2015 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 2015 leaders: Trent Cowan (1600.0%), Alex Gardner (107.1%), LaJuan Hunt (104.3%).

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). 457 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Catch%
1	Trent Cowan	WR	IDHO	3	48	1600.0%
2	Alex Gardner	RB	FIU	56	60	107.1%
3	LaJuan Hunt	RB	USU	23	24	104.3%
4	Adoree' Jackson	WR	USC	24	24	100.0%
5	Dwayne Washington	WR	WASH	25	25	100.0%
6	Jalen Richard	RB	USM	30	30	100.0%
7	Chris Hairston	RB	ECU	30	29	96.7%
8	Donovan Lee	WR	COLO	27	26	96.3%
9	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	OSU	27	26	96.3%
10	Jalen McCleskey	WR	OKST	27	26	96.3%
11	Jamal Morrow	RB	WSU	30	28	93.3%
12	D'Ernest Johnson	RB	USF	28	26	92.9%
13	Demetrius Frazier	WR	MTSU	27	25	92.6%
14	Joe Mixon	RB	OU	27	25	92.6%
15	Jeremy McNichols	RB	BOIS	50	46	92.0%
16	Elijah McGuire	RB	UL	36	33	91.7%
17	Keith Rucker	TE	GAST	43	39	90.7%
18	Tra Carson	RB	TA&M	31	28	90.3%
19	Shaq Vann	RB	EMU	41	37	90.2%
20	D.J. Knox	RB	PUR	29	26	89.7%
21	Anthony Rice	WR	CMU	63	56	88.9%
22	Markell Pack	WR	MISS	33	29	87.9%
23	Keith Harrington	RB	WSU	49	43	87.8%
24	Matt Weiser	TE	BUF	72	63	87.5%
25	Drew Morgan	WR	ARK	63	55	87.3%
26	Christian McCaffrey	RB	STAN	47	41	87.2%
27	Kermit Whitfield	WR	FSU	61	53	86.9%
28	Corey Willis	WR	CMU	38	33	86.8%
29	Ryan Yurachek	TE	MRSH	45	39	86.7%
30	Kyrin Priester	WR	WSU	36	31	86.1%
31	Bubba Poole	WR	UTAH	28	24	85.7%
32	Royce Freeman	RB	ORE	28	24	85.7%
33	Jaylen Samuels	WR	NCSU	75	64	85.3%
34	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	93	79	84.9%
35	Raekwon James	RB	KENT	33	28	84.8%
36	Tyler Ervin	RB	SJSU	52	44	84.6%
37	J.D. McKissic	WR	ARST	58	49	84.5%
38	Elijhaa Penny	RB	IDHO	32	27	84.4%
39	Xavier Jones	RB	SMU	32	27	84.4%
40	C.J. Prosise	RB	ND	31	26	83.9%
41	Darreus Rogers	WR	USC	31	26	83.9%
42	Phillip Lindsay	RB	COLO	31	26	83.9%
43	Ray-Ray McCloud	WR	CLEM	31	26	83.9%
44	Travis Greene	RB	BGSU	31	26	83.9%
45	Ronnie Moore	WR	BGSU	80	67	83.8%
46	Ryan Carden	TE	TXST	30	25	83.3%
47	Sony Michel	RB	UGA	30	25	83.3%
48	Nelson Spruce	WR	COLO	107	89	83.2%
49	Artavis Scott	WR	CLEM	101	84	83.2%
50	Callen Hightower	WR	IDHO	69	57	82.6%
51	Mose Frazier	WR	MEM	80	66	82.5%
52	Quinton Pedroza	WR	HAW	28	23	82.1%
53	Mitchell Juergens	WR	BYU	39	32	82.1%
54	Britain Covey	WR	UTAH	50	41	82.0%
55	Robert Lewis	WR	WSU	50	41	82.0%
56	Daniel Braverman	WR	WMU	126	103	81.7%
57	KaVontae Turpin	WR	TCU	49	40	81.6%
58	Collin Lisa	WR	BUF	38	31	81.6%
59	Sterling Shepard	WR	OU	97	79	81.4%
60	Cameron Batson	WR	TTU	32	26	81.2%
61	Tyler Higbee	TE	WKU	47	38	80.9%
62	Cam Phillips	WR	VT	57	46	80.7%
63	Gary Haynes	WR	UL	31	25	80.6%
64	Johnny Jackson	WR	ARIZ	62	50	80.6%
65	Marcus McGill	WR	BUF	62	50	80.6%
66	C.J. Best	WR	TXST	72	58	80.6%
67	Nicholas Norris	WR	WKU	72	58	80.6%
68	Warren Redix	WR	UTEP	36	29	80.6%
69	Devontae Booker	RB	UTAH	46	37	80.4%
70	Demarcus Ayers	WR	HOU	111	89	80.2%
71	Isaiah Jones	WR	ECU	121	97	80.2%
72	Henry Krieger-Coble	TE	IOWA	40	32	80.0%
73	Marcus Davis	WR	AUB	35	28	80.0%
74	Matthew Dayes	RB	NCSU	30	24	80.0%
75	Richie James	WR	MTSU	125	100	80.0%
76	Josh Doctson	WR	TCU	99	79	79.8%
77	Mark Chapman	WR	CMU	54	43	79.6%
78	Alvin Kamara	RB	TENN	39	31	79.5%
79	Trent Taylor	WR	LT	112	89	79.5%
80	Wendell Smallwood	RB	WVU	29	23	79.3%
81	Jared Dangerfield	WR	WKU	96	76	79.2%
82	DeAndre Washington	RB	TTU	43	34	79.1%
83	Jordan Leggett	TE	CLEM	43	34	79.1%
84	Ryan Burbrink	WR	BGSU	71	56	78.9%
85	Antwan Dixon	WR	KENT	33	26	78.8%
86	Brayden Lenius	WR	WASH	33	26	78.8%
87	Darren Andrews	WR	UCLA	47	37	78.7%
88	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	56	44	78.6%
89	Cody Tuttle	TE	EMU	42	33	78.6%
90	Dameon Gamblin	WR	UNM	42	33	78.6%
91	Brandon Holloway	RB	MSST	37	29	78.4%
92	Joshua Bowen	WR	NMSU	37	29	78.4%
93	Darius Powe	WR	CAL	55	43	78.2%
94	Roderick Proctor	WR	MEM	32	25	78.1%
95	Shaquille Powell	RB	DUKE	41	32	78.0%
96	Leonte Carroo	WR	RUTG	50	39	78.0%
97	Mitchell Paige	WR	IU	59	46	78.0%
98	Casey Martin	WR	USM	95	74	77.9%
99	Deon Watson	WR	IDHO	54	42	77.8%
100	Jafus Gaines	WR	TXST	54	42	77.8%

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