2023 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 2023 leaders: Micah Davis (+1.80), Trey Cleveland (+1.69), Javon Baker (+1.68).

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). 479 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	EPA/Tgt
1	Micah Davis	WR	USU	37	36	+1.80
2	Trey Cleveland	WR	UNT	29	27	+1.69
3	Javon Baker	WR	UCF	47	43	+1.68
4	CJ Daniels	WR	LIB	48	47	+1.66
5	Chris Lewis	WR	TROY	39	32	+1.64
6	Kobe Hudson	WR	UCF	47	42	+1.62
7	Jeff Foreman	WR	ARST	32	24	+1.61
8	Reggie Brown	WR	JMU	55	51	+1.61
9	Roman Wilson	WR	MICH	45	41	+1.56
10	Kelly Akharaiyi	WR	UTEP	59	48	+1.54
11	Reymello Murphy	WR	ODU	28	27	+1.54
12	Anthony Torres	TE	TOL	31	24	+1.48
13	Nick Nash	WR	SJSU	47	47	+1.46
14	Alex Perry	WR	HAW	24	24	+1.44
15	Eric McAlister	WR	BOIS	54	47	+1.44
16	Steven McBride	WR	HAW	66	63	+1.41
17	Ja'Mori Maclin	WR	UNT	62	57	+1.41
18	Elijah Sarratt	WR	JMU	71	74	+1.41
19	Dalevon Campbell	WR	NEV	40	31	+1.39
20	Brenden Rice	WR	USC	48	45	+1.37
21	Tre Harris	WR	MISS	56	47	+1.36
22	Devin Carter	WR	WVU	27	27	+1.36
23	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	ARIZ	85	80	+1.35
24	Jayden Higgins	WR	ISU	52	44	+1.35
25	Trent Hudson	WR	NMSU	36	34	+1.34
26	Jermaine Burton	WR	ALA	47	35	+1.34
27	Kaden Prather	WR	MD	44	41	+1.33
28	Cyrus Allen	WR	LT	49	46	+1.33
29	Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen	WR	PUR	24	25	+1.32
30	Jairus Mack	WR	CLT	28	25	+1.32
31	Demeer Blankumsee	WR	MEM	52	51	+1.31
32	Jalen Royals	WR	USU	64	68	+1.31
33	Chris Tyree	WR	ND	32	26	+1.31
34	Rara Thomas	WR	UGA	26	23	+1.31
35	Tejhaun Palmer	WR	UAB	51	47	+1.29
36	Dane Key	WR	UK	37	38	+1.28
37	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	LSU	69	60	+1.28
38	Tyler Warren	TE	PSU	30	29	+1.27
39	Mitchell Evans	TE	ND	33	29	+1.26
40	Nic Anderson	WR	OU	40	31	+1.26
41	Moochie Dixon	WR	SMU	28	24	+1.26
42	Troy Franklin	WR	ORE	95	81	+1.26
43	Cam Johnson	WR	NU	56	50	+1.25
44	Darrell Harding Jr.	WR	BUF	30	23	+1.24
45	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	OSU	90	67	+1.24
46	Perry Carter	WR	JXST	34	34	+1.24
47	Jack Velling	TE	ORST	34	29	+1.23
48	Courtney Jackson	WR	ARST	39	38	+1.23
49	Ashton Jeanty	RB	BOIS	36	39	+1.22
50	Tykee Ogle-Kellogg	WR	UTSA	33	30	+1.21
51	Roc Taylor	WR	MEM	70	61	+1.21
52	Gary Bryant Jr.	WR	ORE	26	26	+1.21
53	Jonathan Brady	WR	NMSU	39	37	+1.21
54	Kelby Williams	WR	ODU	25	23	+1.20
55	David Martin-Robinson	TE	TEM	43	40	+1.20
56	Corey Rucker	WR	ARST	39	31	+1.18
57	Montorie Foster Jr.	WR	MSU	45	43	+1.18
58	Caleb Medford	WR	UNM	36	30	+1.17
59	Lawrence Arnold	WR	KU	46	38	+1.17
60	Romello Brinson	WR	SMU	30	26	+1.16
61	Charles Ross	WR	SJSU	25	23	+1.16
62	Justus Ross-Simmons	WR	CSU	48	45	+1.15
63	Theo Wease Jr.	WR	MIZ	48	44	+1.15
64	Blair Conwright	WR	UNT	26	24	+1.14
65	Isaiah Washington	WR	RUTG	24	24	+1.14
66	Tai Felton	WR	MD	50	48	+1.13
67	Ladd McConkey	WR	UGA	32	29	+1.12
68	DeMarcus Harris	WR	MRSH	24	24	+1.12
69	Christian Leary	WR	GT	20	25	+1.12
70	Jake Bailey	WR	SMU	36	36	+1.12
71	Bub Means	WR	PITT	51	41	+1.12
72	Anthony Gould	WR	ORST	47	44	+1.12
73	Dominick Mazotti	TE	SJSU	24	23	+1.11
74	Jalen Moss	WR	FRES	53	51	+1.11
75	Adonai Mitchell	WR	TEX	61	51	+1.11
76	Peter LeBlanc	WR	UL	36	29	+1.10
77	Tahj Washington	WR	USC	54	52	+1.10
78	Da'Quan Felton	WR	VT	44	38	+1.10
79	Joseph Manjack IV	WR	HOU	47	46	+1.10
80	Elic Ayomanor	WR	STAN	66	62	+1.10
81	Xavier White	WR	TTU	38	34	+1.10
82	Roderick Daniels Jr.	WR	SMU	25	23	+1.08
83	Taylor Morin	WR	WAKE	42	41	+1.08
84	Luther Burden III	WR	MIZ	84	82	+1.08
85	Jamari Thrash	WR	LOU	65	63	+1.08
86	Tory Horton	WR	CSU	96	96	+1.08
87	Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint	WR	UGA	36	32	+1.08
88	Koby Drake	WR	MEM	30	31	+1.07
89	TJ Sheffield	WR	PUR	33	32	+1.07
90	Ben Sinnott	TE	KSU	56	49	+1.06
91	Travis Hunter	WR	COLO	65	57	+1.06
92	Jahdae Walker	WR	TA&M	36	27	+1.06
93	Chase Sowell	WR	ECU	58	47	+1.06
94	Jordan Hudson	WR	SMU	32	28	+1.06
95	Rome Odunze	WR	WASH	102	81	+1.05
96	Kris Mitchell	WR	FIU	67	64	+1.05
97	Dorian Singer	WR	USC	23	23	+1.05
98	Dariyan Wiley	WR	ULM	28	24	+1.05
99	Holden Willis	TE	MTSU	45	46	+1.05
100	Silas Bolden	WR	ORST	51	51	+1.05

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