2018 College Success 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.

Targets with positive EPA.

The 2018 leaders: Calvin Jackson Jr. (85.7%), Trevon Wesco (80.0%), Dezmon Patmon (78.5%).

Success 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	Success
1	Calvin Jackson Jr.	WR	WSU	28	25	85.7%
2	Trevon Wesco	TE	WVU	25	24	80.0%
3	Dezmon Patmon	WR	WSU	65	55	78.5%
4	Seth Dawkins	WR	LOU	9	25	77.8%
5	Terry McLaurin	WR	OSU	40	34	77.5%
6	Dalton Keene	TE	VT	28	24	75.0%
7	Whop Philyor	WR	IU	28	23	75.0%
8	Mitchell Wilcox	TE	USF	51	40	74.5%
9	Isaac Nauta	TE	UGA	34	29	73.5%
10	KeSean Carter	WR	TTU	30	26	73.3%
11	Obi Obialo	WR	MRSH	48	38	72.9%
12	Gary Jennings	WR	WVU	67	54	71.6%
13	CJ Verdell	RB	ORE	28	25	71.4%
14	Hasise Dubois	WR	UVA	63	47	71.4%
15	Ja'Deion High	WR	TTU	77	62	71.4%
16	Josh Hammond	WR	FLA	28	26	71.4%
17	Dax Raymond	TE	USU	31	24	71.0%
18	Jaylen Waddle	WR	ALA	51	41	70.6%
19	Olabisi Johnson	WR	CSU	71	54	70.4%
20	Samson Nacua	WR	UTAH	37	30	70.3%
21	Kaden Smith	TE	STAN	63	47	69.8%
22	Joe Reed	WR	UVA	33	24	69.7%
23	CT Thomas	WR	BOIS	56	41	69.6%
24	Parris Campbell	WR	OSU	95	77	69.5%
25	Thayer Thomas	WR	NCSU	36	29	69.4%
26	Kelvin Harmon	WR	NCSU	112	74	68.8%
27	CeeDee Lamb	WR	OU	73	56	68.5%
28	Andre Baccellia	WR	WASH	50	42	68.0%
29	Danny Davis III	WR	WIS	53	40	67.9%
30	Tre Walker	WR	SJSU	53	39	67.9%
31	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	ASU	31	24	67.7%
32	Kelvin Smith	TE	UNT	31	27	67.7%
33	Line Latu	WR	EMU	31	23	67.7%
34	Zach Gentry	TE	MICH	43	30	67.4%
35	Johnnie Dixon	WR	OSU	52	40	67.3%
36	Aaren Vaughns	WR	USU	39	31	66.7%
37	Andrew Beck	TE	TEX	39	27	66.7%
38	Jalen Greene	WR	USU	51	38	66.7%
39	Jeremiah Booker	WR	KU	42	31	66.7%
40	K.J. Hill	WR	OSU	78	67	66.7%
41	Ky'Jon Tyler	WR	CCU	33	26	66.7%
42	Marcus Bennett	WR	AF	36	24	66.7%
43	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	WR	TEX	101	79	66.3%
44	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	USC	74	60	66.2%
45	Trenton Irwin	WR	STAN	74	60	66.2%
46	Isaiah Hodgins	WR	ORST	88	59	65.9%
47	Seth Collins	WR	TTU	41	32	65.9%
48	A.J. Richardson	WR	BOIS	73	54	65.8%
49	Tarique Milton	WR	ISU	35	34	65.7%
50	Brad Anderson	RB	MTSU	32	27	65.6%
51	JJ Holloman	WR	UGA	32	23	65.6%
52	Marcus Simms	WR	WVU	61	46	65.6%
53	Emanuel Hall	WR	MIZ	52	35	65.4%
54	Kyle Williams	WR	ASU	49	40	65.3%
55	Jared Rice	TE	FRES	66	51	65.2%
56	Brycen Hopkins	TE	PUR	43	32	65.1%
57	CJ Bolar	WR	VAN	43	31	65.1%
58	JJ Arcega-Whiteside	WR	STAN	86	59	65.1%
59	Jared Sparks	WR	PUR	40	28	65.0%
60	Dredrick Snelson	WR	UCF	57	41	64.9%
61	Jakobi Meyers	WR	NCSU	111	82	64.9%
62	Albert Okwuegbunam	TE	MIZ	54	43	64.8%
63	Devin Duvernay	WR	TEX	54	39	64.8%
64	Riley Ridley	WR	UGA	54	39	64.8%
65	Kaleb Fossum	WR	NEV	88	68	64.8%
66	Tre Turner	WR	VT	34	25	64.7%
67	J-Shun Harris II	WR	IU	48	37	64.6%
68	Dillon Stoner	WR	OKST	59	42	64.4%
69	Delane Hart-Johnson	WR	UNM	42	32	64.3%
70	Nico Collins	WR	MICH	42	33	64.3%
71	Kirk Merritt	WR	ARST	95	75	64.2%
72	Shi Smith	WR	SC	53	39	64.2%
73	Chase Claypool	WR	ND	64	48	64.1%
74	Donovan Peoples-Jones	WR	MICH	58	39	63.8%
75	Isaiah Zuber	WR	KSU	69	52	63.8%
76	Johnathon Johnson	WR	MIZ	69	50	63.8%
77	Cameron Odom	WR	OHIO	44	29	63.6%
78	Denzel Mims	WR	BAY	74	49	63.5%
79	Austin Mack	WR	OSU	41	26	63.4%
80	Jack Sorenson	WR	M-OH	71	53	63.4%
81	Collin Johnson	WR	TEX	87	65	63.2%
82	Osirus Mitchell	WR	MSST	38	24	63.2%
83	T.J. Hockenson	TE	IOWA	57	46	63.2%
84	Maurice Washington	RB	NEB	27	24	63.0%
85	Michael Warren II	RB	CIN	27	24	63.0%
86	Theo Howard	WR	UCLA	62	51	62.9%
87	Caleb Wilson	TE	UCLA	83	60	62.7%
88	Jalen Hurd	RB	BAY	99	69	62.6%
89	Akilian Butler	WR	BOIS	32	25	62.5%
90	Collin Lisa	WR	UAB	40	29	62.5%
91	D.K. Metcalf	WR	MISS	40	26	62.5%
92	Deondre Douglas	WR	TROY	56	44	62.5%
93	Jeff Thomas	WR	MIA	48	35	62.5%
94	Kahale Warring	TE	SDSU	48	31	62.5%
95	Romello Brooker	TE	HOU	40	29	62.5%
96	Tyler Mabry	TE	BUF	32	25	62.5%
97	Ron'quavion Tarver	WR	USU	85	62	62.4%
98	Branden Mack	WR	TEM	61	41	62.3%
99	CJ Worton	WR	FIU	53	36	62.3%
100	Warren Jackson	WR	CSU	45	32	62.2%

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