2021 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 2021 leaders: Tristian Brank (95.2%), Elijah Spencer (92.3%), Gavin Bartholomew (91.3%).

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). 446 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Success
1	Tristian Brank	TE	AKR	21	25	95.2%
2	Elijah Spencer	WR	CLT	26	28	92.3%
3	Gavin Bartholomew	TE	PITT	23	27	91.3%
4	Dontay Demus Jr.	WR	MD	29	28	89.7%
5	Stefan Cobbs	WR	BOIS	32	34	84.4%
6	Jacob Cowing	WR	UTEP	69	67	84.1%
7	Jason Pirtle	TE	UNT	37	38	83.8%
8	Tauskie Dove	WR	MIZ	37	35	83.8%
9	Grant DuBose	WR	CLT	67	62	83.6%
10	Deshon Stoudemire	WR	TROY	24	23	83.3%
11	Khalil Shakir	WR	BOIS	83	77	83.1%
12	Derrick Deese Jr.	TE	SJSU	46	47	82.6%
13	Daniel Bellinger	TE	SDSU	28	29	82.1%
14	Ali Jennings	WR	ODU	50	56	82.0%
15	Elijah Kothe	WR	SDSU	32	28	81.2%
16	Chris Autman-Bell	WR	MINN	37	35	81.1%
17	Brandon Johnson	WR	UCF	42	38	81.0%
18	Skyy Moore	WR	WMU	93	91	80.6%
19	Thomas Hennigan	WR	APP	61	55	80.3%
20	Tyrin Smith	WR	UTEP	25	30	80.0%
21	Kyle Philips	WR	UCLA	64	59	79.7%
22	Dalton Kincaid	TE	UTAH	34	33	79.4%
23	Taysir Mack	WR	PITT	29	27	79.3%
24	Brevyn Spann-Ford	TE	MINN	24	23	79.2%
25	Jermaine Burton	WR	UGA	24	23	79.2%
26	Zach Jackson	WR	ULM	24	25	79.2%
27	Chase Allen	TE	ISU	23	23	78.3%
28	Corey Crooms Jr.	WR	WMU	41	43	78.0%
29	Xavier Hutchinson	WR	ISU	81	82	77.8%
30	Dante Wright	WR	CSU	40	44	77.5%
31	Keke Chism	WR	MIZ	40	36	77.5%
32	Ahmari Huggins-Bruce	WR	LOU	31	26	77.4%
33	Austin Williams	WR	MSST	53	47	77.4%
34	Sam Pinckney	WR	GAST	22	26	77.3%
35	Tanner Knue	WR	EMU	35	28	77.1%
36	Tre'Shaun Harrison	WR	ORST	26	25	76.9%
37	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	OSU	95	80	76.8%
38	Taye Barber	WR	TCU	30	30	76.7%
39	Zane Pope	WR	FRES	30	24	76.7%
40	Tyler Walton	WR	OHIO	34	32	76.5%
41	Boogie Knight	WR	ULM	42	45	76.2%
42	Jamari Thrash	WR	GAST	21	31	76.2%
43	Dallas Dixon	WR	CMU	46	44	76.1%
44	Greg Dulcich	TE	UCLA	50	42	76.0%
45	Sean Dykes	TE	MEM	54	48	75.9%
46	Broc Thompson	WR	PUR	28	23	75.0%
47	Carlos Carriere	WR	MD	28	24	75.0%
48	Charlie Kolar	TE	ISU	60	58	75.0%
49	Jack Bech	WR	LSU	48	43	75.0%
50	Jake Herslow	WR	HOU	36	31	75.0%
51	Kamari Morales	TE	UNC	28	24	75.0%
52	Ron Cook Jr.	RB	BUF	20	23	75.0%
53	Austin Allen	TE	NEB	43	38	74.4%
54	Jabre Barber	WR	TROY	31	32	74.2%
55	Shocky Jacques-Louis	WR	PITT	27	24	74.1%
56	Derek Wright	WR	USU	50	45	74.0%
57	Victor Tucker	WR	CLT	50	51	74.0%
58	Keric Wheatfall	WR	FRES	42	36	73.8%
59	Jalen Wayne	WR	USA	57	53	73.7%
60	Ezra Naylor II	WR	TLSA	34	30	73.5%
61	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	LSU	30	26	73.3%
62	Brady Russell	TE	COLO	26	25	73.1%
63	Omar Manning	WR	NEB	26	26	73.1%
64	Isaiah Esdale	WR	WVU	33	29	72.7%
65	Ladd McConkey	WR	UGA	33	28	72.7%
66	Myles Price	WR	TTU	33	35	72.7%
67	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	OSU	22	23	72.7%
68	Puka Nacua	WR	BYU	51	42	72.5%
69	Malachi Carter	WR	GT	40	38	72.5%
70	Ke'Shawn Williams	WR	WAKE	29	25	72.4%
71	Lideatrick Griffin	WR	MSST	29	24	72.4%
72	Deven Thompkins	WR	USU	101	96	72.3%
73	Nathaniel Dell	WR	HOU	101	80	72.3%
74	Jaden Walley	WR	MSST	61	52	72.1%
75	Trevon Bradford	WR	ORST	50	40	72.0%
76	Tre Turner	WR	VT	39	40	71.8%
77	Justin McGriff	WR	USU	35	34	71.4%
78	Marvin Mims	WR	OU	35	30	71.4%
79	Ty McCullouch	WR	CSU	28	24	71.4%
80	Bryce Ford-Wheaton	WR	WVU	45	40	71.1%
81	Tyrick James	TE	TULN	38	31	71.1%
82	Milton Wright	WR	PUR	69	57	71.0%
83	KeSean Carter	WR	HOU	31	26	71.0%
84	Jaelen Gill	WR	BC	24	24	70.8%
85	Jordan Myers	TE	RICE	24	27	70.8%
86	Brant Kuithe	TE	UTAH	51	44	70.6%
87	Barrett Banister	WR	MIZ	27	25	70.4%
88	Reggie Todd	WR	TROY	27	23	70.4%
89	Tre Harris	WR	LT	54	40	70.4%
90	Gunner Romney	WR	BYU	37	31	70.3%
91	Isaiah Neyor	WR	WYO	47	39	70.2%
92	De'Zhaun Stribling	WR	WSU	50	42	70.0%
93	Travell Harris	WR	WSU	80	73	70.0%
94	Will Derrick	WR	ULM	30	25	70.0%
95	Marshon Ford	TE	LOU	53	47	69.8%
96	Smoke Harris	WR	LT	76	71	69.7%
97	Adonicas Sanders	WR	GT	33	29	69.7%
98	Connor Heyward	RB	MSU	33	30	69.7%
99	Omarion Dollison	WR	USF	33	27	69.7%
100	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TE	MD	56	49	69.6%

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