2023 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 2023 leaders: CJ Daniels (20.6), Javon Baker (20.6), Chris Lewis (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). 479 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Y/Tgt
1	CJ Daniels	WR	LIB	48	47	20.6
2	Javon Baker	WR	UCF	47	43	20.6
3	Chris Lewis	WR	TROY	39	32	18.8
4	Devin Carter	WR	WVU	27	27	18.6
5	Reggie Brown	WR	JMU	55	51	18.4
6	Perry Carter	WR	JXST	34	34	18.2
7	Kobe Hudson	WR	UCF	47	42	18.1
8	Nic Anderson	WR	OU	40	31	18.1
9	Tahj Washington	WR	USC	54	52	17.8
10	Reymello Murphy	WR	ODU	28	27	17.7
11	Kelly Akharaiyi	WR	UTEP	59	48	17.5
12	Kelby Williams	WR	ODU	25	23	17.1
13	Micah Davis	WR	USU	37	36	17.0
14	Courtney Jackson	WR	ARST	39	38	16.9
15	Tejhaun Palmer	WR	UAB	51	47	16.8
16	Kris Mitchell	WR	FIU	67	64	16.7
17	Jermaine Burton	WR	ALA	47	35	16.5
18	DeMarcus Harris	WR	MRSH	24	24	16.5
19	Brenden Rice	WR	USC	48	45	16.5
20	Ja'Mori Maclin	WR	UNT	62	57	16.2
21	Jairus Mack	WR	CLT	28	25	16.2
22	Eric McAlister	WR	BOIS	54	47	16.2
23	Jalen Royals	WR	USU	64	68	16.0
24	Andrel Anthony	WR	OU	27	27	15.9
25	Cyrus Allen	WR	LT	49	46	15.9
26	Demeer Blankumsee	WR	MEM	52	51	15.9
27	Tykee Ogle-Kellogg	WR	UTSA	33	30	15.8
28	Jonathan Brady	WR	NMSU	39	37	15.7
29	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	LSU	69	60	15.6
30	Steven McBride	WR	HAW	66	63	15.5
31	Holden Willis	TE	MTSU	45	46	15.5
32	Christian Leary	WR	GT	20	25	15.4
33	Elic Ayomanor	WR	STAN	66	62	15.3
34	Ashton Jeanty	RB	BOIS	36	39	15.3
35	Corey Rucker	WR	ARST	39	31	15.3
36	Caleb Medford	WR	UNM	36	30	15.3
37	Anthony Gould	WR	ORST	47	44	15.3
38	Jeff Foreman	WR	ARST	32	24	15.2
39	Tre Harris	WR	MISS	56	47	15.2
40	Da'Quan Felton	WR	VT	44	38	15.2
41	Elijah Sarratt	WR	JMU	71	74	15.2
42	Trent Hudson	WR	NMSU	36	34	15.1
43	Chris Tyree	WR	ND	32	26	15.1
44	Justus Ross-Simmons	WR	CSU	48	45	15.1
45	Amad Anderson Jr.	WR	TEM	43	37	15.0
46	Darrell Harding Jr.	WR	BUF	30	23	15.0
47	Moochie Dixon	WR	SMU	28	24	15.0
48	Nick Nash	WR	SJSU	47	47	15.0
49	Dane Key	WR	UK	37	38	14.9
50	Kyren Lacy	WR	LSU	31	24	14.9
51	Dalevon Campbell	WR	NEV	40	31	14.8
52	Blair Conwright	WR	UNT	26	24	14.8
53	Jayden Higgins	WR	ISU	52	44	14.8
54	Rara Thomas	WR	UGA	26	23	14.7
55	Roman Wilson	WR	MICH	45	41	14.7
56	Taylor Morin	WR	WAKE	42	41	14.7
57	Gary Bryant Jr.	WR	ORE	26	26	14.6
58	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	ARIZ	85	80	14.6
59	Eric Singleton Jr.	WR	GT	45	43	14.6
60	Troy Franklin	WR	ORE	95	81	14.6
61	Tai Felton	WR	MD	50	48	14.5
62	Roderick Daniels Jr.	WR	SMU	25	23	14.4
63	Trey Cleveland	WR	UNT	29	27	14.3
64	Dariyan Wiley	WR	ULM	28	24	14.3
65	Ja'Lynn Polk	WR	WASH	70	60	14.3
66	Ladd McConkey	WR	UGA	32	29	14.2
67	Luther Burden III	WR	MIZ	84	82	14.2
68	Bub Means	WR	PITT	51	41	14.1
69	Lawrence Arnold	WR	KU	46	38	14.1
70	Silas Bolden	WR	ORST	51	51	14.1
71	Roc Taylor	WR	MEM	70	61	14.0
72	Anthony Torres	TE	TOL	31	24	14.0
73	Rome Odunze	WR	WASH	102	81	14.0
74	Dayton Wade	WR	MISS	55	52	14.0
75	Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint	WR	UGA	36	32	13.9
76	Romello Brinson	WR	SMU	30	26	13.9
77	Damien Alford	WR	SYR	38	29	13.9
78	Kaden Prather	WR	MD	44	41	13.8
79	Xavier Legette	WR	SC	91	71	13.8
80	Cade Stover	TE	OSU	42	41	13.7
81	Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen	WR	PUR	24	25	13.7
82	Dalen Cobb	WR	GASO	36	33	13.7
83	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	OSU	90	67	13.5
84	Dominick Mazotti	TE	SJSU	24	23	13.4
85	Jeshaun Jones	WR	MD	56	53	13.3
86	Adonai Mitchell	WR	TEX	61	51	13.3
87	Malik Nabers	WR	LSU	116	86	13.3
88	Jacolby George	WR	MIA	64	55	13.3
89	Dean Patterson	WR	FIU	32	28	13.2
90	Jamari Thrash	WR	LOU	65	63	13.2
91	Ja'Tavion Sanders	TE	TEX	46	39	13.2
92	Josh Kelly	WR	WSU	70	61	13.2
93	Jake Bailey	WR	SMU	36	36	13.2
94	Drake Dabney	TE	BAY	42	33	13.1
95	Deion Burks	WR	PUR	48	47	13.1
96	Jaylin Lane	WR	VT	40	37	13.1
97	Xavier White	WR	TTU	38	34	13.0
98	Jalil Farooq	WR	OU	49	41	13.0
99	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	WR	PSU	52	53	12.9
100	Samuel Brown	WR	HOU	63	61	12.9

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