2014 College Catch Rate 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.

Receptions per target.

The 2014 leaders: Alton Howard (866.7%), Darius Phillips (116.0%), Thomas Duarte (108.0%).

Catch Rate

Minimum to rank: 1.875 receptions per team game (the NFL's rate; the NCAA ranks receivers per game with no reception minimum). 476 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Catch%
1	Alton Howard	WR	TENN	6	52	866.7%
2	Darius Phillips	WR	WMU	25	29	116.0%
3	Thomas Duarte	WR	UCLA	25	27	108.0%
4	Daniel Braverman	WR	WMU	76	79	103.9%
5	Jonnu Smith	TE	FIU	60	61	101.7%
6	Breon Allen	RB	ECU	35	35	100.0%
7	Larry Rose III	RB	NMSU	23	23	100.0%
8	Jay Ajayi	RB	BOIS	46	45	97.8%
9	Devontae Booker	RB	UTAH	40	39	97.5%
10	Lucky Whitehead	WR	FAU	78	76	97.4%
11	Shane Williams-Rhodes	WR	BOIS	70	68	97.1%
12	Anthony Rice	WR	CMU	28	27	96.4%
13	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	OSU	27	26	96.3%
14	Devin Campbell	WR	BUF	25	24	96.0%
15	T.J. Logan	RB	UNC	24	23	95.8%
16	Dontrell Hilliard	RB	TULN	32	30	93.8%
17	Keiwone Malone	WR	MEM	42	39	92.9%
18	Kenneth Dixon	RB	LT	28	26	92.9%
19	Jenson Stoshak	WR	FAU	40	37	92.5%
20	George Farmer	WR	USC	26	24	92.3%
21	Paul Lasike	RB	BYU	26	24	92.3%
22	Von Pearson	WR	TENN	34	31	91.2%
23	Kennard Backman	TE	UAB	43	39	90.7%
24	Cody Core	WR	MISS	42	38	90.5%
25	Ed'Marques Batties	WR	MTSU	50	45	90.0%
26	Ronald Butler	WR	USU	40	36	90.0%
27	Paul Perkins	RB	UCLA	29	26	89.7%
28	David Grinnage	TE	NCSU	28	25	89.3%
29	Gabe Fuselier	WR	UL	27	24	88.9%
30	Brandon Burks	RB	TROY	26	23	88.5%
31	Leon Allen	RB	WKU	52	46	88.5%
32	Jamal Morrow	RB	WSU	69	61	88.4%
33	Jahwan Edwards	RB	BALL	33	29	87.9%
34	Teldrick Morgan	WR	NMSU	86	75	87.2%
35	Kam Jones	WR	UTSA	39	34	87.2%
36	Quan Bray	WR	AUB	39	34	87.2%
37	Kenneth Harper	RB	TEM	31	27	87.1%
38	Marcus Henry	WR	MTSU	46	40	87.0%
39	Jalen Hurd	RB	TENN	38	33	86.8%
40	Damon Bullock	RB	IOWA	37	32	86.5%
41	Clive Walford	TE	MIA	51	44	86.3%
42	Casey Martin	WR	USM	64	55	85.9%
43	Devin Smith	WR	OSU	35	30	85.7%
44	Gerard Johnson	RB	ODU	28	24	85.7%
45	Karlos Williams	RB	FSU	28	24	85.7%
46	Tyler McCulloch	WR	COLO	35	30	85.7%
47	Jaydon Mickens	WR	WASH	62	53	85.5%
48	Cameron Smith	WR	ASU	48	41	85.4%
49	Steven Walker	TE	CSU	34	29	85.3%
50	Joshua Perkins	TE	WASH	27	23	85.2%
51	Artavis Scott	WR	CLEM	80	68	85.0%
52	Jerrel Brown	WR	NMSU	40	34	85.0%
53	Wayne Beadle	WR	HOU	32	27	84.4%
54	D.J. Foster	WR	ASU	70	59	84.3%
55	Dwayne Stanford	WR	ORE	44	37	84.1%
56	J.D. McKissic	WR	ARST	54	45	83.3%
57	Jabari Carr	WR	SJSU	36	30	83.3%
58	Mike Davis	RB	SC	36	30	83.3%
59	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	53	44	83.0%
60	Mose Frazier	WR	MEM	52	43	82.7%
61	Rashard Higgins	WR	CSU	108	89	82.4%
62	Alex Deleon	TE	FAU	28	23	82.1%
63	Bishop Louie	WR	TLSA	28	23	82.1%
64	Samajie Grant	WR	ARIZ	50	41	82.0%
65	Richard Montgomery	WR	IDHO	61	50	82.0%
66	David Porter	WR	TCU	44	36	81.8%
67	Corey Jones	WR	TOL	82	67	81.7%
68	Elijah McGuire	RB	UL	49	40	81.6%
69	Devin Lauderdale	WR	TTU	38	31	81.6%
70	Josh Quezada	RB	FRES	38	31	81.6%
71	Josh Ferguson	RB	ILL	54	44	81.5%
72	Willie Byrn	WR	VT	54	44	81.5%
73	Austin Hooper	TE	STAN	43	35	81.4%
74	Tim Crawley	WR	SJSU	43	35	81.4%
75	Charles Lovett	WR	CSU	32	26	81.2%
76	Devin Lucien	WR	UCLA	32	26	81.2%
77	Vince Sanders	WR	MISS	48	39	81.2%
78	Deante Gray	WR	TCU	42	34	81.0%
79	Antonio Vaughan	WR	ODU	78	63	80.8%
80	Montez McGuire	WR	APP	31	25	80.6%
81	Tevin Coleman	RB	IU	31	25	80.6%
82	Daniel Lasco	RB	CAL	41	33	80.5%
83	Laquon Treadwell	WR	MISS	60	48	80.0%
84	Wayne Gallman	RB	CLEM	30	24	80.0%
85	Michael Thomas	WR	OSU	54	43	79.6%
86	Hansell Wilson	WR	SJSU	49	39	79.6%
87	Taquan Mizzell	WR	UVA	49	39	79.6%
88	Eric Frohnapfel	TE	MRSH	44	35	79.5%
89	Trent Taylor	WR	LT	78	62	79.5%
90	Aaron Jones	RB	UTEP	34	27	79.4%
91	Bill Belton	RB	PSU	29	23	79.3%
92	Curry Sexton	WR	KSU	87	69	79.3%
93	Tyler Boyd	WR	PITT	87	69	79.3%
94	Edward Pope	WR	TA&M	38	30	78.9%
95	Kevin Parks	RB	UVA	38	30	78.9%
96	Nelson Agholor	WR	USC	123	97	78.9%
97	Deon Butler	TE	CMU	33	26	78.8%
98	Lynquez Blair	WR	GAST	66	52	78.8%
99	Storm Woods	RB	ORST	33	26	78.8%
100	Tyler Winston	WR	SJSU	99	78	78.8%

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