2021 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 2021 leaders: Zach Jackson (+1.44), Taysir Mack (+1.44), Dontay Demus Jr. (+1.41).

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). 446 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	EPA/Tgt
1	Zach Jackson	WR	ULM	24	25	+1.44
2	Taysir Mack	WR	PITT	29	27	+1.44
3	Dontay Demus Jr.	WR	MD	29	28	+1.41
4	Jacob Cowing	WR	UTEP	69	67	+1.41
5	Jermaine Burton	WR	UGA	24	23	+1.39
6	Deshon Stoudemire	WR	TROY	24	23	+1.38
7	Ali Jennings	WR	ODU	50	56	+1.36
8	Tyrese Chambers	WR	FIU	39	45	+1.36
9	Greg Dulcich	TE	UCLA	50	42	+1.31
10	Derek Wright	WR	USU	50	45	+1.29
11	Brandon Johnson	WR	UCF	42	38	+1.27
12	Jake Herslow	WR	HOU	36	31	+1.27
13	Dallas Dixon	WR	CMU	46	44	+1.25
14	Jaelen Gill	WR	BC	24	24	+1.24
15	Elijah Spencer	WR	CLT	26	28	+1.23
16	Trea Shropshire	WR	UAB	42	25	+1.23
17	Dalton Kincaid	TE	UTAH	34	33	+1.21
18	Taye Barber	WR	TCU	30	30	+1.21
19	Thomas Hennigan	WR	APP	61	55	+1.20
20	Tyrin Smith	WR	UTEP	25	30	+1.20
21	Boogie Knight	WR	ULM	42	45	+1.19
22	Kyle Philips	WR	UCLA	64	59	+1.16
23	Chris Autman-Bell	WR	MINN	37	35	+1.16
24	Keric Wheatfall	WR	FRES	42	36	+1.16
25	Corey Crooms Jr.	WR	WMU	41	43	+1.16
26	Gavin Bartholomew	TE	PITT	23	27	+1.16
27	Grant DuBose	WR	CLT	67	62	+1.14
28	Danny Gray	WR	SMU	66	49	+1.12
29	Ty McCullouch	WR	CSU	28	24	+1.11
30	Tauskie Dove	WR	MIZ	37	35	+1.11
31	Khalil Shakir	WR	BOIS	83	77	+1.10
32	Derrick Deese Jr.	TE	SJSU	46	47	+1.09
33	Dante Wright	WR	CSU	40	44	+1.08
34	Skyy Moore	WR	WMU	93	91	+1.07
35	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	OSU	95	80	+1.07
36	Stefan Cobbs	WR	BOIS	32	34	+1.07
37	Marvin Mims	WR	OU	35	30	+1.07
38	Jordan Whittington	WR	TEX	34	26	+1.06
39	Nathaniel Dell	WR	HOU	101	80	+1.06
40	Tre Turner	WR	VT	39	40	+1.06
41	Treylon Burks	WR	ARK	77	66	+1.05
42	Puka Nacua	WR	BYU	51	42	+1.04
43	Gerrit Prince	TE	UAB	49	32	+1.04
44	Ke'Shawn Williams	WR	WAKE	29	25	+1.04
45	Zane Pope	WR	FRES	30	24	+1.03
46	Isaiah Esdale	WR	WVU	33	29	+1.03
47	Brandon Bowling	WR	USU	57	52	+1.01
48	Deven Thompkins	WR	USU	101	96	+1.00
49	Omar Manning	WR	NEB	26	26	+0.99
50	Dontayvion Wicks	WR	UVA	82	57	+0.99
51	Sean Dykes	TE	MEM	54	48	+0.99
52	Jameson Williams	WR	ALA	97	68	+0.99
53	Victor Tucker	WR	CLT	50	51	+0.97
54	Isaiah Neyor	WR	WYO	47	39	+0.97
55	Keke Chism	WR	MIZ	40	36	+0.97
56	Jason Pirtle	TE	UNT	37	38	+0.97
57	Bryce Singleton	WR	FIU	35	46	+0.97
58	Jordan Myers	TE	RICE	24	27	+0.96
59	CJ Daniels	WR	LIB	49	36	+0.96
60	Grant Calcaterra	TE	SMU	52	38	+0.96
61	Trevon Clark	WR	CAL	50	33	+0.96
62	Bryce Ford-Wheaton	WR	WVU	45	40	+0.96
63	Elijah Kothe	WR	SDSU	32	28	+0.95
64	Gunner Romney	WR	BYU	37	31	+0.94
65	Zay Flowers	WR	BC	54	44	+0.94
66	Jack Bech	WR	LSU	48	43	+0.94
67	Brevyn Spann-Ford	TE	MINN	24	23	+0.94
68	Sean Ryan	WR	WVU	32	24	+0.94
69	Velus Jones Jr.	WR	TENN	64	52	+0.94
70	Tre'Shaun Harrison	WR	ORST	26	25	+0.93
71	Brock Bowers	TE	UGA	63	47	+0.93
72	Derius Davis	WR	TCU	40	36	+0.93
73	Daewood Davis	WR	WKU	56	41	+0.93
74	Ezra Naylor II	WR	TLSA	34	30	+0.93
75	Jordan Watkins	WR	LOU	44	35	+0.92
76	Marshon Ford	TE	LOU	53	47	+0.92
77	KeSean Carter	WR	HOU	31	26	+0.92
78	Parker Washington	WR	PSU	60	57	+0.92
79	Jaylen Hall	WR	WMU	58	46	+0.92
80	Xavier Worthy	WR	TEX	71	62	+0.92
81	Javon Ivory	WR	MEM	38	29	+0.91
82	Justin Garrett	WR	UTEP	52	49	+0.91
83	Jalen Tolbert	WR	USA	92	82	+0.91
84	Malik Nabers	WR	LSU	32	26	+0.91
85	Austin Williams	WR	MSST	53	47	+0.91
86	Jamari Thrash	WR	GAST	21	31	+0.91
87	Malik Williams	WR	APP	65	51	+0.91
88	Calvin Austin III	WR	MEM	89	74	+0.91
89	Brady Russell	TE	COLO	26	25	+0.90
90	Jalen Nailor	WR	MSU	45	31	+0.90
91	Cedric Tillman	WR	TENN	76	57	+0.90
92	Jelani Woods	TE	UVA	57	44	+0.90
93	Ryan Jones	TE	ECU	40	37	+0.90
94	Dontario Drummond	WR	MISS	81	67	+0.90
95	Jabre Barber	WR	TROY	31	32	+0.90
96	Charlie Kolar	TE	ISU	60	58	+0.90
97	Jaylin Lane	WR	MTSU	17	37	+0.90
98	Joseph Ngata	WR	CLEM	38	23	+0.89
99	Tyrick James	TE	TULN	38	31	+0.89
100	Ben Yurosek	TE	STAN	57	42	+0.89

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