2016 College EPA 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.

Expected points added on every pass thrown his way, caught or not. It is our primary receiver rating because it counts the whole result of the target.

How to read it. +0.30 and up is excellent for a wide receiver. Tight ends and running backs usually sit lower because their targets are shorter.

The 2016 leaders: Jordan Frysinger (+1.21), Nigel Kilby (+1.16), Jon'Vea Johnson (+1.15).

EPA 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). 463 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	EPA/Tgt
1	Jordan Frysinger	WR	IDHO	21	23	+1.21
2	Nigel Kilby	TE	EMU	38	34	+1.16
3	Jon'Vea Johnson	WR	TOL	52	38	+1.15
4	Jalen Robinette	WR	AF	52	33	+1.14
5	Jester Weah	WR	PITT	56	34	+1.13
6	Geno Lewis	WR	OU	34	30	+1.13
7	Dede Westbrook	WR	OU	90	74	+1.12
8	Jacob Hollister	TE	WYO	39	30	+1.10
9	Chris Lacy	WR	OKST	40	30	+1.10
10	Cody Thompson	WR	TOL	75	59	+1.09
11	Ian Sadler	WR	TTU	31	24	+1.09
12	Allenzae Staggers	WR	USM	71	52	+1.02
13	Jalen Williams	WR	MASS	41	27	+1.02
14	Daikiel Shorts	WR	WVU	74	58	+1.01
15	Michael Roberts	TE	TOL	53	43	+0.99
16	Josiah Price	TE	MSU	46	38	+0.97
17	Jared Cornelius	WR	ARK	43	32	+0.96
18	Shun Brown	WR	ARIZ	35	29	+0.95
19	Andrew Celis	WR	NEV	25	23	+0.95
20	Austin Carr	WR	NU	118	84	+0.94
21	Cedrick Wilson	WR	BOIS	75	50	+0.93
22	Dante Pettis	WR	WASH	60	50	+0.93
23	Phil Mayhue	WR	MEM	56	39	+0.91
24	Isaac Nauta	TE	UGA	37	27	+0.91
25	Cole Freytag	WR	UTEP	43	36	+0.90
26	Pharaoh Brown	TE	ORE	39	33	+0.90
27	Ventell Bryant	WR	TEM	63	43	+0.89
28	Cole Hikutini	TE	LOU	60	49	+0.89
29	James Butler	RB	NEV	33	37	+0.89
30	Carrington Thompson	WR	WMU	53	38	+0.88
31	Jonathan Giles	WR	TTU	91	69	+0.88
32	Keon Hatcher	WR	ARK	56	38	+0.88
33	Ryan Smith	TE	M-OH	30	24	+0.88
34	Equanimeous St. Brown	WR	ND	78	58	+0.87
35	Josh Malone	WR	TENN	66	45	+0.87
36	Jaylen Smith	WR	LOU	40	27	+0.87
37	Carlos Henderson	WR	LT	115	72	+0.86
38	Jordan Leggett	TE	CLEM	50	38	+0.86
39	Jamir Tillman	WR	NAVY	55	38	+0.85
40	Kelvin Harmon	WR	NCSU	35	26	+0.84
41	Joe Mixon	RB	OU	34	32	+0.84
42	John Niupalau	WR	EMU	33	24	+0.84
43	Amba Etta-Tawo	WR	SYR	129	94	+0.84
44	Jhajuan Seales	WR	OKST	49	34	+0.84
45	Josh Reynolds	WR	TA&M	66	49	+0.83
46	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	112	89	+0.83
47	Jordan Westerkamp	WR	NEB	55	38	+0.81
48	Daniel Montiel	TE	MEM	33	25	+0.81
49	Nick Westbrook	WR	IU	78	49	+0.81
50	Tim Patrick	WR	UTAH	74	43	+0.81
51	Kyle Sweet	WR	WSU	31	23	+0.81
52	Corey Davis	WR	WMU	112	91	+0.80
53	Frederick Gammage	WR	ASU	33	26	+0.80
54	Colby Pearson	WR	BYU	41	36	+0.80
55	Troy Fumagalli	TE	WIS	54	41	+0.80
56	Ahmmon Richards	WR	MIA	63	46	+0.80
57	Scott Orndoff	TE	PITT	52	33	+0.80
58	Nicholas Norris	WR	WKU	94	73	+0.80
59	Tony Stevens	WR	AUB	42	29	+0.79
60	Allen Lazard	WR	ISU	110	69	+0.78
61	Dontre Wilson	WR	OSU	33	27	+0.78
62	Jeff Badet	WR	UK	44	28	+0.78
63	Kerry Thomas Jr.	WR	UTSA	43	31	+0.78
64	Elijah King	WR	TXST	39	27	+0.78
65	Devonte Boyd	WR	UNLV	67	45	+0.78
66	Blake Mack	TE	ARST	57	33	+0.77
67	Sean Culkin	TE	MIZ	34	24	+0.77
68	David Njoku	TE	MIA	63	38	+0.77
69	Jerome Lane	WR	AKR	90	62	+0.76
70	Jordan Lasley	WR	UCLA	63	41	+0.76
71	Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU	124	76	+0.76
72	Stanley Morgan Jr.	WR	NEB	50	30	+0.75
73	ArDarius Stewart	WR	ALA	64	52	+0.75
74	Mark Andrews	TE	OU	43	28	+0.75
75	Keke Coutee	WR	TTU	78	55	+0.75
76	Shane Wimann	TE	NIU	32	24	+0.75
77	Anthony Nash	WR	DUKE	41	29	+0.74
78	Auden Tate	WR	FSU	41	25	+0.74
79	R.J. Turner	WR	ULM	39	23	+0.74
80	Richie James	WR	MTSU	130	97	+0.73
81	Darreus Rogers	WR	USC	66	51	+0.73
82	Jimmy Williams	WR	ECU	82	45	+0.73
83	Mikah Holder	WR	SDSU	37	26	+0.73
84	Mark Chapman	WR	CMU	60	40	+0.73
85	Cam Phillips	WR	VT	88	70	+0.72
86	Mike Gesicki	TE	PSU	63	47	+0.72
87	Keith Rucker	TE	GAST	43	32	+0.72
88	Trent Taylor	WR	LT	150	124	+0.71
89	River Cracraft	WR	WSU	71	53	+0.71
90	Corey Willis	WR	CMU	85	68	+0.71
91	Tanner Gentry	WR	WYO	105	65	+0.71
92	Brodrick Yancy	WR	TEM	31	24	+0.71
93	Robert Lewis	WR	WSU	36	27	+0.71
94	Antoine Porter	WR	EMU	56	44	+0.71
95	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	USC	84	63	+0.71
96	James Gardner	WR	M-OH	65	40	+0.71
97	Jonathan Duhart	WR	ODU	64	45	+0.70
98	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	118	84	+0.70
99	Jaelan Austin	WR	TCU	36	23	+0.70
100	Stephen Louis	WR	NCSU	57	33	+0.70

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