2018 College Yards 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.

Receiving yards per target.

The 2018 leaders: Tutu Atwell (50.8), Seth Dawkins (36.6), Jaylen Smith (30.6).

Yards 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	Y/Tgt
1	Tutu Atwell	WR	LOU	8	24	50.8
2	Seth Dawkins	WR	LOU	9	25	36.6
3	Jaylen Smith	WR	LOU	18	36	30.6
4	Dez Fitzpatrick	WR	LOU	14	31	30.1
5	Terry McLaurin	WR	OSU	40	34	16.7
6	Jaylen Waddle	WR	ALA	51	41	15.7
7	Jaylen Dixon	WR	UTAH	31	23	15.3
8	Tre Turner	WR	VT	34	25	14.6
9	Emanuel Hall	WR	MIZ	52	35	14.5
10	CeeDee Lamb	WR	OU	73	56	14.3
11	Justyn Ross	WR	CLEM	49	34	14.3
12	D.K. Metcalf	WR	MISS	40	26	14.2
13	DeVonta Smith	WR	ALA	37	30	14.2
14	Trevon Wesco	TE	WVU	25	24	14.1
15	Marquise Brown	WR	OU	95	75	13.9
16	Xavier Ubosi	WR	UAB	44	28	13.9
17	Joe Reed	WR	UVA	33	24	13.8
18	Gary Jennings	WR	WVU	67	54	13.7
19	Tre Walker	WR	SJSU	53	39	13.5
20	Jerry Jeudy	WR	ALA	82	59	13.5
21	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	ASU	31	24	13.3
22	Nico Collins	WR	MICH	42	33	13.1
23	Brycen Hopkins	TE	PUR	43	32	13.1
24	Jon'Vea Johnson	WR	TOL	47	29	13.0
25	Darnell Mooney	WR	TULN	76	47	13.0
26	Damion Willis	WR	TROY	60	43	12.9
27	Marcus Bennett	WR	AF	36	24	12.9
28	Seth Williams	WR	AUB	38	24	12.6
29	Isaac Nauta	TE	UGA	34	29	12.6
30	Line Latu	WR	EMU	31	23	12.5
31	Hakeem Butler	WR	ISU	90	51	12.5
32	Irv Smith Jr.	TE	ALA	52	38	12.5
33	Matt Bushman	TE	BYU	37	25	12.4
34	T.J. Hockenson	TE	IOWA	57	46	12.4
35	Johnnie Dixon	WR	OSU	52	40	12.3
36	Henry Ruggs III	WR	ALA	59	42	12.3
37	Austin Maloney	WR	FIU	48	28	12.1
38	Aaren Vaughns	WR	USU	39	31	12.1
39	JJ Holloman	WR	UGA	32	23	12.1
40	Ky'Jon Tyler	WR	CCU	33	26	12.0
41	A.J. Brown	WR	MISS	113	85	12.0
42	Tony Ellison	WR	ARIZ	44	29	11.9
43	D'Wayne Eskridge	WR	WMU	60	36	11.9
44	Tarique Milton	WR	ISU	35	34	11.9
45	Delane Hart-Johnson	WR	UNM	42	32	11.8
46	Anthony Johnson	WR	BUF	80	52	11.8
47	Andy Isabella	WR	MASS	144	101	11.8
48	Jeff Thomas	WR	MIA	48	35	11.7
49	CJ Worton	WR	FIU	53	36	11.7
50	Dredrick Snelson	WR	UCF	57	41	11.6
51	Caleb Wilson	TE	UCLA	83	60	11.6
52	Tamorrion Terry	WR	FSU	64	35	11.6
53	Harrison Bryant	TE	FAU	57	45	11.6
54	Dalton Keene	TE	VT	28	24	11.5
55	Shawn Poindexter	WR	ARIZ	66	42	11.5
56	Marcus Simms	WR	WVU	61	46	11.5
57	Tylan Wallace	WR	OKST	120	78	11.5
58	Dezmon Patmon	WR	WSU	65	55	11.4
59	Jace Sternberger	TE	TA&M	71	47	11.3
60	A.J. Richardson	WR	BOIS	73	54	11.3
61	Antoine Wesley	WR	TTU	125	88	11.3
62	Shi Smith	WR	SC	53	39	11.3
63	Josh Palmer	WR	TENN	43	23	11.3
64	Jacquez Sloan	WR	WKU	44	31	11.2
65	Olabisi Johnson	WR	CSU	71	54	11.2
66	John Hightower	WR	BOIS	45	31	11.2
67	CJ Verdell	RB	ORE	28	25	11.1
68	JJ Arcega-Whiteside	WR	STAN	86	59	11.0
69	Zach Gentry	TE	MICH	43	30	11.0
70	Damonte Coxie	WR	MEM	100	66	11.0
71	Corey Sutton	WR	APP	63	36	11.0
72	Darnell Salomon	WR	USF	40	25	11.0
73	Josh Hammond	WR	FLA	28	26	11.0
74	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	WR	TEX	101	79	11.0
75	Malcolm Williams	WR	CCU	66	47	11.0
76	Marcus Green	WR	ULM	78	50	11.0
77	Theo Howard	WR	UCLA	62	51	10.9
78	Collin Johnson	WR	TEX	87	65	10.9
79	Terry Wright	WR	PUR	43	28	10.9
80	Mecole Hardman	WR	UGA	49	33	10.8
81	Kawaan Baker	WR	USA	46	33	10.7
82	Jamal Custis	WR	SYR	77	46	10.7
83	Travis Fulgham	WR	ODU	101	63	10.7
84	Ja'Marcus Bradley	WR	UL	52	38	10.7
85	K.J. Hill	WR	OSU	78	67	10.7
86	Gabriel Davis	WR	UCF	71	50	10.6
87	Scott Miller	WR	BGSU	104	70	10.6
88	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	USC	70	40	10.6
89	Jalen Greene	WR	USU	51	38	10.5
90	KeeSean Johnson	WR	FRES	124	93	10.5
91	Bryan Edwards	WR	SC	77	52	10.5
92	Grant Calcaterra	TE	OU	36	25	10.5
93	Nyqwan Murray	WR	FSU	71	54	10.5
94	Rashad Medaris	WR	CIN	41	24	10.5
95	Jack Sorenson	WR	M-OH	71	53	10.5
96	Ja'Deion High	WR	TTU	77	62	10.4
97	Terren Encalade	WR	TULN	61	39	10.4
98	Brad Anderson	RB	MTSU	32	27	10.4
99	Colby Parkinson	TE	STAN	46	28	10.3
100	Dax Raymond	TE	USU	31	24	10.3

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