2025 College EPA per Target Leaders

2025 is a partial season for depth and direction: the play-by-play started recording where passes went in Week 9.

Expected points added on every pass thrown his way, caught or not. It is our primary receiver rating because it counts the whole result of the target.

How to read it. +0.30 and up is excellent for a wide receiver. Tight ends and running backs usually sit lower because their targets are shorter.

The 2025 leaders: Charlie Becker (+1.22), Carnell Tate (+1.13), Tristian Gardner (+1.12).

EPA 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). 459 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	EPA/Tgt
1	Charlie Becker	WR	IU	46	26	+1.22
2	Carnell Tate	WR	OSU	65	48	+1.13
3	Tristian Gardner	WR	MOST	43	30	+1.12
4	Jackson Harris	WR	HAW	74	49	+1.10
5	Troy Omeire	WR	UNLV	38	31	+1.06
6	Tanook Hines	WR	USC	47	28	+1.01
7	DeAndre Moore Jr.	WR	TEX	49	38	+0.95
8	Yannick Smith	WR	ECU	55	44	+0.94
9	Jeremiah Smith	WR	OSU	107	80	+0.94
10	Malik Rutherford	WR	GT	48	38	+0.92
11	Shazz Preston	WR	TULN	59	38	+0.91
12	Lawayne McCoy	WR	FSU	37	27	+0.91
13	Cameron Dorner	WR	UNT	70	49	+0.90
14	Bryant Wesco Jr.	WR	CLEM	41	31	+0.90
15	Isaiah Horton	WR	ALA	54	35	+0.89
16	Keshaun Singleton	WR	USF	72	50	+0.89
17	Terrell Anderson	WR	NCSU	53	38	+0.88
18	Nyck Harbor	WR	SC	42	30	+0.88
19	Peter Clarke	TE	TEM	42	30	+0.88
20	Eli Heidenreich	WR	NAVY	78	46	+0.87
21	Wyatt Young	WR	UNT	97	63	+0.87
22	Ramone Green Jr.	RB	MOST	38	26	+0.86
23	O'Mega Blake	WR	ARK	77	57	+0.85
24	Malik Benson	WR	ORE	58	31	+0.85
25	Matthew Hibner	TE	SMU	42	29	+0.84
26	KJ Duff	WR	RUTG	95	60	+0.83
27	Rocky Beers	TE	CSU	45	31	+0.83
28	Jonah Coleman	RB	WASH	36	30	+0.83
29	Cortez Braham Jr.	WR	MEM	88	63	+0.83
30	Tray Taylor	WR	TROY	47	31	+0.82
31	Ja'Kobi Lane	WR	USC	70	49	+0.82
32	Brenen Thompson	WR	MSST	84	53	+0.78
33	Jmariyae Robinson	WR	MOST	62	40	+0.78
34	De'Zhaun Stribling	WR	MISS	74	38	+0.78
35	Omar Cooper Jr.	WR	IU	92	59	+0.77
36	Cyrus Allen	WR	CIN	66	48	+0.76
37	Landon Ellis	WR	JMU	54	33	+0.76
38	Harrison Wallace III	WR	MISS	92	46	+0.76
39	Jeremiah Koger	WR	USF	54	34	+0.75
40	Jamari Hawkins	WR	MEM	49	34	+0.74
41	Miles Davis	RB	USU	29	25	+0.74
42	Chris Brazzell II	WR	TENN	90	62	+0.74
43	Sean Brown	WR	CLT	49	36	+0.74
44	Elijah Sarratt	WR	IU	86	50	+0.73
45	Daejon Reynolds	WR	UNLV	43	32	+0.73
46	Jordan Faison	WR	ND	62	49	+0.72
47	Junior Sherrill	WR	VAN	71	46	+0.72
48	Duce Robinson	WR	FSU	92	56	+0.72
49	Raylen Sharpe	WR	ARK	61	41	+0.72
50	Camden Brown	WR	GASO	105	63	+0.71
51	Mario Craver	WR	TA&M	82	51	+0.70
52	Amare Thomas	WR	HOU	93	59	+0.70
53	Mike Matthews	WR	TENN	71	50	+0.70
54	Devonte Ross	WR	PSU	50	28	+0.70
55	Brody Foley	TE	TLSA	51	36	+0.70
56	Aaron Anderson	WR	LSU	47	33	+0.69
57	Yamir Knight	WR	SMU	70	47	+0.69
58	Caleb Hawkins	RB	UNT	38	29	+0.69
59	Chris Dawn Jr.	WR	TXST	93	54	+0.68
60	Chase Hendricks	WR	OHIO	109	67	+0.68
61	Langston Lewis	WR	CMU	58	35	+0.68
62	Dae'Quan Wright	TE	MISS	57	30	+0.67
63	Micahi Danzy	WR	FSU	42	27	+0.67
64	Jeremiah McClellan	WR	ORE	52	25	+0.67
65	CJ Daniels	WR	MIA	65	35	+0.67
66	Wondame Davis Jr.	WR	UTEP	47	25	+0.67
67	Hank Beatty	WR	ILL	89	64	+0.67
68	Jeremiah Hasley	TE	DUKE	50	34	+0.67
69	Marcus Sanders Jr.	WR	GASO	79	45	+0.67
70	Trell Harris	WR	UVA	82	59	+0.66
71	Dalton Stroman	WR	APP	61	32	+0.66
72	Omari Hayes	WR	TULN	50	35	+0.66
73	Christian Moss	WR	KENN	62	42	+0.66
74	Beau Sparks	WR	TXST	110	80	+0.66
75	Eric McAlister	WR	TCU	109	64	+0.66
76	Eli Stowers	TE	VAN	82	61	+0.65
77	Anthony Smith	WR	ECU	95	60	+0.65
78	Joe Royer	TE	CIN	36	29	+0.65
79	Kris Hutson	WR	ARIZ	92	57	+0.65
80	Benjamin Brahmer	TE	ISU	47	37	+0.65
81	Coy Eakin	WR	TTU	58	48	+0.64
82	Carl Chester	WR	USM	58	29	+0.64
83	Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding	WR	ODU	83	46	+0.64
84	Matthew Henry	WR	WKU	89	48	+0.64
85	Jordan Hudson	WR	SMU	85	56	+0.64
86	Trey'Dez Green	TE	LSU	31	29	+0.64
87	Chase Penry	WR	BOIS	43	27	+0.63
88	Clayton Coppock Jr.	WR	KENN	39	26	+0.63
89	Andrew Marsh	WR	MICH	58	42	+0.63
90	Tre' Brown	WR	ODU	60	37	+0.63
91	Cayden Lee	WR	MISS	62	33	+0.63
92	Cade Harris	WR	AF	52	35	+0.63
93	E. Jai Mason	WR	CLT	44	31	+0.63
94	Marcel Williams	WR	AKR	71	45	+0.62
95	Malachi Fields	WR	ND	63	36	+0.62
96	Brandon Hawkins Jr.	WR	UAB	56	41	+0.62
97	Kenny Johnson	WR	PITT	77	47	+0.61
98	Keelan Marion	WR	MIA	79	41	+0.61
99	Baylin Brooks	WR	WMU	39	25	+0.61
100	Trond Grizzell	WR	CAL	91	47	+0.61