What Does Catch Percentage Measure?
Catch percentage is receptions divided by targets, expressed as a percentage. This table ranks college football players for the selected season and displays the applicable minimum qualifier where one is used.
College Football Catch Percentage Leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Josh Cameron |  | WR | 75.8% | 30.0% | 55.0% | 56.9% | 72.5% | 66.7% | 89.2% |
| 1901 | Eric McAlister |  | WR | 75.8% | 100.0% | 76.2% | 64.3% | 75.3% | 84.2% | 63.2% |
| 1903 | Hunter Welcing |  | TE | 75.7% | 80.0% | 68.8% | 68.2% | 78.8% | 76.0% | 75.0% |
| 1903 | Hardley Gilmore IV |  | WR | 75.7% | 50.0% | 69.2% | 66.7% | 74.3% | 81.0% | 68.8% |
| 1903 | Nick DeGennaro | JMU | WR | 75.7% | 50.0% | 60.0% | 66.7% | 75.7% | 68.8% | 81.0% |
| 1903 | CJ Brown |  | WR | 75.7% | 40.0% | 38.5% | 50.0% | 72.7% | 81.8% | 66.7% |
| 1903 | Bryce Farrell |  | WR | 75.7% | 33.3% | 53.8% | 55.0% | - | 77.8% | 73.7% |
| 1908 | Ayden Greene |  | WR | 75.6% | 62.5% | 44.4% | 58.3% | 72.2% | 68.0% | 87.5% |
| 1908 | Landon Sides | UNT | WR | 75.6% | 100.0% | 71.4% | 64.3% | 84.4% | 85.7% | 71.0% |
| 1908 | Noah Rogers |  | WR | 75.6% | 50.0% | 64.7% | 68.0% | 78.4% | 76.0% | 75.0% |
| 1911 | Jayden Thomas |  | WR | 75.0% | 50.0% | 75.0% | - | - | 100.0% | 50.0% |
| 1911 | Marcus Velez |  | TE | 75.0% | 66.7% | 71.4% | - | - | 75.0% | 75.0% |
| 1911 | Carson Tabaracci |  | TE | 75.0% | 66.7% | - | - | - | 100.0% | 66.7% |
| 1911 | Dillon Hipp | MOST | TE | 75.0% | 50.0% | 75.0% | - | - | 66.7% | 100.0% |
| 1911 | Davon Booth |  | RB | 75.0% | 50.0% | 71.4% | 66.7% | - | 60.0% | 90.0% |
| 1911 | Roger Saleapaga |  | TE | 75.0% | 66.7% | - | - | - | 66.7% | 100.0% |
| 1911 | Owen Anderson | MASS | TE | 75.0% | 100.0% | 75.0% | - | - | - | 75.0% |
| 1911 | Sione I Moa |  | RB | 75.0% | 33.3% | 75.0% | - | - | 100.0% | 66.7% |
| 1911 | Peyton Higgins | TROY | WR | 75.0% | 20.0% | 66.7% | 59.3% | 71.4% | 75.0% | 75.0% |
| 1911 | Jordan Nubin | KENT | RB | 75.0% | 66.7% | - | - | - | 100.0% | 66.7% |
| 1911 | Micah Mays Jr. |  | WR | 75.0% | 50.0% | 57.1% | 66.7% | - | 69.2% | 81.8% |
| 1911 | Daniel Hishaw Jr. |  | RB | 75.0% | 100.0% | 71.4% | - | - | 66.7% | 100.0% |
| 1911 | CJ Wiley |  | WR | 75.0% | 75.0% | - | - | - | 75.0% | - |
| 1911 | Lake McRee | | TE | 75.0% | 100.0% | 69.2% | 58.3% | 72.2% | 73.9% | 76.5% |
| 1911 | Jared Brown |  | WR | 75.0% | 66.7% | 66.7% | - | - | 71.4% | 100.0% |
| 1911 | Will Anciaux |  | TE | 75.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 75.0% | - | 66.7% | 100.0% |
| 1911 | Connor Cravaack | AKR | TE | 75.0% | 50.0% | 57.1% | 68.4% | - | 66.7% | 100.0% |
| 1911 | Darien Williams |  | WR | 75.0% | 66.7% | 66.7% | - | - | 83.3% | 66.7% |
| 1911 | Nate Sullivan Jr. | ULM | TE | 75.0% | 100.0% | 60.0% | 75.0% | - | 100.0% | 60.0% |
| 1911 | Duke Watson |  | RB | 75.0% | 100.0% | 66.7% | 75.0% | - | 66.7% | 100.0% |
| 1911 | E.J. Horton |  | WR | 75.0% | 57.1% | 61.5% | 60.9% | 75.0% | 72.7% | 78.6% |
| 1911 | Kaelan Chudzinski |  | TE | 75.0% | 100.0% | 66.7% | 61.9% | 74.2% | 71.4% | 81.8% |
| 1911 | David Adolph |  | WR | 75.0% | 66.7% | - | - | - | 75.0% | - |
| 1911 | Jeremy Scott | USA | WR | 75.0% | 50.0% | 61.5% | 68.0% | - | 83.3% | 64.3% |
| 1911 | Marquez Taylor | UTEP | RB | 75.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | - | - | 100.0% | 50.0% |
| 1911 | Brock Spalding | ECU | WR | 75.0% | 83.3% | 52.4% | 51.7% | 69.6% | 71.0% | 80.0% |
| 1911 | Tyson Carter | FIU | WR | 75.0% | 100.0% | 75.0% | - | - | - | 75.0% |
| 1911 | Terry Shelton | | WR | 75.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - | 75.0% | - |
| 1911 | Tyson Deen |  | CB | 75.0% | 66.7% | - | - | - | 75.0% | - |
| 1911 | Reece Adkins | MASS | TE | 75.0% | 40.0% | 62.5% | 70.0% | - | 66.7% | 100.0% |
| 1911 | Dylan Gary | GASO | WR | 75.0% | 50.0% | 71.4% | - | - | 60.0% | 100.0% |
| 1911 | Donnie Gray | MASS | WR | 75.0% | 60.0% | 64.7% | 59.1% | 74.3% | 75.0% | 75.0% |
| 1911 | Josh Ringer | M-OH | RB | 75.0% | 33.3% | 71.4% | - | - | 100.0% | 71.4% |
| 1911 | Reece Vander Zee |  | WR | 75.0% | 66.7% | 55.6% | 63.6% | - | 71.4% | 76.9% |
| 1911 | Bryson Rodgers | | WR | 75.0% | 66.7% | 75.0% | - | - | 80.0% | 66.7% |
| 1911 | Zhaiel Smith | UNM | WR | 75.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | 62.5% | - | 66.7% | 100.0% |
| 1911 | Harvey Broussard |  | WR | 75.0% | 66.7% | 71.4% | 80.0% | - | 71.4% | 80.0% |
| 1911 | Josh Beetham |  | TE | 75.0% | 50.0% | 66.7% | 75.0% | - | 60.0% | 100.0% |
| 1911 | Bralon Brown | USM | WR | 75.0% | 33.3% | 40.0% | 47.1% | 71.9% | 75.0% | 75.0% |
| 1911 | Micah Gilbert |  | WR | 75.0% | 66.7% | 62.5% | 75.0% | - | 80.0% | 71.4% |
| 1911 | Eli Heidenreich |  | WR | 75.0% | 75.0% | 61.9% | 65.6% | 76.0% | 77.5% | 71.4% |
| 1911 | Jack Larsen | | TE | 75.0% | 50.0% | 75.0% | - | - | 100.0% | 50.0% |
| 1911 | Gamarion Carter | MTSU | WR | 75.0% | 100.0% | 75.0% | - | - | 66.7% | 100.0% |
| 1911 | Jon Denman | | RB | 75.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - | 75.0% | - |
| 1911 | Ny Carr |  | WR | 75.0% | 66.7% | - | - | - | 75.0% | - |
| 1911 | Scott Moore | DEL | TE | 75.0% | 100.0% | 71.4% | - | - | 80.0% | 66.7% |
| 1911 | Alex Taylor |  | WR | 75.0% | 50.0% | 75.0% | - | - | 100.0% | 66.7% |
| 1911 | Brandon Rehmann | DEL | WR | 75.0% | 66.7% | - | - | - | 100.0% | 66.7% |
| 1959 | Griffin Wilde | | WR | 74.7% | 50.0% | 58.1% | 56.8% | 72.5% | 78.0% | 69.4% |
| 1960 | Hunter Summers | ARST | WR | 74.6% | 50.0% | 52.2% | 59.4% | 75.5% | 67.6% | 84.0% |
| 1961 | Collin Dixon |  | WR | 74.5% | 40.0% | 60.0% | 52.4% | 74.4% | 62.1% | 94.4% |
| 1961 | Javon Tracy |  | WR | 74.5% | 60.0% | 61.5% | 58.6% | 72.7% | 78.8% | 64.3% |
| 1961 | Wayne Harris | KENT | WR | 74.5% | 75.0% | 52.9% | 60.0% | 72.7% | 68.0% | 81.8% |
| 1961 | Anthony Brown | TULN | WR | 74.5% | 33.3% | 64.7% | 65.4% | 72.1% | 85.2% | 64.3% |
| 1965 | De'Andre Tamarez | MRSH | WR | 74.4% | 57.1% | 68.4% | 65.6% | 73.8% | 68.4% | 79.2% |
| 1965 | Parker Livingstone |  | WR | 74.4% | 33.3% | 50.0% | 61.1% | 77.4% | 73.1% | 76.9% |
| 1965 | Jeff Caldwell |  | WR | 74.4% | 80.0% | 68.8% | 54.2% | 70.3% | 77.8% | 68.8% |
| 1968 | Waden Charles |  | WR | 74.3% | 44.4% | 63.2% | 65.4% | 74.3% | 82.6% | 58.3% |
| 1968 | Pearson Baldwin | JXST | TE | 74.3% | 66.7% | 63.6% | 52.9% | 73.3% | 80.0% | 72.0% |
| 1970 | Carlos Hernandez | | WR | 74.1% | 75.0% | 70.8% | 59.4% | 70.5% | 79.2% | 70.0% |
| 1970 | Zach Atkins | COLO | TE | 74.1% | 60.0% | 57.1% | 68.2% | - | 75.0% | 72.7% |
| 1970 | Dorian Fleming |  | TE | 74.1% | 60.0% | 41.2% | 46.2% | 70.8% | 82.4% | 60.0% |
| 1970 | Kris Hutson |  | WR | 74.1% | 63.6% | 68.6% | 64.7% | 76.0% | 75.0% | 73.3% |
| 1974 | Gabe Milbourn | ORST | TE | 73.9% | 50.0% | 45.5% | 71.4% | - | 87.5% | 42.9% |
| 1974 | Omari Evans |  | WR | 73.9% | 50.0% | 75.0% | 81.3% | - | 70.6% | 83.3% |
| 1974 | Charlie Becker |  | WR | 73.9% | 85.7% | 66.7% | 71.4% | 76.3% | 79.2% | 68.2% |
| 1977 | Ethan Conner | TROY | TE | 73.8% | 60.0% | 58.8% | 60.9% | 71.1% | 72.2% | 75.0% |
| 1977 | Rocky Beers | CSU | TE | 73.8% | 33.3% | 69.6% | 65.6% | - | 66.7% | 81.0% |
| 1979 | Tawaski Abrams |  | WR | 73.7% | 100.0% | 61.5% | 66.7% | - | 100.0% | 64.3% |
| 1979 | Justin Holmes |  | TE | 73.7% | 100.0% | 54.5% | 57.1% | 71.0% | 70.0% | 77.8% |
| 1979 | Alex Perry | FIU | WR | 73.7% | 100.0% | 73.1% | 67.5% | 73.8% | 72.5% | 75.0% |
| 1979 | Clayton Coppock | KENN | WR | 73.7% | 60.0% | 62.5% | 68.0% | - | 86.7% | 65.2% |
| 1979 | Ezekiel Avit | FRES | WR | 73.7% | 75.0% | 40.0% | 57.1% | 73.7% | 62.5% | 92.9% |
| 1984 | Germie Bernard |  | WR | 73.6% | 54.5% | 45.7% | 52.2% | 67.6% | 68.8% | 79.5% |
| 1985 | Marcus Sanders Jr. | GASO | WR | 73.5% | 66.7% | 56.7% | 59.5% | 70.7% | 71.9% | 75.0% |
| 1985 | Donovan Faupel | NMSU | WR | 73.5% | 90.0% | 68.8% | 67.3% | 73.5% | 83.8% | 65.2% |
| 1987 | Eric Rivers | | WR | 73.4% | 50.0% | 55.0% | 63.3% | 77.6% | 67.9% | 77.8% |
| 1987 | Jaron Tibbs | | WR | 73.4% | 57.1% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 70.2% | 85.7% | 58.6% |
| 1989 | Justin Bowick | | WR | 73.3% | 50.0% | 60.0% | 57.1% | 76.0% | 76.5% | 69.2% |
| 1989 | Jeremiah Cobb |  | RB | 73.3% | 40.0% | 63.6% | 71.4% | - | 50.0% | 88.9% |
| 1989 | DJ Black | | WR | 73.3% | 33.3% | 44.4% | 46.7% | 70.4% | 93.3% | 53.3% |
| 1989 | Jeyquan Smith | USF | WR | 73.3% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 75.0% | - | 72.7% | 75.0% |
| 1989 | James BlackStrain | MOST | WR | 73.3% | 100.0% | 75.0% | 62.5% | 73.3% | 73.3% | 73.3% |
| 1989 | Micah Welch | COLO | RB | 73.3% | 100.0% | 60.0% | 55.6% | - | 87.5% | 57.1% |
| 1995 | Raylen Sharpe | | WR | 73.2% | 75.0% | 52.4% | 54.5% | 70.6% | 78.6% | 67.9% |
| 1996 | Cam'Ron Lacy | MTSU | WR | 73.1% | 66.7% | 45.5% | 53.8% | - | 72.7% | 73.3% |
| 1997 | Ryan Wingo | | WR | 73.0% | 44.4% | 67.9% | 61.9% | 73.3% | 78.0% | 66.7% |
| 1997 | Dillon Bell | | WR | 73.0% | 80.0% | 50.0% | 52.6% | 72.2% | 92.3% | 62.5% |
| 1999 | Latrell Caples |  | WR | 72.9% | 42.9% | 61.9% | 60.0% | 69.5% | 60.0% | 82.5% |
| 2000 | Kyri Shoels | SJSU | WR | 72.8% | 40.0% | 38.9% | 45.0% | 69.0% | 64.1% | 81.0% |