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2025 College Average Depth of Target Leaders

2025 is a partial season for depth and direction: the play-by-play started recording where passes went in Week 9.

Average air yards per pass attempt: how far past the line of scrimmage the ball was thrown, caught or not.

The 2025 leaders: TJ Finley (29.5), Maddux Madsen (26.4), Blake Shapen (25.6).

Average Depth of Target

Minimum to rank: 15 pass attempts per team game (the NCAA's minimum for passing efficiency). 120 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksaDOT
1TJ FinleyQBGAST20119229.5
2Maddux MadsenQBBOIS28631226.4
3Blake ShapenQBMSST30432625.6
4E.J. WarnerQBFRES25528425.4
5Amari OdomQBKENN25629925.3
6LaNorris SellersQBSC29332324.9
7Marcel ReedQBTA&M33838123.6
8Ethan VaskoQBLIB26626622.4
9Athan KaliakmanisQBRUTG36841022.4
10Maalik MurphyQBORST27628722.3
11Kiael KellyQBBALL27231122.0
12Kaidon SalterQBCOLO20422021.8
13Fernando MendozaQBIU31639821.7
14Jaylen RaynorQBARST46953521.6
15Trinidad ChamblissQBMISS33345621.1
16Bryce UnderwoodQBMICH29335220.8
17Beau PribulaQBMIZ27028820.3
18Carlos Del Rio-WilsonQBMRSH25626220.2
19Dru DeShieldsQBKENT24024520.1
20Jake RetzlaffQBTULN35639919.7
21Avery JohnsonQBKSU34134819.6
22Malik WashingtonQBMD47346919.4
23Micah AlejadoQBHAW38443319.3
24Zane FloresQBOKST26228118.6
25Dylan LonerganQBBC28429617.9
26Cade KlubnikQBCLEM35339817.6
27Ta'Quan RobersonQBBUF35637617.5
28Parker NavarroQBOHIO28831517.5
29AJ Hairston JrQBMASS21622416.4
30Devon DampierQBUTAH30334516.2
31JC French IVQBGASO36541416.1
32CJ CarrQBND29330115.9
33Jacob ClarkQBMOST34142415.9
34Joe FagnanoQBCONN41241215.8
35Diego PaviaQBVAN34038415.7
36DJ LagwayQBFLA33734115.6
37Cutter BoleyQBUK30131714.9
38Robby AshfordQBWAKE28932314.7
39Ben FinleyQBAKR36237814.4
40Brendan SorsbyQBCIN33534014.2
41Jalon DanielsQBKU31932814.0
42Preston StoneQBNU33937813.9
43Kyron DronesQBVT31533013.6
44Demond Williams Jr.QBWASH33036613.5
45Baylor HayesQBTLSA31633413.2
46CJ BaileyQBNCSU37240913.2
47Bryson BarnesQBUSU33539213.0
48Drake LindseyQBMINN36139612.6
49Tucker GleasonQBTOL32032112.4
50Nick MinicucciQBDEL48452612.4
51Walker EgetQBSJSU39339312.4
52Joey AguilarQBTENN38641412.3
53Anthony ColandreaQBUNLV38742712.2
54Noah FifitaQBARIZ38644712.1
55Sam LeavittQBASU23925312.0
56Tommy CastellanosQBFSU30931811.7
57Nico IamaleavaQBUCLA32334311.6
58Colton JosephQBODU28829911.4
59AJ SwannQBAPP22222811.2
60Sawyer RobertsonQBBAY50351611.2
61Tucker KilcreaseQBTROY19924810.9
62Jayden DenegalQBSDSU24426510.9
63Aidan ArmentaQBULM25226210.7
64Braylon BraxtonQBUSM35340310.4
65Mark GronowskiQBIOWA24027610.4
66Conner WeigmanQBHOU31937010.4
67Jayden MaiavaQBUSC37339910.2
68Skyler LocklearQBUTEP21122010.2
69Ty SimpsonQBALA42849610.1
70John MateerQBOU35641610.0
71Alonza Barnett IIIQBJMU3223759.9
72Miller MossQBLOU3563989.6
73Logan FifeQBNMSU3614049.5
74Maverick McIvorQBWKU2542799.5
75Jalen KitnaQBUAB3373369.5
76Keyone JenkinsQBFIU2492749.3
77Dylan RaiolaQBNEB2502769.3
78Carson BeckQBMIA3534739.0
79Katin HouserQBECU4084149.0
80Rocco BechtQBISU3373519.0
81Byrum BrownQBUSF3413508.9
82Arch ManningQBTEX3704188.8
83Taylen GreenQBARK3263418.8
84Darian MensahQBDUKE4495128.8
85Julian SayinQBOSU3564018.7
86Ryan BrowneQBPUR3383468.6
87Noah KimQBEMU4024168.5
88Mason HeintschelQBPITT2763408.5
89Grayson LoftisQBCLT2322528.4
90Broc LowryQBWMU2432738.4
91Jack LayneQBUNM3023458.3
92Dante MooreQBORE3134168.3
93Zevi EckhausQBWSU2623228.2
94Nicholas VattiatoQBMTSU3573688.2
95Luke AltmyerQBILL3323908.2
96Josh HooverQBTCU4134228.1
97Gio LopezQBUNC2612718.0
98Evan SimonQBTEM3143098.0
99Aidan ChilesQBMSU2032197.9
100Brad JacksonQBTXST3283797.6

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