2011 College First-Down Rate per Target Leaders

College play-by-play before 2025 does not record where passes went, so depth, direction, ACE and throw maps start in 2025. Counting stats are the official NCAA season lines.

First downs or touchdowns per target.

The 2011 leaders: Brad Smelley (64.5%), Ryan Hewitt (63.6%), Jared Abbrederis (63.1%).

First-Down Rate per Target

Minimum to rank: 1.875 receptions per team game (the NFL's rate; the NCAA ranks receivers per game with no reception minimum). 425 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	1D/Tgt
1	Brad Smelley	TE	ALA	31	27	64.5%
2	Ryan Hewitt	RB	STAN	33	33	63.6%
3	Jared Abbrederis	WR	WIS	65	51	63.1%
4	J.J. Worton	WR	UCF	46	41	63.0%
5	Kolby Arendse	TE	NEV	35	26	62.9%
6	Jaron Brown	WR	CLEM	45	29	62.2%
7	Zach Ertz	TE	STAN	29	23	62.1%
8	Gabe Linehan	TE	BOIS	28	23	60.7%
9	Marcus Lucas	WR	MIZ	33	23	60.6%
10	Hubert Anyiam	WR	OKST	38	27	60.5%
11	David Paulson	TE	ORE	40	30	60.0%
12	Jordan Leslie	WR	UTEP	44	30	59.1%
13	Joseph Fauria	WR	UCLA	44	34	59.1%
14	Chleb Ravenell	WR	WMU	70	55	58.6%
15	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TE	WASH	45	36	57.8%
16	De'Anthony Thomas	RB	ORE	44	42	56.8%
17	Kenny Shaw	WR	FSU	37	30	56.8%
18	Dres Anderson	WR	UTAH	32	23	56.2%
19	Gerell Robinson	WR	ASU	89	64	56.2%
20	Evan Rodriguez	TE	TEM	34	32	55.9%
21	George Bryan	TE	NCSU	43	30	55.8%
22	Tyler Shoemaker	WR	BOIS	87	59	55.2%
23	Griff Whalen	WR	STAN	69	49	55.1%
24	Cody Hoffman	WR	BYU	71	53	54.9%
25	Dwight Jones	WR	UNC	99	79	54.5%
26	Justin Johnson	WR	HOU	90	75	54.4%
27	Antavious Wilson	WR	MRSH	35	29	54.3%
28	Nelson Rosario	WR	UCLA	83	61	54.2%
29	JD Falslev	WR	BYU	39	29	53.8%
30	Jordan Thompson	TE	OHIO	26	23	53.8%
31	Nick Toon	WR	WIS	78	55	53.8%
32	Perez Ashford	WR	NIU	52	38	53.8%
33	Austin Franklin	WR	NMSU	43	34	53.5%
34	David Frazier	WR	M-OH	32	28	53.1%
35	Levine Toilolo	TE	STAN	32	24	53.1%
36	B.J. Cunningham	WR	MSU	100	72	53.0%
37	Jonathan Warzeka	WR	AF	34	28	52.9%
38	Justin Brown	WR	PSU	55	34	52.7%
39	Zack Kauth	WR	AF	38	27	52.6%
40	Julio Lopez	WR	UTEP	29	25	51.7%
41	Conner Vernon	WR	DUKE	95	70	51.6%
42	Bert Reed	WR	FSU	35	28	51.4%
43	Kyle Efaw	TE	BOIS	35	26	51.4%
44	Donte Foster	WR	OHIO	41	29	51.2%
45	James Hanna	TE	OU	41	25	51.2%
46	Kris Burd	WR	UVA	86	60	51.2%
47	Riley Dunlop	WR	OHIO	53	40	50.9%
48	Mitch Burroughs	WR	BOIS	57	45	50.9%
49	Titus Davis	WR	CMU	61	40	50.8%
50	Terrance Williams	WR	BAY	69	53	50.7%
51	Bobby Ratliff	WR	WSU	32	28	50.0%
52	Colby Harper	WR	ULM	38	25	50.0%
53	Corbin Louks	WR	NEV	32	26	50.0%
54	Dan Buckner	WR	ARIZ	52	42	50.0%
55	David Gru	WR	LT	32	25	50.0%
56	Drake Dunsmore	WR	NU	44	43	50.0%
57	Hubie Graham	TE	PITT	34	27	50.0%
58	Jalen Saunders	WR	FRES	72	50	50.0%
59	Kasen Williams	WR	WASH	42	33	50.0%
60	Marcus Davis	WR	VT	40	29	50.0%
61	Michaelee Harris	WR	LOU	44	37	50.0%
62	Orson Charles	TE	UGA	60	44	50.0%
63	Robert Arnheim	WR	WMU	74	56	50.0%
64	Rueben Randle	WR	LSU	76	50	50.0%
65	Stedman Bailey	WR	WVU	92	67	50.0%
66	Sterling Griffin	WR	USF	56	43	50.0%
67	Tyler Eifert	TE	ND	88	57	50.0%
68	Kendall Wright	WR	BAY	127	101	49.6%
69	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	CLEM	93	62	49.5%
70	Marqise Lee	WR	USC	91	73	49.5%
71	Jeremy Ebert	WR	NU	83	71	49.4%
72	Devin Street	WR	PITT	73	48	49.3%
73	Lance Lewis	WR	ECU	73	60	49.3%
74	Jordan White	WR	WMU	179	115	49.2%
75	Chris Gragg	TE	ARK	51	40	49.0%
76	Junior Hemingway	WR	MICH	49	31	49.0%
77	Malcolm Mitchell	WR	UGA	49	38	49.0%
78	Rishard Matthews	WR	NEV	131	91	48.9%
79	David Blackburn	TE	CMU	43	34	48.8%
80	Jacob Pedersen	TE	WIS	37	29	48.6%
81	O.J. Ross	WR	PUR	37	33	48.6%
82	Tim Biere	TE	KU	35	27	48.6%
83	Chris Polk	RB	WASH	31	29	48.4%
84	James Johnson	WR	WASH	31	26	48.4%
85	Troy Evans	WR	MRSH	29	24	48.3%
86	Chris Givens	WR	M-OH	79	60	48.1%
87	Josh Boyce	WR	TCU	79	56	48.1%
88	Da'Rick Rogers	WR	TENN	100	67	48.0%
89	Kerry Boykins	WR	MD	50	37	48.0%
90	Gavin Escobar	TE	SDSU	73	47	47.9%
91	Coby Fleener	TE	STAN	48	32	47.9%
92	Isiah Moore	WR	CONN	71	43	47.9%
93	Tommy Streeter	WR	MIA	69	46	47.8%
94	Patrick Edwards	WR	HOU	113	79	47.8%
95	Tracy Moore	WR	OKST	65	45	47.7%
96	Lou Greenwood	WR	CSU	42	26	47.6%
97	Dominique Sullivan	WR	USM	40	27	47.5%
98	Markus Wheaton	WR	ORST	120	73	47.5%
99	Bernard Reedy	WR	TOL	57	34	47.4%
100	Taylor Stockemer	WR	ARST	55	34	47.3%

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