2020 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 2020 leaders: Jaylen Waddle (+1.44), Greg Dulcich (+1.33), Cary Angeline (+1.30).

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). 375 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	EPA/Tgt
1	Jaylen Waddle	WR	ALA	27	25	+1.44
2	Greg Dulcich	TE	UCLA	34	26	+1.33
3	Cary Angeline	TE	NCSU	34	27	+1.30
4	Brevin Jordan	TE	MIA	39	30	+1.24
5	Ja'Shaun Poke	WR	KENT	24	21	+1.13
6	Reggie Roberson Jr.	WR	SMU	29	22	+1.10
7	Devin Carter	WR	NCSU	34	25	+1.08
8	Treylon Burks	WR	ARK	65	51	+1.06
9	Isaiah Likely	TE	CCU	36	25	+1.02
10	Jalen Williams	WR	UL	28	19	+1.02
11	Drake London	WR	USC	43	33	+1.01
12	DJ Stubbs	WR	LIB	39	33	+0.99
13	Griffin Hebert	TE	LT	25	19	+0.99
14	CJ Lewis	WR	BC	39	28	+0.99
15	Jaivon Heiligh	WR	CCU	71	52	+0.98
16	Josh Whyle	TE	CIN	29	25	+0.98
17	Garrett Wilson	WR	OSU	53	38	+0.98
18	Antonio Nunn	WR	BUF	42	32	+0.98
19	Isaiah Winstead	WR	TOL	35	25	+0.98
20	Marshon Ford	TE	LOU	29	25	+0.97
21	Jaelen Gill	WR	BC	39	29	+0.96
22	Tim Jones	WR	USM	44	30	+0.95
23	Marvin Mims	WR	OU	44	36	+0.94
24	Kevin Shaa	WR	LIB	32	22	+0.93
25	Kyle Pitts	TE	FLA	69	43	+0.92
26	Jacob Harris	WR	UCF	36	26	+0.92
27	Dyami Brown	WR	UNC	82	54	+0.91
28	Neil Pau'u	WR	BYU	50	39	+0.91
29	Keylon Stokes	WR	TLSA	49	37	+0.91
30	Yusuf Ali	WR	MTSU	46	37	+0.90
31	Thayer Thomas	WR	NCSU	55	39	+0.90
32	Jaray Jenkins	WR	LSU	36	23	+0.90
33	Dontario Drummond	WR	MISS	25	19	+0.89
34	Jaquarii Roberson	WR	WAKE	70	54	+0.89
35	Isaac Rex	TE	BYU	38	32	+0.88
36	Nick Muse	TE	SC	38	30	+0.88
37	Dahu Green	WR	ARST	44	32	+0.88
38	John Metchie	WR	ALA	58	44	+0.88
39	D'Wayne Eskridge	WR	WMU	51	33	+0.87
40	Chandler Speights	WR	TXST	22	20	+0.87
41	Chris Olave	WR	OSU	37	36	+0.87
42	Marquez Stevenson	WR	HOU	26	20	+0.86
43	Kadarius Toney	WR	FLA	83	70	+0.86
44	Britain Covey	WR	UTAH	24	19	+0.85
45	Dax Milne	WR	BYU	84	63	+0.85
46	Chris Autman-Bell	WR	MINN	34	22	+0.85
47	Austin Watkins	WR	UAB	46	26	+0.85
48	Donavon Greene	WR	WAKE	39	23	+0.84
49	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	GT	28	24	+0.84
50	Emeka Emezie	WR	NCSU	61	42	+0.84
51	Elijah Moore	WR	MISS	82	86	+0.84
52	Danzel McKinley-Lewis	WR	TOL	27	19	+0.82
53	Cornell Powell	WR	CLEM	65	45	+0.81
54	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PSU	35	23	+0.81
55	Perry Carter	WR	ULM	30	22	+0.81
56	Trevon Grimes	WR	FLA	61	38	+0.81
57	Dez Fitzpatrick	WR	LOU	62	43	+0.81
58	Sean Dykes	TE	MEM	57	46	+0.81
59	Briley Moore	TE	KSU	28	22	+0.80
60	Jahan Dotson	WR	PSU	76	52	+0.79
61	Mike Woods	WR	ARK	48	31	+0.79
62	Austin Stogner	TE	OU	35	25	+0.78
63	Bennett Skowronek	WR	ND	33	25	+0.78
64	Zander Horvath	RB	PUR	32	31	+0.77
65	Kenny Yeboah	TE	MISS	28	27	+0.77
66	Trestan Ebner	RB	BAY	30	26	+0.77
67	Marlon Williams	WR	UCF	95	69	+0.76
68	Tanner Knue	WR	EMU	38	27	+0.76
69	Ben Bresnahan	TE	VAN	28	28	+0.76
70	DeVonta Smith	WR	ALA	117	98	+0.76
71	Bru McCoy	WR	USC	27	21	+0.76
72	Kyren Lacy	WR	UL	37	24	+0.76
73	Jordan Myers	TE	RICE	27	24	+0.76
74	Calvin Turner	RB	HAW	44	29	+0.76
75	Justin Garrett	WR	UTEP	54	38	+0.75
76	Kylen Granson	TE	SMU	52	35	+0.75
77	Cam Johnson	WR	VAN	51	55	+0.75
78	Tray Eafford	WR	TROY	43	34	+0.75
79	Amir Abdur-Rahman	WR	VAN	37	26	+0.75
80	Artie Henry	WR	MRSH	25	21	+0.75
81	Cole Turner	TE	NEV	65	44	+0.75
82	Kearis Jackson	WR	UGA	47	33	+0.75
83	Simi Fehoko	WR	STAN	57	37	+0.75
84	Jalen Wydermyer	TE	TA&M	62	45	+0.74
85	CT Thomas	WR	BOIS	34	20	+0.74
86	Keric Wheatfall	WR	FRES	30	23	+0.74
87	Braden Smith	WR	LOU	33	27	+0.74
88	George Pickens	WR	UGA	40	29	+0.74
89	Dante Wright	WR	CSU	29	20	+0.73
90	Tutu Atwell	WR	LOU	66	46	+0.73
91	Mike Harley	WR	MIA	74	49	+0.72
92	Theo Wease Jr.	WR	OU	51	36	+0.72
93	Jaylon Robinson	WR	UCF	71	50	+0.72
94	Jalen Wayne	WR	USA	48	33	+0.72
95	Eric Gray	RB	TENN	32	30	+0.72
96	Jaden Walley	WR	MSST	69	48	+0.72
97	Skyy Moore	WR	WMU	35	24	+0.71
98	Jha'Quan Jackson	WR	TULN	39	29	+0.71
99	Bo Melton	WR	RUTG	65	46	+0.71
100	Jason Brownlee	WR	USM	53	33	+0.71

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