2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Receiving - On 1st Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royce Caldwell | NMSU | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 180 | 25.71 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Deon Watson | Idaho | SR | TE | 7 | 16 | 387 | 24.19 | 1 | 74 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | Josh Magee | USA | SR | WR | 10 | 22 | 478 | 21.73 | 2 | 76 | 15 | 12 | 7 |
| 4 | Cam Echols-Luper | Ark St | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 258 | 21.50 | 1 | 58 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | RJ Turner | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 215 | 21.50 | 1 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Tyrian Taylor | NMSU | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 199 | 19.90 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Jordan Frysinger | Idaho | SR | WR | 7 | 15 | 292 | 19.47 | 2 | 78 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Ja'Marcus Bradley | La-Lafytte | FR | WR | 6 | 13 | 247 | 19.00 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | Johnathan Boone | NMSU | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 113 | 18.83 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Tre' Perrier | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Shaedon Meadors | App St | JR | WR | 11 | 25 | 468 | 18.72 | 1 | 56 | 18 | 13 | 6 |
| 12 | Elijah King | Texas St | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 149 | 18.63 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Maaseiah Francis | USA | SO | TE | 5 | 7 | 127 | 18.14 | 1 | 75 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Ari Werts | Georgia St | SO | TE | 3 | 9 | 159 | 17.67 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | Barrett Burns | App St | SR | TE | 4 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Zy Letman | App St | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 103 | 17.17 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Tevaris McCormick | Troy | JR | WR | 8 | 19 | 324 | 17.05 | 4 | 80 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 18 | Robert Davis | Georgia St | SR | WR | 10 | 24 | 403 | 16.79 | 3 | 58 | 14 | 12 | 5 |
| 19 | PJ Anderson | Texas St | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Blake Mack | Ark St | JR | TE | 4 | 10 | 162 | 16.20 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 21 | Jaquil Capel | App St | SR | WR | 3 | 9 | 139 | 15.44 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | Glenn Smith | Georgia St | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 166 | 15.09 | 1 | 78 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Tyrone Williams | USA | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 135 | 15.00 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Marcus Cox | App St | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 88 | 14.67 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Xavier Brown | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 6 | 12 | 175 | 14.58 | 2 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 26 | Trent Cowan | Idaho | SR | TE | 10 | 16 | 232 | 14.50 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 27 | Keith Rucker | Georgia St | SR | TE | 5 | 9 | 130 | 14.44 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Keenan Barnes | La-Lafytte | SO | WR | 9 | 14 | 200 | 14.29 | 2 | 48 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 29 | BJ Johnson III | Ga South | SR | WR | 7 | 14 | 196 | 14.00 | 2 | 64 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | Mason Hays | Texas St | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 98 | 14.00 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | John Johnson | Troy | JR | WR | 4 | 11 | 150 | 13.64 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Deondre Douglas | Troy | SO | WR | 8 | 28 | 377 | 13.46 | 1 | 47 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| 33 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 107 | 13.38 | 1 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Warren Wand | Ark St | SO | RB | 6 | 9 | 118 | 13.11 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Thurman Morbley | Texas St | FR | WR | 7 | 15 | 193 | 12.87 | 2 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 36 | Jaleel Scott | NMSU | JR | WR | 8 | 13 | 163 | 12.54 | 4 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Tyler Watts | Texas St | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 162 | 12.46 | 0 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Kendall Sanders | Ark St | SR | WR | 8 | 13 | 161 | 12.38 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 39 | Reuben Mwehla | Idaho | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 84 | 12.00 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Dijon Paschal | Ark St | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Gerald Everett | USA | SR | TE | 9 | 17 | 201 | 11.82 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 42 | Callen Hightower | Idaho | SR | WR | 9 | 17 | 199 | 11.71 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 43 | Jacob Sannon | Idaho | JR | WR | 7 | 11 | 128 | 11.64 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 44 | Emanuel Thompson | Troy | JR | WR | 11 | 36 | 408 | 11.33 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
| 45 | Chris Murray | Ark St | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 89 | 11.13 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 46 | Xavier Hall | NMSU | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Gabe Schrade | Texas St | JR | TE | 7 | 11 | 118 | 10.73 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 48 | OJ Clark | NMSU | FR | WR | 9 | 18 | 185 | 10.28 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 49 | Al Riles | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 12 | 26 | 267 | 10.27 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 50 | Andre Flakes | Troy | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Receptions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Receptions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 4.0 receptions on 1st down.