2014 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 2014 leaders: Tyler McCulloch (62.9%), Cody Core (59.5%), Joshua Perkins (59.3%).

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). 476 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	1D/Tgt
1	Tyler McCulloch	WR	COLO	35	30	62.9%
2	Cody Core	WR	MISS	42	38	59.5%
3	Joshua Perkins	TE	WASH	27	23	59.3%
4	Clive Walford	TE	MIA	51	44	58.8%
5	Matt Miller	WR	BOIS	36	28	58.3%
6	Rashard Higgins	WR	CSU	108	89	58.3%
7	Mitchell Henry	TE	WKU	38	29	57.9%
8	Deon Butler	TE	CMU	33	26	57.6%
9	Darren Carrington II	WR	ORE	40	30	57.5%
10	D'haquille Williams	WR	AUB	63	42	57.1%
11	Darius Jennings	WR	UVA	35	27	57.1%
12	David Grinnage	TE	NCSU	28	25	57.1%
13	Alex Welch	TE	M-OH	32	24	56.2%
14	Darius Phillips	WR	WMU	25	29	56.0%
15	Jesse Kroll	WR	CMU	50	32	54.0%
16	Joseph Matthews	WR	NMSU	47	37	53.2%
17	Tony Lippett	WR	MSU	94	60	53.2%
18	Isaiah Ford	WR	VT	79	53	53.2%
19	Stephen Anderson	TE	CAL	66	46	53.0%
20	Malcolm Johnson	TE	MSST	34	25	52.9%
21	Curry Sexton	WR	KSU	87	69	52.9%
22	Jared Dangerfield	WR	WKU	84	64	52.4%
23	Keiwone Malone	WR	MEM	42	39	52.4%
24	Vince Sanders	WR	MISS	48	39	52.1%
25	Cam Worthy	WR	ECU	75	47	52.0%
26	Corey Robinson	WR	ND	60	40	51.7%
27	Dom Williams	WR	WSU	60	43	51.7%
28	Dan Crimmins	WR	BC	31	23	51.6%
29	Montez McGuire	WR	APP	31	25	51.6%
30	Devin Smith	WR	OSU	35	30	51.4%
31	Justin Hardy	WR	ECU	146	110	51.4%
32	Miles Gooch	WR	UVA	37	24	51.4%
33	Mike Williams	WR	CLEM	80	48	51.2%
34	Mario Hull	WR	RICE	41	29	51.2%
35	Kennard Backman	TE	UAB	43	39	51.2%
36	Garrett Brown	WR	AF	45	34	51.1%
37	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	53	44	50.9%
38	Jay Lee	WR	BAY	55	39	50.9%
39	Thomas Sperbeck	WR	BOIS	55	39	50.9%
40	DeAndre Smelter	WR	GT	57	35	50.9%
41	John Harris	WR	TEX	93	64	50.5%
42	Bo Hines	WR	NCSU	54	42	50.0%
43	Brandon Sheperd	WR	OKST	54	34	50.0%
44	Deon-Tay McManus	WR	MRSH	34	24	50.0%
45	Devon Cajuste	WR	STAN	50	30	50.0%
46	Fred Ross	WR	MSST	34	24	50.0%
47	Jaydon Mickens	WR	WASH	62	53	50.0%
48	Kenny Lawler	WR	CAL	76	54	50.0%
49	Samajie Grant	WR	ARIZ	50	41	50.0%
50	Steven Walker	TE	CSU	34	29	50.0%
51	Titus Davis	WR	CMU	82	54	50.0%
52	Trey Griffey	WR	ARIZ	34	25	50.0%
53	Corey Davis	WR	WMU	89	70	49.4%
54	Tyler Boyd	WR	PITT	87	69	49.4%
55	Kyle Prater	WR	NU	67	51	49.3%
56	Jimmay Mundine	TE	KU	59	45	49.2%
57	Steven Scheu	TE	VAN	55	39	49.1%
58	Tommy Shuler	WR	MRSH	96	74	49.0%
59	Austin Hooper	TE	STAN	43	35	48.8%
60	Tim Crawley	WR	SJSU	43	35	48.8%
61	Daikiel Shorts	WR	WVU	41	24	48.8%
62	Antonio Vaughan	WR	ODU	78	63	48.7%
63	Markeith Ambles	WR	HOU	39	29	48.7%
64	Quan Bray	WR	AUB	39	34	48.7%
65	Jalin Marshall	WR	OSU	37	28	48.6%
66	Keanon Lowe	WR	ORE	37	25	48.6%
67	Steve Ishmael	WR	SYR	37	27	48.6%
68	Shane Tucker	WR	MTSU	33	25	48.5%
69	Jordan Westerkamp	WR	NEB	60	41	48.3%
70	Hasaan Henderson	WR	NEV	58	45	48.3%
71	Quinshad Davis	WR	UNC	56	38	48.2%
72	DeVante Parker	WR	LOU	54	35	48.1%
73	Michael Thomas	WR	OSU	54	43	48.1%
74	Thomas Duarte	WR	UCLA	25	27	48.0%
75	Tyreese Russell	TE	EMU	48	33	47.9%
76	Jalen Claiborne	WR	WYO	67	41	47.8%
77	Dwayne Stanford	WR	ORE	44	37	47.7%
78	Eric Frohnapfel	TE	MRSH	44	35	47.7%
79	Gerald Christian	TE	LOU	44	30	47.7%
80	D'Vario Montgomery	WR	ISU	63	44	47.6%
81	Jerrel Brown	WR	NMSU	40	34	47.5%
82	Canaan Severin	WR	UVA	57	42	47.4%
83	Edward Pope	WR	TA&M	38	30	47.4%
84	Levi Norwood	WR	BAY	38	29	47.4%
85	Max Morrison	WR	CIN	57	43	47.4%
86	Devon Allen	WR	ORE	55	41	47.3%
87	Hunter Henry	TE	ARK	55	36	47.3%
88	Bud Sasser	WR	MIZ	104	70	47.1%
89	Macgarrett Kings Jr.	WR	MSU	34	26	47.1%
90	Mitchell Juergens	WR	BYU	34	24	47.1%
91	Lynquez Blair	WR	GAST	66	52	47.0%
92	Pharaoh Brown	TE	ORE	32	25	46.9%
93	Zach Wright	WR	RICE	32	24	46.9%
94	David Glidden	WR	OKST	58	40	46.6%
95	Tevin Jones	WR	MEM	43	33	46.5%
96	Amara Darboh	WR	MICH	56	36	46.4%
97	Gehrig Dieter	WR	BGSU	41	28	46.3%
98	Javess Blue	WR	UK	41	29	46.3%
99	Nelson Agholor	WR	USC	123	97	46.3%
100	Jean Sifrin	TE	MASS	67	41	46.3%

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