2014 College Success 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.

Targets with positive EPA.

The 2014 leaders: Tyler McCulloch (85.7%), Clive Walford (80.4%), David Grinnage (78.6%).

Success 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	Success
1	Tyler McCulloch	WR	COLO	35	30	85.7%
2	Clive Walford	TE	MIA	51	44	80.4%
3	David Grinnage	TE	NCSU	28	25	78.6%
4	Matt Miller	WR	BOIS	36	28	75.0%
5	Joshua Perkins	TE	WASH	27	23	74.1%
6	Curry Sexton	WR	KSU	87	69	73.6%
7	Garrett Brown	WR	AF	45	34	73.3%
8	Roderick Proctor	WR	MEM	33	25	72.7%
9	Thomas Duarte	WR	UCLA	25	27	72.0%
10	Alex Welch	TE	M-OH	32	24	71.9%
11	Malcolm Johnson	TE	MSST	34	25	70.6%
12	Trey Griffey	WR	ARIZ	34	25	70.6%
13	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	OSU	27	26	70.4%
14	J.D. McKissic	WR	ARST	54	45	70.4%
15	Ronald Butler	WR	USU	40	36	70.0%
16	Sterling Griffin	WR	LT	40	29	70.0%
17	Deon Butler	TE	CMU	33	26	69.7%
18	Cody Core	WR	MISS	42	38	69.0%
19	Keiwone Malone	WR	MEM	42	39	69.0%
20	Eric Judge	WR	SDSU	32	23	68.8%
21	Wayne Beadle	WR	HOU	32	27	68.8%
22	Max Morrison	WR	CIN	57	43	68.4%
23	David Porter	WR	TCU	44	36	68.2%
24	Dwayne Stanford	WR	ORE	44	37	68.2%
25	Anthony Rice	WR	CMU	28	27	67.9%
26	Jimmay Mundine	TE	KU	59	45	67.8%
27	Jordan Thompson	WR	WVU	59	46	67.8%
28	Fred Ross	WR	MSST	34	24	67.6%
29	Josh Bordner	WR	BC	34	26	67.6%
30	Rashard Higgins	WR	CSU	108	89	67.6%
31	Sam Arneson	TE	WIS	37	27	67.6%
32	Austin Hooper	TE	STAN	43	35	67.4%
33	Tim Crawley	WR	SJSU	43	35	67.4%
34	Justin Hardy	WR	ECU	146	110	67.1%
35	D'Vario Montgomery	WR	ISU	63	44	66.7%
36	Kai De La Cruz	WR	LOU	33	25	66.7%
37	Markeith Ambles	WR	HOU	39	29	66.7%
38	Shane Tucker	WR	MTSU	33	25	66.7%
39	Corey Davis	WR	WMU	89	70	66.3%
40	Corey Coleman	WR	BAY	74	57	66.2%
41	Mario Hull	WR	RICE	41	29	65.9%
42	Edward Pope	WR	TA&M	38	30	65.8%
43	Mitchell Henry	TE	WKU	38	29	65.8%
44	Devin Smith	WR	OSU	35	30	65.7%
45	Pharaoh Brown	TE	ORE	32	25	65.6%
46	Jay Lee	WR	BAY	55	39	65.5%
47	Thomas Sperbeck	WR	BOIS	55	39	65.5%
48	Jordan Payton	WR	UCLA	81	63	65.4%
49	George Farmer	WR	USC	26	24	65.4%
50	Joel Ruiz	TE	GAST	52	39	65.4%
51	Leon Allen	RB	WKU	52	46	65.4%
52	Steve Ishmael	WR	SYR	37	27	64.9%
53	Michael Thomas	WR	OSU	54	43	64.8%
54	Josh Reese	WR	UCF	48	33	64.6%
55	Vince Sanders	WR	MISS	48	39	64.6%
56	Dan Crimmins	WR	BC	31	23	64.5%
57	Montez McGuire	WR	APP	31	25	64.5%
58	Tyler Lockett	WR	KSU	126	93	64.3%
59	Quan Bray	WR	AUB	39	34	64.1%
60	Ty Slanina	WR	TCU	39	29	64.1%
61	Josh Robinson	RB	MSST	36	28	63.9%
62	Hasaan Henderson	WR	NEV	58	45	63.8%
63	Rashad Greene	WR	FSU	127	90	63.8%
64	Eric Frohnapfel	TE	MRSH	44	35	63.6%
65	Stephen Anderson	TE	CAL	66	46	63.6%
66	Steven Scheu	TE	VAN	55	39	63.6%
67	Tyler Kroft	TE	RUTG	33	23	63.6%
68	Bug Howard	WR	UNC	52	37	63.5%
69	Mose Frazier	WR	MEM	52	43	63.5%
70	Ben Koyack	TE	ND	41	29	63.4%
71	Titus Davis	WR	CMU	82	54	63.4%
72	Devin Lauderdale	WR	TTU	38	31	63.2%
73	Kenny Lawler	WR	CAL	76	54	63.2%
74	Leonte Carroo	WR	RUTG	84	53	63.1%
75	Jay Ajayi	RB	BOIS	46	45	63.0%
76	Bo Hines	WR	NCSU	54	42	63.0%
77	Gabe Fuselier	WR	UL	27	24	63.0%
78	Darius Jennings	WR	UVA	35	27	62.9%
79	Trent Taylor	WR	LT	78	62	62.8%
80	Simms McElfresh	WR	APP	59	42	62.7%
81	Kyle Prater	WR	NU	67	51	62.7%
82	Nelson Agholor	WR	USC	123	97	62.6%
83	Boone Niederhofer	WR	TA&M	40	29	62.5%
84	Darren Carrington II	WR	ORE	40	30	62.5%
85	Dontrell Hilliard	RB	TULN	32	30	62.5%
86	Cam Phillips	WR	VT	53	40	62.3%
87	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	53	44	62.3%
88	Rannell Hall	WR	UCF	58	42	62.1%
89	Tyler Boyd	WR	PITT	87	69	62.1%
90	Geronimo Allison	WR	ILL	50	37	62.0%
91	Jesse Kroll	WR	CMU	50	32	62.0%
92	Samajie Grant	WR	ARIZ	50	41	62.0%
93	D'haquille Williams	WR	AUB	63	42	61.9%
94	Jared Dangerfield	WR	WKU	84	64	61.9%
95	Devon Allen	WR	ORE	55	41	61.8%
96	Joseph Matthews	WR	NMSU	47	37	61.7%
97	Bryce Treggs	WR	CAL	78	52	61.5%
98	Amari Cooper	WR	ALA	153	115	61.4%
99	Canaan Severin	WR	UVA	57	42	61.4%
100	Cam Worthy	WR	ECU	75	47	61.3%

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