2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Receiving - On 1st Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zay Jones | ECU | SR | WR | 12 | 61 | 573 | 9.39 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| 2 | Noel Thomas, Jr. | UConn | SR | WR | 12 | 40 | 445 | 11.13 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | Keevan Lucas | Tulsa | SR | WR | 13 | 39 | 613 | 15.72 | 7 | 74 | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| 4 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 10 | 38 | 617 | 16.24 | 6 | 84 | 19 | 14 | 6 |
| 5 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 11 | 37 | 418 | 11.30 | 1 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 3 |
| 6 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 13 | 34 | 552 | 16.24 | 4 | 84 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
| 7 | Josh Atkinson | Tulsa | SR | WR | 11 | 31 | 449 | 14.48 | 3 | 64 | 16 | 7 | 4 |
| 8 | Courtland Sutton | SMU | SO | WR | 12 | 30 | 473 | 15.77 | 4 | 49 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| 9 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 10 | 28 | 261 | 9.32 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Tre'Quan Smith | UCF | SO | WR | 10 | 27 | 394 | 14.59 | 2 | 72 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
| 11 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 11 | 23 | 251 | 10.91 | 1 | 52 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | Chance Allen | Houston | SR | WR | 9 | 21 | 296 | 14.10 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 13 | Phil Mayhue | Memphis | JR | WR | 11 | 20 | 346 | 17.30 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 13 | 4 |
| 13 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 12 | 20 | 322 | 16.10 | 2 | 82 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | Ventell Bryant | Temple | SO | WR | 8 | 19 | 393 | 20.68 | 1 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 8 |
| 15 | Jamir Tillman | Navy | SR | WR | 11 | 19 | 330 | 17.37 | 0 | 43 | 13 | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 7 | 19 | 117 | 6.16 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Steven Dunbar | Houston | JR | WR | 10 | 18 | 272 | 15.11 | 4 | 48 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| 18 | Kahlil Lewis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 10 | 18 | 258 | 14.33 | 1 | 47 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 20 | Jimmy Williams | ECU | SR | WR | 8 | 16 | 289 | 18.06 | 2 | 75 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| 21 | Justin Hobbs | Tulsa | SO | WR | 7 | 15 | 233 | 15.53 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 21 | Taylor Oldham | UCF | SR | WR | 10 | 15 | 154 | 10.27 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Nate Cole | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 9 | 15 | 127 | 8.47 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | S Florida | JR | WR | 9 | 14 | 288 | 20.57 | 3 | 77 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 24 | Jordan Akins | UCF | SO | TE | 8 | 14 | 170 | 12.14 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 7 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Terren Encalade | Tulane | SO | WR | 7 | 13 | 192 | 14.77 | 3 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 27 | Daniel Hurd | Memphis | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 188 | 14.46 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 27 | Hergy Mayala | UConn | SO | WR | 8 | 13 | 154 | 11.85 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 7 | 13 | 115 | 8.85 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 9 | 12 | 122 | 10.17 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Keenen Johnson | Tulsa | FR | ATH | 6 | 12 | 98 | 8.17 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Romond Deloatch | Temple | SR | TE | 5 | 11 | 149 | 13.55 | 0 | 67 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 138 | 12.55 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Daniel Montiel | Memphis | SR | TE | 7 | 11 | 134 | 12.18 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Darnell Mooney | Tulane | FR | WR | 6 | 11 | 117 | 10.64 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 7 | 10 | 158 | 15.80 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 37 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 8 | 10 | 133 | 13.30 | 3 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | Cam Stewart | UCF | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 95 | 9.50 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Xavier Castille | SMU | SO | WR | 5 | 9 | 97 | 10.78 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 6 | 8 | 123 | 15.38 | 1 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 91 | 11.38 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Dredrick Snelson | UCF | FR | WR | 6 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 153 | 21.86 | 3 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 44 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 6 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Tyler McCloskey | Houston | SR | TE | 4 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 6 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Isaiah Johnson | Houston | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Adonis Jennings | Temple | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 149 | 24.83 | 2 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 49 | Deondre Farrier | ECU | FR | WR | 5 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Receptions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Receptions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||