2015 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 2015 leaders: Jordan Leggett (69.8%), Tyler Higbee (61.7%), Keith Rucker (60.5%).

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). 457 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	1D/Tgt
1	Jordan Leggett	TE	CLEM	43	34	69.8%
2	Tyler Higbee	TE	WKU	47	38	61.7%
3	Keith Rucker	TE	GAST	43	39	60.5%
4	Josh Doctson	WR	TCU	99	79	59.6%
5	Cody Thompson	WR	TOL	46	33	58.7%
6	Terry Pettis	WR	MTSU	38	28	57.9%
7	Kody Kohl	TE	ASU	40	30	57.5%
8	Rashard Higgins	WR	CSU	88	66	56.8%
9	Jordan Westerkamp	WR	NEB	81	63	56.8%
10	Gary Chambers	WR	ASU	32	24	56.2%
11	Mack Hollins	WR	UNC	41	28	56.1%
12	Robert Lewis	WR	WSU	50	41	56.0%
13	Sterling Shepard	WR	OU	97	79	55.7%
14	Canaan Severin	WR	UVA	72	54	55.6%
15	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	56	44	55.4%
16	Jamari Staples	WR	LOU	49	35	55.1%
17	David J. Grinnage	TE	NCSU	33	23	54.5%
18	Ben McCord	TE	CMU	48	37	54.2%
19	Dwayne Stanford	WR	ORE	37	27	54.1%
20	Drew Morgan	WR	ARK	63	55	54.0%
21	Brandon Reilly	WR	NEB	56	37	53.6%
22	Royce Freeman	RB	ORE	28	24	53.6%
23	Devin Lucien	WR	ASU	77	57	53.2%
24	Jordan Thompson	WR	WVU	40	28	52.5%
25	Robert Wheelwright	WR	WIS	40	28	52.5%
26	Donovan Harden	WR	GAST	61	35	52.5%
27	Kenny Lawler	WR	CAL	71	47	52.1%
28	Leonte Carroo	WR	RUTG	50	39	52.0%
29	Daikiel Shorts	WR	WVU	56	39	51.8%
30	Malachi Jones	WR	APP	31	23	51.6%
31	Michael Thomas	WR	USM	95	62	51.6%
32	Nelson Spruce	WR	COLO	107	89	51.4%
33	Garrett Brown	WR	AF	37	26	51.4%
34	Shaq Washington	WR	CIN	121	88	50.4%
35	Cody Tuttle	TE	EMU	42	33	50.0%
36	David Glidden	WR	OKST	74	53	50.0%
37	De'Runnya Wilson	WR	MSST	82	55	50.0%
38	Emanuel Thompson	WR	TROY	42	28	50.0%
39	Hansell Wilson	WR	SJSU	44	34	50.0%
40	Hunter Henry	TE	ARK	64	46	50.0%
41	Jordan Reid	WR	OHIO	58	45	50.0%
42	Quinshad Davis	WR	UNC	68	49	50.0%
43	Malcolm Mitchell	WR	UGA	79	53	49.4%
44	Phil Mayhue	WR	MEM	65	47	49.2%
45	Anthony Rice	WR	CMU	63	56	49.2%
46	Mitchell Paige	WR	IU	59	46	49.2%
47	Durron Neal	WR	OU	57	42	49.1%
48	Marcell Ateman	WR	OKST	55	40	49.1%
49	Jay Lee	WR	BAY	53	36	49.1%
50	Ian Sadler	WR	TTU	51	39	49.0%
51	Joshua Perkins	TE	WASH	49	33	49.0%
52	Tres Houston	WR	ARST	47	33	48.9%
53	Terenn Houk	WR	BYU	41	31	48.8%
54	Ricky Jones	WR	IU	80	50	48.8%
55	Amir Carlisle	WR	ND	39	30	48.7%
56	Devon Cajuste	WR	STAN	35	26	48.6%
57	Alonzo Moore	WR	NEB	33	23	48.5%
58	Brayden Lenius	WR	WASH	33	26	48.5%
59	J.P. Holtz	TE	PITT	33	24	48.5%
60	Torii Hunter Jr.	WR	ND	33	24	48.5%
61	Chris Moore	WR	CIN	62	39	48.4%
62	David Richards	WR	ARIZ	56	41	48.2%
63	Jesse Kroll	WR	CMU	79	59	48.1%
64	Jared Dangerfield	WR	WKU	96	76	47.9%
65	Austin Hooper	TE	STAN	46	31	47.8%
66	Daniel Braverman	WR	WMU	126	103	47.6%
67	Kermit Whitfield	WR	FSU	61	53	47.5%
68	Henry Krieger-Coble	TE	IOWA	40	32	47.5%
69	Collin Lisa	WR	BUF	38	31	47.4%
70	Jordan Payton	WR	UCLA	108	75	47.2%
71	Michael Thomas	WR	OSU	70	49	47.1%
72	Isaiah Jones	WR	ECU	121	97	47.1%
73	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	USC	121	85	47.1%
74	Sam Browning	TE	EMU	34	24	47.1%
75	Tanner Gentry	WR	WYO	51	37	47.1%
76	Roger Lewis	WR	BGSU	116	82	46.6%
77	Dominique Reed	WR	ARK	43	27	46.5%
78	Sam Martin	WR	M-OH	43	29	46.5%
79	David Morgan II	TE	UTSA	71	45	46.5%
80	Jerome Lane	WR	AKR	56	35	46.4%
81	Trent Taylor	WR	LT	112	89	46.4%
82	Justin Hobbs	WR	TLSA	41	29	46.3%
83	Andre Patton	WR	RUTG	54	34	46.3%
84	Deon Watson	WR	IDHO	54	42	46.3%
85	Mark Chapman	WR	CMU	54	43	46.3%
86	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	93	79	46.2%
87	Alvin Kamara	RB	TENN	39	31	46.2%
88	Ron Willoughby	WR	BUF	89	62	46.1%
89	Dontez Ford	WR	PITT	37	23	45.9%
90	Cody Core	WR	MISS	48	33	45.8%
91	Deon Cain	WR	CLEM	46	34	45.7%
92	Thomas Duarte	WR	UCLA	79	49	45.6%
93	Alan Cross	TE	MEM	33	24	45.5%
94	Darius Powe	WR	CAL	55	43	45.5%
95	Laquon Treadwell	WR	MISS	110	76	45.5%
96	Markell Pack	WR	MISS	33	29	45.5%
97	Mekale McKay	WR	CIN	44	25	45.5%
98	Dom Williams	WR	WSU	115	73	45.2%
99	Darreus Rogers	WR	USC	31	26	45.2%
100	Marcus McGill	WR	BUF	62	50	45.2%

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