Ranked by total EPA — cumulative points a player added above average. EPA here is raw (opponent-UNadjusted); rows marked ✓ carry an opponent-adjusted WEPA line value where we have it. Covers every FBS QB/RB/WR/TE who added at least 10 points.
| # | Player | Pos | Total EPA | EPA/play | Line value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Carden✓ adjEast Carolina | QB | 205.2 | 0.441 | 6.7 pts |
| 2 | Jameis Winston✓ adjFlorida State | QB | 187.7 | 0.514 | 5.4 pts |
| 3 | Teddy Bridgewater✓ adjLouisville | QB | 178.3 | 0.455 | 5.3 pts |
| 4 | Johnny Manziel✓ adjTexas A&M | QB | 172.2 | 0.357 | 4.8 pts |
| 5 | Brett Hundley✓ adjUCLA | QB | 161.9 | 0.374 | 4.3 pts |
| 6 | Derek Carr✓ adjFresno State | QB | 160.5 | 0.289 | 3.1 pts |
| 7 | Keith Wenning✓ adjBall State | QB | 153.7 | 0.325 | 3.9 pts |
| 8 | Cody Fajardo✓ adjNevada | QB | 151.8 | 0.341 | 3.2 pts |
| 9 | Blake Bortles✓ adjUCF | QB | 151.5 | 0.379 | 4.2 pts |
| 10 | David Fales✓ adjSan José State | QB | 149.6 | 0.346 | 4.5 pts |
| 11 | Rakeem Cato✓ adjMarshall | QB | 146.8 | 0.298 | 3.6 pts |
| 12 | Zach Mettenberger✓ adjLSU | QB | 146.3 | 0.522 | 4.4 pts |
| 13 | Brendon Kay✓ adjCincinnati | QB | 142.9 | 0.381 | 3.3 pts |
| 14 | Sean Mannion✓ adjOregon State | QB | 142.4 | 0.272 | 3.1 pts |
| 15 | Devin Gardner✓ adjMichigan | QB | 136.2 | 0.315 | 3.5 pts |
| 16 | Marcus Mariota✓ adjOregon | QB | 135.6 | 0.362 | 3.4 pts |
| 17 | Eric Soza✓ adjUTSA | QB | 133.3 | 0.386 | 4.4 pts |
| 18 | Adam Kennedy✓ adjArkansas State | QB | 129.5 | 0.346 | 1.8 pts |
| 19 | Ross Metheny✓ adjSouth Alabama | QB | 125.6 | 0.347 | 2.2 pts |
| 20 | Brett SmithWyoming | QB | 123.7 | 0.266 | — |
| 21 | Bo Wallace✓ adjOle Miss | QB | 122.7 | 0.246 | 2.3 pts |
| 22 | Taysom Hill✓ adjBYU | QB | 120.7 | 0.200 | 1.6 pts |
| 23 | Tajh Boyd✓ adjClemson | QB | 120.1 | 0.258 | 1.8 pts |
| 24 | Keith Price✓ adjWashington | QB | 118.6 | 0.332 | 3 pts |
| 25 | Aaron Murray✓ adjGeorgia | QB | 118.3 | 0.336 | 3.2 pts |
Cancel anytime. Deep analytics, CLV-validated picks. The free analysis stays free.
CollegeFootballData /ppa/players/season; opponent-adjusted line value merged from /wepa where available. EPA covers offensive skill touches (passing / rushing / receiving), so this board ranks QB, RB, WR and TE — linemen and defenders have no per-play EPA value to rank. Rows marked ✓ adjalso carry our opponent-adjusted WEPA line value; that is a model estimate of a player's worth, not a market quote. WEPA exists only for passing and rushing (there is no opponent-adjusted receiving metric), so line value shows mainly for QBs and RBs — WRs and TEs are ranked by raw EPA alone.
