College Football Player Grades by Position

Qualified: played in at least half of their team's games against FBS teams. Show everyone

Defensive grades use box-score stats, not play-level attribution, so they carry lower confidence than offense grades. Why?

Simeon Harris

Fresno State · DB

97.7

Brevin Hamblin

Utah State · DB

96.0

Jaylen Thomas

Washington State · DB

96.0

#	Player	Team	Grade
1	Simeon HarrisFresno State	Fresno State	97.7
2	Brevin HamblinUtah State	Utah State	96.0
3	Jaylen ThomasWashington State	Washington State	96.0
4	Jack BalWashington State	Washington State	93.2
5	Trez MooreTexas State	Texas State	92.4
6	Ryan NolanTexas State	Texas State	89.0
7	Jayden BradleyTexas State	Texas State	87.9
8	Sailasa Vadrawale IIIOregon State	Oregon State	86.6
9	Craig Royal Jr.Texas State	Texas State	86.6
10	Josh HunterSan Diego State	San Diego State	85.3
11	CJ BlockerColorado State	Colorado State	84.3
12	D'Angelo MayesUtah State	Utah State	83.3
13	Tre'Shawn MooreColorado State	Colorado State	81.8
14	Markie GrantUtah State	Utah State	80.9
15	Chapman LewisUtah State	Utah State	79.8
16	Travis AndersonBoise State	Boise State	78.3
17	Ethan TierneyFresno State	Fresno State	74.7
18	TJ CrandallOregon State	Oregon State	73.0
19	Loyall MouzonFresno State	Fresno State	71.2
20	Jamarey SmithWashington State	Washington State	71.2
21	Jelani McLaughlinSan Diego State	San Diego State	71.2
22	Sherrod SmithBoise State	Boise State	68.9
23	Gerayas GrimesFresno State	Fresno State	66.8
24	Mike LindsaySan Diego State	San Diego State	66.8
25	Jaden MickeyBoise State	Boise State	66.8
26	David KabongoUtah State	Utah State	65.2
27	Kye StokesUtah State	Utah State	65.2
28	Roman TillmonBoise State	Boise State	65.2
29	Kiontre HarrisFresno State	Fresno State	65.2
30	Derek Ganter Jr.Boise State	Boise State	61.6
31	JeRico Washington Jr.Boise State	Boise State	61.6
32	Elijah Mc-CantosColorado State	Colorado State	61.6
33	Josiah CoxSan Diego State	San Diego State	57.1
34	Jayden LawtonTexas State	Texas State	57.1
35	Elijah BrownColorado State	Colorado State	52.2
36	Isaiah HouiOregon State	Oregon State	52.2
37	Madden SoliaiBoise State	Boise State	52.2
38	Blake ThompsonOregon State	Oregon State	50.4
39	Drake VickersOregon State	Oregon State	50.4
40	Khamari TerrellWashington State	Washington State	46.0
41	Jalen ThomesonSan Diego State	San Diego State	46.0
42	Jeremiah BernardWashington State	Washington State	38.6
43	Taylor PowellFresno State	Fresno State	36.8
44	CJ Solis-LumarWashington State	Washington State	34.7
45	Dylan PhelpsColorado State	Colorado State	32.0
46	Dexter Ricks Jr.Texas State	Texas State	32.0
47	Jaden CarrilloFresno State	Fresno State	32.0
48	Kai RapollaWashington State	Washington State	29.1
49	D'Mon BrinsonColorado State	Colorado State	29.1
50	Michael Patterson IIITexas State	Texas State	26.5

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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.