2021 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 2021 leaders: Jermaine Burton (70.8%), Corey Crooms Jr. (70.7%), Zane Pope (70.0%).

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). 446 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	1D/Tgt
1	Jermaine Burton	WR	UGA	24	23	70.8%
2	Corey Crooms Jr.	WR	WMU	41	43	70.7%
3	Zane Pope	WR	FRES	30	24	70.0%
4	Khalil Shakir	WR	BOIS	83	77	68.7%
5	Jacob Cowing	WR	UTEP	69	67	66.7%
6	Zach Jackson	WR	ULM	24	25	66.7%
7	Derek Wright	WR	USU	50	45	66.0%
8	Victor Tucker	WR	CLT	50	51	66.0%
9	Marvin Mims	WR	OU	35	30	65.7%
10	Jake Herslow	WR	HOU	36	31	63.9%
11	Taye Barber	WR	TCU	30	30	63.3%
12	Dallas Dixon	WR	CMU	46	44	63.0%
13	Deshon Stoudemire	WR	TROY	24	23	62.5%
14	Taysir Mack	WR	PITT	29	27	62.1%
15	Greg Dulcich	TE	UCLA	50	42	62.0%
16	Brandon Johnson	WR	UCF	42	38	61.9%
17	Jamari Thrash	WR	GAST	21	31	61.9%
18	Dalton Kincaid	TE	UTAH	34	33	61.8%
19	Elijah Spencer	WR	CLT	26	28	61.5%
20	KeSean Carter	WR	HOU	31	26	61.3%
21	Ty McCullouch	WR	CSU	28	24	60.7%
22	Austin Allen	TE	NEB	43	38	60.5%
23	Austin Williams	WR	MSST	53	47	60.4%
24	Skyy Moore	WR	WMU	93	91	60.2%
25	Charlie Kolar	TE	ISU	60	58	60.0%
26	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	OSU	95	80	60.0%
27	Grant DuBose	WR	CLT	67	62	59.7%
28	Tauskie Dove	WR	MIZ	37	35	59.5%
29	Derrick Deese Jr.	TE	SJSU	46	47	58.7%
30	Dontay Demus Jr.	WR	MD	29	28	58.6%
31	Brevyn Spann-Ford	TE	MINN	24	23	58.3%
32	Jack Bech	WR	LSU	48	43	58.3%
33	Parker Washington	WR	PSU	60	57	58.3%
34	Ali Jennings	WR	ODU	50	56	58.0%
35	Trevon Clark	WR	CAL	50	33	58.0%
36	Milton Wright	WR	PUR	69	57	58.0%
37	Brandon Bowling	WR	USU	57	52	57.9%
38	Bryce Ford-Wheaton	WR	WVU	45	40	57.8%
39	Kayshon Boutte	WR	LSU	45	38	57.8%
40	Omar Manning	WR	NEB	26	26	57.7%
41	Ladd McConkey	WR	UGA	33	28	57.6%
42	Derius Davis	WR	TCU	40	36	57.5%
43	Trey McBride	TE	CSU	94	90	57.4%
44	Nathaniel Dell	WR	HOU	101	80	57.4%
45	Thomas Hennigan	WR	APP	61	55	57.4%
46	Carlos Carriere	WR	MD	28	24	57.1%
47	Jake Bailey	WR	RICE	70	56	57.1%
48	Josh Ali	WR	UK	56	41	57.1%
49	Brant Kuithe	TE	UTAH	51	44	56.9%
50	Chris Autman-Bell	WR	MINN	37	35	56.8%
51	Chase Allen	TE	ISU	23	23	56.5%
52	Gavin Bartholomew	TE	PITT	23	27	56.5%
53	Octavius Evans	WR	BOIS	41	34	56.1%
54	Danny Gray	WR	SMU	66	49	56.1%
55	Neil Pau'u	WR	BYU	59	46	55.9%
56	Reggie Todd	WR	TROY	27	23	55.6%
57	Javon Ivory	WR	MEM	38	29	55.3%
58	TJ Sheffield	WR	PUR	38	33	55.3%
59	Tyrick James	TE	TULN	38	31	55.3%
60	Ke'Shawn Williams	WR	WAKE	29	25	55.2%
61	Dante Wright	WR	CSU	40	44	55.0%
62	Keke Chism	WR	MIZ	40	36	55.0%
63	Puka Nacua	WR	BYU	51	42	54.9%
64	Dontayvion Wicks	WR	UVA	82	57	54.9%
65	Ahmari Huggins-Bruce	WR	LOU	31	26	54.8%
66	Boogie Knight	WR	ULM	42	45	54.8%
67	Keric Wheatfall	WR	FRES	42	36	54.8%
68	Kyle Philips	WR	UCLA	64	59	54.7%
69	Jalen Tolbert	WR	USA	92	82	54.3%
70	Dontario Drummond	WR	MISS	81	67	54.3%
71	Bryce Singleton	WR	FIU	35	46	54.3%
72	Jaelen Gill	WR	BC	24	24	54.2%
73	Tre Turner	WR	VT	39	40	53.8%
74	Jack Sorenson	WR	M-OH	80	69	53.8%
75	Sean Dykes	TE	MEM	54	48	53.7%
76	Mitchell Tinsley	WR	WKU	107	80	53.3%
77	Sean Ryan	WR	WVU	32	24	53.1%
78	Jaylin Lane	WR	MTSU	17	37	52.9%
79	Jordan Whittington	WR	TEX	34	26	52.9%
80	Marshon Ford	TE	LOU	53	47	52.8%
81	Ben Yurosek	TE	STAN	57	42	52.6%
82	Jelani Woods	TE	UVA	57	44	52.6%
83	Lucas Krull	TE	PITT	38	37	52.6%
84	Lew Nichols III	RB	CMU	40	38	52.5%
85	Ryan Jones	TE	ECU	40	37	52.5%
86	Tre Tucker	WR	CIN	40	32	52.5%
87	Sam LaPorta	TE	IOWA	63	46	52.4%
88	Tristian Brank	TE	AKR	21	25	52.4%
89	Xavier Weaver	WR	USF	65	41	52.3%
90	Danny Davis III	WR	WIS	44	32	52.3%
91	Kameron Brown	WR	CCU	44	33	52.3%
92	Dontae Fleming	WR	UL	25	23	52.0%
93	Taylor Morin	WR	WAKE	50	39	52.0%
94	Trevon Bradford	WR	ORST	50	40	52.0%
95	Grant Calcaterra	TE	SMU	52	38	51.9%
96	Justin Garrett	WR	UTEP	52	49	51.9%
97	Corey Sutton	WR	APP	81	61	51.9%
98	Xavier Hutchinson	WR	ISU	81	82	51.9%
99	Zay Flowers	WR	BC	54	44	51.9%
100	Demario Douglas	WR	LIB	60	49	51.7%

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