2017 College First-Down 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.

First downs or touchdowns per target.

The 2017 leaders: Albert Okwuegbunam (69.7%), Quintez Cephus (69.4%), Kerry Thomas Jr. (64.1%).

First-Down 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). 458 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	1D/Tgt
1	Albert Okwuegbunam	TE	MIZ	33	25	69.7%
2	Quintez Cephus	WR	WIS	36	30	69.4%
3	Kerry Thomas Jr.	WR	UTSA	39	35	64.1%
4	Mikah Holder	WR	SDSU	58	43	63.8%
5	CeeDee Lamb	WR	OU	56	40	62.5%
6	Dimitri Flowers	RB	OU	24	23	62.5%
7	Harrison Bryant	TE	FAU	39	32	61.5%
8	Aaron McLean	TE	CONN	42	31	59.5%
9	Cody Thompson	WR	TOL	37	28	59.5%
10	Anthony Mahoungou	WR	PUR	36	33	58.3%
11	Trent Sherfield	WR	VAN	68	50	57.4%
12	T.J. Hockenson	TE	IOWA	28	23	57.1%
13	Keith Kirkwood	WR	TEM	58	39	56.9%
14	Steven Mitchell Jr.	WR	USC	55	41	56.4%
15	Tre'Quan Smith	WR	UCF	71	54	56.3%
16	Caleb Wilson	TE	UCLA	48	38	56.2%
17	R.J. Turner	WR	ULM	52	39	55.8%
18	Jalen Harvey	WR	ASU	47	33	55.3%
19	Anthony Muse	WR	NMSU	38	37	55.3%
20	Mark Andrews	TE	OU	76	58	55.3%
21	Marcell Ateman	WR	OKST	75	54	54.7%
22	Blake Mack	TE	ARST	57	46	54.4%
23	Terry Godwin	WR	UGA	35	29	54.3%
24	Jordan Akins	WR	UCF	39	30	53.8%
25	Ryheem Malone	WR	UL	58	44	53.4%
26	Dalton Schoen	WR	KSU	30	23	53.3%
27	Tyler Vaughns	WR	USC	60	51	53.3%
28	Pharoah McKever	TE	FIU	32	26	53.1%
29	Deon Yelder	TE	WKU	63	47	52.4%
30	Darren Carrington II	WR	UTAH	88	66	52.3%
31	Hunter Renfrow	WR	CLEM	67	55	52.2%
32	Ryan Smith	TE	M-OH	50	35	52.0%
33	Seth Dawkins	WR	LOU	56	39	51.8%
34	Arkeel Newsome	RB	CONN	29	25	51.7%
35	Linell Bonner	WR	HOU	89	73	51.7%
36	Kaden Smith	TE	STAN	33	23	51.5%
37	Dillon Stoner	WR	OKST	49	40	51.0%
38	Dax Raymond	TE	USU	51	36	51.0%
39	David Ungerer	WR	IDHO	53	39	50.9%
40	Javon Wims	WR	UGA	53	39	50.9%
41	Marquise Brown	WR	OU	63	49	50.8%
42	James Gardner	WR	M-OH	83	47	50.6%
43	Keke Coutee	WR	TTU	105	82	50.5%
44	Brandon Presley	WR	UNLV	48	34	50.0%
45	DaeSean Hamilton	WR	PSU	74	48	50.0%
46	Jordan Wilkins	RB	MISS	28	26	50.0%
47	J'Mon Moore	WR	MIZ	83	60	49.4%
48	Thomas Owens	WR	FIU	81	59	49.4%
49	Juwan Johnson	WR	PSU	71	48	49.3%
50	Terren Encalade	WR	TULN	53	39	49.1%
51	A.J. Richardson	WR	BOIS	47	33	48.9%
52	Phil Mayhue	WR	MEM	47	30	48.9%
53	Rhashid Bonnette	WR	LT	47	32	48.9%
54	Cam Serigne	TE	WAKE	45	35	48.9%
55	Davon Grayson	WR	ECU	84	59	48.8%
56	Dalyn Dawkins	RB	CSU	33	23	48.5%
57	Jesse Jackson	WR	MSST	33	24	48.5%
58	Bryce Wolma	TE	ARIZ	29	28	48.3%
59	Jalen McCleskey	WR	OKST	58	49	48.3%
60	Malcolm Williams	WR	CCU	58	38	48.3%
61	Jared Murphy	WR	M-OH	50	38	48.0%
62	John Diarse	WR	TCU	50	33	48.0%
63	Michael Lawrence	WR	UNT	71	56	47.9%
64	Raelon Singleton	WR	UTAH	42	34	47.6%
65	Timmy Hernandez	WR	ORST	42	30	47.6%
66	Dylan Cantrell	WR	TTU	101	67	47.5%
67	Jay MacIntyre	WR	COLO	40	28	47.5%
68	Mathew Sexton	WR	EMU	40	26	47.5%
69	Damion Willis	WR	TROY	38	31	47.4%
70	Sadiq Palmer	WR	MASS	55	35	47.3%
71	A.J. Brown	WR	MISS	91	75	47.3%
72	Shane Wimann	TE	NIU	36	30	47.2%
73	D.J. Chark	WR	LSU	53	35	47.2%
74	Greg Campbell Jr.	WR	UTSA	34	27	47.1%
75	Brendan Cope	WR	OHIO	49	35	46.9%
76	JJ Arcega-Whiteside	WR	STAN	64	43	46.9%
77	Kelvin Smith	TE	UNT	32	24	46.9%
78	Otis Anderson	RB	UCF	32	28	46.9%
79	Penny Hart	WR	GAST	96	73	46.9%
80	Chad Beebe	WR	NIU	45	28	46.7%
81	Jake Roh	TE	BOIS	45	39	46.7%
82	Greg Dortch	WR	WAKE	71	53	46.5%
83	Isaiah Wright	WR	TEM	71	41	46.5%
84	Tamir Jones	WR	GAST	28	30	46.4%
85	Binjimen Victor	WR	OSU	41	23	46.3%
86	Damion Ratley	WR	TA&M	41	26	46.3%
87	Whop Philyor	WR	IU	41	33	46.3%
88	James Washington	WR	OKST	95	69	46.3%
89	A.J. Coney	WR	AKR	54	41	46.3%
90	Emanuel Hall	WR	MIZ	54	33	46.3%
91	Kwadarrius Smith	WR	AKR	54	34	46.3%
92	Jordan Lasley	WR	UCLA	93	61	46.2%
93	Jeffery Wilson	RB	UNT	26	24	46.2%
94	Turner Smiley	WR	UNT	39	30	46.2%
95	Tyler Johnson	WR	MINN	65	35	46.2%
96	Deondre Douglas	WR	TROY	63	48	46.0%
97	Scotty Washington	WR	WAKE	63	36	46.0%
98	Chris Jones	WR	CCU	50	26	46.0%
99	John Niupalau	WR	EMU	35	27	45.7%
100	Tre Walker	WR	SJSU	35	26	45.7%

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