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 2025. Each links to his team's Players section.

#	Player	Team	Plays	WAR	90% interval
1	Darian MensahQBDuke	Duke	459	2.691.71 to 3.47	1.71 to 3.47
2	Kevin JenningsQBSMU	SMU	416	2.651.93 to 3.34	1.93 to 3.34
3	Trinidad ChamblissQBOle Miss	Ole Miss	489	2.491.68 to 3.29	1.68 to 3.29
4	Diego PaviaQBVanderbilt	Vanderbilt	418	2.451.76 to 3.14	1.76 to 3.14
5	Haynes KingQBGeorgia Tech	Georgia Tech	478	2.281.55 to 3.07	1.55 to 3.07
6	Sawyer RobertsonQBBaylor	Baylor	448	2.281.35 to 3.05	1.35 to 3.05
7	Devon DampierQBUtah	Utah	407	2.181.56 to 2.76	1.56 to 2.76
8	Athan KaliakmanisQBRutgers	Rutgers	363	2.161.51 to 2.76	1.51 to 2.76
9	Bear BachmeierQBBYU	BYU	451	2.111.34 to 2.83	1.34 to 2.83
10	John MateerQBOklahoma	Oklahoma	450	2.101.30 to 2.90	1.30 to 2.90
11	Nick MinicucciQBDelaware	Delaware	502	2.081.18 to 2.98	1.18 to 2.98
11	Jaron-Keawe SagapoluteleQBCalifornia	California	475	2.081.21 to 2.85	1.21 to 2.85
13	Ty SimpsonQBAlabama	Alabama	478	2.001.20 to 2.79	1.20 to 2.79
14	Brad JacksonQBTexas State	Texas State	439	1.991.21 to 2.75	1.21 to 2.75
15	Carson BeckQBMiami	Miami	423	1.991.16 to 2.73	1.16 to 2.73
16	Micah AlejadoQBHawai'i	Hawai'i	451	1.981.11 to 2.77	1.11 to 2.77
17	Josh HooverQBTCU	TCU	406	1.971.16 to 2.73	1.16 to 2.73
18	Conner WeigmanQBHouston	Houston	461	1.960.97 to 2.79	0.97 to 2.79
19	Julian SayinQBOhio State	Ohio State	278	1.911.37 to 2.39	1.37 to 2.39
20	Bryson BarnesQBUtah State	Utah State	428	1.901.14 to 2.70	1.14 to 2.70
21	Blake HorvathQBNavy	Navy	360	1.891.10 to 2.59	1.10 to 2.59
22	Arch ManningQBTexas	Texas	370	1.791.14 to 2.47	1.14 to 2.47
23	Jalon DanielsQBKansas	Kansas	369	1.781.20 to 2.48	1.20 to 2.48
24	Gunner StocktonQBGeorgia	Georgia	399	1.761.04 to 2.47	1.04 to 2.47
25	Marcel ReedQBTexas A&M	Texas A&M	402	1.730.88 to 2.50	0.88 to 2.50
26	Jaylen RaynorQBArkansas State	Arkansas State	574	1.680.82 to 2.62	0.82 to 2.62
27	Zevi EckhausQBWashington State	Washington State	364	1.681.07 to 2.29	1.07 to 2.29
28	Fernando MendozaQBIndiana	Indiana	326	1.671.05 to 2.26	1.05 to 2.26
29	Lunch WinfieldQBLouisiana	Louisiana	331	1.591.08 to 2.25	1.08 to 2.25
30	Brendon LewisQBMemphis	Memphis	437	1.590.83 to 2.20	0.83 to 2.20
31	Brendan SorsbyQBCincinnati	Cincinnati	350	1.590.97 to 2.20	0.97 to 2.20
32	Chandler MorrisQBVirginia	Virginia	429	1.580.78 to 2.34	0.78 to 2.34
32	Taylen GreenQBArkansas	Arkansas	373	1.580.88 to 2.24	0.88 to 2.24
34	Demond Williams Jr.QBWashington	Washington	396	1.560.89 to 2.27	0.89 to 2.27
35	Amari OdomQBKennesaw State	Kennesaw State	330	1.550.96 to 2.20	0.96 to 2.20
36	Malik WashingtonQBMaryland	Maryland	441	1.540.75 to 2.26	0.75 to 2.26
37	Anthony ColandreaQBUNLV	UNLV	451	1.520.71 to 2.38	0.71 to 2.38
38	Drake LindseyQBMinnesota	Minnesota	352	1.510.79 to 2.16	0.79 to 2.16
39	Colton JosephQBOld Dominion	Old Dominion	278	1.500.95 to 2.00	0.95 to 2.00
40	CJ BaileyQBNC State	NC State	391	1.500.73 to 2.23	0.73 to 2.23
41	Jayden MaiavaQBUSC	USC	378	1.500.75 to 2.21	0.75 to 2.21
42	Dante MooreQBOregon	Oregon	281	1.500.99 to 2.03	0.99 to 2.03
43	Miller MossQBLouisville	Louisville	378	1.480.74 to 2.06	0.74 to 2.06
44	Luke AltmyerQBIllinois	Illinois	352	1.460.84 to 2.13	0.84 to 2.13
45	Joey AguilarQBTennessee	Tennessee	339	1.460.75 to 2.12	0.75 to 2.12
46	Caden VeltkampQBFlorida Atlantic	Florida Atlantic	406	1.440.65 to 2.14	0.65 to 2.14
47	Avery JohnsonQBKansas State	Kansas State	371	1.430.78 to 2.13	0.78 to 2.13
48	Jake RetzlaffQBTulane	Tulane	413	1.390.67 to 2.10	0.67 to 2.10
49	Noah FifitaQBArizona	Arizona	423	1.390.62 to 2.08	0.62 to 2.08
50	Sam LeavittQBArizona State	Arizona State	259	1.380.94 to 1.81	0.94 to 1.81
51	Cade KlubnikQBClemson	Clemson	406	1.380.68 to 2.04	0.68 to 2.04
52	Jacob ClarkQBMissouri State	Missouri State	359	1.350.69 to 2.10	0.69 to 2.10
53	Walker EgetQBSan José State	San José State	331	1.340.65 to 2.03	0.65 to 2.03
54	Broc LowryQBWestern Michigan	Western Michigan	340	1.340.75 to 1.94	0.75 to 1.94
55	Mark GronowskiQBIowa	Iowa	309	1.330.68 to 1.90	0.68 to 1.90
55	LaNorris SellersQBSouth Carolina	South Carolina	333	1.330.75 to 1.90	0.75 to 1.90
57	Mason HeintschelQBPittsburgh	Pittsburgh	337	1.330.62 to 1.93	0.62 to 1.93
58	Robby AshfordQBWake Forest	Wake Forest	383	1.300.55 to 1.99	0.55 to 1.99
59	JC French IVQBGeorgia Southern	Georgia Southern	389	1.270.60 to 1.92	0.60 to 1.92
60	Cale HellumsQBArmy	Army	348	1.270.51 to 1.98	0.51 to 1.98
61	Byrum BrownQBSouth Florida	South Florida	329	1.250.65 to 1.90	0.65 to 1.90
61	Joe FagnanoQBUConn	UConn	371	1.250.58 to 1.89	0.58 to 1.89
63	Jack LayneQBNew Mexico	New Mexico	305	1.250.67 to 1.79	0.67 to 1.79
64	Drew MestemakerQBNorth Texas	North Texas	380	1.250.56 to 2.01	0.56 to 2.01
65	Parker NavarroQBOhio	Ohio	370	1.240.65 to 1.86	0.65 to 1.86
66	Ethan VaskoQBLiberty	Liberty	286	1.230.70 to 1.75	0.70 to 1.75
67	Rocco BechtQBIowa State	Iowa State	340	1.220.56 to 1.87	0.56 to 1.87
68	Braylon BraxtonQBSouthern Miss	Southern Miss	342	1.190.54 to 1.86	0.54 to 1.86
69	Noah KimQBEastern Michigan	Eastern Michigan	355	1.190.54 to 1.85	0.54 to 1.85
70	Tucker GleasonQBToledo	Toledo	270	1.190.66 to 1.67	0.66 to 1.67
71	Evan SimonQBTemple	Temple	269	1.190.62 to 1.63	0.62 to 1.63
72	Tommy CastellanosQBFlorida State	Florida State	336	1.180.51 to 1.76	0.51 to 1.76
73	Kaidon SalterQBColorado	Colorado	269	1.180.64 to 1.71	0.64 to 1.71
74	Gio LopezQBNorth Carolina	North Carolina	303	1.160.51 to 1.71	0.51 to 1.71
75	Tayven JacksonQBUCF	UCF	260	1.160.64 to 1.59	0.64 to 1.59
76	Owen McCownQBUTSA	UTSA	344	1.150.47 to 1.87	0.47 to 1.87
77	Caden CreelQBJacksonville State	Jacksonville State	355	1.150.48 to 1.82	0.48 to 1.82
78	Liam SzarkaQBAir Force	Air Force	302	1.140.50 to 1.83	0.50 to 1.83
79	Bishop DavenportQBSouth Alabama	South Alabama	334	1.140.52 to 1.71	0.52 to 1.71
80	Garrett NussmeierQBLSU	LSU	227	1.090.65 to 1.52	0.65 to 1.52
81	Nico IamaleavaQBUCLA	UCLA	361	1.060.46 to 1.61	0.46 to 1.61
82	Maddux MadsenQBBoise State	Boise State	279	1.040.61 to 1.54	0.61 to 1.54
83	Jeff SimsQBArizona State	Arizona State	286	1.040.41 to 1.59	0.41 to 1.59
84	Skyler LocklearQBUTEP	UTEP	261	1.000.50 to 1.46	0.50 to 1.46
85	CJ CarrQBNotre Dame	Notre Dame	228	0.950.49 to 1.36	0.49 to 1.36
86	Ta'Quan RobersonQBBuffalo	Buffalo	388	0.930.16 to 1.63	0.16 to 1.63
87	Nicholas VattiatoQBMiddle Tennessee	Middle Tennessee	335	0.920.29 to 1.49	0.29 to 1.49
88	Alonza Barnett IIIQBJames Madison	James Madison	360	0.920.21 to 1.66	0.21 to 1.66
89	Logan FifeQBNew Mexico State	New Mexico State	342	0.900.27 to 1.48	0.27 to 1.48
90	E.J. WarnerQBFresno State	Fresno State	262	0.880.38 to 1.38	0.38 to 1.38
91	Katin HouserQBEast Carolina	East Carolina	336	0.880.24 to 1.48	0.24 to 1.48
92	Preston StoneQBNorthwestern	Northwestern	323	0.850.30 to 1.44	0.30 to 1.44
93	Dru DeShieldsQBKent State	Kent State	225	0.830.34 to 1.30	0.34 to 1.30
93	JJ KohlQBApp State	App State	223	0.830.41 to 1.26	0.41 to 1.26
95	Dequan FinnQBMiami (OH)	Miami (OH)	245	0.820.36 to 1.30	0.36 to 1.30
96	Dylan LonerganQBBoston College	Boston College	231	0.820.35 to 1.25	0.35 to 1.25
97	Kaden AndersonQBWyoming	Wyoming	311	0.820.28 to 1.31	0.28 to 1.31
98	Carlos Del Rio-WilsonQBMarshall	Marshall	167	0.820.47 to 1.12	0.47 to 1.12
99	Behren MortonQBTexas Tech	Texas Tech	249	0.820.28 to 1.31	0.28 to 1.31
100	Cutter BoleyQBKentucky	Kentucky	254	0.800.32 to 1.25	0.32 to 1.25

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.