2014 College Passer Rating When Targeted 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.

The passer rating on throws to him.

The 2014 leaders: Alton Howard (158.3), Antonio Vaughan (158.3), Clive Walford (158.3).

Passer Rating When Targeted

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	Rate Tgt
1	Alton Howard	WR	TENN	6	52	158.3
2	Antonio Vaughan	WR	ODU	78	63	158.3
3	Clive Walford	TE	MIA	51	44	158.3
4	Cody Core	WR	MISS	42	38	158.3
5	Corey Davis	WR	WMU	89	70	158.3
6	Deante Gray	WR	TCU	42	34	158.3
7	Devin Lauderdale	WR	TTU	38	31	158.3
8	Devin Smith	WR	OSU	35	30	158.3
9	Dwayne Stanford	WR	ORE	44	37	158.3
10	Michael Thomas	WR	OSU	54	43	158.3
11	Pharaoh Brown	TE	ORE	32	25	158.3
12	Rashard Higgins	WR	CSU	108	89	158.3
13	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	53	44	158.3
14	Thomas Duarte	WR	UCLA	25	27	158.3
15	Vince Sanders	WR	MISS	48	39	158.3
16	Cameron Smith	WR	ASU	48	41	158.0
17	Corey Coleman	WR	BAY	74	57	157.9
18	Carlos Henderson	WR	LT	33	25	156.9
19	George Farmer	WR	USC	26	24	155.9
20	Devon Allen	WR	ORE	55	41	155.6
21	Jonnu Smith	TE	FIU	60	61	155.6
22	David Grinnage	TE	NCSU	28	25	155.5
23	Chris Conley	WR	UGA	44	32	154.4
24	Javess Blue	WR	UK	41	29	152.7
25	Mario Hull	WR	RICE	41	29	152.7
26	Samajie Grant	WR	ARIZ	50	41	152.1
27	Kenneth Dixon	RB	LT	28	26	151.8
28	Garrett Brown	WR	AF	45	34	151.8
29	Edward Pope	WR	TA&M	38	30	151.5
30	Alex Deleon	TE	FAU	28	23	150.1
31	Charles Lovett	WR	CSU	32	26	150.0
32	Joshua Perkins	TE	WASH	27	23	149.5
33	Tyler Boyd	WR	PITT	87	69	149.4
34	Shane Tucker	WR	MTSU	33	25	149.1
35	Jalin Marshall	WR	OSU	37	28	148.9
36	Trent Taylor	WR	LT	78	62	148.6
37	Markeith Ambles	WR	HOU	39	29	148.6
38	Fred Ross	WR	MSST	34	24	147.5
39	Josh Reynolds	WR	TA&M	67	47	147.5
40	Johnny Holton	WR	CIN	40	29	147.0
41	Dom Williams	WR	WSU	60	43	146.9
42	Matt Miller	WR	BOIS	36	28	146.5
43	Deon-Tay McManus	WR	MRSH	34	24	146.4
44	Shavarez Smith	WR	USA	68	50	146.3
45	Leonte Carroo	WR	RUTG	84	53	146.0
46	Darius Phillips	WR	WMU	25	29	145.4
47	Jimmie Hunt	WR	MIZ	60	40	145.0
48	DeAndre Smelter	WR	GT	57	35	144.9
49	Von Pearson	WR	TENN	34	31	144.9
50	Breshad Perriman	WR	UCF	67	41	144.7
51	Quan Bray	WR	AUB	39	34	144.4
52	Jay Ajayi	RB	BOIS	46	45	144.2
53	Tony Lippett	WR	MSU	94	60	144.1
54	Jaelen Strong	WR	ASU	99	75	143.6
55	Marcus Henry	WR	MTSU	46	40	143.4
56	Daniel Braverman	WR	WMU	76	79	143.0
57	Eric Frohnapfel	TE	MRSH	44	35	142.8
58	Jay Lee	WR	BAY	55	39	142.7
59	Joshua McCain	WR	IDHO	101	76	142.4
60	Chris Moore	WR	CIN	45	26	141.9
61	Eldridge Massington	WR	UCLA	33	25	141.9
62	Jared Dangerfield	WR	WKU	84	64	141.8
63	Bryan Holmes	WR	TROY	46	34	141.6
64	Jordan Payton	WR	UCLA	81	63	141.6
65	Jordan Taylor	WR	RICE	67	49	141.4
66	William Fuller	WR	ND	102	70	141.1
67	Geronimo Allison	WR	ILL	50	37	140.9
68	Trevor Davis	WR	CAL	37	24	140.7
69	Josiah Price	TE	MSU	34	23	140.6
70	Mitchell Henry	TE	WKU	38	29	140.5
71	Amari Cooper	WR	ALA	153	115	140.3
72	Artavis Scott	WR	CLEM	80	68	140.2
73	Montez McGuire	WR	APP	31	25	140.1
74	Donovan Harden	WR	GAST	80	60	139.8
75	Steven Walker	TE	CSU	34	29	139.8
76	Pharoh Cooper	WR	SC	85	60	139.6
77	Kenny Lawler	WR	CAL	76	54	139.2
78	Phillip Dorsett	WR	MIA	57	31	139.1
79	DeVante Parker	WR	LOU	54	35	139.0
80	Sam Arneson	TE	WIS	37	27	138.8
81	Dijon Paschal	WR	ARST	52	37	138.5
82	Greg Watson	WR	FRES	42	31	138.4
83	Laquon Treadwell	WR	MISS	60	48	138.3
84	Mekale McKay	WR	CIN	66	42	138.3
85	Nelson Agholor	WR	USC	123	97	137.9
86	Teldrick Morgan	WR	NMSU	86	75	137.5
87	Darius Jennings	WR	UVA	35	27	137.5
88	J.J. Nelson	WR	UAB	51	35	137.5
89	Josh Bordner	WR	BC	34	26	137.1
90	Steve Ishmael	WR	SYR	37	27	136.7
91	Devin Campbell	WR	BUF	25	24	136.6
92	Titus Davis	WR	CMU	82	54	136.4
93	Mack Hollins	WR	UNC	57	34	136.0
94	De'Runnya Wilson	WR	MSST	59	38	135.9
95	Bradley Marquez	WR	TTU	91	65	135.8
96	Jabari Carr	WR	SJSU	36	30	135.6
97	Tyler McCulloch	WR	COLO	35	30	135.6
98	J.J. Worton	WR	UCF	51	36	135.6
99	Matt Dayes	RB	NCSU	41	31	135.5
100	Tommy Shuler	WR	MRSH	96	74	135.5

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