2016 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 2016 leaders: Jordan Chunn (116.0%), Emanuel Byrd (113.0%), James Butler (112.1%).

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). 463 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Catch%
1	Jordan Chunn	RB	TROY	25	29	116.0%
2	Emanuel Byrd	TE	MRSH	23	26	113.0%
3	James Butler	RB	NEV	33	37	112.1%
4	Jordan Frysinger	WR	IDHO	21	23	109.5%
5	John Johnson	WR	TROY	22	24	109.1%
6	Devin Singletary	RB	FAU	24	26	108.3%
7	Alfonso Onunwor	WR	IDHO	35	37	105.7%
8	I'Tavius Mathers	RB	MTSU	61	62	101.6%
9	Kareem Hunt	RB	TOL	39	39	100.0%
10	Phillip Lindsay	RB	COLO	47	47	100.0%
11	Willy Ivery	RB	UNT	25	25	100.0%
12	Stedman Mayberry	RB	TXST	42	41	97.6%
13	Duke Catalon	RB	HOU	41	40	97.6%
14	Aaron Jones	RB	UTEP	29	28	96.6%
15	Ryan Yurachek	TE	MRSH	29	28	96.6%
16	Jonah Trinnaman	WR	BYU	28	27	96.4%
17	Elijah Hood	RB	UNC	26	25	96.2%
18	Royce Freeman	RB	ORE	24	23	95.8%
19	Isaiah Johnson-Mack	WR	WSU	35	33	94.3%
20	Tevaris McCormick	WR	TROY	35	33	94.3%
21	Jeremy McNichols	RB	BOIS	34	32	94.1%
22	Joe Mixon	RB	OU	34	32	94.1%
23	Jamal Morrow	RB	WSU	47	44	93.6%
24	T.J. Logan	RB	UNC	29	27	93.1%
25	Larry Rose III	RB	NMSU	27	25	92.6%
26	Andrew Celis	WR	NEV	25	23	92.0%
27	Nate Phillips	WR	ARIZ	36	33	91.7%
28	Callen Hightower	WR	IDHO	33	30	90.9%
29	Donnel Pumphrey	RB	SDSU	29	26	89.7%
30	Rodney Adams	WR	USF	67	60	89.6%
31	Nigel Kilby	TE	EMU	38	34	89.5%
32	Geno Lewis	WR	OU	34	30	88.2%
33	Hasaan Henderson	WR	NEV	34	30	88.2%
34	Jay MacIntyre	WR	COLO	34	30	88.2%
35	Colby Pearson	WR	BYU	41	36	87.8%
36	Shaedon Meadors	WR	APP	49	43	87.8%
37	Kendall Sanders	WR	ARST	38	33	86.8%
38	Anthony Wales	RB	WKU	30	26	86.7%
39	Kalen Ballage	RB	ASU	51	44	86.3%
40	Josh Knight	WR	MRSH	72	62	86.1%
41	Myles Campbell	WR	GASO	36	31	86.1%
42	Alex Gardner	RB	FIU	35	30	85.7%
43	Jaquil Capel	WR	APP	28	24	85.7%
44	Tion Green	RB	CIN	34	29	85.3%
45	Trent Cowan	WR	IDHO	54	46	85.2%
46	Gerard Wicks	RB	WSU	33	28	84.8%
47	Michael Henry	WR	WMU	72	61	84.7%
48	Emanuel Thompson	WR	TROY	85	72	84.7%
49	Pharaoh Brown	TE	ORE	39	33	84.6%
50	Deontay Burnett	WR	USC	51	43	84.3%
51	O.J. Howard	TE	ALA	44	37	84.1%
52	Kyle Hicks	RB	TCU	50	42	84.0%
53	Cole Freytag	WR	UTEP	43	36	83.7%
54	Christopher Herndon IV	TE	MIA	30	25	83.3%
55	Dante Pettis	WR	WASH	60	50	83.3%
56	Nacarius Fant	WR	WKU	35	29	82.9%
57	Shun Brown	WR	ARIZ	35	29	82.9%
58	Brisly Estime	WR	SYR	58	48	82.8%
59	Steven Mitchell Jr.	WR	USC	29	24	82.8%
60	Tyler Watts	WR	TXST	52	43	82.7%
61	Trent Taylor	WR	LT	150	124	82.7%
62	Hayden Plinke	TE	UTEP	46	38	82.6%
63	Josiah Price	TE	MSU	46	38	82.6%
64	Taquan Mizzell	RB	UVA	63	52	82.5%
65	Corey Lacanaria	WR	BALL	40	33	82.5%
66	Artavis Scott	WR	CLEM	85	70	82.4%
67	Dede Westbrook	WR	OU	90	74	82.2%
68	Corey Jones	WR	TOL	73	60	82.2%
69	Jaleel Scott	WR	NMSU	28	23	82.1%
70	Akrum Wadley	RB	IOWA	39	32	82.1%
71	Johnathan Lloyd	WR	DUKE	39	32	82.1%
72	Jarred Craft	RB	LT	50	41	82.0%
73	Devine Redding	RB	IU	33	27	81.8%
74	Dontre Wilson	WR	OSU	33	27	81.8%
75	Cole Hikutini	TE	LOU	60	49	81.7%
76	Steve Ishmael	WR	SYR	59	48	81.4%
77	ArDarius Stewart	WR	ALA	64	52	81.2%
78	Corey Davis	WR	WMU	112	91	81.2%
79	Michael Roberts	TE	TOL	53	43	81.1%
80	Taylor Oldham	WR	UCF	37	30	81.1%
81	James Williams	RB	WSU	58	47	81.0%
82	Al Riles	WR	UL	68	55	80.9%
83	Raekwon James	RB	KENT	31	25	80.6%
84	Deondre Douglas	WR	TROY	67	54	80.6%
85	Ryan Switzer	WR	UNC	113	91	80.5%
86	Alvin Kamara	RB	TENN	41	33	80.5%
87	Bryce Bobo	WR	COLO	51	41	80.4%
88	Ray-Ray McCloud	WR	CLEM	56	45	80.4%
89	Curtis Samuel	WR	OSU	81	65	80.2%
90	Corey Willis	WR	CMU	85	68	80.0%
91	Jahad Thomas	RB	TEM	40	32	80.0%
92	Ryan Smith	TE	M-OH	30	24	80.0%
93	Teldrick Morgan	WR	MD	50	40	80.0%
94	Cam Phillips	WR	VT	88	70	79.5%
95	Connor Cella	TE	RICE	39	31	79.5%
96	Matthew Dayes	RB	NCSU	39	31	79.5%
97	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	112	89	79.5%
98	Keenen Johnson	WR	TLSA	34	27	79.4%
99	Jalen McCleskey	WR	OKST	87	69	79.3%
100	Jeffery Wilson	RB	UNT	29	23	79.3%

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