PFF offers a different look at the top-performing FCS players outside of just the statistical leaders. The website provides a more analytical look, providing grades for each player based on film.
The PFF grading system evaluates every player on every play. Each position has its own grading rubric.
Below are the highest-graded FCS players by position after Week 13.
Note: PFF isn’t the gospel or the de facto ranking of who the best players are, it’s just another tool to look at top performers based on the film and relative to the opponents they play. There is more context beyond film grades, just like there is more context beyond box scores and statistical leaders.
Quarterback
1. Tommy Mellott, Montana State — 93.1
2. Cam Miller, North Dakota State — 92.2
3. Derek Robertson, Monmouth — 91.3
4. Maverick McIvor, Abilene Christian — 91.1
5. Aidan Bouman, South Dakota — 90.8
Running Back
1. Targhee Lambson, Southern Utah — 94.6
2. Scottre Humphrey, Montana State — 94.4
3. Charles Pierre Jr., South Dakota — 91.9
t4. CharMar Brown, North Dakota State — 91.7
t4. Travis Theis, South Dakota — 91.7
Wide Receiver
1. Efton Chism III, Eastern Washington — 91.8
2. Ja’seem Reed, San Diego — 91.3
3. AJ Johnson, ETSU — 88.6
4. Josh Derry, Monmouth — 87.7
5. TJ Speight, Monmouth — 86.8
Tight End
1. Lance Mason, Missouri State — 84.1
2. Rohan Jones, Montana State — 81.8
3. Nathan Levicki, Presbyterian — 80.2
4. Tommy Smith, Rhode Island — 80.1
5. Jaxson Davis, Mississippi Valley State — 77.9
Center
1. Reid Williams, Chattanooga — 80.8
2. Austin Gentle, Harvard — 77.6
3. George Padezanin, Lehigh — 77.4
4. Tuli Teuhema, Tarleton State — 77.2
5. William Bergin, Penn — 76.1
Guard
1. Marcus Wehr, Montana State — 86.4
2. Kyle Brown, Dartmouth — 83.4
3. Kadin Lynch, William & Mary — 81.2
4. Bryson Wilson, West Georgia — 79.4
5. Jacob Thielen, Abilene Christian — 76.7
Tackle
1. Grey Zabel, North Dakota State — 91.9
2. Bryce Henderson, South Dakota — 90.4
3. Charles Grant, William & Mary — 89.9
4. Ross Palmer, Drake — 83.1
5. Titan Fleischmann, Montana State — 82.9
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Cornerback
1. Robert Carter, Robert Morris — 91.1
2. Braden Price, Rhode Island — 86.6
3. Boogie Trotter, Tennessee State — 86.1
4. Isaiah Wadsworth, Wofford — 85.9
5. Kenny Selby, Sacred Heart — 85.7
Safety
1. Nick Peltekian, Lehigh — 91.5
2. Hayden McDonald, Columbia — 90.0
3. Abu Kamara, Yale — 89.7
4. Colby Huerter, South Dakota State — 89.6
5. Mike Smith Jr., Eastern Kentucky — 88.9
Linebacker
1. Noah Martin, Samford — 93.8
t2. Jaden Mosley, Samford — 91.3
t2. Gideon Lampron, Dayton — 91.3
4. David Meyer, UC Davis — 91.2
5. GianCarlo Rufo, Georgetown — 90.7
Edge Defender
1. David Walker, Central Arkansas — 94.5
2. Matt Jaworski, Fordham — 92.0
3. Elijah Williams, Morgan State — 90.8
4. Keyshawn James-Newby, Idaho — 90.5
5. Jayden Broughton, SC State — 89.9
Interior Defender
1. Christian Dowell, UT Martin — 88.9
2. Josh Barker, SC State — 88.3
3. Rushawn Lawrence, Stony Brook — 86.8
4. Tyree Morris, Lafayette — 86.6
5. Bradley Clark, Central Arkansas — 86.1
