2018 College First-Down Rate 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.

First downs or touchdowns per target.

The 2018 leaders: Josh Hammond (60.7%), Terry McLaurin (60.0%), Dax Raymond (58.1%).

First-Down Rate 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). 444 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	1D/Tgt
1	Josh Hammond	WR	FLA	28	26	60.7%
2	Terry McLaurin	WR	OSU	40	34	60.0%
3	Dax Raymond	TE	USU	31	24	58.1%
4	Seth Williams	WR	AUB	38	24	57.9%
5	Emanuel Hall	WR	MIZ	52	35	57.7%
6	Collin Lisa	WR	UAB	40	29	57.5%
7	Dezmon Patmon	WR	WSU	65	55	56.9%
8	CeeDee Lamb	WR	OU	73	56	56.2%
9	T.J. Hockenson	TE	IOWA	57	46	56.1%
10	Marcus Bennett	WR	AF	36	24	55.6%
11	Gary Jennings	WR	WVU	67	54	55.2%
12	Olabisi Johnson	WR	CSU	71	54	54.9%
13	Jaylen Waddle	WR	ALA	51	41	54.9%
14	Theo Howard	WR	UCLA	62	51	54.8%
15	Delane Hart-Johnson	WR	UNM	42	32	54.8%
16	CJ Worton	WR	FIU	53	36	54.7%
17	Jake Ferguson	TE	WIS	48	33	54.2%
18	Ja'Marcus Bradley	WR	UL	52	38	53.8%
19	T.J. Vasher	WR	TTU	78	54	53.8%
20	Calvin Jackson Jr.	WR	WSU	28	25	53.6%
21	Dalton Keene	TE	VT	28	24	53.6%
22	Jalen Hurd	RB	BAY	99	69	53.5%
23	CJ Bolar	WR	VAN	43	31	53.5%
24	Isaac Nauta	TE	UGA	34	29	52.9%
25	Mitchell Wilcox	TE	USF	51	40	52.9%
26	Tre Turner	WR	VT	34	25	52.9%
27	Shi Smith	WR	SC	53	39	52.8%
28	Grant Calcaterra	TE	OU	36	25	52.8%
29	JJ Arcega-Whiteside	WR	STAN	86	59	52.3%
30	Isaiah Hodgins	WR	ORST	88	59	52.3%
31	Tyler Johnson	WR	MINN	113	74	52.2%
32	Ty Jones	WR	WASH	46	28	52.2%
33	Andre Baccellia	WR	WASH	50	42	52.0%
34	Trevon Wesco	TE	WVU	25	24	52.0%
35	Ja'Deion High	WR	TTU	77	62	51.9%
36	Riley Ridley	WR	UGA	54	39	51.9%
37	Tylan Wallace	WR	OKST	120	78	51.7%
38	Line Latu	WR	EMU	31	23	51.6%
39	Joe Reed	WR	UVA	33	24	51.5%
40	Aaren Vaughns	WR	USU	39	31	51.3%
41	Austin Mack	WR	OSU	41	26	51.2%
42	Zach Gentry	TE	MICH	43	30	51.2%
43	Henry Ruggs III	WR	ALA	59	42	50.8%
44	Marcus Simms	WR	WVU	61	46	50.8%
45	Caleb Wilson	TE	UCLA	83	60	50.6%
46	Collin Johnson	WR	TEX	87	65	50.6%
47	Marquise Brown	WR	OU	95	75	50.5%
48	Travis Fulgham	WR	ODU	101	63	50.5%
49	Damion Willis	WR	TROY	60	43	50.0%
50	Devin Duvernay	WR	TEX	54	39	50.0%
51	Jacquez Sloan	WR	WKU	44	31	50.0%
52	Jerry Jeudy	WR	ALA	82	59	50.0%
53	Johnnie Dixon	WR	OSU	52	40	50.0%
54	KeSean Carter	WR	TTU	30	26	50.0%
55	Sadiq Palmer	WR	MASS	44	28	50.0%
56	Thayer Thomas	WR	NCSU	36	29	50.0%
57	Xavier Ubosi	WR	UAB	44	28	50.0%
58	Jace Sternberger	TE	TA&M	71	47	49.3%
59	Jack Sorenson	WR	M-OH	71	53	49.3%
60	Dredrick Snelson	WR	UCF	57	41	49.1%
61	Kelvin Harmon	WR	NCSU	112	74	49.1%
62	Justyn Ross	WR	CLEM	49	34	49.0%
63	Brycen Hopkins	TE	PUR	43	32	48.8%
64	Darren Woods Jr.	WR	UNLV	41	24	48.8%
65	Andrew Beck	TE	TEX	39	27	48.7%
66	Taye Barber	WR	TCU	39	30	48.7%
67	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	WR	TEX	101	79	48.5%
68	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	ASU	31	24	48.4%
69	Jaylen Dixon	WR	UTAH	31	23	48.4%
70	CT Thomas	WR	BOIS	56	41	48.2%
71	Michael Warren II	RB	CIN	27	24	48.1%
72	Irv Smith Jr.	TE	ALA	52	38	48.1%
73	Scott Miller	WR	BGSU	104	70	48.1%
74	Andre Wilson	WR	UAB	50	30	48.0%
75	Damonte Coxie	WR	MEM	100	66	48.0%
76	Hasise Dubois	WR	UVA	63	47	47.6%
77	Branden Mack	WR	TEM	61	41	47.5%
78	Romello Brooker	TE	HOU	40	29	47.5%
79	Noah Fant	TE	IOWA	59	39	47.5%
80	K.J. Hill	WR	OSU	78	67	47.4%
81	Cody Thompson	WR	TOL	74	43	47.3%
82	Hunter Renfrow	WR	CLEM	55	43	47.3%
83	Andy Isabella	WR	MASS	144	101	47.2%
84	A.J. Taylor	WR	WIS	53	30	47.2%
85	Tre Walker	WR	SJSU	53	39	47.2%
86	C.J. Conrad	TE	UK	34	28	47.1%
87	Malcolm Williams	WR	CCU	66	47	47.0%
88	Shawn Poindexter	WR	ARIZ	66	42	47.0%
89	Camron Buckley	WR	TA&M	49	33	46.9%
90	Omar Bayless	WR	ARST	49	32	46.9%
91	Marquez Callaway	WR	TENN	64	38	46.9%
92	Jayden Reed	WR	WMU	77	55	46.8%
93	D'Wayne Eskridge	WR	WMU	60	36	46.7%
94	Juwann Winfree	WR	COLO	43	28	46.5%
95	Gabriel Davis	WR	UCF	71	50	46.5%
96	CJ Verdell	RB	ORE	28	25	46.4%
97	Isaiah Zuber	WR	KSU	69	52	46.4%
98	JD Spielman	WR	NEB	82	66	46.3%
99	Parris Campbell	WR	OSU	95	77	46.3%
100	Miles Boykin	WR	ND	80	54	46.2%

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