2016 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 2016 leaders: Geno Lewis (79.4%), Jordan Frysinger (76.2%), Ian Sadler (74.2%).

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). 463 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Success
1	Geno Lewis	WR	OU	34	30	79.4%
2	Jordan Frysinger	WR	IDHO	21	23	76.2%
3	Ian Sadler	WR	TTU	31	24	74.2%
4	Nigel Kilby	TE	EMU	38	34	73.7%
5	Cole Hikutini	TE	LOU	60	49	73.3%
6	Ryan Smith	TE	M-OH	30	24	73.3%
7	Daniel Montiel	TE	MEM	33	25	72.7%
8	Chris Lacy	WR	OKST	40	30	72.5%
9	Jacob Hollister	TE	WYO	39	30	71.8%
10	Dante Pettis	WR	WASH	60	50	71.7%
11	Jake Oliver	WR	TEX	42	33	71.4%
12	Colby Pearson	WR	BYU	41	36	70.7%
13	Josiah Price	TE	MSU	46	38	69.6%
14	Trent Taylor	WR	LT	150	124	69.3%
15	Jamir Tillman	WR	NAVY	55	38	69.1%
16	Daikiel Shorts	WR	WVU	74	58	68.9%
17	Dede Westbrook	WR	OU	90	74	68.9%
18	Brandon Childress	WR	CMU	32	23	68.8%
19	Shun Brown	WR	ARIZ	35	29	68.6%
20	Troy Fumagalli	TE	WIS	54	41	68.5%
21	Darreus Rogers	WR	USC	66	51	68.2%
22	Andrew Celis	WR	NEV	25	23	68.0%
23	Teldrick Morgan	WR	MD	50	40	68.0%
24	Jay MacIntyre	WR	COLO	34	30	67.6%
25	Cole Freytag	WR	UTEP	43	36	67.4%
26	Shaedon Meadors	WR	APP	49	43	67.3%
27	Cam Phillips	WR	VT	88	70	67.0%
28	Bug Rivera	WR	CAL	54	41	66.7%
29	Dontre Wilson	WR	OSU	33	27	66.7%
30	James Butler	RB	NEV	33	37	66.7%
31	John Niupalau	WR	EMU	33	24	66.7%
32	Linell Bonner	WR	HOU	119	93	66.4%
33	Steve Ishmael	WR	SYR	59	48	66.1%
34	Antoine Porter	WR	EMU	56	44	66.1%
35	Corey Davis	WR	WMU	112	91	66.1%
36	Phil Mayhue	WR	MEM	56	39	66.1%
37	Jordan Leggett	TE	CLEM	50	38	66.0%
38	O.J. Howard	TE	ALA	44	37	65.9%
39	Anthony Nash	WR	DUKE	41	29	65.9%
40	Dalvin Cook	RB	FSU	38	30	65.8%
41	Jordan Westerkamp	WR	NEB	55	38	65.5%
42	Equanimeous St. Brown	WR	ND	78	58	65.4%
43	Jon'Vea Johnson	WR	TOL	52	38	65.4%
44	Michael Henry	WR	WMU	72	61	65.3%
45	Austin Carr	WR	NU	118	84	65.3%
46	Josh Reynolds	WR	TA&M	66	49	65.2%
47	Hunter Renfrow	WR	CLEM	43	29	65.1%
48	Ahmmon Richards	WR	MIA	63	46	65.1%
49	Isaac Nauta	TE	UGA	37	27	64.9%
50	Drew Wolitarsky	WR	MINN	91	61	64.8%
51	Joe Mixon	RB	OU	34	32	64.7%
52	Kyle Sweet	WR	WSU	31	23	64.5%
53	Jerome Lane	WR	AKR	90	62	64.4%
54	Jaleel Scott	WR	NMSU	28	23	64.3%
55	Tony Stevens	WR	AUB	42	29	64.3%
56	Devonte Boyd	WR	UNLV	67	45	64.2%
57	Carrington Thompson	WR	WMU	53	38	64.2%
58	Michael Roberts	TE	TOL	53	43	64.2%
59	Robert Lewis	WR	WSU	36	27	63.9%
60	Callen Hightower	WR	IDHO	33	30	63.6%
61	Frederick Gammage	WR	ASU	33	26	63.6%
62	Corey Willis	WR	CMU	85	68	63.5%
63	Emanuel Thompson	WR	TROY	85	72	63.5%
64	Evan Engram	TE	MISS	87	65	63.2%
65	Ervin Philips	WR	SYR	116	90	62.9%
66	Andrew Scanlan	WR	NU	35	25	62.9%
67	Kelvin Harmon	WR	NCSU	35	26	62.9%
68	Nate Iese	TE	UCLA	35	25	62.9%
69	John Diarse	WR	TCU	43	31	62.8%
70	Josh Atkinson	WR	TLSA	94	66	62.8%
71	Kalen Ballage	RB	ASU	51	44	62.7%
72	Corey Lacanaria	WR	BALL	40	33	62.5%
73	Mike Williams	WR	CLEM	112	84	62.5%
74	Kermit Whitfield	WR	FSU	45	33	62.2%
75	Justin Hobbs	WR	TLSA	74	47	62.2%
76	Brisly Estime	WR	SYR	58	48	62.1%
77	Jeffery Wilson	RB	UNT	29	23	62.1%
78	T.J. Logan	RB	UNC	29	27	62.1%
79	River Cracraft	WR	WSU	71	53	62.0%
80	Stedman Mayberry	RB	TXST	42	41	61.9%
81	Ventell Bryant	WR	TEM	63	43	61.9%
82	Sean Culkin	TE	MIZ	34	24	61.8%
83	Tommy Sweeney	TE	BC	34	24	61.8%
84	Curtis Samuel	WR	OSU	81	65	61.7%
85	Phillip Lindsay	RB	COLO	47	47	61.7%
86	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	112	89	61.6%
87	Akrum Wadley	RB	IOWA	39	32	61.5%
88	C.J. Duncan	WR	VAN	52	38	61.5%
89	Cameron Batson	WR	TTU	78	60	61.5%
90	Elijah King	WR	TXST	39	27	61.5%
91	Johnathan Lloyd	WR	DUKE	39	32	61.5%
92	Jonathan Giles	WR	TTU	91	69	61.5%
93	Kareem Hunt	RB	TOL	39	39	61.5%
94	Pharaoh Brown	TE	ORE	39	33	61.5%
95	Bug Howard	WR	UNC	70	48	61.4%
96	Tim Crawley	WR	SJSU	80	55	61.3%
97	Amba Etta-Tawo	WR	SYR	129	94	61.2%
98	Artavis Scott	WR	CLEM	85	70	61.2%
99	Trent Cowan	WR	IDHO	54	46	61.1%
100	Jared Murphy	WR	M-OH	59	42	61.0%

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