2024 College First-Down Rate 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.

First downs or touchdowns per target.

The 2024 leaders: Damon Ward Jr. (84.8%), Ian Strong (83.3%), Omar Cooper Jr. (82.1%).

First-Down Rate 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). 473 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	1D/Tgt
1	Damon Ward Jr.	WR	UNT	33	36	84.8%
2	Ian Strong	WR	RUTG	36	37	83.3%
3	Omar Cooper Jr.	WR	IU	28	27	82.1%
4	Josh Cameron	WR	BAY	44	44	81.8%
5	TreyShun Hurry	WR	SJSU	22	24	81.8%
6	Jameson Tucker	WR	CCU	31	31	80.6%
7	Eric Rivers	WR	FIU	61	62	78.7%
8	Duce Robinson	WR	USC	23	23	78.3%
9	Eric McAlister	WR	TCU	32	31	78.1%
10	Corey Rucker	WR	ARST	63	65	77.8%
11	Harrison Wallace III	WR	PSU	44	40	77.3%
12	Hudson Clement	WR	WVU	39	40	76.9%
13	Latrell Caples	WR	BOIS	34	34	76.5%
14	Denzel Boston	WR	WASH	61	60	75.4%
15	Justin Lockhart	WR	SJSU	51	52	74.5%
16	Logan Loya	WR	UCLA	31	29	74.2%
17	Dymere Miller	WR	RUTG	54	57	74.1%
18	Lawson Luckie	TE	UGA	27	24	74.1%
19	Miles Cross	WR	IU	26	26	73.1%
20	John Michael Gyllenborg	TE	WYO	29	30	72.4%
21	Quentin Skinner	WR	KU	29	25	72.4%
22	Terrance Carter Jr.	TE	UL	47	48	72.3%
23	Ja'Kobi Lane	WR	USC	36	36	72.2%
24	Elijah Sarratt	WR	IU	50	49	72.0%
25	Chase Roberts	WR	BYU	57	49	71.9%
26	Holden Willis	TE	MTSU	52	53	71.2%
27	Roderick Daniels Jr.	WR	SMU	38	38	71.1%
28	Landon Parker	WR	TROY	27	27	70.4%
29	Reggie Virgil	WR	M-OH	43	41	69.8%
30	Ted Hurst	WR	GAST	56	56	69.6%
31	Lance LeGendre	WR	UL	46	48	69.6%
32	Rashod Owens	WR	OKST	36	32	69.4%
33	Makai Jackson	WR	APP	49	46	69.4%
34	Treon Sibley	WR	LIB	26	26	69.2%
35	Kyle Williams	WR	WSU	55	60	69.1%
36	Coleman Owen	WR	OHIO	71	67	69.0%
37	Dalton Carnes	WR	UNT	29	29	69.0%
38	Jacob Gill	WR	IOWA	29	32	69.0%
39	Jeremiah Webb	WR	USA	29	30	69.0%
40	Xavier Restrepo	WR	MIA	77	69	68.8%
41	Ja'Corey Brooks	WR	LOU	64	61	68.8%
42	Jacob De Jesus	WR	UNLV	35	34	68.6%
43	Sean Brown	WR	CLT	35	35	68.6%
44	Cameron Camper	WR	BOIS	54	55	68.5%
45	Kaedin Robinson	WR	APP	54	53	68.5%
46	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	WR	AUB	54	50	68.5%
47	Carlos Hernandez	WR	WSU	22	23	68.2%
48	Monaray Baldwin	WR	BAY	22	23	68.2%
49	Seth McGowan	RB	NMSU	22	23	68.2%
50	Nick Nash	WR	SJSU	97	104	68.0%
51	Darrius Clemons	WR	ORST	25	25	68.0%
52	Jahmal Edrine	WR	PUR	28	23	67.9%
53	Traylon Ray	WR	WVU	28	28	67.9%
54	Myles Price	WR	IU	34	33	67.6%
55	Marcus Bellon	WR	NEV	37	39	67.6%
56	Dean Patterson	WR	FIU	49	50	67.3%
57	Pat Bryant	WR	ILL	49	53	67.3%
58	Konata Mumpfield	WR	PITT	55	52	67.3%
59	Jayden Higgins	WR	ISU	97	87	67.0%
60	Bryson Nesbit	TE	UNC	21	24	66.7%
61	Eli Stowers	TE	VAN	45	45	66.7%
62	O'Mega Blake	WR	CLT	36	32	66.7%
63	Anthony Smith	WR	ECU	41	38	65.9%
64	Elijah Arroyo	TE	MIA	32	31	65.6%
65	Omarion Dollison	WR	JMU	32	31	65.6%
66	Elijah Spencer	WR	MINN	46	46	65.2%
67	Jaylen Sargent	WR	WYO	23	23	65.2%
68	Matt Lauter	TE	BOIS	43	44	65.1%
69	Cade Harris	WR	AF	20	23	65.0%
70	Chris Bell	WR	LOU	40	37	65.0%
71	Jaden Williams	WR	TXST	40	49	65.0%
72	Xzavier Henderson	WR	CIN	57	58	64.9%
73	J.J. Jones	WR	UNC	37	34	64.9%
74	Jordyn Tyson	WR	ASU	71	75	64.8%
75	Houston Thomas	TE	UTSA	34	32	64.7%
76	Omari Kelly	WR	MTSU	51	53	64.7%
77	Tony Johnson	WR	CIN	48	49	64.6%
78	Harvey Broussard III	WR	UL	31	31	64.5%
79	Louis Brown IV	WR	SDSU	42	38	64.3%
80	Jermaine Terry II	TE	ORST	25	23	64.0%
81	Jaden Smith	WR	NEV	61	62	63.9%
82	Jordan Moore	WR	DUKE	58	50	63.8%
83	Christian Fitzpatrick	WR	MRSH	33	34	63.6%
84	KJ Duff	WR	RUTG	22	25	63.6%
85	Kenyon Sadiq	TE	ORE	22	23	63.6%
86	Chris Durr Jr.	WR	WYO	30	31	63.3%
87	Myles Butler	WR	MTSU	30	30	63.3%
88	Jacolby George	WR	MIA	57	51	63.2%
89	Jalen Royals	WR	USU	46	55	63.0%
90	Makai Lemon	WR	USC	46	46	63.0%
91	Tyler Warren	TE	PSU	92	88	63.0%
92	Devonte Ross	WR	TROY	73	76	63.0%
93	Elijah Canion	WR	LIB	27	25	63.0%
94	Isaac TeSlaa	WR	ARK	27	25	63.0%
95	Jakobie Keeney-James	WR	MASS	54	51	63.0%
96	Jordan Mosley	WR	MSST	27	23	63.0%
97	Chase Sowell	WR	ECU	35	34	62.9%
98	Pat Conroy	TE	ODU	35	37	62.9%
99	Ryan Davis	WR	UNM	51	54	62.7%
100	Ashtyn Hawkins	WR	BAY	40	41	62.5%

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