2017 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 2017 leaders: Ricky Jeune (49.0%), D.J. Moore (44.7%), Tyler Johnson (40.1%).

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). 458 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Tgt%
1	Ricky Jeune	WR	GT	47	25	49.0%
2	D.J. Moore	WR	MD	126	80	44.7%
3	Tyler Johnson	WR	MINN	65	35	40.1%
4	Michael Gallup	WR	CSU	146	94	39.2%
5	Justin Hobbs	WR	TLSA	94	55	37.9%
6	Trey Quinn	WR	SMU	142	106	34.7%
7	Anthony Johnson	WR	BUF	119	76	34.2%
8	Greg Dortch	WR	WAKE	71	53	34.0%
9	Richie James	WR	MTSU	55	31	33.5%
10	Penny Hart	WR	GAST	96	73	33.4%
11	Isaiah Zuber	WR	KSU	73	51	33.2%
12	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	125	92	33.1%
13	Alfonso Onunwor	WR	IDHO	98	64	32.9%
14	Thomas Owens	WR	FIU	81	59	32.7%
15	Calvin Ridley	WR	ALA	82	55	32.5%
16	Cedrick Wilson	WR	BOIS	116	73	32.5%
17	Steve Ishmael	WR	SYR	155	105	32.3%
18	Papi White	WR	OHIO	46	32	32.2%
19	N'Keal Harry	WR	ASU	106	73	32.0%
20	Justin Hall	WR	BALL	114	78	31.8%
21	Cam Phillips	WR	VT	102	71	31.8%
22	John Ursua	WR	HAW	62	47	31.6%
23	Dante Pettis	WR	WASH	92	62	31.4%
24	Darnell Mooney	WR	TULN	51	34	31.3%
25	Teddy Veal	WR	LT	108	69	31.1%
26	Jaylen Smith	WR	LOU	87	53	31.1%
27	Mikah Holder	WR	SDSU	58	43	31.0%
28	KeeSean Johnson	WR	FRES	102	69	30.9%
29	Gary Jennings	WR	WVU	126	94	30.5%
30	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR	USF	83	50	30.1%
31	Darren Carrington II	WR	UTAH	88	66	29.4%
32	T.J. Rahming	WR	DUKE	100	61	29.4%
33	Tyre Brady	WR	MRSH	93	56	29.3%
34	Troy Fumagalli	TE	WIS	65	43	29.0%
35	Austin Conway	WR	WYO	78	58	29.0%
36	Linell Bonner	WR	HOU	89	73	28.8%
37	Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU	117	62	28.6%
38	Justin Rankin	RB	KENT	52	42	28.4%
39	Taivon Jacobs	WR	MD	80	47	28.4%
40	Ervin Philips	WR	SYR	136	89	28.3%
41	Terren Encalade	WR	TULN	53	39	28.2%
42	Korey Robertson	WR	USM	104	72	28.2%
43	Bryan Edwards	WR	SC	89	59	28.2%
44	JJ Arcega-Whiteside	WR	STAN	64	43	28.1%
45	Olamide Zaccheaus	WR	UVA	123	80	28.0%
46	Ty Lee	WR	MTSU	110	74	28.0%
47	James Gardner	WR	M-OH	83	47	27.9%
48	Jacob Sannon	WR	IDHO	92	59	27.9%
49	Tyler Conklin	TE	CMU	51	28	27.9%
50	Keenen Johnson	WR	TLSA	69	44	27.8%
51	Ryan Davis	WR	AUB	85	76	27.8%
52	Corey Willis	WR	CMU	66	42	27.7%
53	Steven Dunbar	WR	HOU	92	66	27.5%
54	Hergy Mayala	WR	CONN	78	43	27.4%
55	Christian Kirk	WR	TA&M	93	58	27.4%
56	Devonte Boyd	WR	UNLV	64	34	27.2%
57	Denzel Mims	WR	BAY	114	61	27.0%
58	Melvin Vaughn	TE	ODU	55	33	26.8%
59	Allen Lazard	WR	ISU	105	61	26.8%
60	Steven Sims Jr.	WR	KU	91	59	26.7%
61	Diontae Johnson	WR	TOL	93	72	26.6%
62	Nick Easley	WR	IOWA	74	50	26.5%
63	Jordan Lasley	WR	UCLA	93	61	26.5%
64	Darren Andrews	WR	UCLA	88	60	26.2%
65	Stanley Morgan Jr.	WR	NEB	101	61	26.2%
66	Elijah King	WR	TXST	73	52	26.2%
67	Andy Isabella	WR	MASS	107	65	26.2%
68	Andre Wilson	WR	UAB	69	48	26.1%
69	Deontay Burnett	WR	USC	96	74	26.1%
70	Kahlil Lewis	WR	CIN	101	61	26.0%
71	Javon Wims	WR	UGA	53	39	26.0%
72	Brandon Powell	WR	FLA	68	42	26.0%
73	Nyqwan Murray	WR	FSU	73	40	25.9%
74	A.J. Brown	WR	MISS	91	75	25.9%
75	Keishawn Watson	WR	WMU	58	41	25.8%
76	JD Spielman	WR	NEB	96	55	25.7%
77	Aaron Cephus	WR	RICE	46	25	25.7%
78	Willie Wright	WR	FAU	74	49	25.6%
79	Sergio Bailey II	WR	EMU	97	54	25.5%
80	Bryce Bobo	WR	COLO	94	62	25.3%
81	Simmie Cobbs Jr.	WR	IU	113	72	25.3%
82	Brendan Cope	WR	OHIO	49	35	25.3%
83	Trent Bostick	WR	CLT	63	24	25.2%
84	Vic Wharton III	WR	CAL	107	67	25.2%
85	Garrett Johnson	WR	UK	58	46	25.1%
86	Kelvin Harmon	WR	NCSU	103	65	25.0%
87	Wyatt Demps	WR	NEV	100	67	24.9%
88	Keke Coutee	WR	TTU	105	82	24.8%
89	Andrew Meyer	WR	OHIO	55	29	24.7%
90	D.J. Chark	WR	LSU	53	35	24.7%
91	J'Mon Moore	WR	MIZ	83	60	24.4%
92	Josh Stewart	WR	UTSA	68	39	24.4%
93	Jamarius Way	WR	USA	86	47	24.2%
94	Tony Ellison	WR	ARIZ	49	33	24.1%
95	Dylan Cantrell	WR	TTU	101	67	23.8%
96	Jaleel Scott	WR	NMSU	107	73	23.8%
97	Mark Chapman	WR	CMU	90	54	23.7%
98	Marcus Green	WR	ULM	82	55	23.6%
99	Adam Breneman	TE	MASS	91	64	23.5%
100	Ja'Marcus Bradley	WR	UL	72	39	23.5%

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