College Football Yards Per Target Leaders

Who leads college football in yards per target in 2026?

The top player in yards per target is Kayden McGee of UNLV, at 17.4 through games played October 29, 2026. Isaiah Myers of Missouri State ranks second at 16.5, with Makai Jackson of Liberty third at 16.4, Jesse Legree of Oregon State fourth at 16.0 & Bryson Hammer of Toledo fifth at 15.9. McGee's average puts him 0.9 yards clear of second place & 4.9 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.

Peter Clarke of Temple is the highest-ranked tight end on the board at 13.5 yards, 13th overall. DJ Epps of West Virginia ranks sixth at 15.4, with Isaiah Mizell of Arizona seventh at 14.5, Alex Taylor of Georgia Southern eighth at 14.3, Legend Glasker of BYU ninth at 14.2 & Craig Dandridge of Georgia tenth at 14.1.

A gap of 0.9 yards separates sixth from seventh, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. Jeremiah Smith of Ohio State ranks 11th at 13.7, with Vernell Brown III of Florida 12th at 13.6, Peter Clarke of Temple 13th at 13.5, Deondre Johnson of Jacksonville State & Jack Foley of Wake Forest are tied 14th at 13.3 & Marshall Pritchett of Alabama, Luke Gilbert of Jacksonville State and Zacharyus Williams of USC tied 16th at 13.2.

Nine players sit inside 0.4 yards of each other from 14th to 22nd, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Griffin Wilde of Northwestern ranks 19th at 13.1, with Jemyri Davis of Memphis & Wyatt Young of Oklahoma State tied 20th at 13.0, Kwazi Gilmer of Nebraska ranks 22nd at 12.9, Baron Naone of Washington 23rd at 12.8, Ryan Coleman-Williams of Alabama 24th at 12.6 & Malachi Toney of Miami 25th at 12.5. Alabama & Jacksonville State are the only programs with two players in the top 25. Twenty-one of the 25 are wide receivers; the four tight ends are Clarke 13th, Pritchett 16th, Gilbert 16th & Naone 23rd. Three ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one player.

How this ranking is measured

424 college football players with at least one recorded reception are ranked for the 2026 regular season. The top 25 appear above. A minimum of 16 receptions is applied. Yards per target is receiving yards divided by targets. Figures are as of October 29, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.