2012 College Success 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.

Targets with positive EPA.

The 2012 leaders: Levi Norwood (78.7%), Damian Copeland (73.2%), Jalen Saunders (73.0%).

Success 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	Success
1	Levi Norwood	WR	BAY	47	39	78.7%
2	Damian Copeland	WR	LOU	56	48	73.2%
3	Jalen Saunders	WR	OU	63	53	73.0%
4	Hunter Lee	RB	LT	37	31	70.3%
5	DaVaris Daniels	WR	ND	35	25	68.6%
6	Kyle Nunn	WR	SJSU	31	25	67.7%
7	Jace Amaro	TE	TTU	27	23	66.7%
8	Kirby Moore	WR	BOIS	45	36	66.7%
9	Perez Ashford	WR	NIU	30	30	66.7%
10	Tyson Williams	WR	TTU	36	29	66.7%
11	Justin Jones	WR	ECU	32	24	65.6%
12	Ryan Otten	TE	SJSU	58	44	65.5%
13	Jeff Godfrey	WR	UCF	46	36	65.2%
14	Vance McDonald	WR	RICE	43	35	65.1%
15	Rashad Greene	WR	FSU	63	52	65.1%
16	Skye Dawson	WR	TCU	48	34	64.6%
17	Ty MacArthur	WR	AF	31	24	64.5%
18	Jeremy Wright	RB	LOU	42	38	64.3%
19	Vince Sanders	WR	MISS	42	34	64.3%
20	Sterling Shepard	WR	OU	53	41	64.2%
21	Mike Shanahan	WR	PITT	78	58	64.1%
22	Cody Latimer	WR	IU	64	51	64.1%
23	Devin Street	WR	PITT	89	66	64.0%
24	Brandon Wimberly	WR	NEV	83	63	63.9%
25	Andrew Buie	RB	WVU	33	27	63.6%
26	Damien Williams	RB	OU	33	29	63.6%
27	Jeremy Johnson	WR	SMU	76	67	63.2%
28	Damon Julian	WR	CIN	32	24	62.5%
29	Jamal Miles	WR	ASU	45	35	62.2%
30	Jon Greenwalt	WR	LT	29	24	62.1%
31	Kyle Carter	TE	PSU	50	36	62.0%
32	Malcolm Mitchell	WR	UGA	50	40	62.0%
33	Jarrod West	WR	SYR	63	42	61.9%
34	Noel Grigsby	WR	SJSU	97	73	61.9%
35	Theo Riddick	RB	ND	47	35	61.7%
36	Kale Pick	WR	KU	39	26	61.5%
37	Jack Doyle	TE	WKU	62	47	61.3%
38	Corey Besteda	WR	USA	36	28	61.1%
39	Luke Swift	WR	M-OH	36	25	61.1%
40	Robby Toma	WR	ND	36	24	61.1%
41	Steve Marck	TE	M-OH	36	27	61.1%
42	Jalen Claiborne	WR	WYO	41	34	61.0%
43	Chris Smith	WR	MSST	64	45	60.9%
44	Cody Wilson	WR	CMU	74	64	60.8%
45	Jawan Jamison	RB	RUTG	33	27	60.6%
46	Arceto Clark	WR	MSST	48	33	60.4%
47	Chase Harper	TE	TXST	30	28	60.0%
48	Keith Sconiers	WR	AKR	40	41	60.0%
49	Marlin Lane	RB	TENN	30	29	60.0%
50	Taylor Stockemer	WR	ARST	40	29	60.0%
51	Justin Hardy	WR	ECU	102	83	59.8%
52	Zach Sudfeld	TE	NEV	62	43	59.7%
53	Tramaine Thompson	WR	KSU	52	36	59.6%
54	Ja-Mes Logan	WR	MISS	47	37	59.6%
55	Tommy Shuler	WR	MRSH	141	110	59.6%
56	Shaquelle Evans	WR	UCLA	79	53	59.5%
57	Kenny Shaw	WR	FSU	37	27	59.5%
58	Sammy Watkins	WR	CLEM	74	57	59.5%
59	Chris Coyle	TE	ASU	64	53	59.4%
60	Alan Cross	TE	MEM	27	23	59.3%
61	Austin Hill	WR	ARIZ	103	73	59.2%
62	Connor Hamlett	TE	ORST	34	27	58.8%
63	Josh Harper	WR	FRES	34	24	58.8%
64	Justin Brown	WR	OU	97	66	58.8%
65	Chandler Worthy	WR	TROY	58	46	58.6%
66	Marcus Leak	WR	MD	29	23	58.6%
67	Geremy Davis	WR	CONN	70	44	58.6%
68	Dewayne Peace	WR	HOU	82	54	58.5%
69	Mike Evans	WR	TA&M	106	75	58.5%
70	Jeremy Gallon	WR	MICH	60	40	58.3%
71	Johnathan Franklin	RB	UCLA	36	32	58.3%
72	Blake Jackson	WR	OKST	43	28	58.1%
73	Emory Blake	WR	AUB	74	50	58.1%
74	Dominique Terrell	WR	UVA	50	38	58.0%
75	Chris Harper	WR	KSU	76	50	57.9%
76	Joseph Randle	RB	OKST	38	28	57.9%
77	Travis Reynolds	WR	USU	26	23	57.7%
78	William Dukes	WR	FAU	92	63	57.6%
79	Jaxon Shipley	WR	TEX	66	51	57.6%
80	TJ Jones	WR	ND	66	43	57.6%
81	Quintin Payton	WR	NCSU	73	48	57.5%
82	Christian Jones	WR	NU	40	30	57.5%
83	Demetrius Fields	WR	NU	40	31	57.5%
84	Victor Dean	WR	FRES	40	30	57.5%
85	Andy Erickson	WR	TXST	54	39	57.4%
86	Demetrius Evans	WR	MRSH	42	32	57.1%
87	Kasen Williams	WR	WASH	98	71	57.1%
88	LaDarius Brown	WR	TCU	35	25	57.1%
89	Shawn Southward	RB	TROY	56	43	57.1%
90	J.D. McKissic	WR	ARST	107	92	57.0%
91	Austin Hays	WR	OKST	37	25	56.8%
92	Thomas Johnson	WR	TA&M	37	30	56.8%
93	C.J. Fiedorowicz	TE	IOWA	60	45	56.7%
94	Marcus Lattimore	RB	SC	30	26	56.7%
95	Harry Peoples	WR	UL	76	61	56.6%
96	Antonio Andrews	RB	WKU	46	34	56.5%
97	Jordan Reed	TE	FLA	55	44	56.4%
98	Jackie Williams	WR	UAB	80	52	56.2%
99	Jared Abbrederis	WR	WIS	64	46	56.2%
100	Jabari Carr	WR	SJSU	73	55	56.2%

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