College Football Player Grades by Position

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Showing every graded player. Qualified only

Dylan Raiola

Oregon · QB

99.9

Evan Medders

Air Force · QB

99.9

Darian Mensah

Miami · QB

99.6

#	Player	Team	EPA/play	Success%	Plays	Grade
1	Dylan RaiolaOregon · EPA 0.92	Oregon	0.923	56%	25	99.9
2	Evan MeddersAir Force · EPA 0.77	Air Force	0.769	60%	5	99.9
3	Darian MensahMiami · EPA 0.71	Miami	0.712	65%	81	99.6
4	JC EvansJames Madison · EPA 0.61	James Madison	0.609	56%	9	99.2
5	Josh HooverIndiana · EPA 0.68	Indiana	0.685	63%	70	98.9
6	Bear BachmeierBYU · EPA 0.60	BYU	0.600	60%	40	98.1
7	Jayden MaiavaUSC · EPA 0.51	USC	0.515	62%	152	97.4
8	Julian SayinOhio State · EPA 0.60	Ohio State	0.601	62%	119	96.6
9	CJ CarrNotre Dame · EPA 0.47	Notre Dame	0.471	57%	115	95.9
10	Gunner StocktonGeorgia · EPA 0.47	Georgia	0.470	54%	82	95.1
11	Hauss HejnyColorado State · EPA 0.49	Colorado State	0.493	49%	43	94.4
12	Ryan BrownePurdue · EPA 0.43	Purdue	0.427	55%	99	93.6
13	David McCombMiami (OH) · EPA 0.48	Miami (OH)	0.478	47%	86	92.9
14	Keelon RussellAlabama · EPA 0.48	Alabama	0.478	59%	135	92.1
15	Devon DampierUtah · EPA 0.39	Utah	0.392	54%	78	91.4
16	Carlos Del Rio-WilsonMarshall · EPA 0.38	Marshall	0.385	54%	56	90.6
17	Marcus StokesMemphis · EPA 0.47	Memphis	0.472	50%	96	89.8
18	Brad JacksonTexas State · EPA 0.45	Texas State	0.449	54%	72	89.1
19	Katin HouserIllinois · EPA 0.30	Illinois	0.296	55%	89	88.3
20	Aaron PhiloFlorida · EPA 0.42	Florida	0.417	57%	63	87.6
21	Aidan ChilesNorthwestern · EPA 0.35	Northwestern	0.350	57%	69	86.8
22	Trinidad ChamblissOle Miss · EPA 0.34	Ole Miss	0.339	55%	144	86.1
23	Austin SimmonsMissouri · EPA 0.39	Missouri	0.388	52%	89	85.3
24	Anthony ColandreaNebraska · EPA 0.46	Nebraska	0.463	52%	79	84.6
25	Bishop DavenportSouth Alabama · EPA 0.46	South Alabama	0.461	55%	33	84.2
26	Malachi SingletonApp State · EPA 0.47	App State	0.466	53%	110	83.8
27	Conner WeigmanHouston · EPA 0.36	Houston	0.359	54%	127	83.1
28	Nate BennettBaylor · EPA 0.31	Baylor	0.311	52%	25	82.7
29	Beau PribulaVirginia · EPA 0.46	Virginia	0.458	58%	79	82.3
30	Ethan GrunkemeyerVirginia Tech · EPA 0.32	Virginia Tech	0.319	50%	154	81.6
31	Noah FifitaArizona · EPA 0.38	Arizona	0.382	52%	105	80.8
32	William Watson IIIMassachusetts · EPA 0.48	Massachusetts	0.477	53%	40	80.1
33	Ajani SheppardTemple · EPA 0.47	Temple	0.473	43%	46	79.3
34	Tayven JacksonNorth Texas · EPA 0.37	North Texas	0.371	54%	142	78.6
35	Jayden MandalFresno State · EPA 0.38	Fresno State	0.381	51%	96	77.8
36	Maddux MadsenBoise State · EPA 0.29	Boise State	0.289	49%	81	77.1
37	EJ Archield Jr.Delaware · EPA 0.32	Delaware	0.319	47%	19	76.7
38	Khalil WilkinsMarshall · EPA 0.26	Marshall	0.256	63%	8	76.7
39	Kamario TaylorMississippi State · EPA 0.29	Mississippi State	0.289	50%	161	76.3
40	Nathan HayesNorth Dakota State · EPA 0.36	North Dakota State	0.357	51%	67	75.6
41	Zion TurnerMarshall · EPA 0.28	Marshall	0.276	50%	8	75.2
42	Gio LopezWake Forest · EPA 0.40	Wake Forest	0.400	50%	155	74.8
43	Malik WashingtonMaryland · EPA 0.29	Maryland	0.288	53%	104	74.1
44	Rocco BechtPenn State · EPA 0.32	Penn State	0.324	46%	130	73.3
45	Amari OdomSyracuse · EPA 0.31	Syracuse	0.308	54%	46	72.6
46	Lincoln KienholzLouisville · EPA 0.32	Louisville	0.319	51%	95	71.8
47	Zeon Chriss-GremillionTulane · EPA 0.33	Tulane	0.327	33%	9	71.4
48	Davis WarrenStanford · EPA 0.30	Stanford	0.296	43%	144	71.1
49	Will HammondTexas Tech · EPA 0.26	Texas Tech	0.256	51%	85	70.3
50	Hank BrownIowa · EPA 0.27	Iowa	0.274	46%	87	69.5

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How college grades work

College grades use the same method as the NFL: every play's expected points added, adjusted for how good the defense was, ranked against every other player at the position. The play data comes from CollegeFootballData.com, with ESPN's play feed saying who threw, ran and caught the ball. Four things are different.

Only games against FBS teams count. A power-conference offense against an FCS defense tells us little about either, so those games show in the game log but aren't graded.
Garbage time is left out: plays with a lead of more than 38 points in the 2nd quarter, 28 in the 3rd, or 22 in the 4th. Blowouts are common in college, and backups piling up numbers against backups would otherwise count like starters.
No win probability or completion-percentage data. The college play feed doesn't have them, so grades rest on opponent-adjusted EPA and success rate (the share of plays with positive EPA).
Grades and leaderboards use a minimum workload: every grade is a percentile among the players who meet it, so a few plays can't skew anyone else's. Per game against FBS teams, 14 dropbacks for quarterbacks, 10 touches for running backs, 5 targets for receivers and 3 for tight ends, counted over at least two games. Defenders need to have played in half their team's games.

Defensive grades use the same box-score impact score as the NFL's, minus forced fumbles, which the college box score doesn't record.