2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Receiving - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mayhue | Memphis | JR | WR | 10 | 31 | 553 | 17.84 | 3 | 3.1 | 55.3 |
| 2 | Ventell Bryant | Temple | SO | WR | 10 | 43 | 744 | 17.30 | 4 | 4.3 | 74.4 |
| 3 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SO | WR | 9 | 19 | 327 | 17.21 | 4 | 2.1 | 36.3 |
| 4 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 11 | 27 | 456 | 16.89 | 2 | 2.5 | 41.5 |
| 5 | Jamir Tillman | Navy | SR | WR | 13 | 38 | 610 | 16.05 | 2 | 2.9 | 46.9 |
| 6 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 10 | 71 | 1106 | 15.58 | 13 | 7.1 | 110.6 |
| 7 | Courtland Sutton | SMU | SO | WR | 9 | 62 | 959 | 15.47 | 9 | 6.9 | 106.6 |
| 8 | Terren Encalade | Tulane | SO | WR | 10 | 31 | 476 | 15.35 | 6 | 3.1 | 47.6 |
| 9 | Jimmy Williams | ECU | SR | WR | 8 | 33 | 496 | 15.03 | 5 | 4.1 | 62.0 |
| 10 | Tre'Quan Smith | UCF | SO | WR | 10 | 45 | 674 | 14.98 | 3 | 4.5 | 67.4 |
| 11 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 10 | 26 | 378 | 14.54 | 6 | 2.6 | 37.8 |
| 12 | Deondre Farrier | ECU | FR | WR | 7 | 16 | 232 | 14.50 | 1 | 2.3 | 33.1 |
| 13 | Keevan Lucas | Tulsa | SR | WR | 11 | 71 | 1008 | 14.20 | 12 | 6.5 | 91.6 |
| 14 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 10 | 49 | 693 | 14.14 | 5 | 4.9 | 69.3 |
| 15 | Josh Atkinson | Tulsa | SR | WR | 11 | 69 | 968 | 14.03 | 8 | 6.3 | 88.0 |
| 16 | Chance Allen | Houston | SR | WR | 9 | 49 | 675 | 13.78 | 5 | 5.4 | 75.0 |
| 17 | Justin Hobbs | Tulsa | SO | WR | 11 | 40 | 538 | 13.45 | 4 | 3.6 | 48.9 |
| 18 | Noel Thomas, Jr. | UConn | SR | WR | 8 | 67 | 878 | 13.10 | 3 | 8.4 | 109.8 |
| 19 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 9 | 39 | 510 | 13.08 | 6 | 4.3 | 56.7 |
| 20 | Steven Dunbar | Houston | JR | WR | 10 | 41 | 524 | 12.78 | 5 | 4.1 | 52.4 |
| 21 | Daniel Montiel | Memphis | SR | TE | 10 | 24 | 304 | 12.67 | 3 | 2.4 | 30.4 |
| 22 | Kahlil Lewis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 10 | 44 | 557 | 12.66 | 4 | 4.4 | 55.7 |
| 23 | Brodrick Yancy | Temple | SO | WR | 9 | 19 | 238 | 12.53 | 1 | 2.1 | 26.4 |
| 24 | Hergy Mayala | UConn | SO | WR | 6 | 17 | 208 | 12.24 | 0 | 2.8 | 34.7 |
| 25 | Xavier Castille | SMU | SO | WR | 9 | 30 | 354 | 11.80 | 1 | 3.3 | 39.3 |
| 26 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 8 | 18 | 207 | 11.50 | 2 | 2.3 | 25.9 |
| 27 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 9 | 83 | 942 | 11.35 | 3 | 9.2 | 104.7 |
| 28 | Taylor Oldham | UCF | SR | WR | 10 | 27 | 304 | 11.26 | 1 | 2.7 | 30.4 |
| 29 | Darnell Mooney | Tulane | FR | WR | 10 | 24 | 267 | 11.13 | 2 | 2.4 | 26.7 |
| 30 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 9 | 53 | 584 | 11.02 | 3 | 5.9 | 64.9 |
| 31 | Zay Jones | ECU | SR | WR | 8 | 109 | 1188 | 10.90 | 7 | 13.6 | 148.5 |
| 32 | Tyler McCloskey | Houston | SR | TE | 10 | 20 | 217 | 10.85 | 3 | 2.0 | 21.7 |
| 33 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 8 | 33 | 355 | 10.76 | 2 | 4.1 | 44.4 |
| 34 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 10 | 26 | 266 | 10.23 | 2 | 2.6 | 26.6 |
| 35 | Nate Cole | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 10 | 45 | 373 | 8.29 | 1 | 4.5 | 37.3 |
| 36 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 8 | 25 | 207 | 8.28 | 0 | 3.1 | 25.9 |
| 37 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 8 | 22 | 175 | 7.95 | 1 | 2.8 | 21.9 |
| 38 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 10 | 23 | 117 | 5.09 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.7 |
| 39 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 8 | 17 | 76 | 4.47 | 1 | 2.1 | 9.5 |
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.