Player Skill Rankings


Wide Receivers ranked by best role overall grade
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
1Aaron Eck-- WR5597A-WRA-31A+A-B+B-A-A+D+D-C+C+B-A+C-
1Butch Borden-- WR5410A-WRA-29B+C+C+A+D+B+A-D+C-B-D+C-D-A-B+C-A-B+
1Jack Thomas-- WR9015A-WRA-21B-B-A-A-A-D-C-C-C-C-D+C-D+C+A+C-B+B-C-A-
1Joe Brennan-- WR5976A-WRA-28C+A+B+C+D+D+B-C-C-C-B+C-B+A+C-A-C+
1Libero Fowler-- WR10507A-WRA-21C-C+C+C-D+A-D+B-A+D+C+C-C-D-D+B-
1Martin Wilson-- WR5691A-WRA-23A+D-C+C-C-A+D-D+B-D+D-B+B+D+B+
1Riddick Sazio-- WR7497A-WRA-21B-C+C-B+B-D+A+D-D+C-C-C+B+A+A-
1Tony Howell-- WR6647A-WRA-27A-B+B+D-D-D+D+D-D-B+A+C-B-C+
9A.D. Utt-- WR620KRB+26A-B-B-A-C-C-C+A-D-C+C-D-D-A-C-A-A-
9Al Sapp-- WR2805B+WRB+23A+C-C+C-C+C-D-D+C-D-D+C+D+A-A+C+B+B+D+B+
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
9Anthony Mawae-- WR789KRB+24B-C-A-B-C-B-C-C+D+D+C+D+B-A-A+A-
9Bill Cassady-- WR2126B+WRB+24B+B+C-C-B+D-D+B+D+C+B+
9Bookie Hutson-- WR1412B+WRB+25B+B-B-B+A-A-D+A-D-D+D+D+C+A+B+C+
9Brian Holt-- WR1159B+WRB+25A-C+B+C-A-C+D-D+C-C-C+D-C-A-A+A-A-
9Cameron Slater-- WR1741B+WRB+28A-B-B-D+C+B+D+B-D+D+C+
9Charley Wegert-- WR1017B+WRB+23C+D+D+D+B+C-C+D+D-D-B-C+B-B+B+
9Chuck Caldwell-- WR1345B+WRB+28B-B-D+B+A-D+D+C-B+B-
9Chuck Peters-- WR1130B+WRB+24D+B-D-B-C-B+D+C+C-D-D-B-A+B-A-A+
9D.L. Dishman-- WR964B+WRB+24B-B+C+A+B+D+D-D+D-D-D-D+B-C+A+C+B-
9Dan Carmichael-- WR1625B+WRB+21C+B+B+A-C+D-C+C-C-B-C-D+C+B+C-B-B+B+B+
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
9Dan Mahoney-- WR1741B+WRB+25C-B+B-A-C+D+D+C+A+C-C-D+D-C-D-D+C+B+C-B+A+C+B-
9Darryl Chilton-- WR837B+WRB+22A+C+B+C-B-B+D+B-D+B-C-B-B+B+A+C+
9Dave Hubbard-- WR2221B+WRB+27B+B-C+A+D+C-D+D+A-B+B+B-
9David Blanda-- WR845B+WRB+32D+C+B-C-A-A-D+D-C-C-B+C+B+A-A-
9Demetrius Heard-- WR1378B+WRB+26A-C-D-B+C-C-B+C-D+A+D+B+B+B-
9Don Bosworth-- WR2805B+WRB+21C+C+B+A-D+B+A-C+C-C+D+D-B-A-B+B-
9Don Williams-- WR1552B+WRB+22B+B-B-B+C-C-C-C-C+D-B+B+C-B+B+
9Earl McQuade-- WR1345B+WRB+25A+C+B+C-B-D+B-A-D-D+D+C+D+B+D+B-B+B+
9Eric Poole-- WR1017B+WRB+26A+B+C+B-B-D+C-C-C-C-D-C+B-A-C-A-B+A-
9Howard Agler-- WR3804B+WRB+22A-B-D-B-B-A-C-D+B-B-D-D-B-A+B-B+
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
9Jake Ruetz-- WR1625B+WRB+24C+A-D+B+C+D+C+A-D-D+C-C-D+D-D+A-B-B+B+
9James Jackson-- WR862B+WRB+24C-D+C+C+A-A-D+C-D-D-C+B-B-A-B+C+
9Joe Slutzker-- WR938B+WRB+25B+B-C+D-B+B+D-B-A-B-D+D+D+C-C-B-D+A-A-A-A-
9John Clarks-- WR1503KRB+24A-B+B-B-B+D+D+C-A+C+B+A-C+
9John Lawson-- WR698B+WRB+21B+A-C+C+D-B+A-C-B-C+C-D-B-B-B+A-C-A-A+C+
9Kenny Hansen-- WR2319B+WRB+28D-B-C+B-D-C+D+D-B+B+B-A-B-C-B+
9Larry Mumford-- WR837B+WRB+26B-C+C+C+C-B+D+C+D+D-C-B-B-B+A-B-
9Larry Pierotti-- WR2035B+WRB+22B-B-C+D+A+B-B-B-B-A-B+C+
9Mike Strong-- WR1446B+WRB+24C+A-D+C+D+B-C-C-D+D-C+A-D+A+
9Nate Ale-- WR1863B+WRB+28A-B-B+C-B-D+D+C+D+B-D+A-C+B-C+B+C-
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
9Norm Lathrop-- WR2525B+WRB+21A-B-B-C-A-D-C+D-C-D+C+C+B+A-B+A-B-
9Oscar Beasley-- WR1250B+WRB+22B+B-A-C+C-C-D-D-D-C-B-D+C+B+A+B-
9Paul Cameron-- WR1663B+WRB+24A-D+C-B-B+B-B-C-C-D-D+D+C+B+C-A+A+
9Ray Berzinski-- WR633B+WRB+22D+B-B-C+A+B-C+B+D-C-D-C+C-B+A-B+B-
9Reggie Graham-- WR745B+WRB+26B-B-B+D+D-C+C-D+B-A+C+B+B+B+
9Rick Long-- WR2525B+WRB+28C+B+D+B+C-D+A-B-C-D+D-A-C-B+A-B-B-
9Russell Tarrant-- WR1313B+WRB+25D-A-C+A-A-C+C+B+C-D+C-D+A-
9Stan Callens-- WR1073B+WRB+26C+A-B-B+A-C-D+D+D+D+B-B+C-C+B+A-A-B+
9Steve Charles-- WR1734B+KRB+26C+A-C+C+A-A-D+D+C-D+D+D-D+B-B-A-C-C+
9Tommy Shanley-- WR654B+WRB+26B-B+B-D+A-D-B-B+C-D-B-D+D+B-B+B-
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
9Tony Larson-- WR837B+WRB+22C-B-C-B-D+D+B-B+D+C+D+A+C-A-B+
9Walt Jackson-- WR743B+GUNB+21B-B-B-B-B-D-A+C-C-D+C+B-C+A-C+C+B-C+
53Anthony Guillory-- WR620B-KR25C-C+B-C+D+B-B-C-D+C-D+D+A-C+A-B+C-
53Anthony Smith-- WR460WR22A+B-C-B-B-C-C-D+B+B+
53Antwaan Beasley-- WR385KR22B-C-C+D+D+C+D-C+D+C+D-C+B-B+A+A-B+B-A-
53Barry Cannavino-- WR385WR21C+C+C+C+C-B-B-B-C-C-C-B-D+D+C-B+B+A-
53Ben George-- WR620WR27C+A-C+D+D+B+B-D+D+B-B+B-C+B+B-C+
53Bill Fenerty-- WR620WR26B-A-C+B+D+D-B-C-C+D+D+C-D+D-C+A-B-C+
53Billy Nash-- WR620WR26C-C+C-D+C-D-C-D+D+C-B+A-B-B-
53Bob Dempsey-- WR535WR26C+C+B-B-C+C-A-D-D+D+C+C-D+B+C+B+A-B+C+
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
53Bob Sanders-- WR460WR22C-B+C+C+B+C+D+C+A-D-D-C+C-C-C-D+C-B-D+B-A-
53Bob Spillers-- WR620WR25C+B+C-C+D-C-B-D-D-C+D+C-D-D+D-B-A-C+B+
53Bobby Harris-- WR620WR26C-B-B-A-B+C-B-D+C+D-C-A-C-B-B+
53Bourbon Mayhew-- WR845WR31B-C+B-D+D+D-A-B-D-D-C+A-C-B-
53Bud Perina-- WR633WR20B+C-B-B+B-B-C-C+C+D-D+C+D-C+B+D+A+B+
53Buff Gandee-- WR417WR22C-A-D-D-A-B-B-C-C-C-C-D+C-A-C-B-B+C+B+
53Calvin Kauric-- WR620WR25C-B-C+B-C-D-B+B-D+D+C+D-D+B-B+A-C-B+
53Carl Billock-- WR745WR27C-C+B-B-A-B+D+C+D+D+D+B-B+B-A-B+A-B+
53Carl Bonelli-- WR620WR25B+C+B-D+B-B-D+D+D+B-D+B+B-B+
53Carl Thornton-- WR745WR32B+C+C+C+D-C+A+D-C-D-D-D-D+C+C+C+B+A-
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
53Carson Gregory-- WR460WR22B+C+B-C+A-C-B-B-D-B-C-A-A-B-
53Cedric Taylor-- WR460WR24B+B-C-C+D-B-A-D-C-C-D-D+D+B-A-B+B-A-
53Chad Lomasney-- WR460WR23C-C+C+C+D-B-B+D+D+D-D+C+C+A-B-
53Chris Gorinski-- WR845WR31C+B-B-A-B-B-C+B+B+C-C+D+D-D-D-B+B-A-
53Chris McBride-- WR620WR26C-B-C+D+D+B-C-C+D-D+C+B+C-B+
53Chris Pelluer-- WR745WR29C-C+B-C+D+D+B-D-D-D+C-A-B-B+
53Clarence Gallagher-- WR417WR21D-B-C+B+D+D+C+C-D+D-D+C-B+C+A-B+
53Clifton Friede-- WR385WR22C-B+A-B-B-D+A-B+D+C+C-C-D+D+B+B-B+B+
53Craig Rambo-- WR535WR23C-A-B-C-C-B+B-B+C+C-C+D-C-A-A-B-
53David Roche-- WR620B-KR23B-B-C-D+C+B+C-C+D+C+C+D-D-A-B-C+
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
53Dean Rorison-- WR620WR27A+C-D+B-D+B+C-C+D+A-C+B-
53Del Blue-- WR633WR23A-C-C-C-D+A-B+D-C+B-D+B-B+B-
53Dennis George-- WR620WR24B-A-B+C-B-B+D+B-D+D+C+D+A-B-
53Derrick Miller-- WR845WR33B-C-C+C-D-C+D+B-D-D+C-B-B+A-B+
53Dutch Wall-- WR535WR22D-C+C+C-B-A-D+C+D+D-D+B-B+C-B+B-B+A-
53Ed Bagarus-- WR460WR21C-B+C-C+C-B-B-B-D+D+C-C-B-A-A-
53Emanuel Goodman-- WR460WR24A+C+B-B+D-D-A-A-D-C+D+C-D-C-B+B-B-B+B-B+
53Fred McGrath-- WR620WR27B-B-C+B-D+B-C+D+C+D+C-B-B+B-B+
53Fred Office-- WR385WR22A+B-B-D+B+D+D-B-D+C-D-B+C+
53Fred Secord-- WR385WR21C+B+D+C-B+C-D+D+A-B-B-A+
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
53Gene Leonard-- WR745WR26C+B+B-C+D-B+C+D+D-C+D-D-B-D+A-B+A-
53Gil Andrusking-- WR620WR28A-B-D+B-B+B-C-C+A-C-B+B+B-
53Greg Perot-- WR745WR30C+B+B+D+B-B-D-D-D+D-D+B-A-
53Herman Tuiasosopo-- WR620WR26B-A-A-B-B-B-C+C+D-D-D-C+A-B+
53J.W. Petitgout-- WR845WR31B-B-C+C+D+C+C-D+B-A-C+D+C+C-B-C+A-B+B+
53James Hudock-- WR745WR27D+C+C+B-C+B-C+C-D+C+C-C+B+A-B-B+
53James Karcher-- WR745WR27A+B-B+D-D-B-D+C+C-D+D-B-C+A-B-
53Jeep Dieter-- WR745WR27B-C+C+B+A-D+D-B-D+D+C-D+B-A+C-A-B+B-B+
53Jeff Schwartz-- WR845WR29B-C-D+D-D-D+B-D+D+D-A+C+A-B-
53Jeremy Blair-- WR620WR25C+A+C+B-A+C-C+B+C+D+D+C+B-B-A-C-B-
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
53Jim Ratterman-- WR535B-GUN23B-C+A-B+D+D+A-B-D+C+C+B-C+A-C+B+
53Jim Schmidt-- WR535WR22C-C-B-D+A-D+D+C-D-C-D-D-B-C+B+
53Jim Suhey-- WR620WR26B-C+A-B-B-B-C-D+C-D+C-B+C-B+C+B+
53John Humphrey-- WR310GUN21A-B+D-C+D-D+A-C-D+D+D-C-B-B+B-B-A-A-C+
53John Simmons-- WR698WR25B-C+D+B-C+B-B+C-C-C-C-C-D+B-C+A-A-B-B+
53Justin Mooney-- WR535B-KR24B+B-B-D+C+B-D-D-D-D-D-C+B+A-C-A-
53Keith Apsit-- WR745WR27A-B-D+C+B+D+C+C+D+C-B+A-B-A-B+
53Kwame Farris-- WR620WR26D+B+B+B-B-D+D+D-D+C-C-D+D+A-C+C+B+C+
53Leon Freitas-- WR766WR30D+D+B+D-C+D+B+A-B+B+B-
53Lyle Palermo-- WR745WR28C-B-A-C-A+C-D+D+C-B-B-C+C+C+B-B-B-
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
53Mark Richard-- WR385WR21C+B+B-A-A-D+D+B-D-C-B-C-D+D-C+A-D+B+C+B+
53Marques Rentz-- WR460GUN22C+B-B+D+D-C+C-B-B-D+D-D+D+B-B-A-A-A-B+
53Merv Bergerson-- WR535WR23C+A-B+D+B+C-A-D+D-D+D-D+D+B-C-A-B-B-
53Mike Wilson-- WR745WR32D-C+C+B-D+D-C+A-D+C+C-D+D-D-B-C-B+B+
53Mitchell Torkelson-- WR845WR32D+C+B-B-C-C-B-B+D+C-D-D-C-C+B+D+B+B-B+
53Nick Taylor-- WR535WR22B+B-D+C-C-D+A-D+B-C-D+D+C-A-B-
53Paul Lee-- WR745WR27C+A-B-B+C-C-D-C+A+
53Raynoch Andrusyshyn-- WR535WR23A+C+C-C-B-A-D-C+B-C-D+C+B+C+B+A-B-
53Reggie Douglas-- WR745WR29B+B-A-C-D+D+C+B+C-C-C-D+C-B-B-B+
53Shawn Farr-- WR620WR26A+B+B-C-C+D-B+B+C-D+C+D+D+D-A-C+
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
53Tag Toomay-- WR620WR24C-B+D+A-C-C-C-C-B-D+C+B+B+B-
53Ted Rudolph-- WR620WR24C+A-B-B+B+C+D+C-D+C-C-C+D-B-C-B+C-A-
53Teddy Ribble-- WR620WR27B-D-C-C+D+C-A+B-D-C+C+D+C+A-
53Tom Jeffers-- WR620WR25B+B-A-B-D+D-C+B+D-C-D+C+D+C+B-
53Tom Swanson-- WR620WR23B-C+C+B-B-D-C+B+D+B-D+D-D+C+B+B-C+B-B-
53Tory Feldhaus-- WR385WR21C+B-C+A-B-D+C+B-D+B-B+C-C+D-D+C+B-B+A-
53Travis Lewis-- WR620B-KR29C-B-A-D+D+C+B-D+C-D-A-D+B+A+B-
53Wayne Nunley-- WR620WR25A-B+A-C+C+B+C-B-D+B-C+D-C+B-B-C+A-A-
129Adrian Smith-- WR620B-WRB-25D+B+D+D+C-D-B-D+C-C-D-A+C-
129Anthony Mallard-- WR745B-WRB-31B-B+B-B-A-C-B-C+C-C+B-A-C+B-B-
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
129Barry Smith-- WR310B-WRB-20C-C+C+A-D+D-B-B-C-D+C-B+A-C+B+B-B-
129Bob Compton-- WR745B-WRB-31C+B+B+D+D-C+B-B+D+D-B-D+A-B-B-B+C-
129Brett Tomaini-- WR535C+KRB-22C+C-D-C-B-B-D+D+D-C+C-B+C-
129Charles Krause-- WR745B-WRB-27A-B-B+C-D-B-C-C-B-C-B-C+D+A-B+
129Charley Jackson-- WR745B-WRB-30C-A-B+C+C+C+A-C-C-D-D+B-C+D+B-B-C+
129Chris Johnson-- WR745B-WRB-28A-B-B+B-B-C+C-C+C-C-D-B-B+C+A-B-
129Cloyce Dittman-- WR845B-GUNB-31A-B-A-A-C+D-C-C-D+D-D+D+C+B+B+
129Don Wiggins-- WR745B-WRB-28B-B+D+B-B-C-D+C+D-B+D-D-C-B+D+B+
129Doug Kiick-- WR745B-WRB-29D+B-C-D+D+A-B+B-B-C-C-D-D+C-C+D+C+A-
129Erk Richardson-- WR620B-WRB-24C+C+B+C+C+B-C-C+B-C-D-B-C-D-C-B+D-B-B+D+A+B+A-
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
129Frank Kemoeatu-- WR620B-WRB-26D-C+B-B+C-B+D+D+D+D-C-C+D+B+B-
129Frank Milburn-- WR620B-WRB-26C-D+B+C+C+D-D+D-D+C-B+C+
129George Hathcock-- WR620B-WRB-27C+C+B+B-D-C-C+B-C-D+B-A-C+C+A-B+
129Glenn Hester-- WR460B-GUNB-21C-B+C+B-C-C-D-D-A-D-D+C+C-D-C+B+B-B-B-
129Jack Johnson-- WR845B-WRB-32C-C+D+D-C+B+D+B-A-C+B-B+B-B+
129Jake Allen-- WR620B-GUNB-26C-B-C+D+D+D+A-D+D-C+D-B-B+B-B-
129Jim Meehan-- WR620B-WRB-25B-B+B-D+D-C+B+C+B+B-
129Jim Scales-- WR845B-WRB-31B-C-B+C+C-C+C-D+C+B-B-D+B+C+B+B-
129Jimmy King-- WR620B-WRB-25B-B+C+C+D+D+C-B-D+B-D+D-C+B+C-C+A-B+C+
129Keiron Alexander-- WR845B-WRB-31C+C-B+D+D+B-D+D-C+C+B+C-B-
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
129Leo Jackson-- WR460B-WRB-22C-B+A-D+B-C-C-B-D-C-C+C-A-B-C+
129Leonard Hood-- WR745B-WRB-29B-A+C+C-D+C-D+C-C+B+C-A-B+C+
129Leonard Nowak-- WR460B-KRB-23C+C+B+B-D-C-B-C-C-B+B-B-A-B+A-
129Mike Hayes-- WR535B-WRB-23D-B+D-C+C-C-C-D+B+D+C-C-C+D-D-C+C+B+
129Paul Haley-- WR620B-KRBB-27B+C+D+B-C-B-B-B-C+D+C+C+D-B+B-A-B+C+
129Paul Johnson-- WR460B-WRB-24C-B+D-B+D+D+B-D+D+C-B+C+B+
129Red Morrissey-- WR745B-WRB-29B+C+B+B+C-A-B-D+C-C-B-C+B+B+C+C+
129Richard Harris-- WR460B-WRB-23C+B+D+B-C-D+C-D+D+C+D+C+B-
129Sam Seabron-- WR620B-WRB-26C-C-D+C+C+D-C+B+C-D+B+D+D+B-C+D+B+B+B-C+
129Scott Guidry-- WR745B-WRB-27B-C-D-A-B-C-C-C+C-D-D-C-B-B+D+B-B-
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
129Ted Seabaugh-- WR620B-KRB-25B-C+B+B-C-C+C+D+D+D+D+D-B+C-C+C+B-
129Tim Gradishar-- WR845B-WRB-33C-C-C+C+D-B-C-B-D+D-C-D+D+B-B+B+B+
Note: Players with the same best role overall grade rating are considered equal for ranking purposes.