2016 Independent Leaders Receiving - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equanimeous St. Brown | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 4 | 16 | 324 | 20.25 | 3 | 4.0 | 81.0 |
| 2 | Torii Hunter Jr. | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 4 | 15 | 210 | 14.00 | 1 | 3.8 | 52.5 |
| 3 | Mitchell Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 4 | Adam Breneman | U Mass | JR | TE | 5 | 31 | 391 | 12.61 | 4 | 6.2 | 78.2 |
| 5 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 5 | 28 | 322 | 11.50 | 5 | 5.6 | 64.4 |
| 6 | Nick Kurtz | BYU | SR | WR | 3 | 12 | 105 | 8.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| 7 | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | JR | WR | 3 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 0 | 3.3 | 28.7 |
| 8 | Colby Pearson | BYU | SR | WR | 3 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 1 | 3.7 | 27.3 |
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.