2021 Independent Leaders Receiving - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Shaa | Liberty | SR | WR | 11 | 22 | 414 | 18.82 | 4 | 2.0 | 37.6 |
| 2 | Kevin Austin Jr. | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 11 | 41 | 766 | 18.68 | 6 | 3.7 | 69.6 |
| 3 | Keelan Marion | UConn | FR | WR | 10 | 23 | 420 | 18.26 | 5 | 2.3 | 42.0 |
| 4 | CJ Daniels | Liberty | FR | WR | 11 | 35 | 613 | 17.51 | 7 | 3.2 | 55.7 |
| 5 | Puka Nacua | BYU | SO | WR | 9 | 31 | 538 | 17.35 | 5 | 3.4 | 59.8 |
| 6 | DJ Stubbs | Liberty | SR | WR | 9 | 19 | 325 | 17.11 | 2 | 2.1 | 36.1 |
| 7 | Rico Arnold | U Mass | JR | WR | 10 | 27 | 461 | 17.07 | 3 | 2.7 | 46.1 |
| 8 | Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda | NMSU | SO | WR | 8 | 33 | 524 | 15.88 | 4 | 4.1 | 65.5 |
| 9 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | FR | WR | 10 | 44 | 611 | 13.89 | 6 | 4.4 | 61.1 |
| 10 | Andre Bodison | NMSU | SR | WR | 7 | 20 | 273 | 13.65 | 0 | 2.9 | 39.0 |
| 11 | Jared Wyatt | NMSU | SR | WR | 8 | 38 | 473 | 12.45 | 3 | 4.8 | 59.1 |
| 12 | Jay Rose | UConn | SR | TE | 8 | 20 | 246 | 12.30 | 1 | 2.5 | 30.8 |
| 13 | Michael Mayer | Notre Dame | SO | TE | 10 | 56 | 675 | 12.05 | 5 | 5.6 | 67.5 |
| 14 | Thomaz Whitford | NMSU | JR | TE | 7 | 14 | 157 | 11.21 | 2 | 2.0 | 22.4 |
| 15 | Terrell Warner | NMSU | JR | WR | 7 | 19 | 173 | 9.11 | 1 | 2.7 | 24.7 |
| 16 | Kyren Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 11 | 39 | 340 | 8.72 | 3 | 3.5 | 30.9 |
| 17 | Tyler Allgeier | BYU | SO | RB | 10 | 20 | 159 | 7.95 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.9 |
| 18 | Aaron Turner | UConn | FR | WR | 10 | 26 | 166 | 6.38 | 0 | 2.6 | 16.6 |
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.