2013 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 2013 leaders: Nick O'Leary (72.5%), Jarvis Landry (66.0%), Kevin Norwood (65.1%).

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). 456 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	1D/Tgt
1	Nick O'Leary	TE	FSU	40	33	72.5%
2	Jarvis Landry	WR	LSU	94	75	66.0%
3	Kevin Norwood	WR	ALA	43	36	65.1%
4	Arthur Lynch	TE	UGA	31	24	64.5%
5	Gerald Christian	TE	LOU	32	26	62.5%
6	Marcel Jensen	TE	FRES	29	24	62.1%
7	J.J. Worton	WR	UCF	58	42	60.3%
8	David Porter	WR	TCU	35	26	60.0%
9	Chris Coyle	TE	ASU	37	28	59.5%
10	Jonathan Krause	WR	VAN	49	41	59.2%
11	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR	LSU	80	57	58.8%
12	Derel Walker	WR	TA&M	60	45	58.3%
13	Tevin Reese	WR	BAY	48	33	58.3%
14	Josh Huff	WR	ORE	81	57	58.0%
15	Corey Brown	WR	OSU	7	55	57.1%
16	Kenny Shaw	WR	FSU	72	52	56.9%
17	Caleb Smith	TE	ORST	32	24	56.2%
18	Turner Petersen	RB	RICE	32	26	56.2%
19	Braxton Deaver	TE	DUKE	50	40	56.0%
20	Breshad Perriman	WR	UCF	52	36	55.8%
21	Alex Bayer	TE	BGSU	45	34	55.6%
22	Christian Jones	WR	NU	74	54	55.4%
23	Kelvin Benjamin	WR	FSU	78	50	55.1%
24	Danny Woodson	WR	USA	31	26	54.8%
25	DeVante Parker	WR	LOU	68	46	54.4%
26	Hunter Henry	TE	ARK	46	28	54.3%
27	Mitch Mathews	WR	BYU	35	23	54.3%
28	Gator Hoskins	TE	MRSH	63	44	54.0%
29	Travis Reynolds	WR	USU	69	51	53.6%
30	Manasseh Garner	WR	PITT	43	32	53.5%
31	Tyler Kroft	TE	RUTG	58	40	53.4%
32	Mike Evans	WR	TA&M	90	65	53.3%
33	Justin Hardy	WR	ECU	124	105	53.2%
34	Curry Sexton	WR	KSU	47	36	53.2%
35	Matt Miller	WR	BOIS	96	77	53.1%
36	Ronnie Moore	WR	BGSU	32	26	53.1%
37	TJ Jones	WR	ND	96	65	53.1%
38	Michael Bennett	WR	UGA	53	39	52.8%
39	DeAndrew White	WR	ALA	36	29	52.8%
40	Tramaine Thompson	WR	KSU	38	28	52.6%
41	Steve Hull	WR	ILL	80	59	52.5%
42	Martavis Bryant	WR	CLEM	61	39	52.5%
43	Anthony McClung	WR	CIN	82	68	52.4%
44	Jerrel Brown	WR	NMSU	42	33	52.4%
45	Zach D'Orazio	WR	AKR	63	42	52.4%
46	Eli Rogers	WR	LOU	50	41	52.0%
47	Travis Labhart	WR	TA&M	54	44	51.9%
48	Ja-Mes Logan	WR	MISS	56	44	51.8%
49	Daryle Hawkins	WR	ORE	29	23	51.7%
50	Keenan Holman	WR	SMU	93	67	51.6%
51	Quinshad Davis	WR	UNC	62	47	51.6%
52	C.J. Fiedorowicz	TE	IOWA	33	26	51.5%
53	Mitchell Henry	TE	WKU	33	25	51.5%
54	Allen Muse	WR	ARST	35	26	51.4%
55	Joel German	WR	WKU	37	26	51.4%
56	Willie Snead	WR	BALL	152	97	51.3%
57	Casey Pierce	TE	KENT	41	33	51.2%
58	D.J. Coles	WR	VT	41	23	51.2%
59	Antwan Goodley	WR	BAY	102	67	51.0%
60	Levi Norwood	WR	BAY	53	43	50.9%
61	Devon Cajuste	WR	STAN	40	27	50.0%
62	Eric Tomlinson	TE	UTEP	42	30	50.0%
63	James Butler	WR	UL	38	26	50.0%
64	Ryan Burbrink	WR	BGSU	36	27	50.0%
65	Malcome Kennedy	WR	TA&M	73	55	49.3%
66	Jace Amaro	TE	TTU	138	98	49.3%
67	Chris Moore	WR	CIN	67	43	49.3%
68	Rashard Smith	WR	NCSU	65	49	49.2%
69	Kevin Smith	WR	WASH	63	45	49.2%
70	Chris Conley	WR	UGA	61	42	49.2%
71	Tony Lippett	WR	MSU	57	39	49.1%
72	Geraldo Boldewijn	WR	BOIS	53	37	49.1%
73	Cody Latimer	WR	IU	104	72	49.0%
74	Jacob Pedersen	TE	WIS	51	36	49.0%
75	Isiah Myers	WR	WSU	49	34	49.0%
76	Jamill Smith	WR	BALL	90	63	48.9%
77	Skyler Ridley	WR	BYU	45	35	48.9%
78	Dorial Green-Beckham	WR	MIZ	82	55	48.8%
79	L'Damian Washington	WR	MIZ	82	47	48.8%
80	Shavarez Smith	WR	USA	80	50	48.8%
81	Jamal Robinson	WR	UL	78	50	48.7%
82	Brandin Cooks	WR	ORST	154	120	48.7%
83	JuMichael Ramos	WR	NCSU	37	24	48.6%
84	Je'Ron Hamm	WR	ULM	33	24	48.5%
85	Michael Campanaro	WR	WAKE	97	67	48.5%
86	Bruce Ellington	WR	SC	64	43	48.4%
87	Kevin Cummings	WR	ORST	29	23	48.3%
88	Sean Fitzgerald	WR	UTAH	52	32	48.1%
89	Stefon Diggs	WR	MD	50	34	48.0%
90	Titus Davis	WR	CMU	98	61	48.0%
91	Tyler Boyd	WR	PITT	98	77	48.0%
92	Amba Etta-Tawo	WR	MD	48	29	47.9%
93	Rashad Greene	WR	FSU	96	67	47.9%
94	Damian Copeland	WR	LOU	71	52	47.9%
95	Chandler Jones	WR	SJSU	115	79	47.8%
96	Shaq Washington	WR	CIN	92	75	47.8%
97	Charlie Moore	WR	OKST	44	31	47.7%
98	Tavarres Jefferson	WR	MTSU	65	41	47.7%
99	Shaun Joplin	WR	BGSU	84	48	47.6%
100	Shane Wynn	WR	IU	61	46	47.5%

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