2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Receiving - On 1st Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emanuel Thompson | Troy | JR | WR | 11 | 36 | 408 | 11.33 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
| 1 | Tevaris McCormick | Troy | JR | WR | 8 | 19 | 324 | 17.05 | 4 | 80 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 1 | Jaleel Scott | NMSU | JR | WR | 8 | 13 | 163 | 12.54 | 4 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Robert Davis | Georgia St | SR | WR | 10 | 24 | 403 | 16.79 | 3 | 58 | 14 | 12 | 5 |
| 5 | Josh Magee | USA | SR | WR | 10 | 22 | 478 | 21.73 | 2 | 76 | 15 | 12 | 7 |
| 5 | Jordan Frysinger | Idaho | SR | WR | 7 | 15 | 292 | 19.47 | 2 | 78 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Keenan Barnes | La-Lafytte | SO | WR | 9 | 14 | 200 | 14.29 | 2 | 48 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | BJ Johnson III | Ga South | SR | WR | 7 | 14 | 196 | 14.00 | 2 | 64 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Thurman Morbley | Texas St | FR | WR | 7 | 15 | 193 | 12.87 | 2 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Xavier Brown | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 6 | 12 | 175 | 14.58 | 2 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Johnathan Boone | NMSU | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 113 | 18.83 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Myles Campbell | Ga South | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 71 | 6.45 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Shaedon Meadors | App St | JR | WR | 11 | 25 | 468 | 18.72 | 1 | 56 | 18 | 13 | 6 |
| 13 | Deon Watson | Idaho | SR | TE | 7 | 16 | 387 | 24.19 | 1 | 74 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| 13 | Deondre Douglas | Troy | SO | WR | 8 | 28 | 377 | 13.46 | 1 | 47 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| 13 | Al Riles | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 12 | 26 | 267 | 10.27 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 13 | Cam Echols-Luper | Ark St | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 258 | 21.50 | 1 | 58 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 13 | Ja'Marcus Bradley | La-Lafytte | FR | WR | 6 | 13 | 247 | 19.00 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 13 | Trent Cowan | Idaho | SR | TE | 10 | 16 | 232 | 14.50 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 13 | RJ Turner | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 215 | 21.50 | 1 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Tyrian Taylor | NMSU | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 199 | 19.90 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | OJ Clark | NMSU | FR | WR | 9 | 18 | 185 | 10.28 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Glenn Smith | Georgia St | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 166 | 15.09 | 1 | 78 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Kendall Sanders | Ark St | SR | WR | 8 | 13 | 161 | 12.38 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Ari Werts | Georgia St | SO | TE | 3 | 9 | 159 | 17.67 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | John Johnson | Troy | JR | WR | 4 | 11 | 150 | 13.64 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Tyrone Williams | USA | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 135 | 15.00 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Maaseiah Francis | USA | SO | TE | 5 | 7 | 127 | 18.14 | 1 | 75 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Gabe Schrade | Texas St | JR | TE | 7 | 11 | 118 | 10.73 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 107 | 13.38 | 1 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Zy Letman | App St | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 103 | 17.17 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Ajalen Holley | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 6 | 12 | 100 | 8.33 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Marcus Cox | App St | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 88 | 14.67 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | PJ Anderson | Texas St | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Brendon Rushing | Texas St | FR | TE | 2 | 2 | 69 | 34.50 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Ismail Saleem | Troy | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 58 | 29.00 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Andre Flakes | Troy | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Kevin Kutchera | USA | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Penny Hart | Georgia St | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Alec Osborne | La-Monroe | SR | TE | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Levi Duffield | App St | JR | TE | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Jaylan Barbour | App St | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Dante Jones | App St | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Aaron Duckworth | Idaho | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Collin Reed | App St | FR | TE | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Tyler Rogers | NMSU | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Gerald Everett | USA | SR | TE | 9 | 17 | 201 | 11.82 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 47 | Callen Hightower | Idaho | SR | WR | 9 | 17 | 199 | 11.71 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 47 | Royce Caldwell | NMSU | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 180 | 25.71 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 47 | Blake Mack | Ark St | JR | TE | 4 | 10 | 162 | 16.20 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Receptions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Receptions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||