2023 College Target Share 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.

His share of his team's targets in the games he played.

The 2023 leaders: Malik Washington (39.2%), LaJohntay Wester (38.6%), Daniel Jackson (38.5%).

Target Share

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	Tgt%
1	Malik Washington	WR	UVA	129	110	39.2%
2	LaJohntay Wester	WR	FAU	141	108	38.6%
3	Daniel Jackson	WR	MINN	70	57	38.5%
4	Malik Nabers	WR	LSU	116	86	35.4%
5	Jahmal Banks	WR	WAKE	74	59	35.2%
6	Ricky White III	WR	UNLV	108	81	35.0%
7	Chrishon McCray	WR	KENT	62	41	34.8%
8	Terrell Vaughn	WR	USU	80	82	34.3%
9	Luther Burden III	WR	MIZ	84	82	34.0%
10	Caullin Lacy	WR	USA	108	91	33.0%
11	Billy Kemp IV	WR	NEB	52	35	32.9%
12	Isaiah Williams	WR	ILL	105	82	32.4%
13	Smoke Harris	WR	LT	88	83	31.8%
14	Gage Larvadain	WR	M-OH	54	39	31.8%
15	Lincoln Victor	WR	WSU	107	89	31.4%
16	Kenneth Womack	WR	WMU	88	76	30.8%
17	Tory Horton	WR	CSU	96	96	30.4%
18	Kelly Akharaiyi	WR	UTEP	59	48	30.3%
19	Tanner Knue	WR	EMU	74	50	30.2%
20	KC Concepcion	WR	NCSU	83	64	30.2%
21	Eric McAlister	WR	BOIS	54	47	30.0%
22	Sean Atkins	WR	USF	92	86	30.0%
23	Joshua Cephus	WR	UTSA	87	82	29.8%
24	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	OSU	90	67	29.7%
25	Robert Lewis	WR	GAST	70	70	29.7%
26	Jordan Moore	WR	DUKE	73	59	29.3%
27	Xzavier Henderson	WR	CIN	64	58	28.4%
28	Isiah Paige	WR	ODU	44	39	28.2%
29	Will Pauling	WR	WIS	86	66	28.0%
30	Andrew Armstrong	WR	ARK	74	56	27.9%
31	CJ Daniels	WR	LIB	48	47	27.9%
32	Joey Hobert	WR	TXST	82	71	27.9%
33	Xavier Restrepo	WR	MIA	91	74	27.8%
34	Noah Smith	WR	SHSU	94	79	27.4%
35	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	ARIZ	85	80	27.2%
36	Kris Mitchell	WR	FIU	67	64	27.2%
37	Logan Loya	WR	UCLA	60	58	27.0%
38	Eric Singleton Jr.	WR	GT	45	43	26.9%
39	Rome Odunze	WR	WASH	102	81	26.9%
40	Jalon Calhoun	WR	DUKE	67	48	26.9%
41	Jaylin Noel	WR	ISU	60	60	26.9%
42	Tyrone Howell	WR	ULM	51	49	26.8%
43	Addison Ostrenga	TE	IOWA	33	29	26.8%
44	Anthony Simpson	WR	MASS	79	57	26.8%
45	Khaleb Hood	WR	GASO	97	94	26.7%
46	Devaughn Vele	WR	UTAH	49	43	26.6%
47	Drake Stoops	WR	OU	84	78	26.6%
48	Evan Stewart	WR	TA&M	56	38	26.5%
49	Elijhah Badger	WR	ASU	91	65	26.5%
50	Elic Ayomanor	WR	STAN	66	62	26.3%
51	Jeremiah Hunter	WR	CAL	74	59	26.2%
52	Ryan O'Keefe	WR	BC	23	23	25.8%
53	Malachi Fields	WR	UVA	85	58	25.8%
54	Jalen Royals	WR	USU	64	68	25.8%
55	Kamdyn Benjamin	WR	TLSA	68	47	25.8%
56	Justin Joly	TE	CONN	59	56	25.7%
57	Sam Pinckney	WR	CCU	77	64	25.6%
58	Brennan Presley	WR	OKST	108	84	25.5%
59	Elijah Sarratt	WR	JMU	71	74	25.4%
60	Jabre Barber	WR	TROY	72	64	25.4%
61	Luke McCaffrey	WR	RICE	87	68	25.3%
62	Xavier Legette	WR	SC	91	71	25.2%
63	Xavier Worthy	WR	TEX	85	73	25.1%
64	Jamari Thrash	WR	LOU	65	63	25.1%
65	Johnny Wilson	WR	FSU	65	41	25.1%
66	Bub Means	WR	PITT	51	41	24.9%
67	Jalen McMillan	WR	WASH	42	34	24.9%
68	Christian Dremel	WR	RUTG	39	34	24.8%
69	Sam Wiglusz	WR	OHIO	61	50	24.7%
70	Malachi Corley	WR	WKU	87	75	24.6%
71	Pofele Ashlock	WR	HAW	85	83	24.6%
72	Lewis Bond	WR	BC	51	48	24.5%
73	Luke Floriea	WR	KENT	63	39	24.5%
74	Isaiah Bond	WR	ALA	65	44	24.4%
75	Jacob Cowing	WR	ARIZ	76	82	24.4%
76	Devontez Walker	WR	UNC	63	41	24.3%
77	Lawrence Keys III	WR	TULN	53	33	24.2%
78	Troy Franklin	WR	ORE	95	81	24.2%
79	Bryce Kirtz	WR	NU	51	44	24.1%
80	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	WR	PSU	52	53	23.9%
81	Squirrel White	WR	TENN	84	65	23.8%
82	Samuel Brown	WR	HOU	63	61	23.8%
83	Chase Sowell	WR	ECU	58	47	23.8%
84	Eugene Wilson III	WR	FLA	66	61	23.7%
85	Jeremiah Ballard	WR	UTEP	47	34	23.7%
86	Cam Johnson	WR	NU	56	50	23.7%
87	Wyatt Wieland	WR	WYO	42	39	23.7%
88	Jordan Watkins	WR	MISS	58	53	23.7%
89	Harold Fannin Jr.	TE	BGSU	49	39	23.7%
90	Lideatrick Griffin	WR	MSST	59	50	23.6%
91	Trayvon Rudolph	WR	NIU	67	46	23.6%
92	Devan Williams	WR	TLSA	43	29	23.5%
93	Ricky Pearsall	WR	FLA	76	64	23.5%
94	Xavier Weaver	WR	COLO	84	68	23.1%
95	Qian Magwood	WR	BALL	62	41	23.1%
96	Travis Hunter	WR	COLO	65	57	23.1%
97	Keon Coleman	WR	FSU	77	50	23.1%
98	Umari Hatcher	WR	SYR	36	30	23.1%
99	Jacob De Jesus	WR	UNLV	68	52	23.0%
100	Silas Bolden	WR	ORST	51	51	23.0%

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