2018 College Passer Rating When Targeted 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.

The passer rating on throws to him.

The 2018 leaders: DeVonta Smith (158.3), Dez Fitzpatrick (158.3), Gary Jennings (158.3).

Passer Rating When Targeted

Minimum to rank: 1.875 receptions per team game (the NFL's rate; the NCAA ranks receivers per game with no reception minimum). 444 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Rate Tgt
1	DeVonta Smith	WR	ALA	37	30	158.3
2	Dez Fitzpatrick	WR	LOU	14	31	158.3
3	Gary Jennings	WR	WVU	67	54	158.3
4	Jaylen Waddle	WR	ALA	51	41	158.3
5	Nico Collins	WR	MICH	42	33	158.3
6	Terry McLaurin	WR	OSU	40	34	158.3
7	Tutu Atwell	WR	LOU	8	24	158.3
8	CeeDee Lamb	WR	OU	73	56	157.7
9	Johnnie Dixon	WR	OSU	52	40	157.2
10	Seth Dawkins	WR	LOU	9	25	155.8
11	Tre Turner	WR	VT	34	25	154.7
12	Irv Smith Jr.	TE	ALA	52	38	154.5
13	Delane Hart-Johnson	WR	UNM	42	32	154.4
14	Joe Reed	WR	UVA	33	24	154.4
15	Marquise Brown	WR	OU	95	75	153.8
16	Jerry Jeudy	WR	ALA	82	59	153.7
17	Damion Willis	WR	TROY	60	43	153.5
18	T.J. Hockenson	TE	IOWA	57	46	153.4
19	Henry Ruggs III	WR	ALA	59	42	152.1
20	Josh Hammond	WR	FLA	28	26	152.1
21	JJ Holloman	WR	UGA	32	23	152.0
22	Justyn Ross	WR	CLEM	49	34	151.6
23	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	ASU	31	24	150.9
24	Dalton Keene	TE	VT	28	24	150.3
25	Emanuel Hall	WR	MIZ	52	35	148.7
26	Line Latu	WR	EMU	31	23	148.3
27	Isaac Nauta	TE	UGA	34	29	148.2
28	D.K. Metcalf	WR	MISS	40	26	147.9
29	A.J. Richardson	WR	BOIS	73	54	147.3
30	Ja'Marcus Bradley	WR	UL	52	38	147.2
31	Tre Walker	WR	SJSU	53	39	146.9
32	Samson Nacua	WR	UTAH	37	30	146.5
33	Seth Williams	WR	AUB	38	24	146.4
34	Tony Ellison	WR	ARIZ	44	29	146.3
35	John Hightower	WR	BOIS	45	31	145.7
36	Jon'Vea Johnson	WR	TOL	47	29	145.2
37	CJ Worton	WR	FIU	53	36	145.2
38	Xavier Ubosi	WR	UAB	44	28	145.1
39	Anthony Johnson	WR	BUF	80	52	145.0
40	JJ Arcega-Whiteside	WR	STAN	86	59	144.9
41	Jace Sternberger	TE	TA&M	71	47	144.0
42	Grant Calcaterra	TE	OU	36	25	143.3
43	Mecole Hardman	WR	UGA	49	33	142.8
44	Aaren Vaughns	WR	USU	39	31	142.7
45	Shawn Poindexter	WR	ARIZ	66	42	142.6
46	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	WR	TEX	101	79	142.1
47	Parris Campbell	WR	OSU	95	77	141.8
48	Riley Ridley	WR	UGA	54	39	141.1
49	Jalen Greene	WR	USU	51	38	140.8
50	Darnell Mooney	WR	TULN	76	47	140.8
51	JD Spielman	WR	NEB	82	66	140.8
52	Terry Wright	WR	PUR	43	28	140.5
53	Romello Brooker	TE	HOU	40	29	140.0
54	Dredrick Snelson	WR	UCF	57	41	139.8
55	Andy Isabella	WR	MASS	144	101	139.7
56	Albert Okwuegbunam	TE	MIZ	54	43	139.7
57	Jordan McCray	WR	USA	34	29	139.3
58	Jayden Reed	WR	WMU	77	55	139.1
59	Deondre Douglas	WR	TROY	56	44	138.8
60	Bryson Smith	WR	HOU	35	30	138.7
61	Harrison Bryant	TE	FAU	57	45	138.5
62	Tyleek Collins	WR	UNLV	45	31	138.1
63	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PSU	35	24	138.1
64	Marcus Bennett	WR	AF	36	24	137.5
65	Jeremiah Booker	WR	KU	42	31	137.3
66	Jaylen Smith	WR	LOU	18	36	137.3
67	Ky'Jon Tyler	WR	CCU	33	26	137.0
68	CJ Verdell	RB	ORE	28	25	136.9
69	Jamarius Way	WR	USA	84	61	136.8
70	K.J. Hill	WR	OSU	78	67	136.7
71	Deebo Samuel	WR	SC	93	62	136.6
72	Collin Johnson	WR	TEX	87	65	136.6
73	Donovan Peoples-Jones	WR	MICH	58	39	136.6
74	Austin Maloney	WR	FIU	48	28	135.9
75	Tamorrion Terry	WR	FSU	64	35	135.7
76	Easop Winston Jr.	WR	WSU	69	48	135.6
77	Kawaan Baker	WR	USA	46	33	135.6
78	Colby Parkinson	TE	STAN	46	28	135.5
79	Obi Obialo	WR	MRSH	48	38	135.5
80	Shi Smith	WR	SC	53	39	135.5
81	David Sills V.	WR	WVU	94	61	135.5
82	Marcus Green	WR	ULM	78	50	135.4
83	Corey Sutton	WR	APP	63	36	135.3
84	Papi White	WR	OHIO	87	58	135.1
85	Ty Jones	WR	WASH	46	28	134.9
86	Hakeem Butler	WR	ISU	90	51	134.7
87	Thayer Thomas	WR	NCSU	36	29	134.7
88	Dezmon Patmon	WR	WSU	65	55	134.6
89	Tylan Wallace	WR	OKST	120	78	134.5
90	Rondale Moore	WR	PUR	131	103	134.2
91	Maurice Ffrench	WR	PITT	48	30	134.2
92	Tee Higgins	WR	CLEM	83	52	134.1
93	Theo Howard	WR	UCLA	62	51	133.7
94	Kahlil Lewis	WR	CIN	82	55	133.6
95	Miles Boykin	WR	ND	80	54	133.5
96	Darnell Salomon	WR	USF	40	25	133.3
97	Gabriel Davis	WR	UCF	71	50	133.3
98	Noah Fant	TE	IOWA	59	39	133.3
99	Rico Bussey Jr.	WR	UNT	106	68	133.3
100	Danny Davis III	WR	WIS	53	40	132.9

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