2016 College Target Share 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.

His share of his team's targets in the games he played.

The 2016 leaders: Jalen Robinette (52.5%), Jamir Tillman (47.0%), Noel Thomas (46.4%).

Target Share

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	Tgt%
1	Jalen Robinette	WR	AF	52	33	52.5%
2	Jamir Tillman	WR	NAVY	55	38	47.0%
3	Noel Thomas	WR	CONN	157	100	46.4%
4	Zay Jones	WR	ECU	215	156	42.8%
5	Kenny Golladay	WR	NIU	129	88	38.4%
6	Tanner Gentry	WR	WYO	105	65	37.2%
7	Corey Davis	WR	WMU	112	91	37.0%
8	Drew Wolitarsky	WR	MINN	91	61	35.4%
9	Michael Gallup	WR	CSU	93	70	35.4%
10	Devonte Boyd	WR	UNLV	67	45	34.4%
11	Isaiah Ford	WR	VT	125	73	34.1%
12	Thomas Sperbeck	WR	BOIS	106	72	33.8%
13	Trent Taylor	WR	LT	150	124	33.5%
14	Terren Encalade	WR	TULN	71	36	33.3%
15	Ishmael Zamora	WR	BAY	88	58	33.0%
16	John Ross	WR	WASH	106	76	32.5%
17	Zach Pascal	WR	ODU	92	63	32.5%
18	KD Cannon	WR	BAY	112	73	32.3%
19	KeVonn Mabon	WR	BALL	121	85	32.1%
20	Keevan Lucas	WR	TLSA	116	74	31.9%
21	Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU	124	76	31.8%
22	Christian Kirk	WR	TA&M	107	77	31.6%
23	Richie James	WR	MTSU	130	97	31.6%
24	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	118	84	31.3%
25	BJ Johnson III	WR	GASO	65	42	31.2%
26	Robert Davis	WR	GAST	117	67	31.0%
27	Allen Lazard	WR	ISU	110	69	30.6%
28	Kalib Woods	WR	FAU	91	68	30.6%
29	KeeSean Johnson	WR	FRES	102	66	30.5%
30	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	112	89	30.5%
31	Chad Hansen	WR	CAL	135	92	30.5%
32	Calvin Ridley	WR	ALA	100	66	30.4%
33	Marcus Kemp	WR	HAW	107	70	30.2%
34	Austin Carr	WR	NU	118	84	30.0%
35	Linell Bonner	WR	HOU	119	93	29.8%
36	Amba Etta-Tawo	WR	SYR	129	94	29.5%
37	Fred Ross	WR	MSST	100	68	29.4%
38	Ryan Switzer	WR	UNC	113	91	29.4%
39	Malik Turner	WR	ILL	82	48	29.1%
40	Dede Westbrook	WR	OU	90	74	28.8%
41	Jazz Peavy	WR	WIS	81	43	28.8%
42	JoJo Natson	WR	AKR	98	59	28.8%
43	Sebastian Smith	WR	OHIO	91	54	28.6%
44	Jawuan Harris	WR	RUTG	68	39	28.6%
45	J'Mon Moore	WR	MIZ	109	62	28.2%
46	James Washington	WR	OKST	108	62	28.2%
47	James Gardner	WR	M-OH	65	40	28.0%
48	Scott Miller	WR	BGSU	101	74	27.9%
49	Devin Ross	WR	COLO	97	66	27.6%
50	Carlos Henderson	WR	LT	115	72	27.3%
51	Amara Darboh	WR	MICH	77	52	27.3%
52	Tim Patrick	WR	UTAH	74	43	27.2%
53	Deebo Samuel	WR	SC	65	45	27.1%
54	Ventell Bryant	WR	TEM	63	43	27.0%
55	Byron Pringle	WR	KSU	70	36	27.0%
56	Tim White	WR	ASU	80	56	27.0%
57	Steven Sims Jr.	WR	KU	104	72	27.0%
58	Darnell Mooney	WR	TULN	51	24	27.0%
59	Adam Breneman	TE	MASS	103	70	27.0%
60	Victor Bolden Jr.	WR	ORST	85	46	26.8%
61	T.J. Rahming	WR	DUKE	98	69	26.7%
62	Ervin Philips	WR	SYR	116	90	26.5%
63	Jerome Lane	WR	AKR	90	62	26.5%
64	ArDarius Stewart	WR	ALA	64	52	26.4%
65	Drew Morgan	WR	ARK	86	61	26.4%
66	Rodney Adams	WR	USF	67	60	26.4%
67	Torii Hunter Jr.	WR	ND	58	38	26.2%
68	Cedrick Wilson	WR	BOIS	75	50	25.9%
69	Josh Atkinson	WR	TLSA	94	66	25.8%
70	Nicholas Norris	WR	WKU	94	73	25.8%
71	Emanuel Thompson	WR	TROY	85	72	25.6%
72	Tim Crawley	WR	SJSU	80	55	25.6%
73	Tre'Quan Smith	WR	UCF	77	54	25.5%
74	Austin Duke	WR	CLT	89	59	25.4%
75	Thomas Owens	WR	FIU	89	47	25.4%
76	Devin Gray	WR	CIN	104	58	25.4%
77	Corey Willis	WR	CMU	85	68	25.4%
78	Wyatt Demps	WR	NEV	68	53	25.4%
79	Domonique Young	WR	PUR	49	29	25.3%
80	Riley McCarron	WR	IOWA	57	41	25.2%
81	Mason Schreck	TE	BUF	84	59	24.9%
82	D.J. Moore	WR	MD	64	38	24.9%
83	Levern Jacobs	WR	MD	54	37	24.9%
84	Mikah Holder	WR	SDSU	37	26	24.8%
85	Tre Hartley	WR	SJSU	57	33	24.8%
86	Curtis Samuel	WR	OSU	81	65	24.8%
87	Al Riles	WR	UL	68	55	24.7%
88	Nick Westbrook	WR	IU	78	49	24.5%
89	Josh Magee	WR	USA	65	44	24.4%
90	N'Keal Harry	WR	ASU	86	58	24.2%
91	Chris Godwin	WR	PSU	77	50	24.1%
92	Jesus Wilson	WR	FSU	48	30	24.1%
93	Andy Isabella	WR	MASS	92	62	24.1%
94	R.J. Shelton	WR	MSU	80	53	24.0%
95	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	USC	84	63	24.0%
96	Cam Phillips	WR	VT	88	70	24.0%
97	Michael Henry	WR	WMU	72	61	23.8%
98	Aaron Peck	WR	FRES	69	46	23.6%
99	Jeff Smith	RB	BC	47	26	23.6%
100	Travis Rudolph	WR	FSU	83	53	23.6%

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