.26
99	Jared BrownWRCoastal Carolina	Coastal Carolina	70	0.170.01 to 0.33	0.01 to 0.33
100	Adonai MitchellWRTexas	Texas	59	0.170.03 to 0.31	0.03 to 0.31

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.