2019 College Catch Rate 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.

Receptions per target.

The 2019 leaders: Jermaine Johnson (290.0%), SaRodorick Thompson (111.4%), Pooka Williams Jr. (96.4%).

Catch Rate

Minimum to rank: 1.875 receptions per team game (the NFL's rate; the NCAA ranks receivers per game with no reception minimum). 462 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Catch%
1	Jermaine Johnson	WR	MASS	10	29	290.0%
2	SaRodorick Thompson	RB	TTU	35	39	111.4%
3	Pooka Williams Jr.	RB	KU	28	27	96.4%
4	Roger Carter	TE	GAST	26	25	96.2%
5	Moe Neal	RB	SYR	31	29	93.5%
6	Travis Etienne	RB	CLEM	31	29	93.5%
7	Zack Moss	RB	UTAH	28	26	92.9%
8	Tre' McKitty	TE	FSU	25	23	92.0%
9	Max Borghi	RB	WSU	89	81	91.0%
10	Thaddeus Moss	TE	LSU	42	38	90.5%
11	BJ Casteel	WR	ARIZ	50	45	90.0%
12	Caleb Twyford	WR	TXST	30	27	90.0%
13	Josh Hammond	WR	FLA	30	27	90.0%
14	Najee Harris	RB	ALA	30	27	90.0%
15	Justin Jefferson	WR	LSU	98	88	89.8%
16	Garrett Groshek	RB	WIS	29	26	89.7%
17	Matt Seybert	TE	MSU	29	26	89.7%
18	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	RB	LSU	56	50	89.3%
19	Jaylen Waddle	WR	ALA	36	32	88.9%
20	Kenneth Gainwell	RB	MEM	50	44	88.0%
21	Jake Ferguson	TE	WIS	33	29	87.9%
22	Danny Davis III	WR	WIS	32	28	87.5%
23	Drake London	WR	USC	40	35	87.5%
24	Line Latu	WR	EMU	32	28	87.5%
25	Barrett Banister	WR	MIZ	31	27	87.1%
26	Easop Winston Jr.	WR	WSU	92	80	87.0%
27	Brandon Bowling	WR	ARST	30	26	86.7%
28	Stevie Scott III	RB	IU	30	26	86.7%
29	Trey McBride	TE	CSU	52	45	86.5%
30	Tra Minter	RB	USA	37	32	86.5%
31	CJ Marable	RB	CCU	44	38	86.4%
32	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	USC	110	95	86.4%
33	Jack Freudenthal	TE	WAKE	36	31	86.1%
34	Jalen Wydermyer	TE	TA&M	36	31	86.1%
35	Kennedy McKoy	RB	WVU	43	37	86.0%
36	Connor Wedington	WR	STAN	57	49	86.0%
37	Tutu Atwell	WR	LOU	71	61	85.9%
38	Sincere McCormick	RB	UTSA	28	24	85.7%
39	Cade Otton	TE	WASH	34	29	85.3%
40	Aaron Hackett	TE	SYR	27	23	85.2%
41	Tray Eafford	WR	TROY	27	23	85.2%
42	K.J. Hill	WR	OSU	60	51	85.0%
43	Quian Williams	WR	EMU	59	50	84.7%
44	Demetric Felton	RB	UCLA	65	55	84.6%
45	Devin Duvernay	WR	TEX	122	103	84.4%
46	Amari Rodgers	WR	CLEM	32	27	84.4%
47	Keaontay Ingram	RB	TEX	32	27	84.4%
48	Phillip Brooks	WR	KSU	31	26	83.9%
49	Travell Harris	WR	WSU	55	46	83.6%
50	Cam Akers	RB	FSU	36	30	83.3%
51	Jason Huntley	RB	NMSU	48	40	83.3%
52	Toa Taua	RB	NEV	36	30	83.3%
53	Maurice Ffrench	WR	PITT	101	84	83.2%
54	Deshaunte Jones	WR	ISU	87	72	82.8%
55	Landon Wolf	WR	OKST	29	24	82.8%
56	Ronnie Rivers	RB	FRES	52	43	82.7%
57	Cheyenne O'Grady	TE	ARK	40	33	82.5%
58	Jonathan Ward	RB	CMU	40	33	82.5%
59	Ke'Shawn Vaughn	RB	VAN	34	28	82.4%
60	Brady Russell	TE	COLO	28	23	82.1%
61	Kobe Lewis	RB	CMU	28	23	82.1%
62	Peyton Hendershot	TE	IU	56	46	82.1%
63	Trevon Grimes	WR	FLA	39	32	82.1%
64	Kaylon Geiger	WR	TROY	94	77	81.9%
65	Isaiah Spiller	RB	TA&M	33	27	81.8%
66	Peter LeBlanc	WR	UL	33	27	81.8%
67	Gerold Bright	RB	USU	38	31	81.6%
68	Jaylond Adams	WR	USM	59	48	81.4%
69	Art Thompkins	RB	CONN	48	39	81.2%
70	DeVonta Smith	WR	ALA	80	65	81.2%
71	Hunter Long	TE	BC	32	26	81.2%
72	Jacob Breeland	TE	ORE	32	26	81.2%
73	Kwamie Lassiter II	WR	KU	42	34	81.0%
74	Henry Ruggs III	WR	ALA	47	38	80.9%
75	Tanner Cowley	TE	UVA	31	25	80.6%
76	Lawrence Cager	WR	UGA	41	33	80.5%
77	Daniel Crawford	TE	NIU	46	37	80.4%
78	D'Andre Swift	RB	UGA	30	24	80.0%
79	Tony Brown	WR	COLO	70	56	80.0%
80	Brandon Arconado	WR	WSU	84	67	79.8%
81	Lamical Perine	RB	FLA	44	35	79.5%
82	Brant Kuithe	TE	UTAH	39	31	79.5%
83	A.J. Taylor	WR	WIS	29	23	79.3%
84	Eno Benjamin	RB	ASU	53	42	79.2%
85	Davontavean Martin	WR	WSU	48	38	79.2%
86	De'Michael Harris	WR	USM	38	30	78.9%
87	Demari Simpkins	WR	UTAH	38	30	78.9%
88	Corey Sutton	WR	APP	52	41	78.8%
89	Hutch White	WR	TXST	85	67	78.8%
90	Donta Thompson	TE	TTU	33	26	78.8%
91	CeeDee Lamb	WR	OU	74	58	78.4%
92	Raheem Blackshear	RB	RUTG	37	29	78.4%
93	Caleb Repp	WR	USU	46	36	78.3%
94	Armani Levias	TE	MRSH	55	43	78.2%
95	Tyler Vaughns	WR	USC	87	68	78.2%
96	Jake Smith	WR	TEX	32	25	78.1%
97	Sadiq Palmer	WR	MASS	32	25	78.1%
98	Jamal Bell	WR	UL	41	32	78.0%
99	Justin Garrett	WR	UTEP	50	39	78.0%
100	Zane Pope	WR	FRES	59	46	78.0%

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