2015 College Targets 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.

Passes thrown to him, as the play-by-play names the intended receiver.

The 2015 leaders: Tajae Sharpe (174), Gabe Marks (137), Keyarris Garrett (135).

Targets

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 2031 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Tgt
1	Tajae Sharpe	WR	MASS	174	111	174
2	Gabe Marks	WR	WSU	137	99	137
3	Keyarris Garrett	WR	TLSA	135	88	135
4	Aaron Burbridge	WR	MSU	130	80	130
5	Daniel Braverman	WR	WMU	126	103	126
6	Richie James	WR	MTSU	125	100	125
7	Geronimo Allison	WR	ILL	124	65	124
8	Thomas Sperbeck	WR	BOIS	124	82	124
9	Gehrig Dieter	WR	BGSU	121	89	121
10	Isaiah Jones	WR	ECU	121	97	121
11	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	USC	121	85	121
12	Shaq Washington	WR	CIN	121	88	121
13	Tyler Boyd	WR	PITT	119	85	119
14	Ed'Marques Batties	WR	MTSU	116	77	116
15	Roger Lewis	WR	BGSU	116	82	116
16	Alex Erickson	WR	WIS	115	72	115
17	Dom Williams	WR	WSU	115	73	115
18	Zach Pascal	WR	ODU	115	68	115
19	Corey Davis	WR	WMU	114	82	114
20	KJ Maye	WR	MINN	114	64	114
21	Kenny Golladay	WR	NIU	114	71	114
22	Trent Taylor	WR	LT	112	89	112
23	Ajalen Holley	WR	ULM	111	60	111
24	Demarcus Ayers	WR	HOU	111	89	111
25	KeVonn Mabon	WR	BALL	111	70	111
26	Laquon Treadwell	WR	MISS	110	76	110
27	Carlos Harris	WR	UNT	109	61	109
28	Fred Ross	WR	MSST	109	81	109
29	Jordan Payton	WR	UCLA	108	75	108
30	Nelson Spruce	WR	COLO	107	89	107
31	Corey Coleman	WR	BAY	105	74	105
32	Jakeem Grant	WR	TTU	105	80	105
33	Isaiah Ford	WR	VT	104	63	104
34	Pharoh Cooper	WR	SC	104	66	104
35	Robby Anderson	WR	TEM	104	64	104
36	Calvin Ridley	WR	ALA	103	75	103
37	Jerico Richardson	WR	NEV	103	64	103
38	Artavis Scott	WR	CLEM	101	84	101
39	Christian Kirk	WR	TA&M	101	70	101
40	Josh Doctson	WR	TCU	99	79	99
41	Devonte Boyd	WR	UNLV	98	54	98
42	Marcus Green	WR	ULM	98	63	98
43	Taquan Mizzell	WR	UVA	98	75	98
44	Sterling Shepard	WR	OU	97	79	97
45	Chris Godwin	WR	PSU	96	63	96
46	Jared Dangerfield	WR	WKU	96	76	96
47	Casey Martin	WR	USM	95	74	95
48	Michael Thomas	WR	USM	95	62	95
49	Penny Hart	WR	GAST	94	71	94
50	Dorian Baker	WR	UK	93	55	93
51	Jenson Stoshak	WR	FAU	93	57	93
52	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	93	79	93
53	Austin Duke	WR	CLT	91	53	91
54	D.J. Foster	WR	ASU	91	54	91
55	Robert Davis	WR	GAST	91	60	91
56	Sebastian Smith	WR	OHIO	90	61	90
57	Davonte Allen	WR	MRSH	89	56	89
58	DeAngelo Yancey	WR	PUR	89	48	89
59	James Washington	WR	OKST	89	52	89
60	Jamire Jordan	WR	FRES	89	46	89
61	Matt VandeBerg	WR	IOWA	89	61	89
62	Ron Willoughby	WR	BUF	89	62	89
63	Tre'Quan Smith	WR	UCF	89	52	89
64	Rashard Higgins	WR	CSU	88	66	88
65	Trent Sherfield	WR	VAN	88	51	88
66	Ricardo Louis	WR	AUB	87	45	87
67	Allen Lazard	WR	ISU	86	56	86
68	Amara Darboh	WR	MICH	86	56	86
69	Hunter Sharp	WR	USU	86	60	86
70	Jake Maulhardt	WR	WYO	86	57	86
71	Noel Thomas	WR	CONN	86	54	86
72	D.J. Thompson	WR	USM	84	52	84
73	Josh Atkinson	WR	TLSA	84	65	84
74	Victor Bolden Jr.	WR	ORST	84	46	84
75	ArDarius Stewart	WR	ALA	82	54	82
76	De'Runnya Wilson	WR	MSST	82	55	82
77	Dezmon Epps	WR	IDHO	82	61	82
78	Mitch Mathews	WR	BYU	82	52	82
79	Teddy Ruben	WR	TROY	82	63	82
80	Teddy Veal	WR	TULN	82	48	82
81	Hasaan Henderson	WR	NEV	81	50	81
82	Jamal Robinson	WR	UL	81	54	81
83	Jordan Westerkamp	WR	NEB	81	63	81
84	Cortez Lewis	WR	WAKE	80	47	80
85	Jaydon Mickens	WR	WASH	80	50	80
86	Mose Frazier	WR	MEM	80	66	80
87	Ricky Jones	WR	IU	80	50	80
88	Ronnie Moore	WR	BGSU	80	67	80
89	Will Fuller	WR	ND	80	48	80
90	Cayleb Jones	WR	ARIZ	79	51	79
91	Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU	79	49	79
92	Deante Burton	WR	KSU	79	34	79
93	Jesse Kroll	WR	CMU	79	59	79
94	Malcolm Mitchell	WR	UGA	79	53	79
95	Thomas Duarte	WR	UCLA	79	49	79
96	Garrett Johnson	WR	UK	78	46	78
97	Thomas Owens	WR	FIU	78	51	78
98	Devin Lucien	WR	ASU	77	57	77
99	Simmie Cobbs Jr.	WR	IU	77	54	77
100	Chance Allen	WR	HOU	76	52	76

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