2022 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 2022 leaders: Reggie Brown (79.2%), Tetairoa McMillan (76.9%), Jahmal Edrine (76.7%).

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). 481 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	1D/Tgt
1	Reggie Brown	WR	JMU	24	24	79.2%
2	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	ARIZ	39	39	76.9%
3	Jahmal Edrine	WR	FAU	30	39	76.7%
4	Oronde Gadsden II	TE	SYR	56	54	75.0%
5	Oscar Cardenas	TE	UTSA	23	26	73.9%
6	Noah Frith	WR	LIB	24	24	70.8%
7	Luke Lachey	TE	IOWA	30	25	70.0%
8	KeSean Carter	WR	HOU	39	36	69.2%
9	Anthony Gould	WR	ORST	29	27	69.0%
10	Jake Roberts	TE	UNT	25	26	68.0%
11	Tyjon Lindsey	WR	ORST	31	28	67.7%
12	RaJae' Johnson	WR	TROY	37	34	67.6%
13	Jamari Thrash	WR	GAST	60	60	66.7%
14	Sean Ryan	WR	RUTG	27	26	66.7%
15	Kris Thornton	WR	JMU	59	60	66.1%
16	Ja'Cyais Credle	WR	GAST	32	29	65.6%
17	Jermaine Braddock	WR	SJSU	26	25	65.4%
18	Tyson Mobley	WR	CCU	40	36	65.0%
19	Jeshaun Jones	WR	MD	34	40	64.7%
20	Tez Johnson	WR	TROY	59	52	64.4%
21	Jacoby Jones	WR	OHIO	42	42	64.3%
22	Giovanni Sanders	WR	ASU	39	40	64.1%
23	Jaray Jenkins	WR	LSU	36	27	63.9%
24	Keanu Hill	TE	BYU	36	36	63.9%
25	De'Zhaun Stribling	WR	WSU	44	51	63.6%
26	Dane Key	WR	UK	35	31	62.9%
27	Ali Jennings	WR	ODU	51	54	62.7%
28	Christan Horn	WR	APP	39	34	61.5%
29	Giles Jackson	WR	WASH	31	28	61.3%
30	Jordan Kerley	WR	SMU	36	31	61.1%
31	Tanner McLachlan	TE	ARIZ	36	34	61.1%
32	Damon Ward Jr.	WR	UNT	23	24	60.9%
33	Renard Bell	WR	WSU	23	27	60.9%
34	Alex Adams	WR	AKR	51	56	60.8%
35	Tyrone Howell	WR	ULM	51	50	60.8%
36	Devaughn Vele	WR	UTAH	58	50	60.3%
37	Dorian Singer	WR	ARIZ	68	66	60.3%
38	Dalton Kincaid	TE	UTAH	73	70	60.3%
39	Demario Douglas	WR	LIB	75	72	60.0%
40	Jake Bobo	WR	UCLA	70	54	60.0%
41	Matt Landers	WR	ARK	55	44	60.0%
42	Grant DuBose	WR	CLT	62	64	59.7%
43	Dante Cephas	WR	KENT	47	48	59.6%
44	Ja'Varrius Johnson	WR	AUB	32	26	59.4%
45	Jabre Barber	WR	TROY	27	25	59.3%
46	Malik Nabers	WR	LSU	71	63	59.2%
47	Nikko Remigio	WR	FRES	71	69	59.2%
48	Matthew Golden	WR	HOU	44	36	59.1%
49	Zane Pope	WR	FRES	44	44	59.1%
50	Lideatrick Griffin	WR	MSST	39	35	59.0%
51	Marshon Ford	TE	LOU	39	31	59.0%
52	Jared Wayne	WR	PITT	73	55	58.9%
53	Bryan Thompson	WR	ASU	29	25	58.6%
54	Elijah Spencer	WR	CLT	58	57	58.6%
55	Seydou Traore	TE	ARST	53	50	58.5%
56	Amad Anderson Jr.	WR	TEM	36	38	58.3%
57	Caden Prieskorn	TE	MEM	48	46	58.3%
58	Darnell Washington	TE	UGA	36	26	58.3%
59	Jacob Copeland	WR	MD	24	26	58.3%
60	Nathaniel Dell	WR	HOU	108	103	58.3%
61	Mason Fairchild	TE	KU	31	29	58.1%
62	Elijah Cooks	WR	SJSU	69	64	58.0%
63	Troy Franklin	WR	ORE	57	56	57.9%
64	Kobe Hudson	WR	UCF	45	34	57.8%
65	Daewood Davis	WR	WKU	66	63	57.6%
66	Je'Quan Burton	WR	FAU	33	33	57.6%
67	Tayvion Robinson	WR	UK	40	35	57.5%
68	Gavin Holmes	WR	BAY	28	23	57.1%
69	Samuel Brown	WR	HOU	49	41	57.1%
70	Isaiah Winstead	WR	ECU	65	82	56.9%
71	Malik Heath	WR	MISS	58	52	56.9%
72	Jerand Bradley	WR	TTU	51	43	56.9%
73	Donovan Ollie	WR	WSU	37	43	56.8%
74	Brayden Cosper	WR	BYU	30	27	56.7%
75	Shae Wyatt	WR	TULN	39	35	56.4%
76	Tyrell Shavers	WR	SDSU	39	34	56.4%
77	Brenton Strange	TE	PSU	32	32	56.2%
78	David Martin-Robinson	TE	TEM	32	33	56.2%
79	Justin Robinson	WR	MSST	32	23	56.2%
80	Jeremiah Hunter	WR	CAL	73	60	56.2%
81	Bryson Nesbit	TE	UNC	41	32	56.1%
82	Mario Williams	WR	USC	34	28	55.9%
83	Michael Wilson	WR	STAN	34	26	55.9%
84	Barrett Banister	WR	MIZ	36	36	55.6%
85	Justin Lockhart	WR	SJSU	36	34	55.6%
86	Ladd McConkey	WR	UGA	63	51	55.6%
87	Griffin Hebert	TE	LT	29	23	55.2%
88	RJ Maryland	TE	SMU	29	27	55.2%
89	Jahmal Banks	WR	WAKE	49	39	55.1%
90	Jermaine Burton	WR	ALA	49	37	55.1%
91	Demeer Blankumsee	WR	TOL	40	37	55.0%
92	James Bostic	WR	OHIO	40	32	55.0%
93	Jason Brownlee	WR	USM	62	52	54.8%
94	Justus Ross-Simmons	WR	CSU	31	26	54.8%
95	Jaylin Lane	WR	MTSU	66	59	54.5%
96	Traeshon Holden	WR	ALA	33	25	54.5%
97	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	OSU	101	72	54.5%
98	Austin Williams	WR	MSST	35	32	54.3%
99	Erik Brooks	WR	FRES	35	34	54.3%
100	Javon Harvey	WR	ODU	35	31	54.3%

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