2015 College Yards 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.

Receiving yards per target.

The 2015 leaders: Trent Cowan (206.3), Mack Hollins (17.3), Leonte Carroo (16.2).

Yards 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	Y/Tgt
1	Trent Cowan	WR	IDHO	3	48	206.3
2	Mack Hollins	WR	UNC	41	28	17.3
3	Leonte Carroo	WR	RUTG	50	39	16.2
4	Adoree' Jackson	WR	USC	24	24	15.9
5	Terry Pettis	WR	MTSU	38	28	15.6
6	Cody Thompson	WR	TOL	46	33	15.3
7	Darren Carrington II	WR	ORE	33	25	15.2
8	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	93	79	14.7
9	Garrett Brown	WR	AF	37	26	14.4
10	Malachi Jones	WR	APP	31	23	14.0
11	Jamir Tillman	WR	NAVY	41	27	13.9
12	Jay Lee	WR	BAY	53	36	13.7
13	Corey Willis	WR	CMU	38	33	13.5
14	Josh Doctson	WR	TCU	99	79	13.4
15	Jerome Lane	WR	AKR	56	35	13.4
16	Tanner Gentry	WR	WYO	51	37	13.3
17	Kolby Listenbee	WR	TCU	45	29	13.3
18	Chris Moore	WR	CIN	62	39	13.3
19	Gary Chambers	WR	ASU	32	24	13.1
20	Trevor Davis	WR	CAL	50	38	13.1
21	Corey Coleman	WR	BAY	105	74	13.0
22	Brandon Reilly	WR	NEB	56	37	12.8
23	Joe Mixon	RB	OU	27	25	12.8
24	Roger Lewis	WR	BGSU	116	82	12.7
25	D'Ernest Johnson	RB	USF	28	26	12.7
26	Marcell Ateman	WR	OKST	55	40	12.7
27	Deon Cain	WR	CLEM	46	34	12.7
28	Michael Thomas	WR	USM	95	62	12.6
29	Sam Martin	WR	M-OH	43	29	12.6
30	Dwayne Washington	WR	WASH	25	25	12.6
31	Josh Magee	WR	USA	40	23	12.6
32	Dontez Ford	WR	PITT	37	23	12.6
33	Josh Reynolds	WR	TA&M	58	40	12.6
34	Justin Hobbs	WR	TLSA	41	29	12.6
35	Rodney Adams	WR	USF	55	39	12.6
36	Tyrain Taylor	WR	NMSU	55	39	12.6
37	Bryce Treggs	WR	CAL	65	41	12.5
38	Sterling Shepard	WR	OU	97	79	12.4
39	Jamari Staples	WR	LOU	49	35	12.2
40	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	56	44	12.2
41	Kermit Whitfield	WR	FSU	61	53	12.2
42	Keith Rucker	TE	GAST	43	39	12.1
43	James Washington	WR	OKST	89	52	12.1
44	Dominique Reed	WR	ARK	43	27	12.1
45	Tres Houston	WR	ARST	47	33	12.1
46	Devin Lucien	WR	ASU	77	57	12.1
47	KD Cannon	WR	BAY	69	46	12.0
48	Tyler Higbee	TE	WKU	47	38	12.0
49	Drew Morgan	WR	ARK	63	55	11.9
50	KaVontae Turpin	WR	TCU	49	40	11.9
51	Ben McCord	TE	CMU	48	37	11.9
52	Simmie Cobbs Jr.	WR	IU	77	54	11.9
53	Dede Westbrook	WR	OU	57	42	11.8
54	Carlos Henderson	WR	LT	61	35	11.8
55	Nicholas Norris	WR	WKU	72	58	11.8
56	Keevan Lucas	WR	TLSA	35	26	11.7
57	Penny Hart	WR	GAST	94	71	11.6
58	Dwayne Stanford	WR	ORE	37	27	11.6
59	Dijon Paschal	WR	ARST	45	27	11.6
60	Royce Freeman	RB	ORE	28	24	11.6
61	Alonzo Moore	WR	NEB	33	23	11.6
62	Cody Core	WR	MISS	48	33	11.5
63	Christian McCaffrey	RB	STAN	47	41	11.5
64	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	USC	121	85	11.5
65	Shelton Gibson	WR	WVU	66	33	11.3
66	Mekale McKay	WR	CIN	44	25	11.2
67	Markell Pack	WR	MISS	33	29	11.2
68	Quincy Adeboyejo	WR	MISS	52	37	11.2
69	Josh Atkinson	WR	TLSA	84	65	11.1
70	Corey Davis	WR	WMU	114	82	11.0
71	Stacy Coley	WR	MIA	59	44	10.9
72	Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU	79	49	10.9
73	David Glidden	WR	OKST	74	53	10.9
74	Ronnie Moore	WR	BGSU	80	67	10.9
75	Jakeem Grant	WR	TTU	105	80	10.9
76	Nick Kurtz	WR	BYU	48	35	10.9
77	Callen Hightower	WR	IDHO	69	57	10.9
78	Donovan Harden	WR	GAST	61	35	10.9
79	Jesse Kroll	WR	CMU	79	59	10.8
80	Ian Sadler	WR	TTU	51	39	10.8
81	Jordan Westerkamp	WR	NEB	81	63	10.8
82	Robert Davis	WR	GAST	91	60	10.8
83	Thomas Sperbeck	WR	BOIS	124	82	10.8
84	Antwan Dixon	WR	KENT	33	26	10.8
85	Keyarris Garrett	WR	TLSA	135	88	10.7
86	Jordan Thompson	WR	WVU	40	28	10.7
87	Teddy Ruben	WR	TROY	82	63	10.7
88	Devon Cajuste	WR	STAN	35	26	10.7
89	Mitchell Juergens	WR	BYU	39	32	10.7
90	Herb Waters	WR	MIA	57	38	10.6
91	Jordan Reid	WR	OHIO	58	45	10.6
92	J.P. Holtz	TE	PITT	33	24	10.6
93	Rashard Higgins	WR	CSU	88	66	10.6
94	Hansell Wilson	WR	SJSU	44	34	10.5
95	Canaan Severin	WR	UVA	72	54	10.5
96	Buck Cowan	WR	IDHO	56	41	10.5
97	Quinton Pedroza	WR	HAW	28	23	10.5
98	JaBryce Taylor	WR	UTSA	45	29	10.5
99	Roderick Proctor	WR	MEM	32	25	10.5
100	Thomas Duarte	WR	UCLA	79	49	10.4

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