2021 College Catch Rate 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.

Receptions per target.

The 2021 leaders: Jaylin Lane (217.6%), Jamari Thrash (147.6%), Luke Wysong (141.2%).

Catch Rate

Minimum to rank: 1.875 receptions per team game (the NFL's rate; the NCAA ranks receivers per game with no reception minimum). 446 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Catch%
1	Jaylin Lane	WR	MTSU	17	37	217.6%
2	Jamari Thrash	WR	GAST	21	31	147.6%
3	Luke Wysong	WR	UNM	17	24	141.2%
4	DJ England-Chisolm	WR	MTSU	21	28	133.3%
5	Jimmy Marshall	WR	MTSU	34	45	132.4%
6	Bryce Singleton	WR	FIU	35	46	131.4%
7	Caullin Lacy	WR	USA	33	41	124.2%
8	Reggie Roberson Jr.	WR	SMU	42	51	121.4%
9	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	GT	29	35	120.7%
10	CJ Windham	WR	MTSU	20	24	120.0%
11	Tyrin Smith	WR	UTEP	25	30	120.0%
12	Tristian Brank	TE	AKR	21	25	119.0%
13	Sam Pinckney	WR	GAST	22	26	118.2%
14	Gavin Bartholomew	TE	PITT	23	27	117.4%
15	Tyrese Chambers	WR	FIU	39	45	115.4%
16	Ron Cook Jr.	RB	BUF	20	23	115.0%
17	Jordan Myers	TE	RICE	24	27	112.5%
18	Ali Jennings	WR	ODU	50	56	112.0%
19	Dante Wright	WR	CSU	40	44	110.0%
20	Dominic Lovett	WR	MIZ	22	24	109.1%
21	Jarrin Pierce	WR	MTSU	36	39	108.3%
22	Elijah Spencer	WR	CLT	26	28	107.7%
23	Boogie Knight	WR	ULM	42	45	107.1%
24	Stefan Cobbs	WR	BOIS	32	34	106.2%
25	Myles Price	WR	TTU	33	35	106.1%
26	Corey Crooms Jr.	WR	WMU	41	43	104.9%
27	Giovanni Fauolo Sr.	TE	UNLV	22	23	104.5%
28	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	OSU	22	23	104.5%
29	Zach Jackson	WR	ULM	24	25	104.2%
30	Lincoln Pare	RB	ARST	26	27	103.8%
31	Daniel Bellinger	TE	SDSU	28	29	103.6%
32	Jabre Barber	WR	TROY	31	32	103.2%
33	Zack Kuntz	TE	ODU	69	71	102.9%
34	Breece Hall	RB	ISU	35	36	102.9%
35	Jason Pirtle	TE	UNT	37	38	102.7%
36	Tre Turner	WR	VT	39	40	102.6%
37	Derrick Deese Jr.	TE	SJSU	46	47	102.2%
38	Victor Tucker	WR	CLT	50	51	102.0%
39	Ryan O'Keefe	WR	UCF	76	77	101.3%
40	Xavier Hutchinson	WR	ISU	81	82	101.2%
41	Bryant Koback	RB	TOL	29	29	100.0%
42	Charles Ross	WR	SJSU	25	25	100.0%
43	Chase Allen	TE	ISU	23	23	100.0%
44	Cyrus Habibi-Likio	RB	BOIS	23	23	100.0%
45	Jaelen Gill	WR	BC	24	24	100.0%
46	Jerrion Ealy	RB	MISS	30	30	100.0%
47	Lincoln Sefcik	TE	USA	32	32	100.0%
48	Omar Manning	WR	NEB	26	26	100.0%
49	Taye Barber	WR	TCU	30	30	100.0%
50	Jesse Matthews	WR	SDSU	48	47	97.9%
51	Skyy Moore	WR	WMU	93	91	97.8%
52	Lucas Krull	TE	PITT	38	37	97.4%
53	Justin McGriff	WR	USU	35	34	97.1%
54	Jacob Cowing	WR	UTEP	69	67	97.1%
55	Dalton Kincaid	TE	UTAH	34	33	97.1%
56	Isaiah Hamilton	WR	SJSU	32	31	96.9%
57	Jared Sparks	WR	ULM	31	30	96.8%
58	Charlie Kolar	TE	ISU	60	58	96.7%
59	Dontay Demus Jr.	WR	MD	29	28	96.6%
60	Ta'Ron Keith	RB	BGSU	27	26	96.3%
61	Brady Russell	TE	COLO	26	25	96.2%
62	Tre'Shaun Harrison	WR	ORST	26	25	96.2%
63	Micah Bernard	RB	UTAH	25	24	96.0%
64	Brevyn Spann-Ford	TE	MINN	24	23	95.8%
65	Deshon Stoudemire	WR	TROY	24	23	95.8%
66	Isiah Paige	WR	ODU	24	23	95.8%
67	Jermaine Burton	WR	UGA	24	23	95.8%
68	Rasheen Ali	RB	MRSH	47	45	95.7%
69	Trey McBride	TE	CSU	94	90	95.7%
70	Dallas Dixon	WR	CMU	46	44	95.7%
71	Deven Thompkins	WR	USU	101	96	95.0%
72	Lew Nichols III	RB	CMU	40	38	95.0%
73	Malachi Carter	WR	GT	40	38	95.0%
74	Parker Washington	WR	PSU	60	57	95.0%
75	Yusuf Ali	WR	MTSU	38	36	94.7%
76	Chris Autman-Bell	WR	MINN	37	35	94.6%
77	Tauskie Dove	WR	MIZ	37	35	94.6%
78	Justin Garrett	WR	UTEP	52	49	94.2%
79	Tyler Walton	WR	OHIO	34	32	94.1%
80	Calvin Jackson Jr.	WR	WSU	67	63	94.0%
81	Devin Boddie Jr.	WR	VAN	31	29	93.5%
82	Smoke Harris	WR	LT	76	71	93.4%
83	Cade Otton	TE	WASH	30	28	93.3%
84	Kyle Williams	WR	UNLV	45	42	93.3%
85	Taysir Mack	WR	PITT	29	27	93.1%
86	Jalen Wayne	WR	USA	57	53	93.0%
87	Bijan Robinson	RB	TEX	28	26	92.9%
88	Jared Smart	WR	HAW	28	26	92.9%
89	Khalil Shakir	WR	BOIS	83	77	92.8%
90	Konata Mumpfield	WR	AKR	68	63	92.6%
91	Barrett Banister	WR	MIZ	27	25	92.6%
92	Dillon Johnson	RB	MSST	67	62	92.5%
93	Grant DuBose	WR	CLT	67	62	92.5%
94	Ryan Jones	TE	ECU	40	37	92.5%
95	Rahjai Harris	RB	ECU	26	24	92.3%
96	Kyle Philips	WR	UCLA	64	59	92.2%
97	Dontae Fleming	WR	UL	25	23	92.0%
98	Jared Wayne	WR	PITT	50	46	92.0%
99	Johnny Ford	RB	FAU	25	23	92.0%
100	Xazavian Valladay	RB	WYO	25	23	92.0%

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