2019 College First-Down Rate 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.

First downs or touchdowns per target.

The 2019 leaders: Roger Carter (69.2%), Brant Kuithe (64.1%), Tee Higgins (60.9%).

First-Down Rate 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	1D/Tgt
1	Roger Carter	TE	GAST	26	25	69.2%
2	Brant Kuithe	TE	UTAH	39	31	64.1%
3	Tee Higgins	WR	CLEM	69	52	60.9%
4	Chris Olave	WR	OSU	67	46	59.7%
5	Ryan Luehrman	TE	OHIO	37	27	59.5%
6	Trevon Grimes	WR	FLA	39	32	59.0%
7	Jalen Wydermyer	TE	TA&M	36	31	58.3%
8	Phillip Brooks	WR	KSU	31	26	58.1%
9	Antwan Davis	WR	BALL	50	38	58.0%
10	Charlie Kolar	TE	ISU	68	48	57.4%
11	Brandon Arconado	WR	WSU	84	67	57.1%
12	Terrace Marshall Jr.	WR	LSU	51	37	56.9%
13	Rashod Bateman	WR	MINN	81	57	56.8%
14	Jahan Dotson	WR	PSU	37	24	56.8%
15	Binjimen Victor	WR	OSU	46	32	56.5%
16	Justin Jefferson	WR	LSU	98	88	56.1%
17	Jamal Bell	WR	UL	41	32	56.1%
18	Lawrence Cager	WR	UGA	41	33	56.1%
19	Jimmy Marshall	WR	MTSU	50	35	56.0%
20	Shane Hooks	WR	OHIO	34	26	55.9%
21	Cole Tucker	WR	NIU	54	38	55.6%
22	Jamarye Joiner	WR	ARIZ	45	34	55.6%
23	Freddie Swain	WR	FLA	47	35	55.3%
24	A.J. Taylor	WR	WIS	29	23	55.2%
25	Drake London	WR	USC	40	35	55.0%
26	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	LSU	95	73	54.7%
27	Arthur Jackson III	WR	EMU	53	39	54.7%
28	Harrison Bryant	TE	FAU	97	65	54.6%
29	Donta Thompson	TE	TTU	33	26	54.5%
30	Jake Ferguson	TE	WIS	33	29	54.5%
31	Antonio Gibson	WR	MEM	46	32	54.3%
32	Brevin Jordan	TE	MIA	46	35	54.3%
33	Jyaire Shorter	WR	UNT	37	24	54.1%
34	Tyler Vaughns	WR	USC	87	68	54.0%
35	Tutu Atwell	WR	LOU	71	61	53.5%
36	Tony Poljan	TE	CMU	43	33	53.5%
37	Ja'Marcus Bradley	WR	UL	75	53	53.3%
38	Josh Hammond	WR	FLA	30	27	53.3%
39	Jacob Breeland	TE	ORE	32	26	53.1%
40	Nico Collins	WR	MICH	51	33	52.9%
41	Kylen Granson	TE	SMU	53	36	52.8%
42	Victor Tucker	WR	CLT	76	49	52.6%
43	Jesse Matthews	WR	SDSU	59	45	52.5%
44	Caleb Repp	WR	USU	46	36	52.2%
45	T.J. Simmons	WR	WVU	50	35	52.0%
46	Talon Shumway	WR	BYU	52	40	51.9%
47	Trey McBride	TE	CSU	52	45	51.9%
48	Dazz Newsome	WR	UNC	89	64	51.7%
49	Devin Duvernay	WR	TEX	122	103	51.6%
50	Micah Simon	WR	BYU	64	46	51.6%
51	Cary Angeline	TE	NCSU	37	25	51.4%
52	Austin Maloney	WR	FIU	45	23	51.1%
53	Marquez Callaway	WR	TENN	47	29	51.1%
54	Malik Stanley	WR	LT	53	37	50.9%
55	George Pickens	WR	UGA	55	37	50.9%
56	Quian Williams	WR	EMU	59	50	50.8%
57	Khalil McClain	WR	TROY	65	45	50.8%
58	Tyler Johnson	WR	MINN	97	74	50.5%
59	Omar Bayless	WR	ARST	119	84	50.4%
60	Austin Watkins	WR	UAB	72	47	50.0%
61	Cade Otton	TE	WASH	34	29	50.0%
62	Dalton Schoen	WR	KSU	56	35	50.0%
63	Jarrod Jackson	WR	UL	40	23	50.0%
64	Jaylen Waddle	WR	ALA	36	32	50.0%
65	Kendall Parham	WR	UAB	44	29	50.0%
66	Marcus Williams	TE	UNM	38	26	50.0%
67	Michael Lawrence	WR	UNT	64	48	50.0%
68	Isaiah Hodgins	WR	ORST	127	86	49.6%
69	Jhamon Ausbon	WR	TA&M	89	65	49.4%
70	Deshaunte Jones	WR	ISU	87	72	49.4%
71	Hasise Dubois	WR	UVA	87	65	49.4%
72	Khalil Shakir	WR	BOIS	85	60	49.4%
73	JaCorey Sullivan	WR	CMU	73	54	49.3%
74	Cee Jay Powell	WR	LT	61	43	49.2%
75	CT Thomas	WR	BOIS	53	38	49.1%
76	Collin Johnson	WR	TEX	53	35	49.1%
77	Henry Ruggs III	WR	ALA	47	38	48.9%
78	Ardell Brown	WR	CONN	41	27	48.8%
79	Quintez Cephus	WR	WIS	76	52	48.7%
80	CeeDee Lamb	WR	OU	74	58	48.6%
81	KeSean Carter	WR	TTU	37	27	48.6%
82	Ronnie Bell	WR	MICH	68	43	48.5%
83	Kendall Hinton	WR	WAKE	93	70	48.4%
84	Johnny Johnson III	WR	ORE	79	55	48.1%
85	Geraud Sanders	WR	AF	52	29	48.1%
86	Josiah Deguara	TE	CIN	52	36	48.1%
87	Tre' McKitty	TE	FSU	25	23	48.0%
88	Sage Surratt	WR	WAKE	96	66	47.9%
89	Easop Winston Jr.	WR	WSU	92	80	47.8%
90	Jonathan Nance	WR	MIZ	46	31	47.8%
91	Mitchell Brinkman	TE	NIU	46	34	47.8%
92	Erik Ezukanma	WR	TTU	63	42	47.6%
93	Devin Asiasi	TE	UCLA	61	44	47.5%
94	Josh Pederson	TE	ULM	61	43	47.5%
95	Warren Jackson	WR	CSU	118	77	47.5%
96	Dezmon Patmon	WR	WSU	78	55	47.4%
97	Demari Simpkins	WR	UTAH	38	30	47.4%
98	Ty Fryfogle	WR	IU	55	42	47.3%
99	Albert Okwuegbunam	TE	MIZ	36	26	47.2%
100	Josh Imatorbhebhe	WR	ILL	53	33	47.2%

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