2018 College Receiving Touchdowns 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.

Touchdown catches.

The 2018 leaders: John Ursua (16), David Sills V. (15), Preston Williams (14).

Receiving Touchdowns

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 952 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	TD
1	John Ursua	WR	HAW	145	89	16
2	David Sills V.	WR	WVU	94	61	15
3	Preston Williams	WR	CSU	162	96	14
4	JJ Arcega-Whiteside	WR	STAN	86	59	14
5	Andy Isabella	WR	MASS	144	101	13
6	Gary Jennings	WR	WVU	67	54	13
7	James Proche	WR	SMU	137	93	12
8	Rondale Moore	WR	PUR	131	103	12
9	Jerry Jeudy	WR	ALA	82	59	12
10	Rico Bussey Jr.	WR	UNT	106	68	12
11	Tylan Wallace	WR	OKST	120	78	11
12	Anthony Johnson	WR	BUF	80	52	11
13	Deebo Samuel	WR	SC	93	62	11
14	Shawn Poindexter	WR	ARIZ	66	42	11
15	Terry McLaurin	WR	OSU	40	34	11
16	Marquise Brown	WR	OU	95	75	10
17	Tyler Johnson	WR	MINN	113	74	10
18	CeeDee Lamb	WR	OU	73	56	10
19	Antonio Gandy-Golden	WR	LIB	124	71	10
20	Parris Campbell	WR	OSU	95	77	10
21	Jace Sternberger	TE	TA&M	71	47	10
22	Tee Higgins	WR	CLEM	83	52	10
23	Henry Ruggs III	WR	ALA	59	42	10
24	Keith Corbin	WR	HOU	70	38	10
25	Cody Thompson	WR	TOL	74	43	10
26	Ja'Marcus Bradley	WR	UL	52	38	10
27	Antoine Wesley	WR	TTU	125	88	9
28	Hakeem Butler	WR	ISU	90	51	9
29	Trevon Brown	WR	ECU	162	74	9
30	Dillon Mitchell	WR	ORE	118	69	9
31	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	WR	TEX	101	79	9
32	Scott Miller	WR	BGSU	104	70	9
33	N'Keal Harry	WR	ASU	107	73	9
34	Travis Fulgham	WR	ODU	101	63	9
35	Jalen Reagor	WR	TCU	115	71	9
36	Jonathan Duhart	WR	ODU	126	74	9
37	Marquez Stevenson	WR	HOU	104	67	9
38	Cedric Byrd II	WR	HAW	106	76	9
39	Tyre Brady	WR	MRSH	122	66	9
40	Papi White	WR	OHIO	87	58	9
41	Quez Watkins	WR	USM	102	73	9
42	Kalija Lipscomb	WR	VAN	111	81	9
43	JoJo Ward	WR	HAW	100	51	9
44	Kahlil Lewis	WR	CIN	82	55	9
45	Riley Ridley	WR	UGA	54	39	9
46	KeeSean Johnson	WR	FRES	124	93	8
47	Greg Dortch	WR	WAKE	122	89	8
48	Darnell Mooney	WR	TULN	76	47	8
49	Sean Modster	WR	BOIS	107	68	8
50	Jamarius Way	WR	USA	84	61	8
51	Marcus Green	WR	ULM	78	50	8
52	A.J. Richardson	WR	BOIS	73	54	8
53	JD Spielman	WR	NEB	82	66	8
54	Miles Boykin	WR	ND	80	54	8
55	Jayden Reed	WR	WMU	77	55	8
56	Damion Willis	WR	TROY	60	43	8
57	Damon Hazelton	WR	VT	77	45	8
58	Tamorrion Terry	WR	FSU	64	35	8
59	Denzel Mims	WR	BAY	74	49	8
60	Corey Sutton	WR	APP	63	36	8
61	Davontavean Martin	WR	WSU	88	65	8
62	Easop Winston Jr.	WR	WSU	69	48	8
63	Lee Morris	WR	OU	24	21	8
64	Damonte Coxie	WR	MEM	100	66	7
65	Stanley Morgan Jr.	WR	NEB	106	70	7
66	Collin Johnson	WR	TEX	87	65	7
67	Kirk Merritt	WR	ARST	95	75	7
68	Riley Miller	WR	BALL	96	61	7
69	McLane Mannix	WR	NEV	93	50	7
70	Ty Lee	WR	MTSU	87	67	7
71	Bryan Edwards	WR	SC	77	52	7
72	Jaylen Waddle	WR	ALA	51	41	7
73	Jared Pinkney	TE	VAN	73	45	7
74	T.J. Vasher	WR	TTU	78	54	7
75	Ron'quavion Tarver	WR	USU	85	62	7
76	Diontae Johnson	WR	TOL	79	43	7
77	Irv Smith Jr.	TE	ALA	52	38	7
78	Johnnie Dixon	WR	OSU	52	40	7
79	Jon'Vea Johnson	WR	TOL	47	29	7
80	Quartney Davis	WR	TA&M	66	43	7
81	Donovan Peoples-Jones	WR	MICH	58	39	7
82	Noah Fant	TE	IOWA	59	39	7
83	Quintin Morris	TE	BGSU	63	42	7
84	Colby Parkinson	TE	STAN	46	28	7
85	Joe Reed	WR	UVA	33	24	7
86	Deondre Douglas	WR	TROY	56	44	7
87	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PSU	35	24	7
88	A.J. Brown	WR	MISS	113	85	6
89	Kelvin Harmon	WR	NCSU	112	74	6
90	Adrian Hardy	WR	LT	112	69	6
91	Laviska Shenault Jr.	WR	COLO	105	86	6
92	Olamide Zaccheaus	WR	UVA	113	82	6
93	K.J. Osborn	WR	BUF	91	49	6
94	K.J. Hill	WR	OSU	78	67	6
95	Jamal Custis	WR	SYR	77	46	6
96	Emanuel Hall	WR	MIZ	52	35	6
97	Gabriel Davis	WR	UCF	71	50	6
98	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	USC	70	40	6
99	Reggie Roberson Jr.	WR	SMU	92	48	6
100	Isaac Zico	WR	PUR	71	43	6

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