2012 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 2012 leaders: Alan Cross (70.4%), Joseph Fauria (65.5%), Ryan Otten (63.8%).

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). 463 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	1D/Tgt
1	Alan Cross	TE	MEM	27	23	70.4%
2	Joseph Fauria	WR	UCLA	55	41	65.5%
3	Ryan Otten	TE	SJSU	58	44	63.8%
4	D.J. Foster	WR	ASU	44	36	63.6%
5	Jace Amaro	TE	TTU	27	23	63.0%
6	Jalen Saunders	WR	OU	63	53	60.3%
7	Kyler Reed	TE	NEB	34	23	58.8%
8	Noel Grigsby	WR	SJSU	97	73	58.8%
9	Vance McDonald	WR	RICE	43	35	58.1%
10	Kevin Norwood	WR	ALA	38	26	57.9%
11	Cody Latimer	WR	IU	64	51	57.8%
12	A.J. Barker	WR	MINN	45	30	57.8%
13	Corey Fuller	WR	VT	59	41	57.6%
14	Josh Boyle	WR	KENT	28	28	57.1%
15	Chad Bumphis	WR	MSST	79	55	57.0%
16	Emory Blake	WR	AUB	74	50	56.8%
17	Perez Ashford	WR	NIU	30	30	56.7%
18	Justin Jones	WR	ECU	32	24	56.2%
19	Drew Terrell	WR	STAN	50	31	56.0%
20	Kyle Carter	TE	PSU	50	36	56.0%
21	Zach Sudfeld	TE	NEV	62	43	54.8%
22	Sterling Shepard	WR	OU	53	41	54.7%
23	Matt Lehman	TE	PSU	33	24	54.5%
24	Brandon Wimberly	WR	NEV	83	63	54.2%
25	Hunter Lee	RB	LT	37	31	54.1%
26	Kenny Shaw	WR	FSU	37	27	54.1%
27	Devin Street	WR	PITT	89	66	53.9%
28	Josh Huff	WR	ORE	41	29	53.7%
29	Blake Jackson	WR	OKST	43	28	53.5%
30	Chris Coyle	TE	ASU	64	53	53.1%
31	TJ Jones	WR	ND	66	43	53.0%
32	Jordan Taylor	WR	RICE	70	48	52.9%
33	Mike Shanahan	WR	PITT	78	58	52.6%
34	Rashad Greene	WR	FSU	63	52	52.4%
35	Amari Cooper	WR	ALA	69	53	52.2%
36	Brandon Carter	WR	TCU	48	34	52.1%
37	Malcolm Mitchell	WR	UGA	50	40	52.0%
38	Tramaine Thompson	WR	KSU	52	36	51.9%
39	DeVante Parker	WR	LOU	58	38	51.7%
40	Marcus Leak	WR	MD	29	23	51.7%
41	Marcus Sales	WR	SYR	97	63	51.5%
42	Jawan Jamison	RB	RUTG	33	27	51.5%
43	Jaxon Shipley	WR	TEX	66	51	51.5%
44	Michael Bennett	WR	UGA	33	24	51.5%
45	Trey Millard	RB	OU	33	29	51.5%
46	Austin Hill	WR	ARIZ	103	73	51.5%
47	LaDarius Brown	WR	TCU	35	25	51.4%
48	Willis Wright	WR	FIU	37	25	51.4%
49	Gator Hoskins	TE	MRSH	43	35	51.2%
50	Kirby Moore	WR	BOIS	45	36	51.1%
51	Stedman Bailey	WR	WVU	137	106	50.4%
52	Bruce Ellington	WR	SC	56	38	50.0%
53	Chase Harper	TE	TXST	30	28	50.0%
54	Chris Harper	WR	KSU	76	50	50.0%
55	Jack Doyle	TE	WKU	62	47	50.0%
56	Jake Murphy	TE	UTAH	40	33	50.0%
57	Jereme Jones	WR	USA	62	42	50.0%
58	Josh Harper	WR	FRES	34	24	50.0%
59	Steve Marck	TE	M-OH	36	27	50.0%
60	Taylor Stockemer	WR	ARST	40	29	50.0%
61	Travis Kelce	TE	CIN	58	40	50.0%
62	Travis Reynolds	WR	USU	26	23	50.0%
63	Willie Snead	WR	BALL	128	82	50.0%
64	Markus Wheaton	WR	ORST	127	88	49.6%
65	Kenny Stills	WR	OU	111	75	49.5%
66	Mike Evans	WR	TA&M	106	75	49.1%
67	Levi Norwood	WR	BAY	47	39	48.9%
68	Martel Moore	WR	NIU	88	71	48.9%
69	Marquise Law	WR	CSU	41	29	48.8%
70	Blake Hammond	TE	WMU	39	25	48.7%
71	Kale Pick	WR	KU	39	26	48.7%
72	DaVaris Daniels	WR	ND	35	25	48.6%
73	Geremy Davis	WR	CONN	70	44	48.6%
74	Uzoma Nwachukwu	WR	TA&M	35	23	48.6%
75	Andrew Buie	RB	WVU	33	27	48.5%
76	Damien Williams	RB	OU	33	29	48.5%
77	Kivon Cartwright	TE	CSU	33	26	48.5%
78	Chris Harper	WR	CAL	62	41	48.4%
79	Devon Hughes	WR	BUF	31	23	48.4%
80	Tavarres King	WR	UGA	62	39	48.4%
81	Ty MacArthur	WR	AF	31	24	48.4%
82	Chandler Worthy	WR	TROY	58	46	48.3%
83	Jon Greenwalt	WR	LT	29	24	48.3%
84	Damian Copeland	WR	LOU	56	48	48.2%
85	Dominique Williams	WR	WSU	52	34	48.1%
86	Rashawn Scott	WR	MIA	50	35	48.0%
87	Kenny Bell	WR	NEB	69	46	47.8%
88	Donte Foster	WR	OHIO	67	56	47.8%
89	Brandon Ford	TE	CLEM	42	31	47.6%
90	Cody Hoffman	WR	BYU	126	90	47.6%
91	Jeremy Wright	RB	LOU	42	38	47.6%
92	Vince Sanders	WR	MISS	42	34	47.6%
93	Tommy Shuler	WR	MRSH	141	110	47.5%
94	Brice Butler	WR	SDSU	40	23	47.5%
95	Keith Sconiers	WR	AKR	40	41	47.5%
96	Marlon Brown	WR	UGA	38	27	47.4%
97	Clive Walford	TE	MIA	36	25	47.2%
98	Johnathan Franklin	RB	UCLA	36	32	47.2%
99	Myles White	WR	LT	72	56	47.2%
100	Aaron Boyd	WR	UK	34	24	47.1%

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