2022 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 2022 leaders: Jamari Thrash (+1.49), Anthony Gould (+1.45), RaJae' Johnson (+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). 481 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	EPA/Tgt
1	Jamari Thrash	WR	GAST	60	60	+1.49
2	Anthony Gould	WR	ORST	29	27	+1.45
3	RaJae' Johnson	WR	TROY	37	34	+1.41
4	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	ARIZ	39	39	+1.40
5	Kris Thornton	WR	JMU	59	60	+1.37
6	Ja'Varrius Johnson	WR	AUB	32	26	+1.36
7	Jahmal Edrine	WR	FAU	30	39	+1.35
8	Reggie Brown	WR	JMU	24	24	+1.35
9	Sean Ryan	WR	RUTG	27	26	+1.32
10	Je'Quan Burton	WR	FAU	33	33	+1.31
11	Jacoby Jones	WR	OHIO	42	42	+1.31
12	Justus Ross-Simmons	WR	CSU	31	26	+1.29
13	Ali Jennings	WR	ODU	51	54	+1.28
14	Oscar Cardenas	TE	UTSA	23	26	+1.27
15	Noah Frith	WR	LIB	24	24	+1.26
16	Jake Roberts	TE	UNT	25	26	+1.26
17	Mario Williams	WR	USC	34	28	+1.26
18	Tyrone Howell	WR	ULM	51	50	+1.26
19	Devin Ravenel	WR	JMU	19	24	+1.25
20	Dane Key	WR	UK	35	31	+1.24
21	Jaray Jenkins	WR	LSU	36	27	+1.24
22	Frank Peasant	RB	MTSU	25	26	+1.23
23	Tez Johnson	WR	TROY	59	52	+1.23
24	Keanu Hill	TE	BYU	36	36	+1.22
25	Dorian Singer	WR	ARIZ	68	66	+1.20
26	Justin Lockhart	WR	SJSU	36	34	+1.20
27	Matt Landers	WR	ARK	55	44	+1.20
28	Demario Douglas	WR	LIB	75	72	+1.20
29	Cyrus Allen	WR	LT	30	23	+1.18
30	Jordan Kerley	WR	SMU	36	31	+1.18
31	Luke Lachey	TE	IOWA	30	25	+1.16
32	Oronde Gadsden II	TE	SYR	56	54	+1.16
33	Bryan Thompson	WR	ASU	29	25	+1.16
34	Elijah Spencer	WR	CLT	58	57	+1.15
35	Elijah Cooks	WR	SJSU	69	64	+1.15
36	Jaelen Gill	WR	BC	31	27	+1.14
37	Kobe Hudson	WR	UCF	45	34	+1.14
38	Isaiah Winstead	WR	ECU	65	82	+1.14
39	Tyjon Lindsey	WR	ORST	31	28	+1.13
40	Tayvion Robinson	WR	UK	40	35	+1.13
41	Jamal Turner	TE	TOL	28	26	+1.12
42	Jared Wayne	WR	PITT	73	55	+1.11
43	Gavin Holmes	WR	BAY	28	23	+1.10
44	Matthew Golden	WR	HOU	44	36	+1.10
45	Giovanni Sanders	WR	ASU	39	40	+1.10
46	Tanner McLachlan	TE	ARIZ	36	34	+1.10
47	Alex Adams	WR	AKR	51	56	+1.10
48	Marcus Washington	WR	NEB	39	31	+1.10
49	Donovan Ollie	WR	WSU	37	43	+1.10
50	Nathaniel Dell	WR	HOU	108	103	+1.09
51	Cornelius Johnson	WR	MICH	39	30	+1.09
52	Zane Pope	WR	FRES	44	44	+1.09
53	Christan Horn	WR	APP	39	34	+1.08
54	Caden Prieskorn	TE	MEM	48	46	+1.08
55	Xavier White	WR	TTU	45	42	+1.08
56	Brenton Strange	TE	PSU	32	32	+1.07
57	Jermaine Braddock	WR	SJSU	26	25	+1.07
58	Jake Bobo	WR	UCLA	70	54	+1.07
59	KeSean Carter	WR	HOU	39	36	+1.07
60	Dominic Lovett	WR	MIZ	56	56	+1.07
61	Ja'Cyais Credle	WR	GAST	32	29	+1.06
62	De'Zhaun Stribling	WR	WSU	44	51	+1.04
63	Jahmal Banks	WR	WAKE	49	39	+1.04
64	Malik Heath	WR	MISS	58	52	+1.03
65	Shae Wyatt	WR	TULN	39	35	+1.03
66	Cameron Sullivan-Brown	WR	MASS	32	27	+1.02
67	Brian Cobbs	WR	USU	70	69	+1.02
68	Daewood Davis	WR	WKU	66	63	+1.02
69	CJ Dippre	TE	MD	25	30	+1.02
70	Jeshaun Jones	WR	MD	34	40	+1.02
71	Austin Williams	WR	MSST	35	32	+1.01
72	Jacob Cowing	WR	ARIZ	89	84	+1.01
73	Grant DuBose	WR	CLT	62	64	+1.01
74	Rivaldo Fairweather	TE	FIU	36	28	+1.01
75	Antwane Wells Jr.	WR	SC	72	63	+1.01
76	Malik Nabers	WR	LSU	71	63	+1.01
77	Rara Thomas	WR	MSST	50	44	+1.01
78	Griffin Hebert	TE	LT	29	23	+0.99
79	Jermaine Burton	WR	ALA	49	37	+0.99
80	Jeremiah Hunter	WR	CAL	73	60	+0.98
81	Luke McCaffrey	WR	RICE	53	51	+0.98
82	Montana Lemonious-Craig	WR	COLO	29	23	+0.98
83	Elijah Metcalf	WR	MTSU	26	25	+0.98
84	Jaylen Hall	WR	WKU	51	59	+0.98
85	Jabre Barber	WR	TROY	27	25	+0.98
86	Loic Fouonji	WR	TTU	28	27	+0.97
87	Mekhi Shaw	WR	SDSU	32	29	+0.97
88	RJ Maryland	TE	SMU	29	27	+0.97
89	Roderic Burns	WR	UNT	42	37	+0.96
90	Javon Harvey	WR	ODU	35	31	+0.96
91	Troy Franklin	WR	ORE	57	56	+0.96
92	Tyson Mobley	WR	CCU	40	36	+0.96
93	Jerand Bradley	WR	TTU	51	43	+0.95
94	Tre Harris	WR	LT	76	66	+0.95
95	Michael Wilson	WR	STAN	34	26	+0.95
96	Jalen Moreno-Cropper	WR	FRES	66	71	+0.94
97	David Martin-Robinson	TE	TEM	32	33	+0.94
98	Lideatrick Griffin	WR	MSST	39	35	+0.94
99	Chuck Montgomery	WR	MRSH	28	34	+0.94
100	Ricky Pearsall	WR	FLA	45	29	+0.94

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