College Football Player Grades by Position

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Tre Spivey

Arizona · WR

99.7

Makai Jackson

Liberty · WR

99.2

Ryan Coleman-Williams

Alabama · WR

98.6

#	Player	Team	EPA/play	Success%	Plays	Grade
1	Tre SpiveyArizona · EPA 1.49	Arizona	1.485	71%	17	99.7
2	Makai JacksonLiberty · EPA 1.41	Liberty	1.412	67%	21	99.2
3	Ryan Coleman-WilliamsAlabama · EPA 1.14	Alabama	1.141	77%	26	98.6
4	Jeremiah SmithOhio State · EPA 1.06	Ohio State	1.064	70%	46	98.0
5	Chris MarshallArkansas · EPA 1.09	Arkansas	1.085	68%	22	97.5
6	KJ DuffRutgers · EPA 1.11	Rutgers	1.107	63%	35	96.9
7	Collin DixonIllinois · EPA 0.91	Illinois	0.913	70%	27	96.3
8	Jesse LegreeOregon State · EPA 1.22	Oregon State	1.218	64%	28	95.8
9	Jordan FaisonNotre Dame · EPA 0.98	Notre Dame	0.982	70%	30	95.2
10	Jordan ShippNorth Carolina · EPA 0.94	North Carolina	0.938	73%	22	94.6
11	Malachi ToneyMiami · EPA 0.99	Miami	0.989	75%	28	94.1
12	Xavier TownsendPurdue · EPA 0.98	Purdue	0.980	63%	19	93.5
13	Charlie BeckerIndiana · EPA 0.97	Indiana	0.974	64%	22	92.9
14	Deuce AlexanderOle Miss · EPA 0.86	Ole Miss	0.862	77%	31	92.4
15	Keenan JacksonNC State · EPA 0.94	NC State	0.937	76%	17	91.8
16	Jackson WilliamsNorth Dakota State · EPA 1.04	North Dakota State	1.040	59%	17	91.2
17	Wyatt YoungOklahoma State · EPA 1.08	Oklahoma State	1.077	63%	24	90.7
18	Kayden Dixon-WyattUSC · EPA 0.87	USC	0.868	72%	32	90.1
19	Josiah FreemanFresno State · EPA 0.96	Fresno State	0.960	68%	25	89.5
20	Anthony Evans IIIMississippi State · EPA 0.85	Mississippi State	0.851	64%	47	89.0
21	Sam Pickett IIIApp State · EPA 1.02	App State	1.015	70%	20	88.4
22	Jordan AllenGeorgia Tech · EPA 0.99	Georgia Tech	0.989	72%	18	87.9
23	Louis Brown IVBaylor · EPA 1.06	Baylor	1.061	53%	15	87.3
24	Rodshaun DorseyGeorgia State · EPA 1.03	Georgia State	1.034	60%	20	86.7
25	Donovan OlugbodeMissouri · EPA 0.88	Missouri	0.879	57%	23	86.2
26	Ryan WingoTexas · EPA 0.85	Texas	0.847	65%	26	85.6
27	Winston Watkins Jr.LSU · EPA 0.86	LSU	0.855	63%	24	85.0
28	RJ VickColorado State · EPA 0.85	Colorado State	0.848	59%	22	84.5
29	Asaad WaseemPurdue · EPA 0.70	Purdue	0.695	68%	22	83.9
30	Tristian GardnerCoastal Carolina · EPA 1.02	Coastal Carolina	1.015	56%	16	83.3
31	Carlos HernandezWake Forest · EPA 0.87	Wake Forest	0.871	60%	50	82.8
32	Eli WoodUtah State · EPA 0.78	Utah State	0.777	64%	22	82.2
33	JV GibsonCincinnati · EPA 0.78	Cincinnati	0.776	71%	17	81.6
34	Duce RobinsonFlorida State · EPA 0.78	Florida State	0.779	58%	19	81.1
35	Justus Ross-SimmonsSyracuse · EPA 0.86	Syracuse	0.856	67%	15	80.5
36	Reed HarrisArizona State · EPA 0.89	Arizona State	0.889	57%	21	79.9
37	Kenny JohnsonTexas Tech · EPA 0.84	Texas Tech	0.839	55%	22	79.4
38	Riley NeerOhio · EPA 0.71	Ohio	0.714	60%	25	78.8
39	Kaleb WebbMaryland · EPA 0.82	Maryland	0.821	67%	15	78.2
40	Hunter SummersArkansas State · EPA 0.75	Arkansas State	0.752	78%	18	77.7
41	JJ BuchananMichigan · EPA 0.75	Michigan	0.748	62%	39	77.1
42	Maguire AndersonFlorida International · EPA 0.81	Florida International	0.806	65%	31	76.6
43	Justin StevensonNorth Texas · EPA 0.85	North Texas	0.846	68%	22	76.0
44	Tre RichardsonLouisville · EPA 0.84	Louisville	0.842	61%	18	75.4
45	Donovan HamiltonBall State · EPA 0.86	Ball State	0.855	61%	23	74.9
46	Jalen CooperSMU · EPA 0.78	SMU	0.777	77%	22	74.3
47	Isaiah MyersMissouri State · EPA 0.91	Missouri State	0.908	59%	17	73.7
48	Chase SowellPenn State · EPA 0.76	Penn State	0.760	57%	28	73.2
49	Chris Durr Jr.Maryland · EPA 0.66	Maryland	0.657	64%	33	72.6
50	Coy EakinTexas Tech · EPA 0.69	Texas Tech	0.690	71%	17	72.0

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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.