2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Receiving - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keevan Lucas | Tulsa | SR | WR | 4 | 24 | 395 | 16.46 | 5 | 6.0 | 98.8 |
| 2 | Courtland Sutton | SMU | SO | WR | 4 | 18 | 449 | 24.94 | 4 | 4.5 | 112.3 |
| 2 | Nate Cole | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 4 | 23 | 215 | 9.35 | 4 | 5.8 | 53.8 |
| 4 | Jimmy Williams | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 12 | 322 | 26.83 | 3 | 3.0 | 80.5 |
| 4 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 4 | 12 | 237 | 19.75 | 3 | 3.0 | 59.3 |
| 4 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 4 | 18 | 153 | 8.50 | 3 | 4.5 | 38.3 |
| 4 | Terren Encalade | Tulane | SO | WR | 4 | 12 | 127 | 10.58 | 3 | 3.0 | 31.8 |
| 8 | Noel Thomas, Jr. | UConn | SR | WR | 5 | 46 | 523 | 11.37 | 2 | 9.2 | 104.6 |
| 8 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 3 | 17 | 273 | 16.06 | 2 | 5.7 | 91.0 |
| 8 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 5 | 33 | 439 | 13.30 | 2 | 6.6 | 87.8 |
| 8 | Steven Dunbar | Houston | JR | WR | 5 | 21 | 326 | 15.52 | 2 | 4.2 | 65.2 |
| 8 | Justin Hobbs | Tulsa | SO | WR | 4 | 18 | 241 | 13.39 | 2 | 4.5 | 60.3 |
| 8 | Tre'Quan Smith | UCF | SO | WR | 4 | 14 | 207 | 14.79 | 2 | 3.5 | 51.8 |
| 8 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 4 | 14 | 191 | 13.64 | 2 | 3.5 | 47.8 |
| 8 | Phil Mayhue | Memphis | JR | WR | 3 | 8 | 127 | 15.88 | 2 | 2.7 | 42.3 |
| 8 | Brodrick Yancy | Temple | SO | WR | 4 | 9 | 116 | 12.89 | 2 | 2.3 | 29.0 |
| 8 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 106 | 11.78 | 2 | 2.3 | 26.5 |
| 8 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 2 | 1.7 | 22.0 |
| 8 | Tyler McCloskey | Houston | SR | TE | 5 | 7 | 80 | 11.43 | 2 | 1.4 | 16.0 |
| 20 | Zay Jones | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 49 | 558 | 11.39 | 1 | 12.3 | 139.5 |
| 20 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 4 | 18 | 331 | 18.39 | 1 | 4.5 | 82.8 |
| 20 | Josh Atkinson | Tulsa | SR | WR | 4 | 21 | 239 | 11.38 | 1 | 5.3 | 59.8 |
| 20 | Chance Allen | Houston | SR | WR | 5 | 19 | 266 | 14.00 | 1 | 3.8 | 53.2 |
| 20 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 4 | 25 | 208 | 8.32 | 1 | 6.3 | 52.0 |
| 20 | Sam Craft | Memphis | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 20 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | S Florida | JR | WR | 4 | 10 | 186 | 18.60 | 1 | 2.5 | 46.5 |
| 20 | Jordan Akins | UCF | SO | TE | 4 | 7 | 176 | 25.14 | 1 | 1.8 | 44.0 |
| 20 | Kahlil Lewis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 4 | 13 | 165 | 12.69 | 1 | 3.3 | 41.3 |
| 20 | Ryeshene Bronson | S Florida | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 133 | 26.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 33.3 |
| 20 | Adonis Jennings | Temple | JR | WR | 4 | 9 | 123 | 13.67 | 1 | 2.3 | 30.8 |
| 20 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 5 | 19 | 149 | 7.84 | 1 | 3.8 | 29.8 |
| 20 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 3 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 20 | Tyler Davis | UConn | FR | 5 | 11 | 107 | 9.73 | 1 | 2.2 | 21.4 | |
| 20 | Toneo Gulley | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 1 | 57 | 57.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 19.0 |
| 20 | Mitchell Wilcox | S Florida | FR | TE | 4 | 2 | 73 | 36.50 | 1 | 0.5 | 18.3 |
| 20 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 3 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 1 | 3.0 | 16.3 |
| 20 | Daniel Montiel | Memphis | SR | TE | 3 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 15.3 |
| 20 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 4 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 13.5 |
| 20 | Chris Barr | S Florida | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 20 | Darnell Mooney | Tulane | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 12.8 |
| 20 | Devin Anderson | ECU | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 1 | 1.8 | 12.5 |
| 20 | Roderick Proctor | Memphis | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 10.3 |
| 20 | Tristan Payton | UCF | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| 20 | DJ Dowdy | Cincinnati | SR | TE | 4 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 20 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 20 | Dontravious Wilson | UCF | SR | RB | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 1 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 20 | Rob Riederer | Tulsa | JR | TE | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 3.0 |