College Football Player Grades by Position

QB RB WR TE DL LB DB

Showing every graded player. Qualified only

Jamal Rule

Nebraska · RB

99.9

Cole Tabb

Cincinnati · RB

99.9

Joseph Himon II

Northwestern · RB

99.9

#	Player	Team	EPA/play	Success%	Plays	Grade
1	Jamal RuleNebraska · EPA 0.75	Nebraska	0.748	59%	29	99.9
2	Cole TabbCincinnati · EPA 0.84	Cincinnati	0.837	65%	27	99.9
3	Joseph Himon IINorthwestern · EPA 0.81	Northwestern	0.809	62%	18	99.9
4	CharMar BrownMiami · EPA 0.85	Miami	0.850	67%	7	99.9
5	Wayne KnightUCLA · EPA 0.80	UCLA	0.795	61%	54	99.7
6	Maurice TurnerTulane · EPA 0.71	Tulane	0.708	54%	33	99.3
7	Samuel Brown VTemple · EPA 0.35	Temple	0.354	48%	29	99.3
8	Lucas FarringtonJacksonville State · EPA 0.55	Jacksonville State	0.553	65%	27	99.3
9	Jason PattersonKentucky · EPA 0.61	Kentucky	0.613	56%	26	99.3
10	Duke ClarkFlorida · EPA 0.48	Florida	0.479	50%	23	99.3
11	EJ CrowellAlabama · EPA 0.59	Alabama	0.587	53%	21	99.3
12	A'Marion PetersonUTSA · EPA 0.74	UTSA	0.737	60%	13	99.3
13	TJ LesterMarshall · EPA 0.33	Marshall	0.325	50%	12	99.3
14	Jabree ColemanSouth Carolina · EPA 0.52	South Carolina	0.524	63%	11	99.3
15	Shahn AlstonUSC · EPA 0.35	USC	0.349	86%	7	99.3
16	Jaidaun CranfordNorthern Illinois · EPA 0.52	Northern Illinois	0.524	75%	4	99.3
17	Kanye UdohLiberty · EPA 0.58	Liberty	0.575	75%	4	99.3
18	Jalen BrownNew Mexico State · EPA 1.08	New Mexico State	1.083	67%	4	99.3
19	Deshaun BuchananNew Mexico · EPA 0.45	New Mexico	0.453	50%	4	99.3
20	Jaylin BelfordLiberty · EPA 0.69	Liberty	0.693	67%	3	99.3
21	Amante MartinTCU · EPA 0.43	TCU	0.432	67%	3	99.3
22	Cyncir BowersUConn · EPA 0.55	UConn	0.546	61%	43	99.0
23	Anthony WoodsUCLA · EPA 0.50	UCLA	0.502	62%	38	98.6
24	Jovantae BarnesKentucky · EPA 0.54	Kentucky	0.540	73%	12	98.6
25	Kam DavisLiberty · EPA 0.42	Liberty	0.415	63%	53	98.3
26	Wayshawn ParkerUtah · EPA 0.40	Utah	0.398	50%	48	97.6
27	Jaylon ColemanLiberty · EPA 0.34	Liberty	0.339	46%	19	97.3
28	Carson SmithArmy · EPA 0.39	Army	0.393	67%	12	97.3
29	LJ MartinBYU · EPA 0.48	BYU	0.482	51%	39	96.9
30	Samuel Singleton Jr.Florida State · EPA 0.03	Florida State	0.030	35%	29	96.6
31	Jaylen McGillNorth Carolina · EPA 0.44	North Carolina	0.439	50%	13	96.6
32	Connor LairMissouri State · EPA 0.10	Missouri State	0.102	33%	4	96.6
33	Davian JacksonTexas State · EPA 0.45	Texas State	0.447	48%	37	96.3
34	Jaylin CarterMemphis · EPA 0.33	Memphis	0.330	51%	60	95.6
35	Fluff BothwellMississippi State · EPA 0.25	Mississippi State	0.247	52%	84	94.9
36	Jadan BaughFlorida · EPA 0.40	Florida	0.400	45%	68	94.2
37	Nate FrazierGeorgia · EPA 0.40	Georgia	0.402	67%	21	93.9
38	Trelain MaddoxGeorgia Tech · EPA 0.62	Georgia Tech	0.616	60%	18	93.9
39	Kenyon ClayArkansas State · EPA 0.15	Arkansas State	0.148	47%	18	93.9
40	Tylik HillSyracuse · EPA 0.34	Syracuse	0.336	53%	30	93.5
41	Ryelan MorrisBaylor · EPA 0.65	Baylor	0.650	63%	12	93.2
42	Preston RexBYU · EPA 0.25	BYU	0.250	50%	5	93.2
43	Daune MorrisTennessee · EPA 0.38	Tennessee	0.380	55%	36	92.9
44	Xavier BrownVirginia · EPA 0.36	Virginia	0.360	40%	23	92.5
45	Javian MalloryMiami · EPA 0.31	Miami	0.311	50%	14	92.5
46	Keyjuan BrownLouisville · EPA 0.39	Louisville	0.393	48%	31	92.2
47	Cameron DickeyTexas Tech · EPA 0.34	Texas Tech	0.337	56%	40	91.5
48	Terron KellmanLiberty · EPA 0.35	Liberty	0.345	50%	6	91.2
49	Aiden FloraIowa State · EPA 0.39	Iowa State	0.387	50%	78	90.8
50	Jaivian ThomasUCLA · EPA 0.28	UCLA	0.283	58%	29	90.5

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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.