2021 College Targets 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.

Passes thrown to him, as the play-by-play names the intended receiver.

The 2021 leaders: Josh Downs (133), Wan'Dale Robinson (127), John Metchie (124).

Targets

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 2084 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Tgt
1	Josh Downs	WR	UNC	133	98	133
2	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	UK	127	94	127
3	John Metchie	WR	ALA	124	96	124
4	David Bell	WR	PUR	118	93	118
5	Makai Polk	WR	MSST	118	98	118
6	Jordan Addison	WR	PITT	112	93	112
7	Jahan Dotson	WR	PSU	108	91	108
8	Mitchell Tinsley	WR	WKU	107	80	107
9	Hassan Beydoun	WR	EMU	106	86	106
10	Dante Cephas	WR	KENT	104	78	104
11	A.T. Perry	WR	WAKE	103	61	103
12	Charleston Rambo	WR	MIA	103	79	103
13	Jake Bobo	WR	DUKE	103	74	103
14	Deven Thompkins	WR	USU	101	96	101
15	Nathaniel Dell	WR	HOU	101	80	101
16	Zakhari Franklin	WR	UTSA	101	73	101
17	Keytaon Thompson	WR	UVA	100	78	100
18	Garrett Wilson	WR	OSU	99	70	99
19	Romeo Doubs	WR	NEV	99	80	99
20	Drake London	WR	USC	97	88	97
21	Jameson Williams	WR	ALA	97	68	97
22	Jaquarii Roberson	WR	WAKE	97	71	97
23	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	OSU	95	80	95
24	Trey McBride	TE	CSU	94	90	94
25	Skyy Moore	WR	WMU	93	91	93
26	Stanley Berryhill III	WR	ARIZ	93	83	93
27	Tyquan Thornton	WR	BAY	93	61	93
28	Jalen Tolbert	WR	USA	92	82	92
29	Billy Kemp IV	WR	UVA	91	74	91
30	Chris Olave	WR	OSU	91	65	91
31	Ty Fryfogle	WR	IU	91	46	91
32	Malachi Corley	WR	WKU	90	71	90
33	Calvin Austin III	WR	MEM	89	74	89
34	Corey Gammage	WR	MRSH	89	69	89
35	Joshua Cephus	WR	UTSA	89	69	89
36	Calvin Turner Jr.	RB	HAW	87	73	87
37	Cole Turner	TE	NEV	87	62	87
38	Emeka Emezie	WR	NCSU	87	60	87
39	Josh Johnson	WR	TLSA	87	75	87
40	Dylan Drummond	WR	EMU	85	58	85
41	Khalil Shakir	WR	BOIS	83	77	83
42	Austin Osborne	WR	BGSU	82	64	82
43	Dontayvion Wicks	WR	UVA	82	57	82
44	LaJohntay Wester	WR	FAU	82	65	82
45	Corey Sutton	WR	APP	81	61	81
46	Dontario Drummond	WR	MISS	81	67	81
47	Jaivon Heiligh	WR	CCU	81	59	81
48	Kwamie Lassiter II	WR	KU	81	59	81
49	Quian Williams	WR	BUF	81	64	81
50	Xavier Hutchinson	WR	ISU	81	82	81
51	Jack Sorenson	WR	M-OH	80	69	80
52	Travell Harris	WR	WSU	80	73	80
53	Michael Mayer	TE	ND	79	64	79
54	Jayshon Jackson	WR	BALL	78	57	78
55	Tyler Snead	WR	ECU	78	67	78
56	Corey Rucker	WR	ARST	77	59	77
57	Treylon Burks	WR	ARK	77	66	77
58	Cedric Tillman	WR	TENN	76	57	76
59	Rashee Rice	WR	SMU	76	64	76
60	Ryan O'Keefe	WR	UCF	76	77	76
61	Smoke Harris	WR	LT	76	71	76
62	Bo Melton	WR	RUTG	75	55	75
63	Jayden Reed	WR	MSU	75	53	75
64	Tez Johnson	WR	TROY	75	67	75
65	Trayvon Rudolph	WR	NIU	75	49	75
66	Chris Pierce	WR	VAN	74	57	74
67	Kalil Pimpleton	WR	CMU	74	58	74
68	Isaiah Williams	WR	ILL	73	47	73
69	Rakim Jarrett	WR	MD	73	56	73
70	Tahj Washington	WR	USC	73	54	73
71	Winston Wright Jr.	WR	WVU	72	60	72
72	Ainias Smith	WR	TA&M	71	47	71
73	Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda	WR	NMSU	71	37	71
74	Mac Hippenhammer	WR	M-OH	71	48	71
75	Xavier Worthy	WR	TEX	71	62	71
76	Alec Pierce	WR	CIN	70	50	70
77	Jake Bailey	WR	RICE	70	56	70
78	Nick Mardner	WR	HAW	70	46	70
79	Jacob Cowing	WR	UTEP	69	67	69
80	Justyn Ross	WR	CLEM	69	46	69
81	Mike Harley	WR	MIA	69	57	69
82	Milton Wright	WR	PUR	69	57	69
83	Zack Kuntz	TE	ODU	69	71	69
84	Justin Hall	WR	BALL	68	61	68
85	Konata Mumpfield	WR	AKR	68	63	68
86	Samori Toure	WR	NEB	68	46	68
87	Yo'Heinz Tyler	WR	BALL	68	44	68
88	Calvin Jackson Jr.	WR	WSU	67	63	67
89	Dillon Johnson	RB	MSST	67	62	67
90	Grant DuBose	WR	CLT	67	62	67
91	Jalon Calhoun	WR	DUKE	67	56	67
92	Josh Vann	WR	SC	67	43	67
93	Danny Gray	WR	SMU	66	49	66
94	Melquan Stovall	WR	NEV	66	56	66
95	Malik Williams	WR	APP	65	51	65
96	Xavier Weaver	WR	USF	65	41	65
97	Cornelius Johnson	WR	MICH	64	38	64
98	Kyle Philips	WR	UCLA	64	59	64
99	Michael Mathison	WR	AKR	64	56	64
100	Te'Vailance Hunt	WR	ARST	64	52	64

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