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.
Below are the highest-graded FCS players by position after Week 10.
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.
Highest-Graded FCS Quarterbacks
1. Cole Payton, NDSU – 97.0
2. Jaden Craig, Harvard – 92.9
3. Braden Atkinson, Mercer – 92.5
4. Eddie Lee Marburger, UTRGV – 92.3
5. Daniel Greek, Tarleton State – 92.2
Highest-Graded FCS Running Backs
1. Luke Yoder, Lehigh – 92.0
2. Joshua Dye, Southern Utah – 91.2
3. L.J. Phillips Jr., South Dakota – 90.8
4. Rodney Nelson, Monmouth – 90.6
5. Justin Montgomery, Presbyterian – 90.2
Highest-Graded FCS Wide Receivers
1. Josh Derry, Monmouth – 90.6
2. Michael Wortham, Montana – 90.4
3. Devin Matthews, East Texas A&M – 89.8
4. Treyvhon Saunders, Colgate – 89.3
5. Nico Brown, Yale – 88.7
Highest-Graded FCS Tight Ends
1. Reis Kessel, NDSU – 90.7
2. Jackson Blee, William & Mary – 84.6
3. Logan Reaska, Harvard – 80.1
4. Chris Corbo, Dartmouth – 78.4
5. Nathan Levicki, Presbyterian – 77.0
Highest-Graded FCS Centers
1. Jack Ziebell, Northern Colorado – 80.5
2. Colby Reph, Lehigh – 78.6
3. John Ohnegian, Bucknell – 78.1
4. Aidan Kilstrom, Harvard – 75.8
5. Erik Gray, SFA – 73.7
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Highest-Graded FCS Guards
1. Charles Mackley, Butler – 80.2
2. Griffin Empey, NDSU – 79.8
3. Langston Jones, Lehigh – 78.3
4. Shalik Hubbard, Monmouth – 77.9
5. Karl Khuns, CCSU – 77.5
Highest-Graded FCS Tackles
1. JT Cornelius, Monmouth – 81.4
2. Seth Anderson, North Dakota – 79.3
3. Delby Lemieux, Dartmouth – 78.9
4. Quincy Hughes, Wofford – 78.1
5. Braden Zimmer, Montana State – 77.8
Highest-Graded FCS Cornerbacks
1. Damien Henderson, Harvard – 90.9
2. Vincent Nwachi, Maine – 89.9
3. Carsten Mamaril, Portland State – 89.8
4. Andrew Smith, Tennessee Tech – 89.7
5. Mark Dorsey, Central Arkansas – 89.5
Highest-Graded FCS Safeties
1. Vincent Firenze, Dayton – 92.1
2. Cam Chapa, Northern Colorado – 91.5
3. Mekhai Smith, Lehigh – 90.5
4. Maximus Pulley, Wofford – 90.0
5. Colin Douglas, Saint Francis – 89.9
Highest-Graded FCS Linebackers
1. Nate Fischer, San Diego – 91.4
2. Brycen Edwards, Lehigh – 91.0
3. KK Reno, Southeastern – 90.8
4. Ryan Sever, St. Thomas – 90.4
5. Julian Fox, Mercer – 90.2
Highest-Graded FCS Edge Defenders
1. Andrew Zock, Mercer – 91.9
2. James Stewart, Tennessee State – 90.4
3. Matt Spatny, Lehigh – 90.1
4. Lamont Lester Jr., Monmouth – 89.8
5. Joshua Stoneking, Furman – 89.7
Highest-Graded FCS Interior Defenders
1. Kaleb Proctor, Southeastern – 91.0
2. Sam Buerkle, Fordham – 90.3
3. Jeremiah Williams, Jackson State – 90.2
4. DeSean Watts, Sac State – 90.0
5. Joshua Barker, SC State – 87.3
