2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Receiving - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Saunders | Idaho | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 54.0 |
| 2 | Montay Crockett | Ga South | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 53.0 |
| 3 | Glenn Smith | Georgia St | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 131 | 26.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 131.0 |
| 4 | Myles Campbell | Ga South | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 5 | Chris Murray | Ark St | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 6 | RJ Turner | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 2 | 8 | 155 | 19.38 | 1 | 4.0 | 77.5 |
| 7 | Wesley Fields | Ga South | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 8 | Xavier Brown | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 2 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 41.0 |
| 9 | Blake Mack | Ark St | JR | TE | 1 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 49.0 |
| 10 | Andre Flakes | Troy | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 |
| 11 | Christian Booker | Ark St | JR | WR | 1 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 0 | 6.0 | 92.0 |
| 11 | Cam Echols-Luper | Ark St | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 46.0 |
| 13 | Deon Watson | Idaho | SR | TE | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 14 | Trent Cowan | Idaho | SR | TE | 1 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 1 | 4.0 | 48.0 |
| 15 | Robert Davis | Georgia St | SR | WR | 1 | 8 | 93 | 11.63 | 1 | 8.0 | 93.0 |
| 16 | BJ Johnson III | Ga South | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 17 | Alfonso Onunwor | Idaho | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 38.0 |
| 18 | Josh Anderson | Troy | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 19 | Deondre Douglas | Troy | SO | WR | 1 | 11 | 93 | 8.45 | 2 | 11.0 | 93.0 |
| 20 | Emanuel Thompson | Troy | JR | WR | 1 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 47.0 |
| 21 | John Johnson | Troy | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 22 | Keith Rucker | Georgia St | SR | TE | 1 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 6.0 | 38.0 |
| 23 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 2 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 1 | 4.5 | 22.0 |
| 24 | Jacob Sannon | Idaho | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
| 25 | Ajalen Holley | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 2 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 11.5 |
| 26 | David Ungerer | Idaho | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| 27 | Callen Hightower | Idaho | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 28 | Dijon Paschal | Ark St | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -2.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 2.0 receptions per game played.