2016 College Targets 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.

Passes thrown to him, as the play-by-play names the intended receiver.

The 2016 leaders: Zay Jones (215), Noel Thomas (157), Trent Taylor (150).

Targets

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 2016 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Tgt
1	Zay Jones	WR	ECU	215	156	215
2	Noel Thomas	WR	CONN	157	100	157
3	Trent Taylor	WR	LT	150	124	150
4	Chad Hansen	WR	CAL	135	92	135
5	Richie James	WR	MTSU	130	97	130
6	Amba Etta-Tawo	WR	SYR	129	94	129
7	Kenny Golladay	WR	NIU	129	88	129
8	Isaiah Ford	WR	VT	125	73	125
9	Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU	124	76	124
10	Gabe Marks	WR	WSU	121	85	121
11	KeVonn Mabon	WR	BALL	121	85	121
12	Linell Bonner	WR	HOU	119	93	119
13	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	118	84	118
14	Austin Carr	WR	NU	118	84	118
15	Robert Davis	WR	GAST	117	67	117
16	Ervin Philips	WR	SYR	116	90	116
17	Keevan Lucas	WR	TLSA	116	74	116
18	Carlos Henderson	WR	LT	115	72	115
19	Ryan Switzer	WR	UNC	113	91	113
20	Corey Davis	WR	WMU	112	91	112
21	KD Cannon	WR	BAY	112	73	112
22	Mike Williams	WR	CLEM	112	84	112
23	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	112	89	112
24	Allen Lazard	WR	ISU	110	69	110
25	J'Mon Moore	WR	MIZ	109	62	109
26	James Washington	WR	OKST	108	62	108
27	Christian Kirk	WR	TA&M	107	77	107
28	Marcus Kemp	WR	HAW	107	70	107
29	John Ross	WR	WASH	106	76	106
30	Thomas Sperbeck	WR	BOIS	106	72	106
31	Tanner Gentry	WR	WYO	105	65	105
32	Devin Gray	WR	CIN	104	58	104
33	Steven Sims Jr.	WR	KU	104	72	104
34	Adam Breneman	TE	MASS	103	70	103
35	KeeSean Johnson	WR	FRES	102	66	102
36	Scott Miller	WR	BGSU	101	74	101
37	Calvin Ridley	WR	ALA	100	66	100
38	Fred Ross	WR	MSST	100	68	100
39	JoJo Natson	WR	AKR	98	59	98
40	T.J. Rahming	WR	DUKE	98	69	98
41	Devin Ross	WR	COLO	97	66	97
42	Josh Atkinson	WR	TLSA	94	66	94
43	Nicholas Norris	WR	WKU	94	73	94
44	Michael Gallup	WR	CSU	93	70	93
45	Andy Isabella	WR	MASS	92	62	92
46	Zach Pascal	WR	ODU	92	63	92
47	Drew Wolitarsky	WR	MINN	91	61	91
48	Jonathan Giles	WR	TTU	91	69	91
49	Kalib Woods	WR	FAU	91	68	91
50	Sebastian Smith	WR	OHIO	91	54	91
51	Dede Westbrook	WR	OU	90	74	90
52	Jerome Lane	WR	AKR	90	62	90
53	Austin Duke	WR	CLT	89	59	89
54	Thomas Owens	WR	FIU	89	47	89
55	Cam Phillips	WR	VT	88	70	88
56	Dylan Cantrell	WR	TTU	88	58	88
57	Ishmael Zamora	WR	BAY	88	58	88
58	Sergio Bailey II	WR	EMU	88	55	88
59	Tavares Martin Jr.	WR	WSU	88	61	88
60	Evan Engram	TE	MISS	87	65	87
61	Jalen McCleskey	WR	OKST	87	69	87
62	Keeon Johnson	WR	UVA	87	49	87
63	Chance Allen	WR	HOU	86	56	86
64	Drew Morgan	WR	ARK	86	61	86
65	James Proche	WR	SMU	86	57	86
66	LaQuvionte Gonzalez	WR	KU	86	62	86
67	N'Keal Harry	WR	ASU	86	58	86
68	Artavis Scott	WR	CLEM	85	70	85
69	Corey Willis	WR	CMU	85	68	85
70	Emanuel Thompson	WR	TROY	85	72	85
71	Victor Bolden Jr.	WR	ORST	85	46	85
72	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	USC	84	63	84
73	Mason Schreck	TE	BUF	84	59	84
74	Travis Rudolph	WR	FSU	83	53	83
75	Demetris Robertson	WR	CAL	82	50	82
76	Jimmy Williams	WR	ECU	82	45	82
77	Malik Turner	WR	ILL	82	48	82
78	Curtis Samuel	WR	OSU	81	65	81
79	Jazz Peavy	WR	WIS	81	43	81
80	Nate Cole	WR	CIN	81	57	81
81	Stacy Coley	WR	MIA	81	58	81
82	Doni Dowling	WR	UVA	80	50	80
83	R.J. Shelton	WR	MSU	80	53	80
84	Tim Crawley	WR	SJSU	80	55	80
85	Tim White	WR	ASU	80	56	80
86	Ricky Jones	WR	IU	79	50	79
87	Cameron Batson	WR	TTU	78	60	78
88	DeAngelo Yancey	WR	PUR	78	49	78
89	Equanimeous St. Brown	WR	ND	78	58	78
90	Jamire Jordan	WR	FRES	78	45	78
91	Keke Coutee	WR	TTU	78	55	78
92	Nick Westbrook	WR	IU	78	49	78
93	Amara Darboh	WR	MICH	77	52	77
94	Chris Godwin	WR	PSU	77	50	77
95	Damon Hazelton	WR	BALL	77	51	77
96	Darren Andrews	WR	UCLA	77	55	77
97	Steven Dunbar	WR	HOU	77	51	77
98	Tre'Quan Smith	WR	UCF	77	54	77
99	Kahlil Lewis	WR	CIN	76	48	76
100	Mitchell Paige	WR	IU	76	54	76

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