2012 College EPA 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.

Expected points added on every pass thrown his way, caught or not. It is our primary receiver rating because it counts the whole result of the target.

How to read it. +0.30 and up is excellent for a wide receiver. Tight ends and running backs usually sit lower because their targets are shorter.

The 2012 leaders: Levi Norwood (+0.95), Marcus Leak (+0.89), Ryan Otten (+0.86).

EPA 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). 463 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	EPA/Tgt
1	Levi Norwood	WR	BAY	47	39	+0.95
2	Marcus Leak	WR	MD	29	23	+0.89
3	Ryan Otten	TE	SJSU	58	44	+0.86
4	Vance McDonald	WR	RICE	43	35	+0.83
5	Jace Amaro	TE	TTU	27	23	+0.82
6	Mike Shanahan	WR	PITT	78	58	+0.81
7	Alan Cross	TE	MEM	27	23	+0.81
8	Keith Sconiers	WR	AKR	40	41	+0.81
9	Damon Julian	WR	CIN	32	24	+0.81
10	Jalen Saunders	WR	OU	63	53	+0.79
11	Damian Copeland	WR	LOU	56	48	+0.79
12	Willis Wright	WR	FIU	37	25	+0.78
13	Justin Jones	WR	ECU	32	24	+0.76
14	Corey Fuller	WR	VT	59	41	+0.76
15	Kale Pick	WR	KU	39	26	+0.76
16	Cody Latimer	WR	IU	64	51	+0.73
17	Taylor Stockemer	WR	ARST	40	29	+0.73
18	Noel Grigsby	WR	SJSU	97	73	+0.73
19	Kyler Reed	TE	NEB	34	23	+0.71
20	Sterling Shepard	WR	OU	53	41	+0.71
21	Ty MacArthur	WR	AF	31	24	+0.71
22	Hunter Lee	RB	LT	37	31	+0.70
23	Dominique Williams	WR	WSU	52	34	+0.70
24	Andrell Smith	WR	LOU	45	30	+0.70
25	Jawan Jamison	RB	RUTG	33	27	+0.69
26	Vince Sanders	WR	MISS	42	34	+0.68
27	Quintin Payton	WR	NCSU	73	48	+0.67
28	Jordan Reed	TE	FLA	55	44	+0.67
29	Dominique Terrell	WR	UVA	50	38	+0.67
30	Rashad Greene	WR	FSU	63	52	+0.67
31	Brandon Wimberly	WR	NEV	83	63	+0.66
32	Blake Jackson	WR	OKST	43	28	+0.65
33	Kenny Shaw	WR	FSU	37	27	+0.65
34	Trey Watts	RB	TLSA	41	30	+0.65
35	Geremy Davis	WR	CONN	70	44	+0.64
36	Tyson Williams	WR	TTU	36	29	+0.64
37	Malcolm Mitchell	WR	UGA	50	40	+0.64
38	Kyle Carter	TE	PSU	50	36	+0.62
39	Chris Harper	WR	KSU	76	50	+0.62
40	Marquise Law	WR	CSU	41	29	+0.62
41	Kirby Moore	WR	BOIS	45	36	+0.62
42	Steve Marck	TE	M-OH	36	27	+0.62
43	Austin Hill	WR	ARIZ	103	73	+0.62
44	Andrew Buie	RB	WVU	33	27	+0.61
45	Trey Millard	RB	OU	33	29	+0.61
46	Skye Dawson	WR	TCU	48	34	+0.61
47	Jeremy Gallon	WR	MICH	60	40	+0.61
48	DaVaris Daniels	WR	ND	35	25	+0.60
49	Alec Lemon	WR	SYR	96	70	+0.60
50	Mike Evans	WR	TA&M	106	75	+0.59
51	Marlon Brown	WR	UGA	38	27	+0.59
52	Jaxon Shipley	WR	TEX	66	51	+0.59
53	Jaquon Robinson	WR	TROY	40	30	+0.59
54	Damien Williams	RB	OU	33	29	+0.59
55	Devin Street	WR	PITT	89	66	+0.58
56	Blake Hammond	TE	WMU	39	25	+0.58
57	Emory Blake	WR	AUB	74	50	+0.58
58	A.J. Barker	WR	MINN	45	30	+0.58
59	Jack Doyle	TE	WKU	62	47	+0.58
60	Tyler Lockett	WR	KSU	55	40	+0.57
61	Ja-Mes Logan	WR	MISS	47	37	+0.57
62	Tracy Lampley	WR	USM	31	25	+0.57
63	Thomas Johnson	WR	TA&M	37	30	+0.57
64	Mychal Rivera	TE	TENN	52	36	+0.57
65	Luke Swift	WR	M-OH	36	25	+0.57
66	Cody Wilson	WR	CMU	74	64	+0.56
67	Jared Abbrederis	WR	WIS	64	46	+0.56
68	Corey Besteda	WR	USA	36	28	+0.56
69	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR	LSU	66	40	+0.56
70	Joseph Fauria	WR	UCLA	55	41	+0.56
71	Tramaine Thompson	WR	KSU	52	36	+0.56
72	Andy Erickson	WR	TXST	54	39	+0.56
73	Ryan Grant	WR	TULN	102	76	+0.56
74	Johnathan Franklin	RB	UCLA	36	32	+0.56
75	Perez Ashford	WR	NIU	30	30	+0.56
76	Mario Carter	TE	NCSU	45	31	+0.56
77	Tyler Futrell	WR	OHIO	35	23	+0.56
78	Chris Coyle	TE	ASU	64	53	+0.55
79	Nick Adams	WR	UAB	69	45	+0.55
80	Victor Dean	WR	FRES	40	30	+0.55
81	Arceto Clark	WR	MSST	48	33	+0.55
82	Zach Sudfeld	TE	NEV	62	43	+0.55
83	Justin Hardy	WR	ECU	102	83	+0.55
84	Jarrod West	WR	SYR	63	42	+0.54
85	Cody Hoffman	WR	BYU	126	90	+0.53
86	Shaquelle Evans	WR	UCLA	79	53	+0.53
87	Garrett Hoskins	TE	EMU	63	38	+0.53
88	D.J. Foster	WR	ASU	44	36	+0.53
89	Jackie Williams	WR	UAB	80	52	+0.53
90	Greg Dent	WR	FSU	34	24	+0.52
91	Antonio Andrews	RB	WKU	46	34	+0.52
92	Chris Boyd	WR	VAN	74	46	+0.52
93	Theo Riddick	RB	ND	47	35	+0.52
94	Brandin Cooks	WR	ORST	92	64	+0.51
95	Chris Humphrey	WR	KENT	38	23	+0.51
96	Michael Smith	WR	CONN	48	31	+0.51
97	Matt Lehman	TE	PSU	33	24	+0.51
98	Jalen Claiborne	WR	WYO	41	34	+0.50
99	Chase Harper	TE	TXST	30	28	+0.50
100	Wes Saxton	TE	USA	38	26	+0.50

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