2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Receiving - On 4th Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Justin Hobbs | Tulsa | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 61 | 30.50 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 55 | 55.00 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Tre'Quan Smith | UCF | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Jimmy Williams | ECU | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Keevan Lucas | Tulsa | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Alec Bloom | UConn | JR | TE | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Zay Jones | ECU | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 83 | 10.38 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Chance Allen | Houston | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Tyler McCloskey | Houston | SR | TE | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Tyler Davis | UConn | FR | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Daniel Montiel | Memphis | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Tyler Carmona | Navy | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Tommy Myers | UConn | JR | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | Devon Breaux | Tulane | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Tristan Payton | UCF | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Marshall Ellick | Temple | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Larry Dace III | Tulane | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Byron Simpson | Houston | JR | TE | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Jamir Tillman | Navy | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Phil Mayhue | Memphis | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Nate Cole | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Jeremiah Gaines | SMU | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Courtland Sutton | SMU | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Terrell Green | ECU | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Adonis Jennings | Temple | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Ryeshene Bronson | S Florida | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Colin Thompson | Temple | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Noel Thomas, Jr. | UConn | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Brian Lemelle | UConn | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kedarian Jones | Memphis | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Steven Dunbar | Houston | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Patrick Taylor, Jr. | Memphis | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Jordan Akins | UCF | SO | TE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Devin Anderson | ECU | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Joey Magnifico | Memphis | FR | TE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Receptions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Receptions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||