2011 College Yards 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.

Receiving yards per target.

The 2011 leaders: Stephen Hill (15.7), Jalen Saunders (14.8), Zack Kauth (14.3).

Yards 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	Y/Tgt
1	Stephen Hill	WR	GT	50	26	15.7
2	Jalen Saunders	WR	FRES	72	50	14.8
3	Zack Kauth	WR	AF	38	27	14.3
4	Tevin Reese	WR	BAY	60	46	13.5
5	Coby Fleener	TE	STAN	48	32	13.5
6	Patrick Edwards	WR	HOU	113	79	13.5
7	Nelson Rosario	WR	UCLA	83	61	13.3
8	Antavious Wilson	WR	MRSH	35	29	13.2
9	Stedman Bailey	WR	WVU	92	67	13.0
10	Gerell Robinson	WR	ASU	89	64	13.0
11	De'Anthony Thomas	RB	ORE	44	42	13.0
12	Terrance Williams	WR	BAY	69	53	13.0
13	Brandon Carter	WR	TCU	28	23	12.6
14	Marqise Lee	WR	USC	91	73	12.6
15	Marcus Lucas	WR	MIZ	33	23	12.5
16	Malcolm Mitchell	WR	UGA	49	38	12.5
17	Jared Abbrederis	WR	WIS	65	51	12.5
18	Marcus Davis	WR	VT	40	29	12.5
19	Evan Rodriguez	TE	TEM	34	32	12.5
20	B.J. Cunningham	WR	MSU	100	72	12.4
21	Marquess Wilson	WR	WSU	112	82	12.4
22	Kendall Wright	WR	BAY	127	101	12.4
23	Jeremy Ebert	WR	NU	83	71	12.3
24	Titus Davis	WR	CMU	61	40	12.3
25	Bryan Burnham	WR	TLSA	60	50	12.3
26	Stanley Morrison	WR	USU	34	25	12.2
27	Junior Hemingway	WR	MICH	49	31	12.2
28	Austin Franklin	WR	NMSU	43	34	12.2
29	Justin Johnson	WR	HOU	90	75	12.0
30	Nathan Palmer	WR	NIU	57	46	12.0
31	Chris Givens	WR	WAKE	107	74	11.9
32	Rueben Randle	WR	LSU	76	50	11.9
33	Josh Boyce	WR	TCU	79	56	11.8
34	Tommy Streeter	WR	MIA	69	46	11.8
35	Danny Coale	WR	VT	67	52	11.7
36	Dan Buckner	WR	ARIZ	52	42	11.7
37	Nick Harwell	WR	M-OH	123	97	11.6
38	Drake Dunsmore	WR	NU	44	43	11.6
39	Cody Hoffman	WR	BYU	71	53	11.6
40	J.J. Worton	WR	UCF	46	41	11.5
41	Jonathan Warzeka	WR	AF	34	28	11.5
42	Travis Benjamin	WR	MIA	53	41	11.5
43	Taveon Rogers	WR	NMSU	92	59	11.4
44	Dwight Jones	WR	UNC	99	79	11.3
45	Jordan Matthews	WR	VAN	64	37	11.3
46	Deon Long	WR	UNM	72	47	11.2
47	D.J. Coles	WR	VT	40	34	11.2
48	LaVon Brazill	WR	OHIO	93	64	11.2
49	Jarius Wright	WR	ARK	92	63	11.2
50	Jeremy Gallon	WR	MICH	39	28	11.2
51	Jaz Reynolds	WR	OU	64	41	11.2
52	David Blackburn	TE	CMU	43	34	11.1
53	Rashad Greene	WR	FSU	41	32	11.1
54	Dres Anderson	WR	UTAH	32	23	11.1
55	Reese Wiggins	WR	ECU	39	29	11.1
56	Ryan Balentine	WR	USM	67	49	11.1
57	Tyler Shoemaker	WR	BOIS	87	59	11.0
58	Bert Reed	WR	FSU	35	28	11.0
59	Rodney Smith	WR	FSU	48	32	11.0
60	Javone Lawson	WR	UL	82	54	11.0
61	A.J. Guyton	WR	UCF	37	27	10.9
62	Quinton Patton	WR	LT	104	74	10.9
63	Christian Green	WR	FSU	41	25	10.9
64	Trent Richardson	RB	ALA	30	27	10.9
65	Bobby Ratliff	WR	WSU	32	28	10.9
66	Troy Evans	WR	MRSH	29	24	10.8
67	Justin Clapp	WR	HAW	33	38	10.8
68	Cobi Hamilton	WR	ARK	48	31	10.8
69	Darius Johnson	WR	SMU	93	72	10.7
70	Josh Reese	WR	UCF	43	30	10.7
71	Ryan Broyles	WR	OU	108	83	10.7
72	David Paulson	TE	ORE	40	30	10.7
73	Aaron Pflugrad	WR	ASU	58	40	10.7
74	Aaron Dobson	WR	MRSH	55	42	10.7
75	James Johnson	WR	WASH	31	26	10.6
76	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TE	WASH	45	36	10.6
77	Zach Ertz	TE	STAN	29	23	10.6
78	Sammy Watkins	WR	CLEM	109	77	10.6
79	Chleb Ravenell	WR	WMU	70	55	10.6
80	Nick Toon	WR	WIS	78	55	10.5
81	Chris Polk	RB	WASH	31	29	10.5
82	Rishard Matthews	WR	NEV	131	91	10.4
83	Da'Rick Rogers	WR	TENN	100	67	10.4
84	Riley Dunlop	WR	OHIO	53	40	10.4
85	Bernard Reedy	WR	TOL	57	34	10.4
86	Michaelee Harris	WR	LOU	44	37	10.3
87	Tracy Moore	WR	OKST	65	45	10.3
88	Willie Carter	WR	TLSA	84	61	10.3
89	Lanear Sampson	WR	BAY	53	39	10.3
90	Marvin McNutt	WR	IOWA	123	78	10.3
91	David Gru	WR	LT	32	25	10.3
92	Emory Blake	WR	AUB	49	30	10.3
93	Cornelius Douglas	WR	TTU	32	29	10.3
94	Tim Smith	WR	UVA	55	33	10.3
95	Brad Smelley	TE	ALA	31	27	10.2
96	Todd Lee	WR	NMSU	58	39	10.2
97	Levine Toilolo	TE	STAN	32	24	10.2
98	Erik Highsmith	WR	UNC	64	43	10.1
99	Joseph Fauria	WR	UCLA	44	34	10.1
100	Terrance Wilkerson	WR	SMU	54	43	10.1

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