Frequently Asked Questions

How CFB Savant works, in plain language.

Quick answers to the questions CFB Savant gets most often. For definitions of every stat, see the Methodology and Stat Glossary. For how to reach us, see the Contact page.

What is CFB Savant?

CFB Savant is college football analytics in the spirit of Baseball Savant. It ranks every FBS quarterback, rusher, receiver, and team by percentile across the stats that matter, for every season from 2014 through the current season. You can browse leaderboards, open a player or team card to see a percentile radar and stat breakdown, compare players head to head, break down a matchup unit by unit, follow trending players, and play a daily guessing game.

What does a percentile mean?

A percentile answers: within this season, against this qualifying pool, how unusual was this number? A 99th-percentile passer rating means only about 1% of qualified quarterbacks in that season were better. A 50th percentile means middle of the pack. A 10th percentile means most qualifiers were better. The formula is 100 × (number of qualifiers below this value) ÷ (pool size − 1), rounded to the nearest whole number. Percentiles are always within-season only, and they always use the full qualifying pool even when you filter by conference.

Why is my favorite player missing?

Most often, because he does not meet the qualification rule yet. Quarterbacks need 14 pass attempts per team game. Rushers (quarterbacks excluded) need 6.25 rush attempts per team game. Receivers need 1.875 receptions per team game. A backup who threw three passes, or a freshman who has only played one game, will not appear until his workload qualifies. If a player should qualify and still does not appear, check that you are looking at the right season and category, then report it via the Contact page with the player, season, and what looks wrong.

Why are there no bowl games?

CFB Savant covers regular season only, with no bowl games. That keeps seasons comparable: every team’s numbers come from the same kind of games, and a team that played an extra bowl game does not get extra counting stats. Conference championship games are part of the regular-season feed used by the source, but bowls and the playoff are not included.

How often is the site updated?

During the season, data is refreshed weekly. Each refresh refetches the current season, rebuilds the leaderboards, regenerates the static leader pages, and redeploys the site. The Trending tab compares the new snapshot with the previous one to show who gained production since the last refresh. In-progress seasons reflect only the games in the current snapshot, so early-season percentiles move quickly.

How do I compare two players from different seasons?

Use the Compare tool and select players from different seasons. Each player is measured against his own season’s pool, so the comparison is percentile vs. percentile, not raw totals from different eras. That is the fair way to compare a 2026 quarterback with a 2019 quarterback: you are comparing how dominant each was relative to his peers, not how many yards each piled up in a different college football landscape.

How do I share a card?

Open any player or team card and use the Share button. It exports a 1080 × 1350 image you can post anywhere. You are responsible for where and how you publish shared graphics and for complying with the rules of the destination platform.

Is CFB Savant affiliated with the NCAA or any team?

No. CFB Savant is an independent project built by college football fans, for college football fans. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NCAA, any conference, school, team, player, or broadcaster. Team colors are used for presentation only. Statistics are sourced from CollegeFootballData.

Does CFB Savant predict games or rank NFL draft prospects?

No. The site is descriptive, not predictive. It records what has already happened. The matchup tool compares what two teams have already done, not what they will do. It does not rank high school prospects, project draft stock, or offer betting advice.

How do I report a stat that looks wrong?

Send an Instagram DM to @cfbsavant with the player or team, the season, what looks wrong, and where you saw it. CFB Savant will check it against the source data. If the source data itself is wrong, the fix depends on the source feed updating. If the site’s calculation is wrong, it will be fixed in the next refresh.

Does CFB Savant have accounts or a newsletter?

No. There are no user accounts, no sign-up form, and no newsletter. Search terms, filters, comparisons, and game guesses are used in your current browser session only. See the Privacy Policy for details.