2020 College Success 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.

Targets with positive EPA.

The 2020 leaders: Cary Angeline (79.4%), Briley Moore (78.6%), Miller Forristall (77.3%).

Success 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	Success
1	Cary Angeline	TE	NCSU	34	27	79.4%
2	Briley Moore	TE	KSU	28	22	78.6%
3	Miller Forristall	TE	ALA	22	20	77.3%
4	Isaac Rex	TE	BYU	38	32	76.3%
5	Antonio Nunn	WR	BUF	42	32	76.2%
6	Chris Olave	WR	OSU	37	36	75.7%
7	Zander Horvath	RB	PUR	32	31	75.0%
8	Neil Pau'u	WR	BYU	50	39	74.0%
9	Nick Muse	TE	SC	38	30	73.7%
10	Jaivon Heiligh	WR	CCU	71	52	73.2%
11	Chandler Speights	WR	TXST	22	20	72.7%
12	Josh Whyle	TE	CIN	29	25	72.4%
13	Griffin Hebert	TE	LT	25	19	72.0%
14	Eric Gray	RB	TENN	32	30	71.9%
15	KeSean Carter	WR	TTU	32	30	71.9%
16	DJ Stubbs	WR	LIB	39	33	71.8%
17	Austin Williams	WR	MSST	46	40	71.7%
18	Isaiah Winstead	WR	TOL	35	25	71.4%
19	Kenny Yeboah	TE	MISS	28	27	71.4%
20	Stanley Berryhill III	WR	ARIZ	28	23	71.4%
21	Treylon Burks	WR	ARK	65	51	70.8%
22	Devin Carter	WR	NCSU	34	25	70.6%
23	Greg Dulcich	TE	UCLA	34	26	70.6%
24	Jaylen Waddle	WR	ALA	27	25	70.4%
25	Jordan Myers	TE	RICE	27	24	70.4%
26	Keric Wheatfall	WR	FRES	30	23	70.0%
27	Drake London	WR	USC	43	33	69.8%
28	Tray Eafford	WR	TROY	43	34	69.8%
29	Yusuf Ali	WR	MTSU	46	37	69.6%
30	Jalen Wydermyer	TE	TA&M	62	45	69.4%
31	Cam Johnson	WR	VAN	51	55	68.6%
32	Barrett Banister	WR	MIZ	35	27	68.6%
33	Bryce Miller	WR	USF	35	33	68.6%
34	Skyy Moore	WR	WMU	35	24	68.6%
35	Justin Garrett	WR	UTEP	54	38	68.5%
36	Javon McKinley	WR	ND	53	40	67.9%
37	Malik Davis	RB	FLA	37	29	67.6%
38	Britain Covey	WR	UTAH	24	19	66.7%
39	Bru McCoy	WR	USC	27	21	66.7%
40	CJ Lewis	WR	BC	39	28	66.7%
41	Danzel McKinley-Lewis	WR	TOL	27	19	66.7%
42	Ihmir Smith-Marsette	WR	IOWA	36	25	66.7%
43	Isaiah Likely	TE	CCU	36	25	66.7%
44	Ja'Lynn Polk	WR	TTU	30	28	66.7%
45	Sean Dykes	TE	MEM	57	46	66.7%
46	Tre Turner	WR	VT	45	34	66.7%
47	Kadarius Toney	WR	FLA	83	70	66.3%
48	Dazz Newsome	WR	UNC	59	48	66.1%
49	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	USC	56	41	66.1%
50	Kyle Philips	WR	UCLA	53	38	66.0%
51	DeVonta Smith	WR	ALA	117	98	65.8%
52	Thomas Hennigan	WR	APP	64	45	65.6%
53	Reggie Roberson Jr.	WR	SMU	29	22	65.5%
54	Dax Milne	WR	BYU	84	63	65.5%
55	Keylon Stokes	WR	TLSA	49	37	65.3%
56	Amir Abdur-Rahman	WR	VAN	37	26	64.9%
57	Chris Autman-Bell	WR	MINN	34	22	64.7%
58	Elijah Moore	WR	MISS	82	86	64.6%
59	Xavier Hutchinson	WR	ISU	82	60	64.6%
60	Justin Shorter	WR	FLA	31	23	64.5%
61	Garrett Wilson	WR	OSU	53	38	64.2%
62	Brevin Jordan	TE	MIA	39	30	64.1%
63	Jaelen Gill	WR	BC	39	29	64.1%
64	Jha'Quan Jackson	WR	TULN	39	29	64.1%
65	Artie Henry	WR	MRSH	25	21	64.0%
66	Blake Kern	TE	ARK	25	20	64.0%
67	Malik Murray	WR	GASO	25	20	64.0%
68	Jaden Walley	WR	MSST	69	48	63.8%
69	Kyle Pitts	TE	FLA	69	43	63.8%
70	Dahu Green	WR	ARST	44	32	63.6%
71	Justin Hall	WR	BALL	52	49	63.5%
72	Dyami Brown	WR	UNC	82	54	63.4%
73	Bryant Koback	RB	TOL	30	24	63.3%
74	Javonte Williams	RB	UNC	30	25	63.3%
75	Perry Carter	WR	ULM	30	22	63.3%
76	Arik Gilbert	TE	LSU	49	35	63.3%
77	Marlon Williams	WR	UCF	95	69	63.2%
78	Tanner Knue	WR	EMU	38	27	63.2%
79	Brandon Johnson	WR	TENN	27	19	63.0%
80	Jaquarii Roberson	WR	WAKE	70	54	62.9%
81	Michael Young	WR	CIN	35	25	62.9%
82	Trevon Bradford	WR	ORST	35	24	62.9%
83	Tyrice Richie	WR	NIU	70	52	62.9%
84	Theo Wease Jr.	WR	OU	51	36	62.7%
85	Tyler Page	WR	SMU	51	39	62.7%
86	Bailey Gaither	WR	SJSU	59	41	62.7%
87	Brandon Smith	WR	IOWA	32	23	62.5%
88	Bret Clark	WR	TROY	24	20	62.5%
89	Ja'Shaun Poke	WR	KENT	24	21	62.5%
90	Jalen Wayne	WR	USA	48	33	62.5%
91	Melquise Stovall	WR	HAW	32	29	62.5%
92	Mike Woods	WR	ARK	48	31	62.5%
93	Noah Gray	TE	DUKE	32	28	62.5%
94	Ronnie Bell	WR	MICH	40	26	62.5%
95	Jalen Knox	WR	MIZ	37	29	62.2%
96	Leddie Brown	RB	WVU	37	31	62.2%
97	Blake Proehl	WR	ECU	58	47	62.1%
98	Marshon Ford	TE	LOU	29	25	62.1%
99	Thayer Thomas	WR	NCSU	55	39	61.8%
100	Shameen Jones	WR	RUTG	47	33	61.7%

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