2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Receiving - On 2nd Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keevan Lucas | Tulsa | SR | WR | 12 | 26 | 356 | 13.69 | 4 | 52 | 18 | 5 | 4 |
| 1 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 7 | 13 | 179 | 13.77 | 4 | 61 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Noel Thomas, Jr. | UConn | SR | WR | 12 | 39 | 440 | 11.28 | 3 | 62 | 22 | 9 | 5 |
| 3 | Ventell Bryant | Temple | SO | WR | 9 | 15 | 235 | 15.67 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | Jimmy Williams | ECU | SR | WR | 7 | 13 | 212 | 16.31 | 3 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Terren Encalade | Tulane | SO | WR | 8 | 14 | 211 | 15.07 | 3 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Nate Cole | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 11 | 21 | 188 | 8.95 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Zay Jones | ECU | SR | WR | 10 | 50 | 473 | 9.46 | 2 | 43 | 27 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Josh Atkinson | Tulsa | SR | WR | 11 | 30 | 412 | 13.73 | 2 | 56 | 21 | 11 | 3 |
| 8 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 11 | 26 | 344 | 13.23 | 2 | 61 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 13 | 27 | 338 | 12.52 | 2 | 60 | 15 | 7 | 4 |
| 8 | Courtland Sutton | SMU | SO | WR | 8 | 17 | 271 | 15.94 | 2 | 54 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 8 | 21 | 225 | 10.71 | 2 | 75 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Justin Hobbs | Tulsa | SO | WR | 11 | 19 | 219 | 11.53 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Adonis Jennings | Temple | JR | WR | 6 | 12 | 201 | 16.75 | 2 | 58 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Chance Allen | Houston | SR | WR | 7 | 15 | 181 | 12.07 | 2 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | JR | SB | 4 | 4 | 160 | 40.00 | 2 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Phil Mayhue | Memphis | JR | WR | 7 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 2 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Kahlil Lewis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 7 | 17 | 133 | 7.82 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | S Florida | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Chris Minter | Tulsa | SO | TE | 4 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 11 | 18 | 219 | 12.17 | 1 | 54 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Tre'Quan Smith | UCF | SO | WR | 8 | 18 | 215 | 11.94 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 23 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 10 | 15 | 194 | 12.93 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 23 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 8 | 13 | 148 | 11.38 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Elkanah Dillon | S Florida | SO | TE | 3 | 4 | 112 | 28.00 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 23 | Jamir Tillman | Navy | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 108 | 9.82 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Toneo Gulley | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 3 | 104 | 34.67 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Sam Craft | Memphis | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 7 | 10 | 96 | 9.60 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Romond Deloatch | Temple | SR | TE | 3 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Tyler McCloskey | Houston | SR | TE | 5 | 7 | 66 | 9.43 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Mitchell Wilcox | S Florida | FR | TE | 4 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Brandon Colon | Navy | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Joey Magnifico | Memphis | FR | TE | 5 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Thomas Geddis | Cincinnati | FR | WR | 3 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 43 | 43.00 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Daniel Hurd | Memphis | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Tristan Payton | UCF | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Devin Anderson | ECU | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Rob Riederer | Tulsa | JR | TE | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Romello Brooker | Houston | SO | TE | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Colin Thompson | Temple | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 12 | 28 | 247 | 8.82 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 46 | Steven Dunbar | Houston | JR | WR | 8 | 17 | 174 | 10.24 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 46 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 9 | 23 | 164 | 7.13 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | Xavier Castille | SMU | SO | WR | 7 | 15 | 148 | 9.87 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | Brodrick Yancy | Temple | SO | WR | 5 | 11 | 140 | 12.73 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Receptions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Receptions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||