2018 College Target Share 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.

His share of his team's targets in the games he played.

The 2018 leaders: Olamide Zaccheaus (39.8%), Tyler Johnson (39.6%), Laviska Shenault Jr. (39.2%).

Target Share

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	Tgt%
1	Olamide Zaccheaus	WR	UVA	113	82	39.8%
2	Tyler Johnson	WR	MINN	113	74	39.6%
3	Laviska Shenault Jr.	WR	COLO	105	86	39.2%
4	Andy Isabella	WR	MASS	144	101	38.1%
5	Preston Williams	WR	CSU	162	96	36.5%
6	Jalen Reagor	WR	TCU	115	71	35.2%
7	Tyre Brady	WR	MRSH	122	66	35.1%
8	Papi White	WR	OHIO	87	58	34.7%
9	Greg Dortch	WR	WAKE	122	89	34.5%
10	N'Keal Harry	WR	ASU	107	73	34.4%
11	James Proche	WR	SMU	137	93	33.9%
12	Dillon Mitchell	WR	ORE	118	69	33.6%
13	Darnell Mooney	WR	TULN	76	47	33.5%
14	Victor Tucker	WR	CLT	81	54	33.3%
15	KeeSean Johnson	WR	FRES	124	93	33.1%
16	Trevon Brown	WR	ECU	162	74	33.0%
17	Austin Trammell	WR	RICE	106	62	32.9%
18	Antonio Gandy-Golden	WR	LIB	124	71	32.7%
19	Jamarius Way	WR	USA	84	61	32.7%
20	Isaiah Zuber	WR	KSU	69	52	32.4%
21	Kalija Lipscomb	WR	VAN	111	81	31.9%
22	Rondale Moore	WR	PUR	131	103	31.6%
23	Scott Miller	WR	BGSU	104	70	31.5%
24	Tylan Wallace	WR	OKST	120	78	30.9%
25	Lynn Bowden Jr.	WR	UK	73	62	30.7%
26	John Ursua	WR	HAW	145	89	30.3%
27	Jovon Durante	WR	FAU	89	65	30.1%
28	Hakeem Butler	WR	ISU	90	51	30.0%
29	Stanley Morgan Jr.	WR	NEB	106	70	29.5%
30	Malcolm Williams	WR	CCU	66	47	29.5%
31	Reggie Roberson Jr.	WR	SMU	92	48	29.4%
32	Adrian Hardy	WR	LT	112	69	29.3%
33	Damonte Coxie	WR	MEM	100	66	29.2%
34	Jonathan Duhart	WR	ODU	126	74	29.1%
35	Quez Watkins	WR	USM	102	73	29.1%
36	Rashod Bateman	WR	MINN	82	49	28.8%
37	Andre Williams	WR	AKR	82	46	28.6%
38	Marquise Brown	WR	OU	95	75	28.4%
39	Greg Campbell Jr.	WR	UTSA	88	58	28.4%
40	A.J. Brown	WR	MISS	113	85	28.3%
41	Jakobi Meyers	WR	NCSU	111	82	28.3%
42	JD Spielman	WR	NEB	82	66	28.3%
43	DaMarkus Lodge	WR	MISS	104	64	28.2%
44	K.J. Osborn	WR	BUF	91	49	27.5%
45	Justin Hobbs	WR	TLSA	73	39	27.3%
46	Anthony Johnson	WR	BUF	80	52	27.2%
47	Kahlil Lewis	WR	CIN	82	55	27.1%
48	Caleb Wilson	TE	UCLA	83	60	27.0%
49	Terren Encalade	WR	TULN	61	39	26.9%
50	Penny Hart	WR	GAST	80	49	26.8%
51	Teddy Veal	WR	LT	90	62	26.8%
52	Tyler Vaughns	WR	USC	93	59	26.7%
53	Aaron Fuller	WR	WASH	83	51	26.5%
54	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	WR	TEX	101	79	26.5%
55	Shun Brown	WR	ARIZ	84	64	26.4%
56	Kelvin Harmon	WR	NCSU	112	74	26.2%
57	David Sills V.	WR	WVU	94	61	26.0%
58	Marquez Stevenson	WR	HOU	104	67	26.0%
59	Antoine Wesley	WR	TTU	125	88	26.0%
60	JJ Arcega-Whiteside	WR	STAN	86	59	26.0%
61	Cody White	WR	MSU	62	36	25.9%
62	Britain Covey	WR	UTAH	80	59	25.9%
63	Brandon Presley	WR	UNLV	70	35	25.7%
64	Steven Sims Jr.	WR	KU	89	53	25.7%
65	Marcus Bennett	WR	AF	36	24	25.7%
66	D.J. Brown	WR	NIU	86	55	25.6%
67	Deebo Samuel	WR	SC	93	62	25.5%
68	Ricky Smalling	WR	ILL	66	33	25.5%
69	Spencer Tears	WR	NIU	65	34	25.3%
70	Ryan Davis	WR	AUB	74	61	25.3%
71	Diontae Johnson	WR	TOL	79	43	25.2%
72	Damion Willis	WR	TROY	60	43	25.1%
73	Collin Johnson	WR	TEX	87	65	25.1%
74	Jalen Hurd	RB	BAY	99	69	25.1%
75	Rico Bussey Jr.	WR	UNT	106	68	25.1%
76	Sean Modster	WR	BOIS	107	68	24.9%
77	Danny Davis III	WR	WIS	53	40	24.9%
78	Cheyenne O'Grady	TE	ARK	51	30	24.8%
79	Corey Sutton	WR	APP	63	36	24.7%
80	Felton Davis III	WR	MSU	57	31	24.7%
81	Dalton Schoen	WR	KSU	55	32	24.7%
82	Jaylen Smith	WR	LOU	18	36	24.7%
83	Keenen Brown	TE	TXST	65	50	24.4%
84	Trevon Bradford	WR	ORST	83	56	24.4%
85	Jayden Reed	WR	WMU	77	55	24.3%
86	Flynn Nagel	WR	NU	99	66	24.3%
87	Josh Oliver	TE	SJSU	95	56	24.2%
88	Kirk Merritt	WR	ARST	95	75	24.2%
89	Jaylond Adams	WR	USM	34	25	24.1%
90	Isaiah McKoy	WR	KENT	73	42	24.1%
91	Aaron Cephus	WR	RICE	71	40	24.1%
92	Isaiah Hodgins	WR	ORST	88	59	24.0%
93	T.J. Rahming	WR	DUKE	88	63	24.0%
94	Jerry Jeudy	WR	ALA	82	59	24.0%
95	Deondre Douglas	WR	TROY	56	44	23.9%
96	Justin Jefferson	WR	LSU	78	50	23.9%
97	KJ Hamler	WR	PSU	70	42	23.8%
98	Sage Surratt	WR	WAKE	72	39	23.8%
99	Marquez Callaway	WR	TENN	64	38	23.7%
100	Kahale Warring	TE	SDSU	48	31	23.6%

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