2015 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 2015 leaders: Keith Rucker (76.7%), Brayden Lenius (75.8%), Jordan Leggett (74.4%).

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). 457 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Success
1	Keith Rucker	TE	GAST	43	39	76.7%
2	Brayden Lenius	WR	WASH	33	26	75.8%
3	Jordan Leggett	TE	CLEM	43	34	74.4%
4	Gary Chambers	WR	ASU	32	24	71.9%
5	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	56	44	71.4%
6	Cody Tuttle	TE	EMU	42	33	71.4%
7	Royce Freeman	RB	ORE	28	24	71.4%
8	Ryan Yurachek	TE	MRSH	45	39	71.1%
9	Nelson Spruce	WR	COLO	107	89	71.0%
10	Terenn Houk	WR	BYU	41	31	70.7%
11	Tyler Higbee	TE	WKU	47	38	70.2%
12	Kody Kohl	TE	ASU	40	30	70.0%
13	Ryan Carden	TE	TXST	30	25	70.0%
14	Markell Pack	WR	MISS	33	29	69.7%
15	Buck Cowan	WR	IDHO	56	41	69.6%
16	Johnny Jackson	WR	ARIZ	62	50	69.4%
17	Rashard Higgins	WR	CSU	88	66	69.3%
18	Sterling Shepard	WR	OU	97	79	69.1%
19	J.D. McKissic	WR	ARST	58	49	69.0%
20	Kermit Whitfield	WR	FSU	61	53	68.9%
21	Devon Cajuste	WR	STAN	35	26	68.6%
22	Drew Morgan	WR	ARK	63	55	68.3%
23	Matt Weiser	TE	BUF	72	63	68.1%
24	D'Ernest Johnson	RB	USF	28	26	67.9%
25	Malachi Jones	WR	APP	31	23	67.7%
26	Henry Krieger-Coble	TE	IOWA	40	32	67.5%
27	Jamari Staples	WR	LOU	49	35	67.3%
28	Trent Taylor	WR	LT	112	89	67.0%
29	Isaiah Jones	WR	ECU	121	97	66.9%
30	Dameon Gamblin	WR	UNM	42	33	66.7%
31	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	OSU	27	26	66.7%
32	Fred Brown	WR	MSST	36	25	66.7%
33	Ian Sadler	WR	TTU	51	39	66.7%
34	J.P. Holtz	TE	PITT	33	24	66.7%
35	Jalen Richard	RB	USM	30	30	66.7%
36	Josh Doctson	WR	TCU	99	79	66.7%
37	Mark Chapman	WR	CMU	54	43	66.7%
38	Maurice Harris	WR	CAL	48	35	66.7%
39	Max Morrison	WR	CIN	60	45	66.7%
40	Nick Kurtz	WR	BYU	48	35	66.7%
41	Stephen Anderson	TE	CAL	54	40	66.7%
42	Tanner Gentry	WR	WYO	51	37	66.7%
43	Trent Cowan	WR	IDHO	3	48	66.7%
44	Jeremy McNichols	RB	BOIS	50	46	66.0%
45	Justin Hobbs	WR	TLSA	41	29	65.9%
46	Jordan Reid	WR	OHIO	58	45	65.5%
47	Darius Powe	WR	CAL	55	43	65.5%
48	Marcell Ateman	WR	OKST	55	40	65.5%
49	Gehrig Dieter	WR	BGSU	121	89	65.3%
50	Canaan Severin	WR	UVA	72	54	65.3%
51	Ron Willoughby	WR	BUF	89	62	65.2%
52	Jordan Thompson	WR	WVU	40	28	65.0%
53	JuMichael Ramos	WR	NCSU	40	29	65.0%
54	Devin Lucien	WR	ASU	77	57	64.9%
55	David Glidden	WR	OKST	74	53	64.9%
56	Dwayne Stanford	WR	ORE	37	27	64.9%
57	Jake McGee	TE	FLA	54	41	64.8%
58	Phil Mayhue	WR	MEM	65	47	64.6%
59	Jordan Westerkamp	WR	NEB	81	63	64.2%
60	Jay Lee	WR	BAY	53	36	64.2%
61	O.J. Howard	TE	ALA	39	30	64.1%
62	Robert Lewis	WR	WSU	50	41	64.0%
63	Trevor Davis	WR	CAL	50	38	64.0%
64	Demarcus Ayers	WR	HOU	111	89	64.0%
65	Christian McCaffrey	RB	STAN	47	41	63.8%
66	Kenneth Scott	WR	UTAH	58	38	63.8%
67	Alonzo Moore	WR	NEB	33	23	63.6%
68	Darren Carrington II	WR	ORE	33	25	63.6%
69	David J. Grinnage	TE	NCSU	33	23	63.6%
70	Stanley Morgan Jr.	WR	NEB	33	23	63.6%
71	Anthony Rice	WR	CMU	63	56	63.5%
72	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	93	79	63.4%
73	De'Runnya Wilson	WR	MSST	82	55	63.4%
74	Dezmon Epps	WR	IDHO	82	61	63.4%
75	Quinshad Davis	WR	UNC	68	49	63.2%
76	Cam Phillips	WR	VT	57	46	63.2%
77	Durron Neal	WR	OU	57	42	63.2%
78	Terry Pettis	WR	MTSU	38	28	63.2%
79	Austin Hooper	TE	STAN	46	31	63.0%
80	Joe Mixon	RB	OU	27	25	63.0%
81	Jordan Payton	WR	UCLA	108	75	63.0%
82	Billy Freeman	TE	SJSU	70	47	62.9%
83	Michael Thomas	WR	OSU	70	49	62.9%
84	Shaq Washington	WR	CIN	121	88	62.8%
85	Ben McCord	TE	CMU	48	37	62.5%
86	Daikiel Shorts	WR	WVU	56	39	62.5%
87	David Richards	WR	ARIZ	56	41	62.5%
88	Nicholas Norris	WR	WKU	72	58	62.5%
89	Robert Wheelwright	WR	WIS	40	28	62.5%
90	Roderick Proctor	WR	MEM	32	25	62.5%
91	Wendell Smallwood	RB	WVU	29	23	62.1%
92	Leonte Carroo	WR	RUTG	50	39	62.0%
93	Michael Rector	WR	STAN	50	32	62.0%
94	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	USC	121	85	62.0%
95	Jesus Wilson	WR	FSU	71	50	62.0%
96	Josh Atkinson	WR	TLSA	84	65	61.9%
97	Laquon Treadwell	WR	MISS	110	76	61.8%
98	Tyrain Taylor	WR	NMSU	55	39	61.8%
99	Sam Browning	TE	EMU	34	24	61.8%
100	Chris Godwin	WR	PSU	96	63	61.5%

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