2026 College First-Down Rate per Target Leaders

First downs or touchdowns per target.

The 2026 leaders: Bryce Yates (72.2%), Luke Dehnicke (69.2%), Cole Keller (66.7%).

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). 439 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	1D/Tgt
1	Bryce Yates	WR	PITT	18	15	72.2%
2	Luke Dehnicke	TE	NU	13	11	69.2%
3	Cole Keller	TE	JMU	15	12	66.7%
4	Ryan Coleman-Williams	WR	ALA	24	20	66.7%
5	Wyatt Young	WR	OKST	24	22	66.7%
6	Baron Naone	TE	WASH	17	16	64.7%
7	Trent Mosley	WR	USC	17	13	64.7%
8	Davion Gause	RB	NCSU	11	10	63.6%
9	Daylyn Upshaw	WR	MIA	11	13	63.6%
10	Charlie Becker	WR	IU	35	27	62.9%
11	Jesse Legree	WR	ORST	40	28	62.5%
12	Jordan Faison	WR	ND	32	25	62.5%
13	Max Reese	TE	UNT	16	14	62.5%
14	Justin Stevenson	WR	UNT	29	24	62.1%
15	Kyle Koch	WR	UNT	13	11	61.5%
16	Griffin Wilde	WR	NU	18	16	61.1%
17	Zacharyus Williams	WR	USC	18	14	61.1%
18	Jordan Shipp	WR	UNC	25	20	60.0%
19	Koby Howard	WR	PSU	15	12	60.0%
20	Rocky Beers	TE	OU	20	18	60.0%
21	T.Y. Harding	WR	MASS	20	19	60.0%
22	Trey'Dez Green	TE	LSU	17	14	58.8%
23	Colton Hinton	WR	CCU	12	10	58.3%
24	Jamari Johnson	TE	ORE	12	11	58.3%
25	Noah Grevious	WR	JMU	12	11	58.3%
26	Bryson Hammer	WR	TOL	19	16	57.9%
27	Deondre Johnson	WR	JXST	19	14	57.9%
28	Jeremiah Smith	WR	OSU	57	44	57.9%
29	Hunter Tipton	TE	MEM	21	19	57.1%
30	Isaiah Myers	WR	MOST	23	17	56.5%
31	Jabari Lewis	WR	MASS	16	10	56.2%
32	Jeremiah Koger	WR	AUB	16	11	56.2%
33	Kari Ashley	TE	TCU	32	25	56.2%
34	Kylen Evans	WR	TXST	16	11	56.2%
35	Traylon Ray	WR	MISS	16	13	56.2%
36	Dallas Wilson	WR	FLA	25	18	56.0%
37	Rodshaun Dorsey	WR	GAST	25	18	56.0%
38	Cayden Lee	WR	MIZ	43	33	55.8%
39	Malachi Toney	WR	MIA	43	39	55.8%
40	Cam Coleman	WR	TEX	18	11	55.6%
41	Makai Jackson	WR	LIB	27	19	55.6%
42	Ty Mims	WR	UAB	20	14	55.0%
43	Dalen Penson	WR	GT	22	16	54.5%
44	Nate Sheppard	RB	DUKE	11	10	54.5%
45	Jaron Tibbs	WR	KSU	24	16	54.2%
46	Amare Thomas	WR	HOU	39	27	53.8%
47	Duce Robinson	WR	FSU	26	15	53.8%
48	Corri Milliner	WR	UNT	30	20	53.3%
49	Keenan Jackson	WR	NCSU	30	22	53.3%
50	Rasean Jones	WR	BOIS	32	23	53.1%
51	Asaad Waseem	WR	PUR	34	27	52.9%
52	Jeremy Scott	WR	TCU	17	13	52.9%
53	Jonah Burton	WR	DUKE	17	13	52.9%
54	Wayshawn Parker	RB	UTAH	17	15	52.9%
55	Collin Dixon	WR	ILL	53	40	52.8%
56	DJ Riles	WR	GAST	19	17	52.6%
57	Devin McCuin	WR	OSU	19	17	52.6%
58	Reis Kessel	TE	NDSU	19	13	52.6%
59	Maleek Huggins	WR	M-OH	21	14	52.4%
60	Trent Walker	WR	HOU	21	14	52.4%
61	Jackson Harris	WR	LSU	23	15	52.2%
62	Micah Gilbert	WR	ND	23	18	52.2%
63	River Helms	TE	GASO	23	20	52.2%
64	Anthony Evans III	WR	MSST	50	40	52.0%
65	DJ Epps	WR	WVU	25	14	52.0%
66	Braden Pegan	WR	UTAH	27	17	51.9%
67	Hunter Summers	WR	ARST	27	20	51.9%
68	KJ Duff	WR	RUTG	54	33	51.9%
69	Sam Pickett III	WR	APP	27	20	51.9%
70	Winston Watkins Jr.	WR	LSU	33	23	51.5%
71	Beau Sparks	WR	TXST	20	17	50.0%
72	Cade Keith	TE	UNM	18	14	50.0%
73	Caden High	WR	STAN	26	17	50.0%
74	Chauncey Bowens	RB	UGA	10	10	50.0%
75	Damarion Witten	WR	M-OH	20	12	50.0%
76	Deuce Alexander	WR	MISS	30	27	50.0%
77	Eli Jacon-Duffy	TE	BGSU	20	14	50.0%
78	JV Gibson	WR	CIN	24	18	50.0%
79	Josiah Thomas	TE	NMSU	18	14	50.0%
80	Kayden Dixon-Wyatt	WR	USC	36	25	50.0%
81	Luke Harpring	TE	FLA	14	10	50.0%
82	Micahi Danzy	WR	FSU	16	15	50.0%
83	Preston Douglas	TE	NCSU	24	19	50.0%
84	Quanell Farrakhan Jr.	WR	COLO	14	12	50.0%
85	Reece Vander Zee	WR	IOWA	20	13	50.0%
86	Riley Neer	WR	OHIO	32	23	50.0%
87	Ryan Wingo	WR	TEX	26	19	50.0%
88	Ryder Treadway	WR	CONN	16	11	50.0%
89	Tre Spivey	WR	ARIZ	28	22	50.0%
90	Yannick Smith	WR	SMU	18	14	50.0%
91	Reed Harris	WR	ASU	41	26	48.8%
92	Chris Dawn Jr.	WR	TXST	39	24	48.7%
93	Donovan Olugbode	WR	MIZ	37	27	48.6%
94	Sean Wilson	WR	DEL	33	21	48.5%
95	Jackson Williams	WR	NDSU	31	22	48.4%
96	Yamir Knight	WR	SMU	31	29	48.4%
97	Lynel Billups-Williams	WR	M-OH	25	19	48.0%
98	Jayvan Boggs	WR	FSU	23	13	47.8%
99	Sanfrisco Magee	WR	MSST	23	16	47.8%
100	Easton Messer	WR	FAU	44	30	47.7%