2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Receiving - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Magee | USA | SR | WR | 2 | 9 | 289 | 32.11 | 2 | 4.5 | 144.5 |
| 2 | Deon Watson | Idaho | SR | TE | 2 | 6 | 157 | 26.17 | 2 | 3.0 | 78.5 |
| 3 | Johnathan Boone | NMSU | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 4 | Thurman Morbley | Texas St | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 5 | Kendall Sanders | Ark St | SR | WR | 2 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 3 | 3.0 | 63.0 |
| 6 | Jawan Nobles | Georgia St | FR | WR | 1 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 1 | 4.0 | 76.0 |
| 7 | BJ Johnson III | Ga South | SR | WR | 1 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 2 | 7.0 | 129.0 |
| 8 | Deondre Douglas | Troy | SO | WR | 2 | 8 | 132 | 16.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 66.0 |
| 9 | Jordan Frysinger | Idaho | SR | WR | 2 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 1 | 3.5 | 56.5 |
| 10 | Jacob Sannon | Idaho | JR | WR | 2 | 7 | 96 | 13.71 | 2 | 3.5 | 48.0 |
| 11 | Warren Wand | Ark St | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 32.5 |
| 12 | Robert Davis | Georgia St | SR | WR | 1 | 9 | 112 | 12.44 | 0 | 9.0 | 112.0 |
| 13 | Ike Lewis | App St | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 14 | Emanuel Thompson | Troy | JR | WR | 2 | 15 | 179 | 11.93 | 1 | 7.5 | 89.5 |
| 15 | Gerald Everett | USA | SR | TE | 2 | 6 | 69 | 11.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.5 |
| 15 | Larry Rose III | NMSU | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 17 | Al Riles | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 2 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 32.0 |
| 18 | Ari Werts | Georgia St | SO | TE | 1 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 1 | 4.0 | 42.0 |
| 19 | Deltron Hopkins | App St | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 19 | Barrett Burns | App St | SR | TE | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 21 | Callen Hightower | Idaho | SR | WR | 2 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 1 | 3.0 | 27.5 |
| 22 | Shaedon Meadors | App St | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 23 | Kevin Kutchera | USA | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 24 | Tyler Watts | Texas St | SO | WR | 1 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 7.0 | 52.0 |
| 25 | Trent Cowan | Idaho | SR | TE | 2 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 15.0 |
| 26 | Mason Hays | Texas St | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 27 | Jordan Chunn | Troy | JR | RB | 2 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 18.5 |
| 28 | Tevaris McCormick | Troy | JR | WR | 2 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 1 | 5.0 | 25.0 |
| 28 | Marcus Cox | App St | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Glenn Smith | Georgia St | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 19.0 |
| 30 | Sam Letton | Troy | FR | WR | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 32 | Dante Jones | App St | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 32 | Myles Campbell | Ga South | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 34 | Matt Breida | Ga South | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| 35 | Xavier Hall | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.0 |
| 36 | Tyler Siudzinski | Texas St | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -4.0 |
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.