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

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Caleb WilliamsQBUSC	USC	530	4.413.50 to 5.38	3.50 to 5.38
2	Drake MayeQBNorth Carolina	North Carolina	614	3.882.70 to 5.19	2.70 to 5.19
3	Sam HartmanQBWake Forest	Wake Forest	493	3.022.05 to 4.14	2.05 to 4.14
4	Dorian Thompson-RobinsonQBUCLA	UCLA	438	2.942.07 to 3.91	2.07 to 3.91
5	KJ JeffersonQBArkansas	Arkansas	409	2.852.08 to 3.70	2.08 to 3.70
6	Frank HarrisQBUTSA	UTSA	487	2.771.94 to 3.75	1.94 to 3.75
7	Clayton TuneQBHouston	Houston	549	2.701.75 to 3.80	1.75 to 3.80
8	Cameron RisingQBUtah	Utah	387	2.521.85 to 3.30	1.85 to 3.30
9	Aidan O'ConnellQBPurdue	Purdue	477	2.451.68 to 3.31	1.68 to 3.31
10	Max DugganQBTCU	TCU	483	2.421.52 to 3.47	1.52 to 3.47
11	Holton AhlersQBEast Carolina	East Carolina	435	2.401.68 to 3.21	1.68 to 3.21
12	Stetson BennettQBGeorgia	Georgia	287	2.381.79 to 3.01	1.79 to 3.01
13	Jordan TravisQBFlorida State	Florida State	339	2.331.54 to 3.11	1.54 to 3.11
14	Bo NixQBOregon	Oregon	378	2.321.54 to 3.14	1.54 to 3.14
15	Michael Penix Jr.QBWashington	Washington	480	2.291.31 to 3.39	1.31 to 3.39
16	Darren GraingerQBGeorgia State	Georgia State	405	2.291.62 to 3.05	1.62 to 3.05
17	Seth HeniganQBMemphis	Memphis	472	2.201.41 to 3.04	1.41 to 3.04
18	Austin ReedQBWestern Kentucky	Western Kentucky	493	2.171.23 to 3.21	1.23 to 3.21
19	Hendon HookerQBTennessee	Tennessee	307	2.151.54 to 2.85	1.54 to 2.85
20	Kyle VantreaseQBGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	553	2.141.13 to 3.14	1.13 to 3.14
21	Jayden DanielsQBLSU	LSU	466	2.091.19 to 3.00	1.19 to 3.00
22	Austin AuneQBNorth Texas	North Texas	374	2.051.36 to 2.83	1.36 to 2.83
23	Grayson McCallQBCoastal Carolina	Coastal Carolina	296	1.971.36 to 2.54	1.36 to 2.54
24	Jaren HallQBBYU	BYU	343	1.961.35 to 2.64	1.35 to 2.64
25	Spencer SandersQBOklahoma State	Oklahoma State	382	1.951.27 to 2.72	1.27 to 2.72
26	Riley LeonardQBDuke	Duke	437	1.951.18 to 2.85	1.18 to 2.85
27	Chevan CordeiroQBSan José State	San José State	452	1.921.17 to 2.70	1.17 to 2.70
28	Cam WardQBWashington State	Washington State	470	1.891.00 to 2.74	1.00 to 2.74
29	Jaxson DartQBOle Miss	Ole Miss	382	1.871.24 to 2.62	1.24 to 2.62
30	J.J. McCarthyQBMichigan	Michigan	304	1.861.27 to 2.51	1.27 to 2.51
31	Garrett ShraderQBSyracuse	Syracuse	382	1.841.16 to 2.55	1.16 to 2.55
32	Tanner MordecaiQBSMU	SMU	405	1.831.14 to 2.62	1.14 to 2.62
33	C.J. StroudQBOhio State	Ohio State	249	1.811.32 to 2.39	1.32 to 2.39
34	Bryce YoungQBAlabama	Alabama	259	1.761.22 to 2.26	1.22 to 2.26
35	Payton ThorneQBMichigan State	Michigan State	330	1.761.24 to 2.41	1.24 to 2.41
36	Brady CookQBMissouri	Missouri	407	1.710.97 to 2.61	0.97 to 2.61
37	Ben BryantQBCincinnati	Cincinnati	354	1.681.14 to 2.28	1.14 to 2.28
38	E.J. WarnerQBTemple	Temple	381	1.640.81 to 2.55	0.81 to 2.55
39	Anthony RichardsonQBFlorida	Florida	354	1.610.86 to 2.45	0.86 to 2.45
40	Adrian MartinezQBKansas State	Kansas State	264	1.611.14 to 2.11	1.14 to 2.11
41	John Rhys PlumleeQBUCF	UCF	368	1.600.83 to 2.35	0.83 to 2.35
42	Todd CenteioQBJames Madison	James Madison	293	1.591.11 to 2.07	1.11 to 2.07
43	Malik CunninghamQBLouisville	Louisville	295	1.571.04 to 2.16	1.04 to 2.16
44	Michael PrattQBTulane	Tulane	392	1.500.71 to 2.38	0.71 to 2.38
45	Jalen MaydenQBSan Diego State	San Diego State	290	1.500.83 to 2.20	0.83 to 2.20
46	James BlackmanQBArkansas State	Arkansas State	322	1.480.89 to 2.13	0.89 to 2.13
47	Cole SnyderQBBuffalo	Buffalo	422	1.440.66 to 2.35	0.66 to 2.35
48	Tommy DeVitoQBIllinois	Illinois	345	1.440.60 to 2.26	0.60 to 2.26
49	Taylen GreenQBBoise State	Boise State	276	1.400.79 to 2.00	0.79 to 2.00
50	Dequan FinnQBToledo	Toledo	307	1.380.81 to 2.00	0.81 to 2.00
51	Brennan ArmstrongQBVirginia	Virginia	364	1.380.66 to 2.15	0.66 to 2.15
52	Chase BriceQBApp State	App State	331	1.380.78 to 2.02	0.78 to 2.02
53	Hunter DekkersQBIowa State	Iowa State	461	1.360.51 to 2.42	0.51 to 2.42
54	Chase CunninghamQBMiddle Tennessee	Middle Tennessee	440	1.320.47 to 2.23	0.47 to 2.23
55	Jalon DanielsQBKansas	Kansas	232	1.310.82 to 1.87	0.82 to 1.87
56	N'Kosi PerryQBFlorida Atlantic	Florida Atlantic	310	1.280.71 to 1.95	0.71 to 1.95
57	Sean CliffordQBPenn State	Penn State	334	1.280.71 to 1.96	0.71 to 1.96
58	Casey ThompsonQBNebraska	Nebraska	290	1.270.70 to 1.87	0.70 to 1.87
59	Kurtis RourkeQBOhio	Ohio	280	1.260.71 to 1.91	0.71 to 1.91
60	Dillon GabrielQBOklahoma	Oklahoma	324	1.260.53 to 2.05	0.53 to 2.05
61	Jayden de LauraQBArizona	Arizona	413	1.250.58 to 1.94	0.58 to 1.94
62	Taulia TagovailoaQBMaryland	Maryland	393	1.230.62 to 2.01	0.62 to 2.01
63	Will LevisQBKentucky	Kentucky	278	1.230.76 to 1.81	0.76 to 1.81
64	Will RogersQBMississippi State	Mississippi State	450	1.220.15 to 2.06	0.15 to 2.06
65	Chris ReynoldsQBCharlotte	Charlotte	308	1.180.59 to 1.83	0.59 to 1.83
66	Blake ShapenQBBaylor	Baylor	343	1.180.46 to 1.87	0.46 to 1.87
67	Collin SchleeQBKent State	Kent State	254	1.090.60 to 1.61	0.60 to 1.61
68	Tyler Van DykeQBMiami	Miami	247	1.090.67 to 1.56	0.67 to 1.56
69	Will HowardQBKansas State	Kansas State	182	1.060.63 to 1.53	0.63 to 1.53
70	Tyjae SpearsRBTulane	Tulane	213	1.050.87 to 1.26	0.87 to 1.26
71	Haaziq DanielsQBAir Force	Air Force	184	1.040.67 to 1.49	0.67 to 1.49
72	Connor BazelakQBIndiana	Indiana	369	1.020.23 to 1.93	0.23 to 1.93
73	Drew PyneQBNotre Dame	Notre Dame	246	1.020.45 to 1.59	0.45 to 1.59
74	Spencer RattlerQBSouth Carolina	South Carolina	343	1.010.28 to 1.77	0.28 to 1.77
75	Aveon SmithQBMiami (OH)	Miami (OH)	254	1.000.44 to 1.53	0.44 to 1.53
76	Carter BradleyQBSouth Alabama	South Alabama	420	0.980.19 to 1.78	0.19 to 1.78
77	Diego PaviaQBNew Mexico State	New Mexico State	165	0.980.60 to 1.36	0.60 to 1.36
78	TJ McMahonQBRice	Rice	237	0.970.45 to 1.49	0.45 to 1.49
79	Davis BrinQBTulsa	Tulsa	267	0.970.37 to 1.58	0.37 to 1.58
80	Tyler ShoughQBTexas Tech	Texas Tech	202	0.970.54 to 1.44	0.54 to 1.44
81	Tyhier TylerQBArmy	Army	140	0.970.58 to 1.36	0.58 to 1.36
82	Dylan HopkinsQBUAB	UAB	215	0.950.48 to 1.42	0.48 to 1.42
83	Cooper LegasQBUtah State	Utah State	285	0.950.37 to 1.47	0.37 to 1.47
84	Jake HaenerQBFresno State	Fresno State	252	0.940.50 to 1.46	0.50 to 1.46
85	Phil JurkovecQBBoston College	Boston College	213	0.930.47 to 1.38	0.47 to 1.38
86	Robby AshfordQBAuburn	Auburn	292	0.920.29 to 1.58	0.29 to 1.58
87	Tanner McKeeQBStanford	Stanford	359	0.910.27 to 1.56	0.27 to 1.56
88	Quinn EwersQBTexas	Texas	278	0.910.28 to 1.55	0.28 to 1.55
89	DJ UiagaleleiQBClemson	Clemson	365	0.890.27 to 1.55	0.27 to 1.55
90	Taylor PowellQBEastern Michigan	Eastern Michigan	240	0.890.33 to 1.50	0.33 to 1.50
91	Matt McDonaldQBBowling Green	Bowling Green	333	0.850.26 to 1.55	0.26 to 1.55
92	Layne HatcherQBTexas State	Texas State	351	0.840.15 to 1.60	0.15 to 1.60
93	Daniel RichardsonQBCentral Michigan	Central Michigan	226	0.830.32 to 1.31	0.32 to 1.31
94	Doug BrumfieldQBUNLV	UNLV	278	0.830.20 to 1.45	0.20 to 1.45
95	Gavin HardisonQBUTEP	UTEP	281	0.820.31 to 1.36	0.31 to 1.36
96	Grant WellsQBVirginia Tech	Virginia Tech	334	0.810.20 to 1.40	0.20 to 1.40
97	Chase BrownRBIllinois	Illinois	288	0.810.53 to 1.06	0.53 to 1.06
98	Braylon BraxtonQBTulsa	Tulsa	178	0.800.45 to 1.19	0.45 to 1.19
99	Ben WooldridgeQBLouisiana	Louisiana	260	0.790.20 to 1.31	0.20 to 1.31
100	Trenton BourguetQBArizona State	Arizona State	196	0.770.30 to 1.23	0.30 to 1.23

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.