2016 Conference USA Leaders Receiving - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Taylor | La Tech | SR | WR | 14 | 136 | 1803 | 13.26 | 12 | 9.7 | 128.8 | 
| 2 | Richie James | MTSU | SO | WR | 13 | 105 | 1625 | 15.48 | 12 | 8.1 | 125.0 | 
| 3 | Taywan Taylor | Western Ky | SR | WR | 13 | 89 | 1609 | 18.08 | 17 | 6.8 | 123.8 | 
| 4 | Carlos Henderson | La Tech | JR | WR | 13 | 82 | 1535 | 18.72 | 19 | 6.3 | 118.1 | 
| 5 | Nicholas Norris | Western Ky | SR | WR | 13 | 74 | 1298 | 17.54 | 14 | 5.7 | 99.8 | 
| 6 | Allenzae Staggers | USM | JR | WR | 12 | 55 | 1122 | 20.40 | 7 | 4.6 | 93.5 | 
| 7 | Kalib Woods | FAU | JR | WR | 12 | 68 | 934 | 13.74 | 1 | 5.7 | 77.8 | 
| 8 | Zach Pascal | ODU | SR | WR | 13 | 65 | 946 | 14.55 | 9 | 5.0 | 72.8 | 
| 9 | Austin Duke | Charlotte | SR | WR | 10 | 50 | 723 | 14.46 | 3 | 5.0 | 72.3 | 
| 10 | Josh Knight | Marshall | SR | WR | 10 | 54 | 576 | 10.67 | 4 | 5.4 | 57.6 | 
| 11 | Jonathan Duhart | ODU | JR | WR | 13 | 48 | 735 | 15.31 | 9 | 3.7 | 56.5 | 
| 12 | Thomas Owens | FIU | JR | WR | 12 | 47 | 652 | 13.87 | 7 | 3.9 | 54.3 | 
| 13 | Ty Lee | MTSU | FR | WR | 13 | 63 | 699 | 11.10 | 9 | 4.8 | 53.8 | 
| 14 | Josh Stewart | UTSA | JR | WR | 13 | 36 | 682 | 18.94 | 5 | 2.8 | 52.5 | 
| 15 | D.J. Thompson | USM | SR | WR | 10 | 45 | 497 | 11.04 | 6 | 4.5 | 49.7 | 
| 16 | I'Tavius Mathers | MTSU | SR | RB | 13 | 66 | 633 | 9.59 | 3 | 5.1 | 48.7 | 
| 17 | Michael Clark | Marshall | SO | WR | 10 | 32 | 474 | 14.81 | 4 | 3.2 | 47.4 | 
| 18 | Jonnu Smith | FIU | SR | TE | 11 | 42 | 506 | 12.05 | 4 | 3.8 | 46.0 | 
| 19 | Deon-Tay McManus | Marshall | JR | WR | 10 | 38 | 441 | 11.61 | 3 | 3.8 | 44.1 | 
| 20 | Cole Freytag | UTEP | SR | WR | 12 | 36 | 520 | 14.44 | 5 | 3.0 | 43.3 | 
| 21 | Kerry Thomas Jr. | UTSA | JR | WR | 13 | 35 | 555 | 15.86 | 8 | 2.7 | 42.7 | 
| 22 | Temi Alaka | Rice | JR | WR | 11 | 28 | 458 | 16.36 | 2 | 2.5 | 41.6 | 
| 23 | Thaddeous Thompson | N Texas | SR | WR | 12 | 40 | 495 | 12.38 | 2 | 3.3 | 41.3 | 
| 24 | Stantley Thomas | FIU | FR | WR | 12 | 35 | 485 | 13.86 | 1 | 2.9 | 40.4 | 
| 25 | Turner Smiley | N Texas | JR | WR | 10 | 33 | 389 | 11.79 | 2 | 3.3 | 38.9 | 
| 26 | Hayden Plinke | UTEP | SR | TE | 12 | 38 | 456 | 12.00 | 8 | 3.2 | 38.0 | 
| 27 | Travis Fulgham | ODU | SO | WR | 13 | 29 | 478 | 16.48 | 8 | 2.2 | 36.8 | 
| 28 | Terian Goree | N Texas | SO | WR | 9 | 36 | 328 | 9.11 | 2 | 4.0 | 36.4 | 
| 29 | Korey Robertson | USM | SO | WR | 12 | 36 | 419 | 11.64 | 3 | 3.0 | 34.9 | 
| 30 | Ito Smith | USM | JR | RB | 12 | 37 | 413 | 11.16 | 2 | 3.1 | 34.4 | 
| 31 | Zach Wright | Rice | SR | WR | 10 | 36 | 339 | 9.42 | 1 | 3.6 | 33.9 | 
| 32 | Dennis Andrews | MTSU | SR | WR | 13 | 32 | 428 | 13.38 | 8 | 2.5 | 32.9 | 
| 33 | Justin Hunt | Marshall | SR | WR | 10 | 23 | 324 | 14.09 | 5 | 2.3 | 32.4 | 
| 34 | Workpeh Kofa | Charlotte | SO | WR | 10 | 23 | 313 | 13.61 | 4 | 2.3 | 31.3 | 
| 35 | Ryan Yurachek | Marshall | JR | TE | 9 | 24 | 266 | 11.08 | 4 | 2.7 | 29.6 | 
| 36 | Isaiah Jones | USM | JR | WR | 11 | 18 | 316 | 17.56 | 2 | 1.6 | 28.7 | 
| 37 | T.L. Ford II | Charlotte | JR | WR | 10 | 29 | 285 | 9.83 | 4 | 2.9 | 28.5 | 
| 38 | Eddie Sinegal | UTEP | FR | WR | 12 | 29 | 338 | 11.66 | 0 | 2.4 | 28.2 | 
| 39 | Patrick Smith | MTSU | JR | WR | 12 | 28 | 332 | 11.86 | 4 | 2.3 | 27.7 | 
| 40 | Anthony Wales | Western Ky | SR | RB | 12 | 29 | 324 | 11.17 | 2 | 2.4 | 27.0 | 
| 41 | Lucky Jackson | Western Ky | FR | WR | 13 | 24 | 350 | 14.58 | 1 | 1.8 | 26.9 | 
| 42 | Kenny Buyers | N Texas | SR | WR | 12 | 31 | 320 | 10.32 | 1 | 2.6 | 26.7 | 
| 43 | James Mayden | Rice | JR | WR | 9 | 16 | 232 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.8 | 
| 44 | Kalif Phillips | Charlotte | SR | RB | 9 | 17 | 229 | 13.47 | 1 | 1.9 | 25.4 | 
| 45 | Tavaris Harrison | FAU | FR | WR | 12 | 18 | 304 | 16.89 | 1 | 1.5 | 25.3 | 
| 46 | Emanuel Byrd | Marshall | SR | TE | 9 | 22 | 227 | 10.32 | 3 | 2.4 | 25.2 | 
| 47 | Brady Jones | UTSA | JR | WR | 13 | 26 | 322 | 12.38 | 3 | 2.0 | 24.8 | 
| 48 | Jeffery Wilson | N Texas | JR | RB | 10 | 29 | 247 | 8.52 | 1 | 2.9 | 24.7 | 
| 48 | Willie Robinson | N Texas | JR | WR | 9 | 18 | 222 | 12.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.7 | 
| 50 | Jarred Craft | La Tech | JR | RB | 14 | 42 | 340 | 8.10 | 4 | 3.0 | 24.3 | 
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.