2020 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 2020 leaders: Jaylen Waddle (66.7%), Reggie Roberson Jr. (62.1%), Cary Angeline (61.8%).

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). 375 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	1D/Tgt
1	Jaylen Waddle	WR	ALA	27	25	66.7%
2	Reggie Roberson Jr.	WR	SMU	29	22	62.1%
3	Cary Angeline	TE	NCSU	34	27	61.8%
4	Devin Carter	WR	NCSU	34	25	61.8%
5	Greg Dulcich	TE	UCLA	34	26	61.8%
6	Griffin Hebert	TE	LT	25	19	60.0%
7	Isaiah Winstead	WR	TOL	35	25	60.0%
8	Neil Pau'u	WR	BYU	50	39	60.0%
9	Chris Olave	WR	OSU	37	36	59.5%
10	Miller Forristall	TE	ALA	22	20	59.1%
11	Jaelen Gill	WR	BC	39	29	59.0%
12	Isaiah Likely	TE	CCU	36	25	58.3%
13	Ja'Shaun Poke	WR	KENT	24	21	58.3%
14	Kyle Pitts	TE	FLA	69	43	58.0%
15	Jalen Williams	WR	UL	28	19	57.1%
16	Kenny Yeboah	TE	MISS	28	27	57.1%
17	Keylon Stokes	WR	TLSA	49	37	57.1%
18	Zander Horvath	RB	PUR	32	31	56.2%
19	Dyami Brown	WR	UNC	82	54	56.1%
20	Dax Milne	WR	BYU	84	63	56.0%
21	Chris Autman-Bell	WR	MINN	34	22	55.9%
22	Danzel McKinley-Lewis	WR	TOL	27	19	55.6%
23	Tre Turner	WR	VT	45	34	55.6%
24	Kadarius Toney	WR	FLA	83	70	55.4%
25	Josh Whyle	TE	CIN	29	25	55.2%
26	Marshon Ford	TE	LOU	29	25	55.2%
27	Jaivon Heiligh	WR	CCU	71	52	54.9%
28	Dahu Green	WR	ARST	44	32	54.5%
29	Marvin Mims	WR	OU	44	36	54.5%
30	Slade Bolden	WR	ALA	22	19	54.5%
31	Michael Mayer	TE	ND	46	35	54.3%
32	Skyy Moore	WR	WMU	35	24	54.3%
33	Brevin Jordan	TE	MIA	39	30	53.8%
34	DJ Stubbs	WR	LIB	39	33	53.8%
35	Treylon Burks	WR	ARK	65	51	53.8%
36	Randle Jones	WR	TEM	41	31	53.7%
37	Ben Bresnahan	TE	VAN	28	28	53.6%
38	DeVonta Smith	WR	ALA	117	98	53.0%
39	Garrett Wilson	WR	OSU	53	38	52.8%
40	Isaac Rex	TE	BYU	38	32	52.6%
41	Tim Jones	WR	USM	44	30	52.3%
42	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	USC	56	41	51.8%
43	Dez Fitzpatrick	WR	LOU	62	43	51.6%
44	Braden Smith	WR	LOU	33	27	51.5%
45	Austin Stogner	TE	OU	35	25	51.4%
46	Amir Abdur-Rahman	WR	VAN	37	26	51.4%
47	CJ Lewis	WR	BC	39	28	51.3%
48	Jha'Quan Jackson	WR	TULN	39	29	51.3%
49	Elijah Moore	WR	MISS	82	86	51.2%
50	Drake London	WR	USC	43	33	51.2%
51	Tray Eafford	WR	TROY	43	34	51.2%
52	Dazz Newsome	WR	UNC	59	48	50.8%
53	Brandon Smith	WR	IOWA	32	23	50.0%
54	Briley Moore	TE	KSU	28	22	50.0%
55	Britain Covey	WR	UTAH	24	19	50.0%
56	Chandler Speights	WR	TXST	22	20	50.0%
57	Charlie Kolar	TE	ISU	60	39	50.0%
58	Ihmir Smith-Marsette	WR	IOWA	36	25	50.0%
59	Isaiah McKoy	WR	KENT	38	25	50.0%
60	Jacob Copeland	WR	FLA	38	23	50.0%
61	Jaquarii Roberson	WR	WAKE	70	54	50.0%
62	Jaray Jenkins	WR	LSU	36	23	50.0%
63	Mike Woods	WR	ARK	48	31	50.0%
64	Nick Muse	TE	SC	38	30	50.0%
65	Tylan Wallace	WR	OKST	74	53	50.0%
66	Sean Dykes	TE	MEM	57	46	49.1%
67	Rashod Bateman	WR	MINN	51	36	49.0%
68	Kyric McGowan	WR	NU	45	34	48.9%
69	Tauskie Dove	WR	MIZ	39	30	48.7%
70	Bennett Skowronek	WR	ND	33	25	48.5%
71	Derrick Deese Jr.	TE	SJSU	33	19	48.5%
72	Jalen Wydermyer	TE	TA&M	62	45	48.4%
73	Hassan Beydoun	WR	EMU	54	40	48.1%
74	Jordan Myers	TE	RICE	27	24	48.1%
75	Artie Henry	WR	MRSH	25	21	48.0%
76	Blake Kern	TE	ARK	25	20	48.0%
77	Dontario Drummond	WR	MISS	25	19	48.0%
78	Tommy Tremble	TE	ND	25	19	48.0%
79	Austin Watkins	WR	UAB	46	26	47.8%
80	Jake Bobo	WR	DUKE	42	31	47.6%
81	Najee Harris	RB	ALA	42	32	47.6%
82	Trevon Grimes	WR	FLA	61	38	47.5%
83	Ronnie Bell	WR	MICH	40	26	47.5%
84	Jahan Dotson	WR	PSU	76	52	47.4%
85	Marlon Williams	WR	UCF	95	69	47.4%
86	Tanner Knue	WR	EMU	38	27	47.4%
87	Thayer Thomas	WR	NCSU	55	39	47.3%
88	Javon McKinley	WR	ND	53	40	47.2%
89	D'Wayne Eskridge	WR	WMU	51	33	47.1%
90	Theo Wease Jr.	WR	OU	51	36	47.1%
91	Arik Gilbert	TE	LSU	49	35	46.9%
92	Avery Davis	WR	ND	32	23	46.9%
93	Ryan O'Keefe	WR	UCF	32	19	46.9%
94	Ja'Lynn Polk	WR	TTU	30	28	46.7%
95	Jonathan Adams Jr.	WR	ARST	120	79	46.7%
96	Myron Mitchell	WR	UAB	45	29	46.7%
97	John Metchie	WR	ALA	58	44	46.6%
98	Keith Corbin	WR	HOU	43	27	46.5%
99	Tyler Vaughns	WR	USC	43	33	46.5%
100	Jaylon Robinson	WR	UCF	71	50	46.5%

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