2026 College EPA per Target Leaders

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 2026 leaders: Micah Gilbert (+1.29), Makai Jackson (+1.28), Koby Howard (+1.25).

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). 439 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	EPA/Tgt
1	Micah Gilbert	WR	ND	23	18	+1.29
2	Makai Jackson	WR	LIB	27	19	+1.28
3	Koby Howard	WR	PSU	15	12	+1.25
4	DJ Riles	WR	GAST	19	17	+1.25
5	Charlie Becker	WR	IU	35	27	+1.24
6	Trey'Dez Green	TE	LSU	17	14	+1.24
7	Trent Mosley	WR	USC	17	13	+1.24
8	Colton Hinton	WR	CCU	12	10	+1.24
9	Baron Naone	TE	WASH	17	16	+1.21
10	Isaiah Myers	WR	MOST	23	17	+1.21
11	Chauncey Bowens	RB	UGA	10	10	+1.20
12	Zacharyus Williams	WR	USC	18	14	+1.19
13	Wyatt Young	WR	OKST	24	22	+1.18
14	Rodshaun Dorsey	WR	GAST	25	18	+1.18
15	Ryan Coleman-Williams	WR	ALA	24	20	+1.17
16	Jesse Legree	WR	ORST	40	28	+1.16
17	Dallas Wilson	WR	FLA	25	18	+1.16
18	Kylen Evans	WR	TXST	16	11	+1.12
19	Legend Glasker	WR	BYU	16	14	+1.11
20	Griffin Wilde	WR	NU	18	16	+1.10
21	Sacovie White-Helton	WR	UGA	11	10	+1.10
22	Hunter Tipton	TE	MEM	21	19	+1.08
23	Deondre Johnson	WR	JXST	19	14	+1.07
24	Tre Spivey	WR	ARIZ	28	22	+1.06
25	KJ Duff	WR	RUTG	54	33	+1.06
26	Yannick Smith	WR	SMU	18	14	+1.05
27	Kyan Berry-Johnson	WR	SHSU	11	10	+1.05
28	Jaleel Skinner	TE	LOU	21	14	+1.03
29	Luke Dehnicke	TE	NU	13	11	+1.03
30	Cole Keller	TE	JMU	15	12	+1.03
31	Aveion Chenault	WR	WMU	22	18	+1.03
32	Kari Ashley	TE	TCU	32	25	+1.03
33	Maleek Huggins	WR	M-OH	21	14	+1.02
34	Vernell Brown III	WR	FLA	20	17	+1.01
35	Jackson Harris	WR	LSU	23	15	+1.01
36	Sam Pickett III	WR	APP	27	20	+1.00
37	Traylon Ray	WR	MISS	16	13	+1.00
38	Damarion Witten	WR	M-OH	20	12	+1.00
39	Bryce Yates	WR	PITT	18	15	+0.99
40	Jordan Faison	WR	ND	32	25	+0.99
41	Collin Dixon	WR	ILL	53	40	+0.97
42	Jamari Johnson	TE	ORE	12	11	+0.97
43	Brandon Inniss	WR	OSU	11	10	+0.97
44	River Helms	TE	GASO	23	20	+0.96
45	Donovan Olugbode	WR	MIZ	37	27	+0.96
46	Bryson Hammer	WR	TOL	19	16	+0.96
47	Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw	WR	MRSH	30	22	+0.94
48	Anthony Eager	WR	USA	23	11	+0.93
49	Cam Coleman	WR	TEX	18	11	+0.92
50	Josiah Thomas	TE	NMSU	18	14	+0.92
51	DJ Epps	WR	WVU	25	14	+0.90
52	Dawson Pough	WR	BC	13	10	+0.90
53	Keenan Jackson	WR	NCSU	30	22	+0.90
54	Justin Bowick	WR	OKST	30	20	+0.90
55	Micahi Danzy	WR	FSU	16	15	+0.89
56	Jeremiah Smith	WR	OSU	57	44	+0.89
57	Davion Gause	RB	NCSU	11	10	+0.88
58	Winston Watkins Jr.	WR	LSU	33	23	+0.88
59	Ayden Greene	WR	VT	19	12	+0.88
60	Carson Kent	TE	PITT	16	12	+0.87
61	Nate Sheppard	RB	DUKE	11	10	+0.87
62	Joe Jackson	RB	KSU	12	11	+0.86
63	Justus Ross-Simmons	WR	SYR	15	10	+0.86
64	Jordan Allen	WR	GT	21	18	+0.86
65	Jordan Shipp	WR	UNC	25	20	+0.85
66	Rasean Jones	WR	BOIS	32	23	+0.85
67	Ryan Wingo	WR	TEX	26	19	+0.85
68	Cody Jackson	WR	ISU	15	10	+0.84
69	T.Y. Harding	WR	MASS	20	19	+0.84
70	Riley Neer	WR	OHIO	32	23	+0.84
71	Carlos Hernandez	WR	WAKE	49	37	+0.84
72	Lynel Billups-Williams	WR	M-OH	25	19	+0.83
73	JV Gibson	WR	CIN	24	18	+0.83
74	Dalen Penson	WR	GT	22	16	+0.83
75	Anthony Evans III	WR	MSST	50	40	+0.83
76	Luke Reynolds	TE	VT	42	37	+0.83
77	Max Reese	TE	UNT	16	14	+0.83
78	Cooper Hoch	WR	SJSU	28	19	+0.83
79	Jacob Harris	TE	WIS	18	13	+0.83
80	Beau Sparks	WR	TXST	20	17	+0.82
81	Justin Stevenson	WR	UNT	29	24	+0.82
82	Quanell Farrakhan Jr.	WR	COLO	14	12	+0.82
83	Reed Harris	WR	ASU	41	26	+0.81
84	Jalen Cooper	WR	SMU	23	19	+0.81
85	Asaad Waseem	WR	PUR	34	27	+0.80
86	Cooper Barkate	WR	MIA	19	19	+0.79
87	Jonah Burton	WR	DUKE	17	13	+0.79
88	Kayden Dixon-Wyatt	WR	USC	36	25	+0.79
89	Wayshawn Parker	RB	UTAH	17	15	+0.79
90	Jabari Smith Jr.	WR	BALL	13	12	+0.79
91	Preston Douglas	TE	NCSU	24	19	+0.78
92	Cayden Lee	WR	MIZ	43	33	+0.78
93	RJ Vick	WR	CSU	34	24	+0.78
94	Rocky Beers	TE	OU	20	18	+0.76
95	Jackson Williams	WR	NDSU	31	22	+0.76
96	Tre Richardson	WR	LOU	34	28	+0.76
97	Javon Brown	WR	CONN	19	14	+0.76
98	Josiah Freeman	WR	FRES	34	25	+0.76
99	Terrence Lewis	WR	OKST	15	12	+0.75
100	Elija Lofton	TE	MIA	15	12	+0.75