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 players by WAR in 2018. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Gardner MinshewQBWashington State	Washington State	543	3.042.16 to 3.95	2.16 to 3.95
2	Dwayne HaskinsQBOhio State	Ohio State	458	2.862.14 to 3.58	2.14 to 3.58
3	Kyler MurrayQBOklahoma	Oklahoma	391	2.852.18 to 3.49	2.18 to 3.49
4	Sam EhlingerQBTexas	Texas	558	2.791.98 to 3.53	1.98 to 3.53
5	Taylor CorneliusQBOklahoma State	Oklahoma State	500	2.631.89 to 3.38	1.89 to 3.38
6	Ryan FinleyQBNC State	NC State	418	2.431.75 to 3.06	1.75 to 3.06
7	K.J. CostelloQBStanford	Stanford	385	2.401.82 to 3.07	1.82 to 3.07
8	Trace McSorleyQBPenn State	Penn State	460	2.291.66 to 2.99	1.66 to 2.99
9	D'Eriq KingQBHouston	Houston	377	2.261.62 to 2.95	1.62 to 2.95
10	Cole McDonaldQBHawai'i	Hawai'i	438	2.251.56 to 3.04	1.56 to 3.04
11	Charlie BrewerQBBaylor	Baylor	421	2.251.65 to 2.89	1.65 to 2.89
12	David BloughQBPurdue	Purdue	476	2.231.48 to 2.99	1.48 to 2.99
13	Marcus McMaryionQBFresno State	Fresno State	406	2.211.60 to 2.86	1.60 to 2.86
14	Brett RypienQBBoise State	Boise State	432	2.191.53 to 2.89	1.53 to 2.89
15	Eric DungeyQBSyracuse	Syracuse	436	2.171.46 to 2.86	1.46 to 2.86
16	Peyton RamseyQBIndiana	Indiana	481	2.151.42 to 2.87	1.42 to 2.87
17	Ryan WillisQBVirginia Tech	Virginia Tech	387	2.141.43 to 2.82	1.43 to 2.82
18	Mason FineQBNorth Texas	North Texas	451	2.121.46 to 2.83	1.46 to 2.83
19	Tyree JacksonQBBuffalo	Buffalo	399	2.091.40 to 2.71	1.40 to 2.71
20	Clayton ThorsonQBNorthwestern	Northwestern	561	2.091.18 to 3.02	1.18 to 3.02
21	Nick FitzgeraldQBMississippi State	Mississippi State	366	2.051.56 to 2.64	1.56 to 2.64
22	Nathan RourkeQBOhio	Ohio	330	2.051.47 to 2.55	1.47 to 2.55
23	Manny WilkinsQBArizona State	Arizona State	475	2.031.40 to 2.75	1.40 to 2.75
24	Will GrierQBWest Virginia	West Virginia	352	1.991.40 to 2.61	1.40 to 2.61
25	Gus RaglandQBMiami (OH)	Miami (OH)	428	1.951.19 to 2.71	1.19 to 2.71
26	Bryce PerkinsQBVirginia	Virginia	470	1.941.28 to 2.66	1.28 to 2.66
26	Kellen MondQBTexas A&M	Texas A&M	452	1.941.21 to 2.69	1.21 to 2.69
28	Caleb EvansQBUL Monroe	UL Monroe	372	1.931.32 to 2.54	1.32 to 2.54
29	Nate StanleyQBIowa	Iowa	385	1.891.22 to 2.50	1.22 to 2.50
30	Kyle ShurmurQBVanderbilt	Vanderbilt	382	1.851.18 to 2.48	1.18 to 2.48
31	Brian LewerkeQBMichigan State	Michigan State	392	1.801.26 to 2.35	1.26 to 2.35
32	Adrian MartinezQBNebraska	Nebraska	411	1.801.07 to 2.47	1.07 to 2.47
33	Brent StockstillQBMiddle Tennessee	Middle Tennessee	445	1.781.08 to 2.52	1.08 to 2.52
34	Marcus ChildersQBNorthern Illinois	Northern Illinois	533	1.740.90 to 2.57	0.90 to 2.57
35	Steven MontezQBColorado	Colorado	400	1.711.13 to 2.39	1.13 to 2.39
36	McKenzie MiltonQBUCF	UCF	257	1.711.35 to 2.15	1.35 to 2.15
36	Joe BurrowQBLSU	LSU	383	1.711.08 to 2.36	1.08 to 2.36
38	Ian BookQBNotre Dame	Notre Dame	346	1.691.14 to 2.29	1.14 to 2.29
39	Ty GangiQBNevada	Nevada	409	1.670.95 to 2.41	0.95 to 2.41
40	Khalil TateQBArizona	Arizona	288	1.661.24 to 2.09	1.24 to 2.09
41	Justin HerbertQBOregon	Oregon	325	1.651.15 to 2.22	1.15 to 2.22
42	J'Mar SmithQBLouisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech	450	1.640.92 to 2.35	0.92 to 2.35
43	Trevor LawrenceQBClemson	Clemson	298	1.621.15 to 2.15	1.15 to 2.15
44	Daniel JonesQBDuke	Duke	440	1.591.00 to 2.26	1.00 to 2.26
44	Justice HansenQBArkansas State	Arkansas State	423	1.590.95 to 2.30	0.95 to 2.30
46	Brock PurdyQBIowa State	Iowa State	267	1.591.13 to 2.09	1.13 to 2.09
47	Jordan LoveQBUtah State	Utah State	335	1.581.04 to 2.15	1.04 to 2.15
48	Jordan Ta'amuQBOle Miss	Ole Miss	379	1.570.96 to 2.23	0.96 to 2.23
49	Drew LockQBMissouri	Missouri	376	1.540.86 to 2.22	0.86 to 2.22
50	Blake LaRussaQBOld Dominion	Old Dominion	372	1.520.90 to 2.14	0.90 to 2.14
51	Anthony RussoQBTemple	Temple	354	1.510.94 to 2.15	0.94 to 2.15
52	Jake BentleyQBSouth Carolina	South Carolina	302	1.470.99 to 1.94	0.99 to 1.94
53	Desmond RidderQBCincinnati	Cincinnati	400	1.470.80 to 2.11	0.80 to 2.11
54	Alan BowmanQBTexas Tech	Texas Tech	292	1.460.99 to 1.94	0.99 to 1.94
54	Jarrett StidhamQBAuburn	Auburn	311	1.460.99 to 1.99	0.99 to 1.99
56	Zac ThomasQBApp State	App State	254	1.461.05 to 1.96	1.05 to 1.96
57	Malcolm PerryQBNavy	Navy	161	1.431.03 to 1.86	1.03 to 1.86
58	Woody BarrettQBKent State	Kent State	397	1.410.68 to 2.10	0.68 to 2.10
59	Riley NealQBBall State	Ball State	305	1.390.88 to 1.91	0.88 to 1.91
60	Jake FrommQBGeorgia	Georgia	252	1.360.96 to 1.79	0.96 to 1.79
61	Shea PattersonQBMichigan	Michigan	294	1.350.89 to 1.91	0.89 to 1.91
62	AJ BushQBIllinois	Illinois	262	1.340.90 to 1.81	0.90 to 1.81
63	Ben HicksQBSMU	SMU	323	1.300.73 to 1.87	0.73 to 1.87
64	TaQuon MarshallQBGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	234	1.300.81 to 1.83	0.81 to 1.83
65	Stephen CalvertQBLiberty	Liberty	319	1.290.76 to 1.77	0.76 to 1.77
66	Kato NelsonQBAkron	Akron	330	1.280.82 to 1.80	0.82 to 1.80
67	Kelvin Hopkins Jr.QBArmy	Army	225	1.270.79 to 1.79	0.79 to 1.79
68	Jake BrowningQBWashington	Washington	352	1.260.73 to 1.83	0.73 to 1.83
69	Holton AhlersQBEast Carolina	East Carolina	287	1.220.79 to 1.72	0.79 to 1.72
70	Jarret DoegeQBBowling Green	Bowling Green	270	1.210.74 to 1.69	0.74 to 1.69
71	Anthony BrownQBBoston College	Boston College	289	1.210.74 to 1.62	0.74 to 1.62
72	Eno BenjaminRBArizona State	Arizona State	316	1.200.99 to 1.40	0.99 to 1.40
73	David PindellQBUConn	UConn	219	1.200.83 to 1.57	0.83 to 1.57
74	Dan EllingtonQBGeorgia State	Georgia State	279	1.200.72 to 1.69	0.72 to 1.69
75	Tua TagovailoaQBAlabama	Alabama	231	1.160.78 to 1.53	0.78 to 1.53
76	Chase GarbersQBCalifornia	California	287	1.130.68 to 1.60	0.68 to 1.60
77	James MorganQBFlorida International	Florida International	289	1.100.64 to 1.66	0.64 to 1.66
78	JT DanielsQBUSC	USC	361	1.090.55 to 1.72	0.55 to 1.72
79	Kenny PickettQBPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	354	1.090.50 to 1.69	0.50 to 1.69
80	Chris RobisonQBFlorida Atlantic	Florida Atlantic	278	1.070.63 to 1.57	0.63 to 1.57
81	Benny Snell Jr.RBKentucky	Kentucky	265	1.060.86 to 1.26	0.86 to 1.26
82	Jon WassinkQBWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	210	1.050.72 to 1.42	0.72 to 1.42
83	Michael Warren IIRBCincinnati	Cincinnati	253	1.040.83 to 1.23	0.83 to 1.23
84	Ryan AgnewQBSan Diego State	San Diego State	262	1.030.68 to 1.50	0.68 to 1.50
85	Isaiah SandersQBAir Force	Air Force	190	1.030.65 to 1.40	0.65 to 1.40
86	Josh AdkinsQBNew Mexico State	New Mexico State	331	0.980.52 to 1.52	0.52 to 1.52
87	Tyler HuntleyQBUtah	Utah	268	0.970.54 to 1.41	0.54 to 1.41
88	Nathan ElliottQBNorth Carolina	North Carolina	288	0.970.53 to 1.44	0.53 to 1.44
89	Tre HarbisonRBNorthern Illinois	Northern Illinois	193	0.950.80 to 1.10	0.80 to 1.10
90	Terry WilsonQBKentucky	Kentucky	314	0.940.35 to 1.49	0.35 to 1.49
91	Joshua KelleyRBUCLA	UCLA	232	0.940.79 to 1.10	0.79 to 1.10
92	Mitchell GuadagniQBToledo	Toledo	168	0.930.54 to 1.32	0.54 to 1.32
93	Brady WhiteQBMemphis	Memphis	315	0.930.43 to 1.46	0.43 to 1.46
94	Alexander MattisonRBBoise State	Boise State	275	0.920.72 to 1.09	0.72 to 1.09
95	Jarrett GuarantanoQBTennessee	Tennessee	213	0.920.60 to 1.28	0.60 to 1.28
96	K.J. Carta-SamuelsQBColorado State	Colorado State	224	0.910.60 to 1.28	0.60 to 1.28
97	Skylar ThompsonQBKansas State	Kansas State	252	0.910.46 to 1.39	0.46 to 1.39
98	Alex BarnesRBKansas State	Kansas State	241	0.900.70 to 1.11	0.70 to 1.11
99	Zach WilsonQBBYU	BYU	209	0.890.53 to 1.27	0.53 to 1.27
100	Jonathan TaylorRBWisconsin	Wisconsin	238	0.890.69 to 1.11	0.69 to 1.11

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.