College Football Player Grades by Position

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Qualified: at least 3 targets per game against FBS teams, over two games or more. Show everyone

Trey'Dez Green

LSU · TE

99.2

Hunter Tipton

Memphis · TE

97.6

Luke Dehnicke

Northwestern · TE

96.0

#	Player	Team	EPA/play	Success%	Plays	Grade
1	Trey'Dez GreenLSU · EPA 1.44	LSU	1.442	80%	15	99.2
2	Hunter TiptonMemphis · EPA 1.43	Memphis	1.425	75%	20	97.6
3	Luke DehnickeNorthwestern · EPA 1.33	Northwestern	1.334	90%	10	96.0
4	Cole KellerJames Madison · EPA 1.27	James Madison	1.273	78%	9	94.4
5	Jacob HarrisWisconsin · EPA 1.19	Wisconsin	1.188	57%	14	92.9
6	Jaleel SkinnerLouisville · EPA 1.17	Louisville	1.166	69%	13	91.3
7	Jamari JohnsonOregon · EPA 1.11	Oregon	1.108	69%	13	89.7
8	Josiah ThomasNew Mexico State · EPA 1.20	New Mexico State	1.202	60%	15	88.1
9	Luke ReynoldsVirginia Tech · EPA 0.85	Virginia Tech	0.847	64%	36	86.5
10	Baron NaoneWashington · EPA 0.85	Washington	0.853	73%	11	84.9
11	Caleb OdomOle Miss · EPA 0.77	Ole Miss	0.769	65%	17	83.3
12	Max ReeseNorth Texas · EPA 0.84	North Texas	0.839	57%	14	81.7
13	Kari AshleyTCU · EPA 0.79	TCU	0.794	64%	14	80.2
14	Elija LoftonMiami · EPA 0.81	Miami	0.805	50%	10	78.6
15	Matt WagnerBoise State · EPA 0.61	Boise State	0.614	65%	17	77.0
16	Rocky BeersOklahoma · EPA 0.62	Oklahoma	0.624	62%	21	75.4
17	Randy PittmanSMU · EPA 0.74	SMU	0.741	65%	20	73.8
18	Reis KesselNorth Dakota State · EPA 0.67	North Dakota State	0.669	57%	14	72.2
19	River HelmsGeorgia Southern · EPA 0.64	Georgia Southern	0.640	56%	16	70.6
20	Mark BowmanUSC · EPA 0.50	USC	0.500	63%	27	69.0
21	Brady HuntSouth Carolina · EPA 0.57	South Carolina	0.567	67%	9	67.5
22	Walker LyonsBYU · EPA 0.44	BYU	0.443	83%	6	65.9
23	Cade KeithNew Mexico · EPA 0.50	New Mexico	0.505	70%	10	64.3
24	Leon Haughton Jr.Old Dominion · EPA 0.56	Old Dominion	0.564	56%	9	62.7
25	Dorian FlemingMaryland · EPA 0.49	Maryland	0.490	65%	17	61.1
26	Preston DouglasNC State · EPA 0.45	NC State	0.454	60%	15	59.5
27	Noah BenneeUtah · EPA 0.38	Utah	0.377	56%	9	57.9
28	Decker DeGraafWashington · EPA 0.35	Washington	0.350	60%	10	56.3
29	Jayden SavouryMichigan State · EPA 0.30	Michigan State	0.296	65%	23	54.8
30	Patrick OvermyerHouston · EPA 0.27	Houston	0.269	55%	33	53.2
31	Garrett OakleyKansas State · EPA 0.34	Kansas State	0.340	59%	17	51.6
32	Jeremiah HasleyDuke · EPA 0.42	Duke	0.421	56%	18	50.0
33	DJ VonnahmeIowa · EPA 0.37	Iowa	0.370	50%	18	48.4
34	Brett NorfleetMissouri · EPA 0.28	Missouri	0.285	56%	9	46.8
35	Kevin Roche Jr.Georgia Tech · EPA 0.39	Georgia Tech	0.392	48%	23	45.2
36	Willie RodriguezKentucky · EPA 0.17	Kentucky	0.170	69%	16	43.7
37	Jelani ThurmanNorth Carolina · EPA 0.16	North Carolina	0.156	36%	25	42.1
38	Toby PayneMarshall · EPA 0.05	Marshall	0.046	60%	15	40.5
39	Mason MiniCalifornia · EPA 0.26	California	0.260	36%	14	38.9
40	Benjamin BrahmerPenn State · EPA 0.24	Penn State	0.236	50%	22	37.3
41	Jake WilsonWyoming · EPA 0.26	Wyoming	0.265	50%	14	35.7
42	Andrew RappleyeaPenn State · EPA 0.21	Penn State	0.212	53%	15	34.1
43	Jayvontay ConnerVanderbilt · EPA 0.30	Vanderbilt	0.296	50%	14	32.5
44	Eric OlsenOregon State · EPA 0.24	Oregon State	0.240	50%	16	31.0
45	Ka'Morreun PimptonTCU · EPA 0.27	TCU	0.266	33%	9	29.4
46	Darrin FugittApp State · EPA 0.12	App State	0.120	50%	18	27.8
47	Eli Jacon-DuffyBowling Green · EPA 0.13	Bowling Green	0.135	30%	10	26.2
48	Addison OstrengaIowa · EPA 0.11	Iowa	0.105	44%	9	24.6
49	Jordan WilliamsSacramento State · EPA 0.11	Sacramento State	0.114	41%	17	23.0
50	DeCorion TempleOregon State · EPA 0.06	Oregon State	0.057	50%	10	21.4

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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.