2021 Independent Leaders Receiving - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda | NMSU | SO | WR | 4 | 12 | 209 | 17.42 | 2 | 3.0 | 52.3 |
| 2 | Puka Nacua | BYU | SO | WR | 3 | 8 | 139 | 17.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 46.3 |
| 3 | Avery Davis | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 4 | 12 | 204 | 17.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 4 | Kevin Austin Jr. | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 4 | 14 | 230 | 16.43 | 3 | 3.5 | 57.5 |
| 5 | Gunner Romney | BYU | JR | WR | 4 | 14 | 227 | 16.21 | 3 | 3.5 | 56.8 |
| 6 | CJ Daniels | Liberty | FR | WR | 4 | 11 | 177 | 16.09 | 3 | 2.8 | 44.3 |
| 7 | Rico Arnold | U Mass | JR | WR | 4 | 12 | 181 | 15.08 | 1 | 3.0 | 45.3 |
| 8 | Kyren Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 4 | 11 | 155 | 14.09 | 2 | 2.8 | 38.8 |
| 9 | Neil Pau'u | BYU | JR | WR | 4 | 18 | 232 | 12.89 | 4 | 4.5 | 58.0 |
| 9 | Braden Lenzy | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 4 | 9 | 116 | 12.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 29.0 |
| 11 | Jared Wyatt | NMSU | SR | WR | 5 | 20 | 256 | 12.80 | 1 | 4.0 | 51.2 |
| 12 | Michael Mayer | Notre Dame | SO | TE | 4 | 24 | 267 | 11.13 | 3 | 6.0 | 66.8 |
| 13 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | FR | WR | 4 | 23 | 242 | 10.52 | 3 | 5.8 | 60.5 |
| 14 | Chris Tyree | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 4 | 11 | 109 | 9.91 | 1 | 2.8 | 27.3 |
| 15 | Robert Downs III | NMSU | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 98 | 9.80 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.6 |
| 16 | Aaron Turner | UConn | FR | WR | 5 | 11 | 102 | 9.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 20.4 |
| 17 | Terrell Warner | NMSU | JR | WR | 4 | 13 | 112 | 8.62 | 0 | 3.3 | 28.0 |
| 18 | O'Maury Samuels | NMSU | JR | RB | 5 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.4 |
| 19 | Kay'Ron Adams | U Mass | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.3 |
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.