2017 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 2017 leaders: Dimitri Flowers (83.3%), Quintez Cephus (80.6%), Anthony Muse (76.3%).

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). 458 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Success
1	Dimitri Flowers	RB	OU	24	23	83.3%
2	Quintez Cephus	WR	WIS	36	30	80.6%
3	Anthony Muse	WR	NMSU	38	37	76.3%
4	Mikah Holder	WR	SDSU	58	43	75.9%
5	Caleb Wilson	TE	UCLA	48	38	75.0%
6	Harrison Bryant	TE	FAU	39	32	74.4%
7	Dalton Schoen	WR	KSU	30	23	73.3%
8	Anthony Mahoungou	WR	PUR	36	33	72.2%
9	Kenny Young	RB	M-OH	32	29	71.9%
10	Otis Anderson	RB	UCF	32	28	71.9%
11	Michael Lawrence	WR	UNT	71	56	71.8%
12	Kerry Thomas Jr.	WR	UTSA	39	35	71.8%
13	Raelon Singleton	WR	UTAH	42	34	71.4%
14	Trent Sherfield	WR	VAN	68	50	70.6%
15	Parris Campbell	WR	OSU	44	39	70.5%
16	Tyler Vaughns	WR	USC	60	51	70.0%
17	Deon Yelder	TE	WKU	63	47	69.8%
18	Albert Okwuegbunam	TE	MIZ	33	25	69.7%
19	Mike Dudek	WR	ILL	33	24	69.7%
20	DeAndre Thompkins	WR	PSU	36	26	69.4%
21	Dillon Stoner	WR	OKST	49	40	69.4%
22	A.J. Brown	WR	MISS	91	75	69.2%
23	Turner Smiley	WR	UNT	39	30	69.2%
24	Aaron McLean	TE	CONN	42	31	69.0%
25	Andrew Celis	WR	NEV	29	23	69.0%
26	Arkeel Newsome	RB	CONN	29	25	69.0%
27	Bryce Wolma	TE	ARIZ	29	28	69.0%
28	Cam Serigne	TE	WAKE	45	35	68.9%
29	Pharoah McKever	TE	FIU	32	26	68.8%
30	Reggie Hemphill-Mapps	WR	TEX	48	36	68.8%
31	John Niupalau	WR	EMU	35	27	68.6%
32	Garrett Dickerson	WR	NU	54	37	68.5%
33	Blake Mack	TE	ARST	57	46	68.4%
34	David Ungerer	WR	IDHO	53	39	67.9%
35	T.J. Hockenson	TE	IOWA	28	23	67.9%
36	Tamir Jones	WR	GAST	28	30	67.9%
37	Ian Thomas	TE	IU	31	25	67.7%
38	Juwan Johnson	WR	PSU	71	48	67.6%
39	Tre'Quan Smith	WR	UCF	71	54	67.6%
40	R.J. Turner	WR	ULM	52	39	67.3%
41	Brian Williams	WR	ULM	60	44	66.7%
42	Jake Roh	TE	BOIS	45	39	66.7%
43	Jeff Badet	WR	OU	30	25	66.7%
44	Samson Nacua	WR	UTAH	36	28	66.7%
45	Timmy Hernandez	WR	ORST	42	30	66.7%
46	CeeDee Lamb	WR	OU	56	40	66.1%
47	A.J. Richardson	WR	BOIS	47	33	66.0%
48	Detrich Clark	WR	CSU	44	37	65.9%
49	Whop Philyor	WR	IU	41	33	65.9%
50	A.J. Taylor	WR	WIS	32	23	65.6%
51	Steven Mitchell Jr.	WR	USC	55	41	65.5%
52	Thomas Owens	WR	FIU	81	59	65.4%
53	Stephen Louis	WR	NCSU	49	34	65.3%
54	Jay MacIntyre	WR	COLO	40	28	65.0%
55	Cody Thompson	WR	TOL	37	28	64.9%
56	Darren Carrington II	WR	UTAH	88	66	64.8%
57	Javon Wims	WR	UGA	53	39	64.2%
58	Jordan Akins	WR	UCF	39	30	64.1%
59	Jared Murphy	WR	M-OH	50	38	64.0%
60	John Diarse	WR	TCU	50	33	64.0%
61	Marcell Ateman	WR	OKST	75	54	64.0%
62	Ryan Smith	TE	M-OH	50	35	64.0%
63	Evan Butts	TE	UVA	36	30	63.9%
64	Jalen Harvey	WR	ASU	47	33	63.8%
65	Garrett Johnson	WR	UK	58	46	63.8%
66	Andre Wilson	WR	UAB	69	48	63.8%
67	Marcus Armstrong-Brown	WR	HAW	33	24	63.6%
68	Marquise Brown	WR	OU	63	49	63.5%
69	Brendan Cope	WR	OHIO	49	35	63.3%
70	Justin McInnis	WR	ARST	57	42	63.2%
71	Mark Andrews	TE	OU	76	58	63.2%
72	Davon Grayson	WR	ECU	84	59	63.1%
73	Donnie Ernsberger	TE	WMU	46	34	63.0%
74	KaVontae Turpin	WR	TCU	46	38	63.0%
75	Christopher Herndon IV	TE	MIA	54	40	63.0%
76	Dredrick Snelson	WR	UCF	54	42	63.0%
77	Talon Shumway	WR	BYU	35	25	62.9%
78	Darnell Mooney	WR	TULN	51	34	62.7%
79	Marchie Murdock	WR	ISU	51	37	62.7%
80	Rafael Araujo-Lopes	WR	PITT	59	43	62.7%
81	Hunter Renfrow	WR	CLEM	67	55	62.7%
82	J'Mon Moore	WR	MIZ	83	60	62.7%
83	Adam Breneman	TE	MASS	91	64	62.6%
84	Brandon Presley	WR	UNLV	48	34	62.5%
85	C.J. Duncan	WR	VAN	72	52	62.5%
86	Dawson Knox	TE	MISS	32	24	62.5%
87	Deontay Burnett	WR	USC	96	74	62.5%
88	Kelvin Smith	TE	UNT	32	24	62.5%
89	Ronnie Turner Jr.	WR	UAB	32	24	62.5%
90	Seth Dawkins	WR	LOU	56	39	62.5%
91	Ryan Davis	WR	AUB	85	76	62.4%
92	Kyle Sweet	WR	WSU	69	50	62.3%
93	De'Mornay Pierson-El	WR	NEB	61	45	62.3%
94	Tony Pollard	RB	MEM	45	34	62.2%
95	Jalen McCleskey	WR	OKST	58	49	62.1%
96	Keith Kirkwood	WR	TEM	58	39	62.1%
97	Ryheem Malone	WR	UL	58	44	62.1%
98	Keke Coutee	WR	TTU	105	82	61.9%
99	Scott Miller	WR	BGSU	84	63	61.9%
100	Linell Bonner	WR	HOU	89	73	61.8%

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