2012 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 2012 leaders: Willis Wright (17.1), Justyn Shackleford (15.4), Jace Amaro (14.6).

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). 463 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Y/Tgt
1	Willis Wright	WR	FIU	37	25	17.1
2	Justyn Shackleford	WR	TULN	28	28	15.4
3	Jace Amaro	TE	TTU	27	23	14.6
4	Tavarres King	WR	UGA	62	39	13.6
5	Marcus Leak	WR	MD	29	23	13.6
6	Ty MacArthur	WR	AF	31	24	13.3
7	Robert Herron	WR	WYO	50	31	13.1
8	Blake Jackson	WR	OKST	43	28	13.1
9	Corey Fuller	WR	VT	59	41	13.0
10	Kerwynn Williams	RB	USU	51	43	13.0
11	Amari Cooper	WR	ALA	69	53	13.0
12	Terrance Williams	WR	BAY	137	95	12.9
13	A.J. Barker	WR	MINN	45	30	12.8
14	Kenny Shaw	WR	FSU	37	27	12.7
15	Cody Latimer	WR	IU	64	51	12.6
16	Clive Walford	TE	MIA	36	25	12.5
17	Jordan Leslie	WR	UTEP	78	51	12.5
18	Evans Okotcha	RB	UTSA	28	24	12.5
19	Jared Abbrederis	WR	WIS	64	46	12.4
20	Marlon Brown	WR	UGA	38	27	12.3
21	Titus Davis	WR	CMU	70	43	12.3
22	DeVante Parker	WR	LOU	58	38	12.3
23	Brandin Cooks	WR	ORST	92	64	12.2
24	Ryan Otten	TE	SJSU	58	44	12.2
25	Jalen Saunders	WR	OU	63	53	12.2
26	Noel Grigsby	WR	SJSU	97	73	12.1
27	Josh Boyle	WR	KENT	28	28	12.1
28	Brandon Carter	WR	TCU	48	34	12.1
29	Martel Moore	WR	NIU	88	71	12.0
30	Keith Sconiers	WR	AKR	40	41	12.0
31	Jalen Claiborne	WR	WYO	41	34	12.0
32	Corey Besteda	WR	USA	36	28	11.9
33	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	CLEM	102	69	11.9
34	Mike Shanahan	WR	PITT	78	58	11.9
35	D.J. Foster	WR	ASU	44	36	11.9
36	Tyler Lockett	WR	KSU	55	40	11.9
37	Alan Williams	RB	MASS	37	42	11.8
38	Mike Davis	WR	TEX	77	54	11.8
39	Perez Ashford	WR	NIU	30	30	11.8
40	Damon Julian	WR	CIN	32	24	11.8
41	Michael Edwards	WR	UTEP	70	51	11.7
42	Deion Walker	WR	MASS	57	59	11.7
43	Taylor Stockemer	WR	ARST	40	29	11.7
44	Kenny Bell	WR	NEB	69	46	11.6
45	Austin Hill	WR	ARIZ	103	73	11.5
46	Uzoma Nwachukwu	WR	TA&M	35	23	11.5
47	Brelan Chancellor	WR	UNT	39	25	11.5
48	Chuck Jacobs	WR	USU	48	36	11.5
49	Chad Bumphis	WR	MSST	79	55	11.4
50	Malcolm Mitchell	WR	UGA	50	40	11.4
51	Donte Moncrief	WR	MISS	83	60	11.4
52	Jeremy Gallon	WR	MICH	60	40	11.4
53	Randall Mackey	RB	MISS	28	24	11.4
54	Josh Huff	WR	ORE	41	29	11.4
55	Ryan Grant	WR	TULN	102	76	11.3
56	Tevin Reese	WR	BAY	79	51	11.3
57	Eric Monette	WR	WMU	56	41	11.2
58	Alan Cross	TE	MEM	27	23	11.1
59	Alec Lemon	WR	SYR	96	70	11.1
60	Vince Sanders	WR	MISS	42	34	11.1
61	Roy Roundtree	WR	MICH	50	28	11.1
62	Rashad Greene	WR	FSU	63	52	11.0
63	Rob Blanchflower	TE	MASS	42	43	11.0
64	Stedman Bailey	WR	WVU	137	106	11.0
65	Sterling Shepard	WR	OU	53	41	10.9
66	Alonzo Russell	WR	TOL	85	54	10.9
67	Marcus Davis	WR	VT	82	47	10.9
68	Xavier Rush	WR	TULN	48	43	10.8
69	Mychal Rivera	TE	TENN	52	36	10.8
70	Hunter Lee	RB	LT	37	31	10.8
71	DaVaris Daniels	WR	ND	35	25	10.7
72	Andrell Smith	WR	LOU	45	30	10.7
73	Alex Neutz	WR	BUF	95	65	10.7
74	Emory Blake	WR	AUB	74	50	10.7
75	Damian Copeland	WR	LOU	56	48	10.7
76	Justin Jones	WR	ECU	32	24	10.7
77	Tracy Lampley	WR	USM	31	25	10.6
78	William Dukes	WR	FAU	92	63	10.6
79	Marqise Lee	WR	USC	158	112	10.6
80	Isaiah Burse	WR	FRES	72	53	10.6
81	Ryan Griffin	TE	CONN	46	29	10.5
82	Rannell Hall	WR	UCF	53	31	10.5
83	Joseph Fauria	WR	UCLA	55	41	10.5
84	Chase Harper	TE	TXST	30	28	10.5
85	Dominique Williams	WR	WSU	52	34	10.5
86	Devin Smith	WR	OSU	59	30	10.5
87	Michael Bennett	WR	UGA	33	24	10.5
88	Zach Rogers	WR	TENN	47	32	10.4
89	Quintin Payton	WR	NCSU	73	48	10.4
90	Kyler Reed	TE	NEB	34	23	10.4
91	Kevin Norwood	WR	ALA	38	26	10.4
92	Dawan Scott	WR	M-OH	82	57	10.4
93	Austin Franklin	WR	NMSU	120	74	10.4
94	Chris Harper	WR	KSU	76	50	10.3
95	Stefon Diggs	WR	MD	82	54	10.3
96	Travis Kelce	TE	CIN	58	40	10.3
97	Chandler Jones	WR	SJSU	60	48	10.3
98	Chris Coyle	TE	ASU	64	53	10.3
99	Jerrod Dillard	WR	AKR	39	29	10.3
100	Jordan Matthews	WR	VAN	123	87	10.3

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