2014 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 2014 leaders: Devin Smith (+1.17), Matt Miller (+1.09), Darius Jennings (+1.09).

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). 476 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	EPA/Tgt
1	Devin Smith	WR	OSU	35	30	+1.17
2	Matt Miller	WR	BOIS	36	28	+1.09
3	Darius Jennings	WR	UVA	35	27	+1.09
4	Rashard Higgins	WR	CSU	108	89	+1.08
5	Clive Walford	TE	MIA	51	44	+1.07
6	Mario Hull	WR	RICE	41	29	+1.06
7	DeAndre Smelter	WR	GT	57	35	+1.04
8	Eric Judge	WR	SDSU	32	23	+1.04
9	Sterling Griffin	WR	LT	40	29	+1.04
10	David Grinnage	TE	NCSU	28	25	+1.03
11	D'haquille Williams	WR	AUB	63	42	+1.01
12	Alex Welch	TE	M-OH	32	24	+1.00
13	Tyler McCulloch	WR	COLO	35	30	+1.00
14	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	53	44	+0.99
15	Garrett Brown	WR	AF	45	34	+0.99
16	Pharaoh Brown	TE	ORE	32	25	+0.99
17	Joshua Perkins	TE	WASH	27	23	+0.98
18	Devin Lauderdale	WR	TTU	38	31	+0.96
19	Jimmie Hunt	WR	MIZ	60	40	+0.96
20	Ronald Butler	WR	USU	40	36	+0.96
21	Corey Davis	WR	WMU	89	70	+0.95
22	Dom Williams	WR	WSU	60	43	+0.93
23	Curry Sexton	WR	KSU	87	69	+0.93
24	Chris Conley	WR	UGA	44	32	+0.91
25	Brandon Sheperd	WR	OKST	54	34	+0.91
26	Carlos Henderson	WR	LT	33	25	+0.91
27	Michael Thomas	WR	OSU	54	43	+0.91
28	Tim Crawley	WR	SJSU	43	35	+0.90
29	Fred Ross	WR	MSST	34	24	+0.90
30	Tyreese Russell	TE	EMU	48	33	+0.89
31	Mike Williams	WR	CLEM	80	48	+0.87
32	Mitchell Henry	TE	WKU	38	29	+0.87
33	Antonio Vaughan	WR	ODU	78	63	+0.87
34	Leonte Carroo	WR	RUTG	84	53	+0.87
35	Joe Hansley	WR	CSU	43	32	+0.86
36	Tony Lippett	WR	MSU	94	60	+0.86
37	Stephen Anderson	TE	CAL	66	46	+0.85
38	Darius Phillips	WR	WMU	25	29	+0.84
39	Thomas Duarte	WR	UCLA	25	27	+0.83
40	Vince Sanders	WR	MISS	48	39	+0.83
41	Javess Blue	WR	UK	41	29	+0.83
42	Titus Davis	WR	CMU	82	54	+0.83
43	Charles Lovett	WR	CSU	32	26	+0.82
44	Shane Tucker	WR	MTSU	33	25	+0.82
45	Jean Sifrin	TE	MASS	67	41	+0.82
46	Breshad Perriman	WR	UCF	67	41	+0.81
47	Macgarrett Kings Jr.	WR	MSU	34	26	+0.81
48	Marcus Henry	WR	MTSU	46	40	+0.81
49	Jesse Kroll	WR	CMU	50	32	+0.81
50	Josh Reynolds	WR	TA&M	67	47	+0.80
51	Lynquez Blair	WR	GAST	66	52	+0.80
52	Isaiah Ford	WR	VT	79	53	+0.79
53	Joel Ruiz	TE	GAST	52	39	+0.79
54	Corey Robinson	WR	ND	60	40	+0.79
55	Tyler Lockett	WR	KSU	126	93	+0.79
56	Montez McGuire	WR	APP	31	25	+0.78
57	John Harris	WR	TEX	93	64	+0.78
58	Devin Clarke	WR	MTSU	35	25	+0.78
59	Eric Frohnapfel	TE	MRSH	44	35	+0.78
60	Anthony Rice	WR	CMU	28	27	+0.78
61	Jay Ajayi	RB	BOIS	46	45	+0.78
62	Deon-Tay McManus	WR	MRSH	34	24	+0.78
63	Markeith Ambles	WR	HOU	39	29	+0.77
64	Phillip Dorsett	WR	MIA	57	31	+0.76
65	Malcolm Johnson	TE	MSST	34	25	+0.76
66	Trent Taylor	WR	LT	78	62	+0.76
67	Nelson Agholor	WR	USC	123	97	+0.76
68	Jay Lee	WR	BAY	55	39	+0.75
69	Canaan Severin	WR	UVA	57	42	+0.75
70	Josh Reese	WR	UCF	48	33	+0.74
71	Steven Scheu	TE	VAN	55	39	+0.74
72	Thomas Sperbeck	WR	BOIS	55	39	+0.74
73	Hunter Henry	TE	ARK	55	36	+0.74
74	Kennard Backman	TE	UAB	43	39	+0.74
75	Trey Griffey	WR	ARIZ	34	25	+0.74
76	William Fuller	WR	ND	102	70	+0.74
77	Kai De La Cruz	WR	LOU	33	25	+0.73
78	Jarred Gipson	TE	NEV	42	32	+0.73
79	Deon Butler	TE	CMU	33	26	+0.73
80	Jordan Westerkamp	WR	NEB	60	41	+0.73
81	Miles Gooch	WR	UVA	37	24	+0.73
82	Simms McElfresh	WR	APP	59	42	+0.73
83	Mekale McKay	WR	CIN	66	42	+0.73
84	Edward Pope	WR	TA&M	38	30	+0.72
85	De'Runnya Wilson	WR	MSST	59	38	+0.72
86	Keiwone Malone	WR	MEM	42	39	+0.72
87	Xavier Williams	WR	CSU	39	27	+0.72
88	Cam Worthy	WR	ECU	75	47	+0.72
89	Daikiel Shorts	WR	WVU	41	24	+0.72
90	Hasaan Henderson	WR	NEV	58	45	+0.72
91	Ron Willoughby	WR	BUF	82	50	+0.72
92	Mike Dudek	WR	ILL	93	69	+0.72
93	Kenneth Scott	WR	UTAH	64	42	+0.71
94	Mack Hollins	WR	UNC	57	34	+0.71
95	Joshua McCain	WR	IDHO	101	76	+0.71
96	Darren Carrington II	WR	ORE	40	30	+0.71
97	Tevaun Smith	WR	IOWA	59	41	+0.71
98	Cody Core	WR	MISS	42	38	+0.71
99	DeVante Parker	WR	LOU	54	35	+0.71
100	Josh Bordner	WR	BC	34	26	+0.71

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