2022 College Yards 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.

Receiving yards per target.

The 2022 leaders: Corey Gammage (22.6), Jahmal Edrine (19.0), Ali Jennings (18.8).

Yards 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	Y/Tgt
1	Corey Gammage	WR	MRSH	32	49	22.6
2	Jahmal Edrine	WR	FAU	30	39	19.0
3	Ali Jennings	WR	ODU	51	54	18.8
4	C.J. Johnson	WR	ECU	50	60	18.7
5	Jamari Thrash	WR	GAST	60	60	18.5
6	RaJae' Johnson	WR	TROY	37	34	18.2
7	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	ARIZ	39	39	18.0
8	Shae Wyatt	WR	TULN	39	35	17.7
9	Noah Frith	WR	LIB	24	24	17.7
10	Jacoby Jones	WR	OHIO	42	42	17.4
11	Bradley Rozner	WR	RICE	48	41	17.4
12	Kris Thornton	WR	JMU	59	60	17.4
13	Cyrus Allen	WR	LT	30	23	17.0
14	Gavin Holmes	WR	BAY	28	23	16.9
15	Reggie Brown	WR	JMU	24	24	16.7
16	Tyrone Howell	WR	ULM	51	50	16.7
17	Devin Ravenel	WR	JMU	19	24	16.5
18	Javon Harvey	WR	ODU	35	31	16.4
19	Oscar Cardenas	TE	UTSA	23	26	16.3
20	Alex Adams	WR	AKR	51	56	16.3
21	Sean Ryan	WR	RUTG	27	26	16.3
22	Elijah Spencer	WR	CLT	58	57	16.3
23	Dorian Singer	WR	ARIZ	68	66	16.2
24	Oronde Gadsden II	TE	SYR	56	54	15.9
25	Christan Horn	WR	APP	39	34	15.9
26	Keanu Hill	TE	BYU	36	36	15.9
27	Dante Cephas	WR	KENT	47	48	15.8
28	Anthony Gould	WR	ORST	29	27	15.8
29	Justin Lockhart	WR	SJSU	36	34	15.7
30	Jacob Copeland	WR	MD	24	26	15.7
31	Je'Quan Burton	WR	FAU	33	33	15.7
32	Isaiah Winstead	WR	ECU	65	82	15.6
33	Quentin Skinner	WR	KU	28	25	15.6
34	Marvin Mims	WR	OU	65	52	15.5
35	Roderic Burns	WR	UNT	42	37	15.5
36	Mac Hippenhammer	WR	M-OH	47	52	15.4
37	Ja'Varrius Johnson	WR	AUB	32	26	15.4
38	Jeff Foreman	WR	ARST	32	30	15.3
39	Jalin Hyatt	WR	TENN	83	67	15.3
40	Mario Williams	WR	USC	34	28	15.3
41	Troy Franklin	WR	ORE	57	56	15.2
42	Chimere Dike	WR	WIS	43	44	15.2
43	Jerjuan Newton	WR	TOL	52	48	15.2
44	Jamari Gassett	WR	BUF	23	27	15.1
45	Dominic Lovett	WR	MIZ	56	56	15.1
46	Talik Keaton	WR	MRSH	15	24	15.1
47	Nick Williams	WR	UNLV	29	28	15.0
48	Jordan Kerley	WR	SMU	36	31	14.9
49	Jake Roberts	TE	UNT	25	26	14.9
50	Tyrell Shavers	WR	SDSU	39	34	14.9
51	Puka Nacua	WR	BYU	42	48	14.9
52	Griffin Hebert	TE	LT	29	23	14.9
53	James Bostic	WR	OHIO	40	32	14.8
54	Malachi Corley	WR	WKU	81	90	14.6
55	Justin McGriff	WR	USU	31	31	14.5
56	Jalen Moreno-Cropper	WR	FRES	66	71	14.5
57	Jimmy Horn Jr.	WR	USF	38	37	14.5
58	Miles Marshall	WR	M-OH	26	23	14.5
59	Jalen Walker	WR	M-OH	17	24	14.5
60	Malik Heath	WR	MISS	58	52	14.4
61	Elijah Cooks	WR	SJSU	69	64	14.3
62	Jaylen Hall	WR	WKU	51	59	14.3
63	Tyler Scott	WR	CIN	63	55	14.3
64	Jack Coldiron	TE	M-OH	19	23	14.3
65	Trea Shropshire	WR	UAB	52	35	14.2
66	Matt Landers	WR	ARK	55	44	14.2
67	Damon Ward Jr.	WR	UNT	23	24	14.1
68	Chuck Montgomery	WR	MRSH	28	34	14.1
69	Jeshaun Jones	WR	MD	34	40	14.1
70	Kaleb Smith	WR	VT	48	37	14.0
71	Ta'Ron Keith	RB	BGSU	20	32	13.9
72	Tez Johnson	WR	TROY	59	52	13.9
73	Amare Jones	WR	GASO	35	35	13.8
74	Jared Brown	WR	CCU	55	45	13.8
75	Jared Wayne	WR	PITT	73	55	13.8
76	Renard Bell	WR	WSU	23	27	13.7
77	De'Zhaun Stribling	WR	WSU	44	51	13.7
78	Jadon Thompson	WR	CIN	28	26	13.7
79	Justus Ross-Simmons	WR	CSU	31	26	13.7
80	Tory Horton	WR	CSU	83	71	13.6
81	Tejhaun Palmer	WR	UAB	34	27	13.6
82	Michael Mathison	WR	WKU	43	50	13.6
83	Tahj Washington	WR	USC	50	45	13.5
84	Michael Jefferson	WR	UL	60	51	13.5
85	Dane Key	WR	UK	35	31	13.5
86	Jonathan Mingo	WR	MISS	60	48	13.5
87	Taye Barber	WR	TCU	44	34	13.5
88	Shocky Jacques-Louis	WR	AKR	61	69	13.4
89	Devontez Walker	WR	KENT	69	58	13.3
90	Ryan Jones	TE	ECU	31	41	13.3
91	Amad Anderson Jr.	WR	TEM	36	38	13.3
92	Skyler Bell	WR	WIS	33	29	13.3
93	Antoine Green	WR	UNC	60	43	13.3
94	Donovan Ollie	WR	WSU	37	43	13.3
95	Lawrence Arnold	WR	KU	45	36	13.3
96	Ricky Pearsall	WR	FLA	45	29	13.2
97	Jeremiah Hunter	WR	CAL	73	60	13.2
98	Daewood Davis	WR	WKU	66	63	13.2
99	Jason Brownlee	WR	USM	62	52	13.2
100	Corey Dyches	TE	MD	34	35	13.2

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