2017 College Yards per Team Pass Attempt 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 for every pass his team threw in the games he played. A public stand-in for yards per route run, which needs route data we do not publish.

The 2017 leaders: Ricky Jeune (4.62), Penny Hart (3.60), Anthony Johnson (3.43).

Yards per Team Pass Attempt

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/TPA
1	Ricky Jeune	WR	GT	47	25	4.62
2	Penny Hart	WR	GAST	96	73	3.60
3	Anthony Johnson	WR	BUF	119	76	3.43
4	Michael Gallup	WR	CSU	146	94	3.32
5	Calvin Ridley	WR	ALA	82	55	3.27
6	D.J. Moore	WR	MD	126	80	3.27
7	A.J. Brown	WR	MISS	91	75	3.25
8	Papi White	WR	OHIO	46	32	3.24
9	Thomas Owens	WR	FIU	81	59	3.24
10	D.J. Chark	WR	LSU	53	35	3.22
11	Diontae Johnson	WR	TOL	93	72	3.21
12	Terren Encalade	WR	TULN	53	39	3.20
13	Greg Dortch	WR	WAKE	71	53	3.19
14	Tyler Johnson	WR	MINN	65	35	3.19
15	Cedrick Wilson	WR	BOIS	116	73	3.19
16	John Ursua	WR	HAW	62	47	3.12
17	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	125	92	3.11
18	Byron Pringle	WR	KSU	45	28	3.11
19	James Washington	WR	OKST	95	69	3.05
20	Cody Thompson	WR	TOL	37	28	3.02
21	Darnell Mooney	WR	TULN	51	34	3.01
22	Jordan Lasley	WR	UCLA	93	61	2.96
23	Aaron Cephus	WR	RICE	46	25	2.92
24	JJ Arcega-Whiteside	WR	STAN	64	43	2.85
25	Justin Hobbs	WR	TLSA	94	55	2.84
26	Jaylen Smith	WR	LOU	87	53	2.83
27	Tre'Quan Smith	WR	UCF	71	54	2.81
28	Marquise Brown	WR	OU	63	49	2.75
29	N'Keal Harry	WR	ASU	106	73	2.67
30	Trey Quinn	WR	SMU	142	106	2.64
31	Javon Wims	WR	UGA	53	39	2.63
32	Cam Phillips	WR	VT	102	71	2.63
33	Mikah Holder	WR	SDSU	58	43	2.63
34	Korey Robertson	WR	USM	104	72	2.61
35	Quintez Cephus	WR	WIS	36	30	2.61
36	Keke Coutee	WR	TTU	105	82	2.60
37	James Gardner	WR	M-OH	83	47	2.60
38	Darren Carrington II	WR	UTAH	88	66	2.59
39	J'Mon Moore	WR	MIZ	83	60	2.57
40	Linell Bonner	WR	HOU	89	73	2.51
41	Dalton Schoen	WR	KSU	30	23	2.51
42	Alfonso Onunwor	WR	IDHO	98	64	2.51
43	Steve Ishmael	WR	SYR	155	105	2.47
44	Terry Godwin	WR	UGA	35	29	2.44
45	KeeSean Johnson	WR	FRES	102	69	2.39
46	Steven Dunbar	WR	HOU	92	66	2.39
47	Malcolm Williams	WR	CCU	58	38	2.38
48	Corey Willis	WR	CMU	66	42	2.38
49	Denzel Mims	WR	BAY	114	61	2.36
50	Elijah King	WR	TXST	73	52	2.35
51	Ryan Davis	WR	AUB	85	76	2.32
52	Mark Andrews	TE	OU	76	58	2.31
53	Gary Jennings	WR	WVU	126	94	2.31
54	Andy Isabella	WR	MASS	107	65	2.31
55	Ryheem Malone	WR	UL	58	44	2.30
56	Stanley Morgan Jr.	WR	NEB	101	61	2.29
57	Tyre Brady	WR	MRSH	93	56	2.29
58	Devonte Boyd	WR	UNLV	64	34	2.28
59	Dante Pettis	WR	WASH	92	62	2.27
60	Brendan Cope	WR	OHIO	49	35	2.26
61	Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU	117	62	2.25
62	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR	USF	83	50	2.25
63	Marcell Ateman	WR	OKST	75	54	2.25
64	Emanuel Hall	WR	MIZ	54	33	2.23
65	David Sills V	WR	WVU	91	60	2.20
66	Ka'Raun White	WR	WVU	89	58	2.19
67	Kelvin Harmon	WR	NCSU	103	65	2.19
68	Deontay Burnett	WR	USC	96	74	2.19
69	Chris Jones	WR	CCU	50	26	2.15
70	Teddy Veal	WR	LT	108	69	2.14
71	Steven Sims Jr.	WR	KU	91	59	2.13
72	Darren Andrews	WR	UCLA	88	60	2.12
73	Marcus Green	WR	ULM	82	55	2.11
74	Andre Wilson	WR	UAB	69	48	2.11
75	Ty Lee	WR	MTSU	110	74	2.10
76	Darius Slayton	WR	AUB	56	24	2.07
77	Charles Nelson	WR	ORE	41	30	2.05
78	Isaiah Zuber	WR	KSU	73	51	2.04
79	Troy Fumagalli	TE	WIS	65	43	2.04
80	Tony Ellison	WR	ARIZ	49	33	2.03
81	Sergio Bailey II	WR	EMU	97	54	2.03
82	Wyatt Demps	WR	NEV	100	67	2.02
83	JD Spielman	WR	NEB	96	55	2.00
84	Jaleel Scott	WR	NMSU	107	73	1.99
85	Caleb Wilson	TE	UCLA	48	38	1.99
86	Justin Hall	WR	BALL	114	78	1.99
87	Trevon Brown	WR	ECU	100	60	1.98
88	Ike Lewis	WR	APP	62	47	1.98
89	Shun Brown	WR	ARIZ	47	39	1.97
90	Tyler Conklin	TE	CMU	51	28	1.96
91	R.J. Turner	WR	ULM	52	39	1.94
92	Hergy Mayala	WR	CONN	78	43	1.93
93	Jester Weah	WR	PITT	73	41	1.93
94	Rhashid Bonnette	WR	LT	47	32	1.93
95	Bryan Edwards	WR	SC	89	59	1.93
96	Nyqwan Murray	WR	FSU	73	40	1.92
97	Christian Kirk	WR	TA&M	93	58	1.89
98	Kwadarrius Smith	WR	AKR	54	34	1.89
99	CeeDee Lamb	WR	OU	56	40	1.89
100	Mark Chapman	WR	CMU	90	54	1.89

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