2013 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 2013 leaders: Nick O'Leary (+0.90), Jarvis Landry (+0.90), Marcel Jensen (+0.88).

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). 456 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	EPA/Tgt
1	Nick O'Leary	TE	FSU	40	33	+0.90
2	Jarvis Landry	WR	LSU	94	75	+0.90
3	Marcel Jensen	TE	FRES	29	24	+0.88
4	Curry Sexton	WR	KSU	47	36	+0.82
5	Kevin Norwood	WR	ALA	43	36	+0.82
6	Jonathan Krause	WR	VAN	49	41	+0.81
7	Cameron Posey	WR	PUR	30	26	+0.79
8	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR	LSU	80	57	+0.79
9	Alex Bayer	TE	BGSU	45	34	+0.77
10	Deon Long	WR	MD	47	32	+0.77
11	Breshad Perriman	WR	UCF	52	36	+0.76
12	Wes Saxton	TE	USA	63	50	+0.75
13	Tony Lippett	WR	MSU	57	39	+0.72
14	Daryle Hawkins	WR	ORE	29	23	+0.71
15	Tyler Kroft	TE	RUTG	58	40	+0.70
16	Arthur Lynch	TE	UGA	31	24	+0.70
17	Anthony McClung	WR	CIN	82	68	+0.70
18	Ryan Burbrink	WR	BGSU	36	27	+0.69
19	Adam Shapiro	WR	NMSU	44	35	+0.69
20	Bishop Sankey	RB	WASH	28	25	+0.68
21	Jerrel Brown	WR	NMSU	42	33	+0.68
22	Derel Walker	WR	TA&M	60	45	+0.68
23	Steve Hull	WR	ILL	80	59	+0.68
24	Joel German	WR	WKU	37	26	+0.68
25	Jacob Pedersen	TE	WIS	51	36	+0.67
26	Clay Fuller	WR	BAY	44	29	+0.67
27	Gerald Christian	TE	LOU	32	26	+0.67
28	Geraldo Boldewijn	WR	BOIS	53	37	+0.67
29	Travis Reynolds	WR	USU	69	51	+0.66
30	Eli Rogers	WR	LOU	50	41	+0.66
31	Jeff Heuerman	TE	OSU	32	25	+0.66
32	Joshua Stanford	WR	VT	60	37	+0.65
33	Jhajuan Seales	WR	OKST	48	36	+0.65
34	Jaxon Shipley	WR	TEX	79	55	+0.65
35	Christian Jones	WR	NU	74	54	+0.64
36	Danny Woodson	WR	USA	31	26	+0.64
37	Geremy Davis	WR	CONN	109	71	+0.64
38	Chandler Worthy	WR	TROY	29	24	+0.64
39	Chris Conley	WR	UGA	61	42	+0.64
40	Kasen Williams	WR	WASH	41	29	+0.64
41	Titus Davis	WR	CMU	98	61	+0.63
42	Mitchell Henry	TE	WKU	33	25	+0.63
43	Markese Triplett	WR	USM	56	33	+0.63
44	Allen Hurns	WR	MIA	93	60	+0.62
45	Justin Hardy	WR	ECU	124	105	+0.62
46	Quintin Payton	WR	NCSU	36	23	+0.62
47	Kevin Smith	WR	WASH	63	45	+0.61
48	Allen Muse	WR	ARST	35	26	+0.61
49	Mike Evans	WR	TA&M	90	65	+0.61
50	Kenny Shaw	WR	FSU	72	52	+0.60
51	Matt Miller	WR	BOIS	96	77	+0.60
52	Anthony Denham	WR	UTAH	31	24	+0.60
53	TJ Jones	WR	ND	96	65	+0.59
54	Skyler Ridley	WR	BYU	45	35	+0.59
55	Tyler Boyd	WR	PITT	98	77	+0.59
56	Richard Rodgers	WR	CAL	58	39	+0.59
57	Corey Brown	WR	OSU	7	55	+0.59
58	Jerrod Dillard	WR	AKR	41	26	+0.59
59	Ryan Alderman	WR	TEM	55	40	+0.58
60	Eric Tomlinson	TE	UTEP	42	30	+0.58
61	James Butler	WR	UL	38	26	+0.58
62	Casey Pierce	TE	KENT	41	33	+0.58
63	JuMichael Ramos	WR	NCSU	37	24	+0.58
64	Damian Copeland	WR	LOU	71	52	+0.58
65	Martavis Bryant	WR	CLEM	61	39	+0.57
66	Stefon Diggs	WR	MD	50	34	+0.57
67	Vintavious Cooper	RB	ECU	46	41	+0.57
68	Eric Ebron	TE	UNC	84	55	+0.57
69	Shaun Joplin	WR	BGSU	84	48	+0.56
70	Ja-Mes Logan	WR	MISS	56	44	+0.56
71	Willie Byrn	WR	VT	73	49	+0.56
72	J.J. Worton	WR	UCF	58	42	+0.56
73	Terrence Miller	WR	ARIZ	50	39	+0.55
74	Travis Labhart	WR	TA&M	54	44	+0.55
75	Miles Osei	WR	ILL	48	35	+0.55
76	Keiwone Malone	WR	MEM	35	25	+0.55
77	Manasseh Garner	WR	PITT	43	32	+0.54
78	Ruhann Peele	WR	RUTG	37	26	+0.54
79	Kenneth Harper	RB	TEM	30	26	+0.54
80	Nelson Agholor	WR	USC	80	51	+0.54
81	Chris Williams	WR	TROY	40	31	+0.54
82	Rashon Ceaser	WR	ULM	90	65	+0.53
83	Chris Coyle	TE	ASU	37	28	+0.53
84	Aaron Bradley	WR	NEV	59	40	+0.53
85	Daniel McKinney	WR	FAU	57	49	+0.53
86	Jordan Matthews	WR	VAN	140	107	+0.53
87	Michael Bennett	WR	UGA	53	39	+0.52
88	Ezell Ruffin	WR	SDSU	99	63	+0.52
89	Brandin Cooks	WR	ORST	154	120	+0.52
90	Marcus Sullivan	WR	UNLV	60	41	+0.52
91	Levi Norwood	WR	BAY	53	43	+0.52
92	Josh Doctson	WR	TCU	51	36	+0.52
93	Jeremy Gallon	WR	MICH	122	80	+0.52
94	Shaq Washington	WR	CIN	92	75	+0.52
95	Tyler Lockett	WR	KSU	96	71	+0.51
96	Shavarez Smith	WR	USA	80	50	+0.51
97	Bruce Ellington	WR	SC	64	43	+0.51
98	Rashad Greene	WR	FSU	96	67	+0.51
99	Robert Johnson	WR	MSST	48	33	+0.51
100	Braxton Deaver	TE	DUKE	50	40	+0.51

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