2019 College EPA 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.

Expected points added on every pass thrown his way, caught or not. It is our primary receiver rating because it counts the whole result of the target.

How to read it. +0.30 and up is excellent for a wide receiver. Tight ends and running backs usually sit lower because their targets are shorter.

The 2019 leaders: Brant Kuithe (+1.31), Tutu Atwell (+1.26), Hunter Long (+1.24).

EPA 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). 462 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	EPA/Tgt
1	Brant Kuithe	TE	UTAH	39	31	+1.31
2	Tutu Atwell	WR	LOU	71	61	+1.26
3	Hunter Long	TE	BC	32	26	+1.24
4	Tee Higgins	WR	CLEM	69	52	+1.23
5	Roger Carter	TE	GAST	26	25	+1.20
6	Jyaire Shorter	WR	UNT	37	24	+1.19
7	Antonio Gibson	WR	MEM	46	32	+1.19
8	Drake London	WR	USC	40	35	+1.17
9	Jaylen Waddle	WR	ALA	36	32	+1.12
10	Geraud Sanders	WR	AF	52	29	+1.11
11	Jacob Breeland	TE	ORE	32	26	+1.09
12	Shane Hooks	WR	OHIO	34	26	+1.09
13	Trey McBride	TE	CSU	52	45	+1.07
14	Marquez Callaway	WR	TENN	47	29	+1.05
15	Dez Fitzpatrick	WR	LOU	47	33	+1.02
16	Trevon Grimes	WR	FLA	39	32	+1.02
17	Jimmy Marshall	WR	MTSU	50	35	+1.01
18	Isaiah Likely	TE	CCU	43	32	+1.00
19	Binjimen Victor	WR	OSU	46	32	+1.00
20	Charlie Kolar	TE	ISU	68	48	+0.97
21	Justin Jefferson	WR	LSU	98	88	+0.96
22	Omar Bayless	WR	ARST	119	84	+0.95
23	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	LSU	95	73	+0.95
24	Rashod Bateman	WR	MINN	81	57	+0.95
25	Lawrence Cager	WR	UGA	41	33	+0.95
26	Chris Olave	WR	OSU	67	46	+0.94
27	Kylen Granson	TE	SMU	53	36	+0.94
28	Albert Okwuegbunam	TE	MIZ	36	26	+0.93
29	Ja'Marcus Bradley	WR	UL	75	53	+0.92
30	Siaosi Mariner	WR	USU	80	56	+0.91
31	A.J. Taylor	WR	WIS	29	23	+0.91
32	Josh Imatorbhebhe	WR	ILL	53	33	+0.91
33	CeeDee Lamb	WR	OU	74	58	+0.90
34	Ryan Luehrman	TE	OHIO	37	27	+0.90
35	Jake Ferguson	TE	WIS	33	29	+0.90
36	Dazz Newsome	WR	UNC	89	64	+0.90
37	Freddie Swain	WR	FLA	47	35	+0.89
38	Devin Duvernay	WR	TEX	122	103	+0.89
39	Kenneth Gainwell	RB	MEM	50	44	+0.88
40	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PSU	54	41	+0.87
41	Josh Hammond	WR	FLA	30	27	+0.87
42	DeVonta Smith	WR	ALA	80	65	+0.87
43	Tyler Johnson	WR	MINN	97	74	+0.87
44	CT Thomas	WR	BOIS	53	38	+0.87
45	Cade Otton	TE	WASH	34	29	+0.86
46	Nico Collins	WR	MICH	51	33	+0.86
47	Tyquan Thornton	WR	BAY	60	41	+0.86
48	Corey Sutton	WR	APP	52	41	+0.86
49	Jamarye Joiner	WR	ARIZ	45	34	+0.86
50	Zack Moss	RB	UTAH	28	26	+0.85
51	Antwan Davis	WR	BALL	50	38	+0.85
52	Griffin Hebert	TE	LT	42	28	+0.85
53	Jalen Wydermyer	TE	TA&M	36	31	+0.85
54	Dyami Brown	WR	UNC	73	46	+0.84
55	Henry Ruggs III	WR	ALA	47	38	+0.84
56	Yo'Heinz Tyler	WR	BALL	47	27	+0.83
57	Arthur Jackson III	WR	EMU	53	39	+0.83
58	Quian Williams	WR	EMU	59	50	+0.83
59	Marcus Williams	TE	UNM	38	26	+0.82
60	Malik Stanley	WR	LT	53	37	+0.82
61	Isaiah Hamilton	WR	SJSU	61	43	+0.82
62	Jauan Jennings	WR	TENN	82	57	+0.81
63	Mitchell Brinkman	TE	NIU	46	34	+0.81
64	Victor Tucker	WR	CLT	76	49	+0.80
65	Tray Eafford	WR	TROY	27	23	+0.80
66	Dalton Schoen	WR	KSU	56	35	+0.80
67	Jesse Matthews	WR	SDSU	59	45	+0.79
68	Quez Watkins	WR	USM	82	55	+0.79
69	Josiah Deguara	TE	CIN	52	36	+0.79
70	Kendall Parham	WR	UAB	44	29	+0.79
71	Keylon Stokes	WR	TLSA	99	62	+0.79
72	Khalil Shakir	WR	BOIS	85	60	+0.79
73	Sage Surratt	WR	WAKE	96	66	+0.78
74	Caleb Repp	WR	USU	46	36	+0.78
75	Quintez Cephus	WR	WIS	76	52	+0.77
76	Jack Freudenthal	TE	WAKE	36	31	+0.77
77	George Pickens	WR	UGA	55	37	+0.77
78	Kendall Hinton	WR	WAKE	93	70	+0.77
79	Van Jefferson	WR	FLA	60	43	+0.77
80	Jahan Dotson	WR	PSU	37	24	+0.77
81	Matt Seybert	TE	MSU	29	26	+0.77
82	Cole Tucker	WR	NIU	54	38	+0.76
83	Frank Darby	WR	ASU	48	28	+0.76
84	Cary Angeline	TE	NCSU	37	25	+0.76
85	T.J. Simmons	WR	WVU	50	35	+0.76
86	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	ASU	98	65	+0.76
87	Tylan Wallace	WR	OKST	80	53	+0.76
88	Charleston Rambo	WR	OU	58	42	+0.76
89	Devin Asiasi	TE	UCLA	61	44	+0.75
90	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	USC	110	95	+0.75
91	Tony Brown	WR	COLO	70	56	+0.75
92	Tony Poljan	TE	CMU	43	33	+0.74
93	Hasise Dubois	WR	UVA	87	65	+0.74
94	Michael Lawrence	WR	UNT	64	48	+0.74
95	Simi Fehoko	WR	STAN	43	24	+0.74
96	Tre Walker	WR	SJSU	117	79	+0.74
97	Tyrone Scott	WR	CMU	62	34	+0.73
98	Peter LeBlanc	WR	UL	33	27	+0.73
99	Cole Kmet	TE	ND	54	41	+0.73
100	Travis Etienne	RB	CLEM	31	29	+0.73

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