2017 College Yards 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.

Receiving yards per target.

The 2017 leaders: Arkeel Newsome (18.7), Dimitri Flowers (17.1), Byron Pringle (15.7).

Yards 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	Y/Tgt
1	Arkeel Newsome	RB	CONN	29	25	18.7
2	Dimitri Flowers	RB	OU	24	23	17.1
3	Byron Pringle	WR	KSU	45	28	15.7
4	Dalton Schoen	WR	KSU	30	23	15.7
5	Marquise Brown	WR	OU	63	49	15.6
6	Anthony Mahoungou	WR	PUR	36	33	15.6
7	Terry Godwin	WR	UGA	35	29	15.4
8	D.J. Chark	WR	LSU	53	35	15.3
9	Tre'Quan Smith	WR	UCF	71	54	15.2
10	Emanuel Hall	WR	MIZ	54	33	15.1
11	James Washington	WR	OKST	95	69	15.0
12	Damion Ratley	WR	TA&M	41	26	14.7
13	Tyre McCants	WR	USF	41	30	14.6
14	Turner Smiley	WR	UNT	39	30	14.5
15	Cody Thompson	WR	TOL	37	28	14.5
16	James Proche	WR	SMU	57	40	14.3
17	Marcell Ateman	WR	OKST	75	54	14.0
18	Quintez Cephus	WR	WIS	36	30	13.9
19	Terren Encalade	WR	TULN	53	39	13.8
20	A.J. Brown	WR	MISS	91	75	13.8
21	Aaron Cephus	WR	RICE	46	25	13.5
22	Diontae Johnson	WR	TOL	93	72	13.5
23	Kwadarrius Smith	WR	AKR	54	34	13.4
24	Parris Campbell	WR	OSU	44	39	13.3
25	CeeDee Lamb	WR	OU	56	40	13.2
26	Jeff Badet	WR	OU	30	25	13.2
27	R.J. Turner	WR	ULM	52	39	13.2
28	Damion Willis	WR	TROY	38	31	12.8
29	Kaden Smith	TE	STAN	33	23	12.5
30	Malcolm Williams	WR	CCU	58	38	12.5
31	Marcus Simms	WR	WVU	51	32	12.4
32	Rhashid Bonnette	WR	LT	47	32	12.3
33	J'Mon Moore	WR	MIZ	83	60	12.3
34	Jordan Lasley	WR	UCLA	93	61	12.2
35	Justin McInnis	WR	ARST	57	42	12.2
36	Dredrick Snelson	WR	UCF	54	42	12.1
37	Ian Thomas	TE	IU	31	25	12.1
38	Terry McLaurin	WR	OSU	36	28	12.1
39	Brycen Hopkins	TE	PUR	27	23	12.0
40	Javon Wims	WR	UGA	53	39	12.0
41	Mark Andrews	TE	OU	76	58	11.9
42	Jalen Harvey	WR	ASU	47	33	11.9
43	Keke Coutee	WR	TTU	105	82	11.8
44	Andre Levrone	WR	UVA	56	31	11.8
45	Jordan Akins	WR	UCF	39	30	11.8
46	Darnell Mooney	WR	TULN	51	34	11.7
47	Tamir Jones	WR	GAST	28	30	11.7
48	Steven Mitchell Jr.	WR	USC	55	41	11.7
49	Anthony Muse	WR	NMSU	38	37	11.7
50	Ryheem Malone	WR	UL	58	44	11.7
51	Kerry Thomas Jr.	WR	UTSA	39	35	11.6
52	Ricky Jeune	WR	GT	47	25	11.6
53	A.J. Taylor	WR	WIS	32	23	11.6
54	Brandon Presley	WR	UNLV	48	34	11.5
55	Tyler Vaughns	WR	USC	60	51	11.5
56	Papi White	WR	OHIO	46	32	11.4
57	Renard Bell	WR	WSU	46	36	11.4
58	Raelon Singleton	WR	UTAH	42	34	11.4
59	Penny Hart	WR	GAST	96	73	11.4
60	Anthony Johnson	WR	BUF	119	76	11.4
61	Darnell Salomon	WR	USF	41	28	11.3
62	Marquez Callaway	WR	TENN	36	24	11.3
63	Albert Okwuegbunam	TE	MIZ	33	25	11.3
64	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	125	92	11.3
65	Davontavean Martin	WR	WSU	28	24	11.2
66	JJ Arcega-Whiteside	WR	STAN	64	43	11.2
67	Aaron McLean	TE	CONN	42	31	11.2
68	DeAndre Thompkins	WR	PSU	36	26	11.2
69	Johnathon Johnson	WR	MIZ	57	38	11.2
70	James Gardner	WR	M-OH	83	47	11.2
71	Tony Pollard	RB	MEM	45	34	11.1
72	Cedrick Wilson	WR	BOIS	116	73	11.1
73	T.J. Hockenson	TE	IOWA	28	23	11.1
74	Dillon Stoner	WR	OKST	49	40	11.0
75	Ka'Raun White	WR	WVU	89	58	11.0
76	Lucky Jackson	WR	WKU	54	37	11.0
77	Thomas Owens	WR	FIU	81	59	11.0
78	Calvin Ridley	WR	ALA	82	55	10.9
79	Jalen McCleskey	WR	OKST	58	49	10.9
80	Shun Brown	WR	ARIZ	47	39	10.9
81	John Diarse	WR	TCU	50	33	10.9
82	Seth Dawkins	WR	LOU	56	39	10.8
83	David Sills V	WR	WVU	91	60	10.8
84	Jalen Guyton	WR	UNT	71	48	10.8
85	John Ursua	WR	HAW	62	47	10.8
86	Kamathi Holsey	WR	BUF	51	32	10.7
87	Ike Lewis	WR	APP	62	47	10.7
88	T.J. Vasher	WR	TTU	43	24	10.7
89	Trent Sherfield	WR	VAN	68	50	10.7
90	Chris Jones	WR	CCU	50	26	10.7
91	Trevon Brown	WR	ECU	100	60	10.7
92	Blake Mack	TE	ARST	57	46	10.7
93	Brendan O'Leary-Orange	WR	NEV	58	39	10.7
94	Michael Lawrence	WR	UNT	71	56	10.5
95	Davon Grayson	WR	ECU	84	59	10.5
96	John Niupalau	WR	EMU	35	27	10.5
97	A.J. Richardson	WR	BOIS	47	33	10.5
98	Hakeem Butler	WR	ISU	56	36	10.5
99	Harrison Bryant	TE	FAU	39	32	10.5
100	Otis Anderson	RB	UCF	32	28	10.4

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