2023 College Targets 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.

Passes thrown to him, as the play-by-play names the intended receiver.

The 2023 leaders: LaJohntay Wester (141), Malik Washington (129), Malik Nabers (116).

Targets

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 2119 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Tgt
1	LaJohntay Wester	WR	FAU	141	108	141
2	Malik Washington	WR	UVA	129	110	129
3	Malik Nabers	WR	LSU	116	86	116
4	Brennan Presley	WR	OKST	108	84	108
5	Caullin Lacy	WR	USA	108	91	108
6	Ricky White III	WR	UNLV	108	81	108
7	Lincoln Victor	WR	WSU	107	89	107
8	Isaiah Williams	WR	ILL	105	82	105
9	Rome Odunze	WR	WASH	102	81	102
10	Khaleb Hood	WR	GASO	97	94	97
11	Tory Horton	WR	CSU	96	96	96
12	Troy Franklin	WR	ORE	95	81	95
13	Noah Smith	WR	SHSU	94	79	94
14	Sean Atkins	WR	USF	92	86	92
15	Elijhah Badger	WR	ASU	91	65	91
16	Xavier Legette	WR	SC	91	71	91
17	Xavier Restrepo	WR	MIA	91	74	91
18	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	OSU	90	67	90
19	Kenneth Womack	WR	WMU	88	76	88
20	Smoke Harris	WR	LT	88	83	88
21	Joshua Cephus	WR	UTSA	87	82	87
22	Luke McCaffrey	WR	RICE	87	68	87
23	Malachi Corley	WR	WKU	87	75	87
24	Will Pauling	WR	WIS	86	66	86
25	Malachi Fields	WR	UVA	85	58	85
26	Pofele Ashlock	WR	HAW	85	83	85
27	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	ARIZ	85	80	85
28	Xavier Worthy	WR	TEX	85	73	85
29	Drake Stoops	WR	OU	84	78	84
30	Luther Burden III	WR	MIZ	84	82	84
31	Squirrel White	WR	TENN	84	65	84
32	Xavier Weaver	WR	COLO	84	68	84
33	KC Concepcion	WR	NCSU	83	64	83
34	Joey Hobert	WR	TXST	82	71	82
35	Terrell Vaughn	WR	USU	80	82	80
36	Tez Johnson	WR	ORE	80	75	80
37	Anthony Simpson	WR	MASS	79	57	79
38	Keon Coleman	WR	FSU	77	50	77
39	Sam Pinckney	WR	CCU	77	64	77
40	Jacob Cowing	WR	ARIZ	76	82	76
41	Ricky Pearsall	WR	FLA	76	64	76
42	Derwin Burgess Jr.	WR	GASO	75	68	75
43	Andrew Armstrong	WR	ARK	74	56	74
44	Jahmal Banks	WR	WAKE	74	59	74
45	Jeremiah Hunter	WR	CAL	74	59	74
46	Kole Wilson	WR	TXST	74	61	74
47	Kyle Williams	WR	WSU	74	61	74
48	Tanner Knue	WR	EMU	74	50	74
49	Jordan Moore	WR	DUKE	73	59	73
50	Jabre Barber	WR	TROY	72	64	72
51	Rashod Owens	WR	OKST	72	53	72
52	Elijah Sarratt	WR	JMU	71	74	71
53	Daniel Jackson	WR	MINN	70	57	70
54	Ja'Lynn Polk	WR	WASH	70	60	70
55	Jimmy Horn Jr.	WR	COLO	70	58	70
56	Josh Kelly	WR	WSU	70	61	70
57	Robert Lewis	WR	GAST	70	70	70
58	Roc Taylor	WR	MEM	70	61	70
59	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	LSU	69	60	69
60	Daniel George	WR	AKR	69	52	69
61	Jacob De Jesus	WR	UNLV	68	52	68
62	Kamdyn Benjamin	WR	TLSA	68	47	68
63	Ashtyn Hawkins	WR	TXST	67	52	67
64	Jalon Calhoun	WR	DUKE	67	48	67
65	Jared Brown	WR	CCU	67	58	67
66	Jasaiah Gathings	WR	AKR	67	55	67
67	Kris Mitchell	WR	FIU	67	64	67
68	Trayvon Rudolph	WR	NIU	67	46	67
69	Chris Brazzell II	WR	TULN	66	44	66
70	Elic Ayomanor	WR	STAN	66	62	66
71	Eugene Wilson III	WR	FLA	66	61	66
72	Kaedin Robinson	WR	APP	66	59	66
73	Steven McBride	WR	HAW	66	63	66
74	Isaiah Bond	WR	ALA	65	44	65
75	Jamari Thrash	WR	LOU	65	63	65
76	Johnny Wilson	WR	FSU	65	41	65
77	Travis Hunter	WR	COLO	65	57	65
78	Ainias Smith	WR	TA&M	64	53	64
79	Jacolby George	WR	MIA	64	55	64
80	Jalen Royals	WR	USU	64	68	64
81	Tyler Brown	WR	CLEM	64	51	64
82	Xzavier Henderson	WR	CIN	64	58	64
83	Dallin Holker	TE	CSU	63	64	63
84	Devontez Walker	WR	UNC	63	41	63
85	Luke Floriea	WR	KENT	63	39	63
86	Samuel Brown	WR	HOU	63	61	63
87	Brock Bowers	TE	UGA	62	56	62
88	Chrishon McCray	WR	KENT	62	41	62
89	Ja'Mori Maclin	WR	UNT	62	57	62
90	Qian Magwood	WR	BALL	62	41	62
91	Adonai Mitchell	WR	TEX	61	51	61
92	Donaven McCulley	WR	IU	61	48	61
93	Jamaal Pritchett	WR	USA	61	49	61
94	Sam Wiglusz	WR	OHIO	61	50	61
95	Bryson Nesbit	TE	UNC	60	41	60
96	Jaylin Noel	WR	ISU	60	60	60
97	Logan Loya	WR	UCLA	60	58	60
98	Casey Washington	WR	ILL	59	49	59
99	Elijah Metcalf	WR	MTSU	59	54	59
100	Jerjuan Newton	WR	TOL	59	47	59

More 2023 College Receiver Leaderboards

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