2012 College Catch Rate 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.

Receptions per target.

The 2012 leaders: Alan Williams (113.5%), Deion Walker (103.5%), Keith Sconiers (102.5%).

Catch Rate

Minimum to rank: 1.875 receptions per team game (the NFL's rate; the NCAA ranks receivers per game with no reception minimum). 463 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Catch%
1	Alan Williams	RB	MASS	37	42	113.5%
2	Deion Walker	WR	MASS	57	59	103.5%
3	Keith Sconiers	WR	AKR	40	41	102.5%
4	Rob Blanchflower	TE	MASS	42	43	102.4%
5	Dareyon Chance	RB	WMU	25	25	100.0%
6	Josh Boyle	WR	KENT	28	28	100.0%
7	Justyn Shackleford	WR	TULN	28	28	100.0%
8	Perez Ashford	WR	NIU	30	30	100.0%
9	Jakeem Grant	WR	TTU	33	32	97.0%
10	Marlin Lane	RB	TENN	30	29	96.7%
11	Shane Williams-Rhodes	WR	BOIS	25	24	96.0%
12	Rob Kelley	RB	TULN	49	46	93.9%
13	Chase Harper	TE	TXST	30	28	93.3%
14	Donovonn Young	RB	ILL	41	38	92.7%
15	Dee Frieson	WR	AKR	52	48	92.3%
16	Jeremy Wright	RB	LOU	42	38	90.5%
17	Bakari Bussey	WR	OHIO	41	37	90.2%
18	Xavier Rush	WR	TULN	48	43	89.6%
19	Johnathan Franklin	RB	UCLA	36	32	88.9%
20	Travis Reynolds	WR	USU	26	23	88.5%
21	Jeremy Johnson	WR	SMU	76	67	88.2%
22	Damien Williams	RB	OU	33	29	87.9%
23	Trey Millard	RB	OU	33	29	87.9%
24	Marquelo Suel	WR	AKR	87	76	87.4%
25	Bishop Sankey	RB	WASH	31	27	87.1%
26	Michael Campanaro	WR	WAKE	91	79	86.8%
27	Marcus Lattimore	RB	SC	30	26	86.7%
28	Cody Wilson	WR	CMU	74	64	86.5%
29	Stepfan Taylor	RB	STAN	44	38	86.4%
30	De'Leon Eskridge	RB	SJSU	29	25	86.2%
31	Kellen Bartlett	TE	USU	43	37	86.0%
32	J.D. McKissic	WR	ARST	107	92	86.0%
33	Damian Copeland	WR	LOU	56	48	85.7%
34	Evans Okotcha	RB	UTSA	28	24	85.7%
35	Mike James	RB	MIA	35	30	85.7%
36	Randall Mackey	RB	MISS	28	24	85.7%
37	Alan Cross	TE	MEM	27	23	85.2%
38	Jace Amaro	TE	TTU	27	23	85.2%
39	Michael Dobson	RB	ECU	27	23	85.2%
40	Adam Humphries	WR	CLEM	39	33	84.6%
41	Ka'Deem Carey	RB	ARIZ	39	33	84.6%
42	Kerwynn Williams	RB	USU	51	43	84.3%
43	Tommylee Lewis	WR	NIU	51	43	84.3%
44	Jalen Saunders	WR	OU	63	53	84.1%
45	Tavon Austin	WR	WVU	131	110	84.0%
46	Tony Jones	RB	COLO	31	26	83.9%
47	Andrew Bodenheimer	WR	ECU	37	31	83.8%
48	Hunter Lee	RB	LT	37	31	83.8%
49	De'Anthony Thomas	RB	ORE	49	41	83.7%
50	Donte Foster	WR	OHIO	67	56	83.6%
51	Levi Norwood	WR	BAY	47	39	83.0%
52	Jalen Claiborne	WR	WYO	41	34	82.9%
53	Chris Coyle	TE	ASU	64	53	82.8%
54	Jon Greenwalt	WR	LT	29	24	82.8%
55	Kevin Parks	RB	UVA	29	24	82.8%
56	Vintavious Cooper	RB	ECU	29	24	82.8%
57	Rashad Greene	WR	FSU	63	52	82.5%
58	Jake Murphy	TE	UTAH	40	33	82.5%
59	Giovani Bernard	RB	UNC	57	47	82.5%
60	B.J. Catalon	RB	TCU	28	23	82.1%
61	Andrew Buie	RB	WVU	33	27	81.8%
62	D.J. Foster	WR	ASU	44	36	81.8%
63	Jawan Jamison	RB	RUTG	33	27	81.8%
64	Jordon James	RB	UCLA	33	27	81.8%
65	Robbie Rouse	RB	FRES	71	58	81.7%
66	Charles Lovett	WR	CSU	43	35	81.4%
67	Gator Hoskins	TE	MRSH	43	35	81.4%
68	Vance McDonald	WR	RICE	43	35	81.4%
69	Justin Hardy	WR	ECU	102	83	81.4%
70	Danny Webster	WR	ECU	37	30	81.1%
71	Thomas Johnson	WR	TA&M	37	30	81.1%
72	Vince Sanders	WR	MISS	42	34	81.0%
73	Martel Moore	WR	NIU	88	71	80.7%
74	Dennis Johnson	RB	ARK	31	25	80.6%
75	Kyle Nunn	WR	SJSU	31	25	80.6%
76	Tracy Lampley	WR	USM	31	25	80.6%
77	Tyson Williams	WR	TTU	36	29	80.6%
78	Harry Peoples	WR	UL	76	61	80.3%
79	Chandler Jones	WR	SJSU	60	48	80.0%
80	Jordan Reed	TE	FLA	55	44	80.0%
81	Kirby Moore	WR	BOIS	45	36	80.0%
82	Malcolm Mitchell	WR	UGA	50	40	80.0%
83	Cody Latimer	WR	IU	64	51	79.7%
84	Connor Hamlett	TE	ORST	34	27	79.4%
85	Xavier Grimble	TE	USC	34	27	79.4%
86	Chandler Worthy	WR	TROY	58	46	79.3%
87	Marcus Leak	WR	MD	29	23	79.3%
88	Ray Holley	RB	LT	43	34	79.1%
89	Kivon Cartwright	TE	CSU	33	26	78.8%
90	Ja-Mes Logan	WR	MISS	47	37	78.7%
91	Josh Stewart	WR	OKST	122	96	78.7%
92	Josh Ferguson	RB	ILL	37	29	78.4%
93	Jeff Godfrey	WR	UCF	46	36	78.3%
94	Jamaal Williams	RB	BYU	32	25	78.1%
95	Tommy Shuler	WR	MRSH	141	110	78.0%
96	Corey Besteda	WR	USA	36	28	77.8%
97	Jamal Miles	WR	ASU	45	35	77.8%
98	Myles White	WR	LT	72	56	77.8%
99	Demetrius Fields	WR	NU	40	31	77.5%
100	Charone Peake	WR	CLEM	31	24	77.4%

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