2017 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 2017 leaders: Steve Ishmael (155), Michael Gallup (146), Trey Quinn (142).

Targets

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 2050 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Tgt
1	Steve Ishmael	WR	SYR	155	105	155
2	Michael Gallup	WR	CSU	146	94	146
3	Trey Quinn	WR	SMU	142	106	142
4	Ervin Philips	WR	SYR	136	89	136
5	D.J. Moore	WR	MD	126	80	126
6	Gary Jennings	WR	WVU	126	94	126
7	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	125	92	125
8	Olamide Zaccheaus	WR	UVA	123	80	123
9	Anthony Johnson	WR	BUF	119	76	119
10	Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU	117	62	117
11	Cedrick Wilson	WR	BOIS	116	73	116
12	Denzel Mims	WR	BAY	114	61	114
13	Justin Hall	WR	BALL	114	78	114
14	Simmie Cobbs Jr.	WR	IU	113	72	113
15	Ty Lee	WR	MTSU	110	74	110
16	Teddy Veal	WR	LT	108	69	108
17	Andy Isabella	WR	MASS	107	65	107
18	Jaleel Scott	WR	NMSU	107	73	107
19	Vic Wharton III	WR	CAL	107	67	107
20	N'Keal Harry	WR	ASU	106	73	106
21	Allen Lazard	WR	ISU	105	61	105
22	Keke Coutee	WR	TTU	105	82	105
23	Korey Robertson	WR	USM	104	72	104
24	Kelvin Harmon	WR	NCSU	103	65	103
25	Cam Phillips	WR	VT	102	71	102
26	KeeSean Johnson	WR	FRES	102	69	102
27	Dylan Cantrell	WR	TTU	101	67	101
28	Kahlil Lewis	WR	CIN	101	61	101
29	Luke Timian	WR	IU	101	68	101
30	Stanley Morgan Jr.	WR	NEB	101	61	101
31	T.J. Rahming	WR	DUKE	100	61	100
32	Trevon Brown	WR	ECU	100	60	100
33	Wyatt Demps	WR	NEV	100	67	100
34	Tavares Martin Jr.	WR	WSU	99	70	99
35	Alfonso Onunwor	WR	IDHO	98	64	98
36	Sergio Bailey II	WR	EMU	97	54	97
37	Deontay Burnett	WR	USC	96	74	96
38	JD Spielman	WR	NEB	96	55	96
39	Penny Hart	WR	GAST	96	73	96
40	James Washington	WR	OKST	95	69	95
41	Bryce Bobo	WR	COLO	94	62	94
42	Justin Hobbs	WR	TLSA	94	55	94
43	Christian Kirk	WR	TA&M	93	58	93
44	Diontae Johnson	WR	TOL	93	72	93
45	Doni Dowling	WR	UVA	93	48	93
46	Jordan Lasley	WR	UCLA	93	61	93
47	McLane Mannix	WR	NEV	93	57	93
48	Tyre Brady	WR	MRSH	93	56	93
49	Dante Pettis	WR	WASH	92	62	92
50	Jacob Sannon	WR	IDHO	92	59	92
51	Nacarius Fant	WR	WKU	92	67	92
52	Steven Dunbar	WR	HOU	92	66	92
53	A.J. Brown	WR	MISS	91	75	91
54	Adam Breneman	TE	MASS	91	64	91
55	David Sills V	WR	WVU	91	60	91
56	Steven Sims Jr.	WR	KU	91	59	91
57	Mark Chapman	WR	CMU	90	54	90
58	Bryan Edwards	WR	SC	89	59	89
59	Ka'Raun White	WR	WVU	89	58	89
60	Linell Bonner	WR	HOU	89	73	89
61	Darren Andrews	WR	UCLA	88	60	88
62	Darren Carrington II	WR	UTAH	88	66	88
63	Kanawai Noa	WR	CAL	88	56	88
64	Isaiah Johnson-Mack	WR	WSU	87	60	87
65	Jaylen Samuels	WR	NCSU	87	68	87
66	Jaylen Smith	WR	LOU	87	53	87
67	Jamarius Way	WR	USA	86	47	86
68	Ryan Davis	WR	AUB	85	76	85
69	Davon Grayson	WR	ECU	84	59	84
70	Scott Miller	WR	BGSU	84	63	84
71	J'Mon Moore	WR	MIZ	83	60	83
72	James Gardner	WR	M-OH	83	47	83
73	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR	USF	83	50	83
74	Calvin Ridley	WR	ALA	82	55	82
75	Collin Johnson	WR	TEX	82	51	82
76	Felton Davis III	WR	MSU	82	51	82
77	Marcus Green	WR	ULM	82	55	82
78	Jakobi Meyers	WR	NCSU	81	56	81
79	Thomas Owens	WR	FIU	81	59	81
80	Taivon Jacobs	WR	MD	80	47	80
81	Deon Cain	WR	CLEM	79	52	79
82	Austin Conway	WR	WYO	78	58	78
83	Dylan Collie	WR	HAW	78	56	78
84	Hergy Mayala	WR	CONN	78	43	78
85	Shay Fields	WR	COLO	77	46	77
86	Mark Andrews	TE	OU	76	58	76
87	Darrell Stewart Jr.	WR	MSU	75	48	75
88	Devin Ross	WR	COLO	75	43	75
89	Kyle Williams	WR	ASU	75	59	75
90	Marcell Ateman	WR	OKST	75	54	75
91	Matt Bushman	TE	BYU	75	49	75
92	Christian Blake	WR	NIU	74	38	74
93	DaeSean Hamilton	WR	PSU	74	48	74
94	Datrin Guyton	WR	BGSU	74	31	74
95	Nick Easley	WR	IOWA	74	50	74
96	Willie Wright	WR	FAU	74	49	74
97	Elijah King	WR	TXST	73	52	73
98	Isaiah Zuber	WR	KSU	73	51	73
99	Jester Weah	WR	PITT	73	41	73
100	Nyqwan Murray	WR	FSU	73	40	73

More 2017 College Receiver Leaderboards

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