2023 College Passer Rating When Targeted 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.

The passer rating on throws to him.

The 2023 leaders: Adonai Mitchell (158.3), Ashton Jeanty (158.3), Brenden Rice (158.3).

Passer Rating When Targeted

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	Rate Tgt
1	Adonai Mitchell	WR	TEX	61	51	158.3
2	Ashton Jeanty	RB	BOIS	36	39	158.3
3	Brenden Rice	WR	USC	48	45	158.3
4	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	LSU	69	60	158.3
5	CJ Daniels	WR	LIB	48	47	158.3
6	Cade Stover	TE	OSU	42	41	158.3
7	Chris Lewis	WR	TROY	39	32	158.3
8	Courtney Jackson	WR	ARST	39	38	158.3
9	Da'Quan Felton	WR	VT	44	38	158.3
10	Dane Key	WR	UK	37	38	158.3
11	Deion Burks	WR	PUR	48	47	158.3
12	Drake Dabney	TE	BAY	42	33	158.3
13	Ja'Mori Maclin	WR	UNT	62	57	158.3
14	Jack Velling	TE	ORST	34	29	158.3
15	Jacolby George	WR	MIA	64	55	158.3
16	Jalen Royals	WR	USU	64	68	158.3
17	Javon Baker	WR	UCF	47	43	158.3
18	Javon Harvey	WR	ODU	31	29	158.3
19	Jaylin Lane	WR	VT	40	37	158.3
20	Jeremiah Hixon	WR	UNM	38	39	158.3
21	Jordan Hudson	WR	SMU	32	28	158.3
22	Kobe Hudson	WR	UCF	47	42	158.3
23	Micah Davis	WR	USU	37	36	158.3
24	Moochie Dixon	WR	SMU	28	24	158.3
25	Nic Anderson	WR	OU	40	31	158.3
26	Nick Nash	WR	SJSU	47	47	158.3
27	Reggie Brown	WR	JMU	55	51	158.3
28	Roderick Daniels Jr.	WR	SMU	25	23	158.3
29	Roman Wilson	WR	MICH	45	41	158.3
30	Rome Odunze	WR	WASH	102	81	158.3
31	Steven McBride	WR	HAW	66	63	158.3
32	Tai Felton	WR	MD	50	48	158.3
33	Tejhaun Palmer	WR	UAB	51	47	158.3
34	Theo Wease Jr.	WR	MIZ	48	44	158.3
35	Tre Harris	WR	MISS	56	47	158.3
36	Trent Hudson	WR	NMSU	36	34	158.3
37	Troy Franklin	WR	ORE	95	81	158.3
38	Tykee Ogle-Kellogg	WR	UTSA	33	30	158.3
39	Kelly Akharaiyi	WR	UTEP	59	48	158.3
40	Kyren Lacy	WR	LSU	31	24	158.3
41	Bub Means	WR	PITT	51	41	158.0
42	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	ARIZ	85	80	158.0
43	Joseph Manjack IV	WR	HOU	47	46	157.4
44	Khafre Brown	WR	USF	33	26	157.3
45	Demeer Blankumsee	WR	MEM	52	51	157.2
46	Gary Bryant Jr.	WR	ORE	26	26	157.2
47	Will Sheppard	WR	VAN	56	47	157.1
48	Ja'Lynn Polk	WR	WASH	70	60	156.8
49	Josh Kelly	WR	WSU	70	61	156.8
50	Tyson Davis	WR	CMU	35	29	156.8
51	Landon Sides	WR	UNT	30	30	156.7
52	Kaden Prather	WR	MD	44	41	156.6
53	Elijah Sarratt	WR	JMU	71	74	156.3
54	Dorian Singer	WR	USC	23	23	156.2
55	Jeff Foreman	WR	ARST	32	24	156.2
56	Tez Johnson	WR	ORE	80	75	156.2
57	Lewis Bond	WR	BC	51	48	156.2
58	Kaedin Robinson	WR	APP	66	59	155.9
59	Jermaine Burton	WR	ALA	47	35	155.8
60	Eric Singleton Jr.	WR	GT	45	43	155.8
61	Holden Willis	TE	MTSU	45	46	155.8
62	Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint	WR	UGA	36	32	155.8
63	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	OSU	90	67	155.8
64	Tahj Washington	WR	USC	54	52	155.8
65	Damon Ward Jr.	WR	UNT	41	39	155.7
66	Peter LeBlanc	WR	UL	36	29	155.7
67	Malik Nabers	WR	LSU	116	86	155.5
68	Harold Fannin Jr.	TE	BGSU	49	39	155.0
69	Joseph Scates	WR	MEM	29	30	155.0
70	Reymello Murphy	WR	ODU	28	27	154.5
71	Tyrone Howell	WR	ULM	51	49	154.5
72	Alex Perry	WR	HAW	24	24	154.3
73	Daniel Jackson	WR	MINN	70	57	154.2
74	Kole Taylor	TE	WVU	35	33	153.7
75	Kris Mitchell	WR	FIU	67	64	153.6
76	Trey Cleveland	WR	UNT	29	27	153.2
77	Chamon Metayer	TE	CIN	23	23	153.0
78	Jonathan Brady	WR	NMSU	39	37	152.9
79	Gage Larvadain	WR	M-OH	54	39	152.8
80	Ben Sinnott	TE	KSU	56	49	152.7
81	RJ Maryland	TE	SMU	45	34	152.6
82	Luke McCaffrey	WR	RICE	87	68	152.4
83	Malachi Corley	WR	WKU	87	75	152.1
84	Christian Leary	WR	GT	20	25	152.1
85	Robert Lewis	WR	GAST	70	70	152.1
86	Talique Williams	WR	GAST	48	46	151.8
87	Jaylin Noel	WR	ISU	60	60	151.5
88	Silas Bolden	WR	ORST	51	51	151.4
89	Darrell Harding Jr.	WR	BUF	30	23	151.4
90	Joshua Cephus	WR	UTSA	87	82	151.4
91	Jerand Bradley	WR	TTU	37	36	151.2
92	Neal Johnson	TE	UL	33	29	151.2
93	Pat Bryant	WR	ILL	52	43	151.1
94	Naiem Simmons	WR	USF	47	35	151.1
95	Jamaal Pritchett	WR	USA	61	49	151.1
96	Anthony Torres	TE	TOL	31	24	150.9
97	Jayden Higgins	WR	ISU	52	44	150.8
98	Terrell Vaughn	WR	USU	80	82	150.6
99	Luther Burden III	WR	MIZ	84	82	150.5
100	Jerjuan Newton	WR	TOL	59	47	150.2

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