2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Receiving - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Carr | N'western | SR | WR | 6 | 45 | 598 | 13.29 | 5 | 7.5 | 99.7 | 
| 2 | Chris Godwin | Penn State | JR | WR | 7 | 30 | 507 | 16.90 | 5 | 4.3 | 72.4 | 
| 3 | DeAngelo Yancey | Purdue | SR | WR | 4 | 14 | 413 | 29.50 | 6 | 3.5 | 103.3 | 
| 4 | Troy Fumagalli | Wisconsin | JR | TE | 7 | 31 | 395 | 12.74 | 2 | 4.4 | 56.4 | 
| 5 | Curtis Samuel | Ohio State | JR | HB | 6 | 37 | 358 | 9.68 | 2 | 6.2 | 59.7 | 
| 6 | Mike Gesicki | Penn State | JR | TE | 7 | 23 | 312 | 13.57 | 2 | 3.3 | 44.6 | 
| 7 | DaeSean Hamilton | Penn State | JR | WR | 7 | 20 | 295 | 14.75 | 0 | 2.9 | 42.1 | 
| 8 | Drew Wolitarsky | Minnesota | SR | WR | 4 | 24 | 293 | 12.21 | 2 | 6.0 | 73.3 | 
| 9 | Amara Darboh | Michigan | SR | WR | 6 | 29 | 291 | 10.03 | 3 | 4.8 | 48.5 | 
| 10 | Jake Butt | Michigan | SR | TE | 6 | 26 | 285 | 10.96 | 0 | 4.3 | 47.5 | 
| 11 | Malik Turner | Illinois | JR | WR | 5 | 18 | 275 | 15.28 | 1 | 3.6 | 55.0 | 
| 12 | Saquon Barkley | Penn State | SO | RB | 7 | 17 | 248 | 14.59 | 4 | 2.4 | 35.4 | 
| 13 | Noah Brown | Ohio State | SO | WR | 6 | 19 | 236 | 12.42 | 6 | 3.2 | 39.3 | 
| 14 | Nick Westbrook | Indiana | SO | WR | 4 | 9 | 230 | 25.56 | 1 | 2.3 | 57.5 | 
| 15 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 4 | 23 | 229 | 9.96 | 1 | 5.8 | 57.3 | 
| 16 | Riley McCarron | Iowa | SR | WR | 5 | 17 | 212 | 12.47 | 1 | 3.4 | 42.4 | 
| 17 | Saeed Blacknall | Penn State | JR | WR | 3 | 8 | 209 | 26.13 | 3 | 2.7 | 69.7 | 
| 18 | D.J. Moore | Maryland | SO | WR | 4 | 13 | 208 | 16.00 | 1 | 3.3 | 52.0 | 
| 19 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 7 | 17 | 198 | 11.65 | 1 | 2.4 | 28.3 | 
| 20 | Robert Wheelwright | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 7 | 15 | 197 | 13.13 | 1 | 2.1 | 28.1 | 
| 21 | Akrum Wadley | Iowa | JR | RB | 5 | 23 | 196 | 8.52 | 2 | 4.6 | 39.2 | 
| 22 | Cole Herdman | Purdue | SO | TE | 4 | 20 | 192 | 9.60 | 1 | 5.0 | 48.0 | 
| 23 | Ricky Jones | Indiana | SR | WR | 4 | 15 | 188 | 12.53 | 1 | 3.8 | 47.0 | 
| 24 | Bilal Marshall | Purdue | SR | WR | 4 | 15 | 185 | 12.33 | 1 | 3.8 | 46.3 | 
| 25 | Josiah Price | Mich St | SR | TE | 4 | 16 | 165 | 10.31 | 0 | 4.0 | 41.3 | 
| 26 | Garrett Dickerson | N'western | JR | SB | 6 | 20 | 164 | 8.20 | 2 | 3.3 | 27.3 | 
| 27 | Jordan Westerkamp | Nebraska | SR | WR | 3 | 11 | 163 | 14.82 | 0 | 3.7 | 54.3 | 
| 28 | Brian Smith | Minnesota | JR | WR | 2 | 10 | 161 | 16.10 | 0 | 5.0 | 80.5 | 
| 28 | Grant Perry | Michigan | SO | WR | 5 | 10 | 161 | 16.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.2 | 
| 30 | R.J. Shelton | Mich St | SR | WR | 4 | 11 | 159 | 14.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 39.8 | 
| 31 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SO | WR | 7 | 12 | 156 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.3 | 
| 32 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 2 | 14 | 154 | 11.00 | 0 | 7.0 | 77.0 | 
| 33 | Donnie Corley | Mich St | FR | WR | 4 | 12 | 153 | 12.75 | 1 | 3.0 | 38.3 | 
| 34 | Zach Grant | Illinois | SR | WR | 5 | 16 | 149 | 9.31 | 0 | 3.2 | 29.8 | 
| 35 | Marcus Baugh | Ohio State | JR | TE | 6 | 13 | 146 | 11.23 | 1 | 2.2 | 24.3 | 
| 36 | Stanley Morgan Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 3 | 10 | 142 | 14.20 | 1 | 3.3 | 47.3 | 
| 36 | Jehu Chesson | Michigan | SR | WR | 6 | 14 | 142 | 10.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.7 | 
| 38 | Levern Jacobs | Maryland | SR | WR | 4 | 11 | 138 | 12.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 34.5 | 
| 39 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 131 | 13.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.2 | 
| 40 | Dare Ogunbowale | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 7 | 17 | 130 | 7.65 | 1 | 2.4 | 18.6 | 
| 41 | Markell Jones | Purdue | SO | RB | 4 | 15 | 128 | 8.53 | 0 | 3.8 | 32.0 | 
| 42 | Andrew Scanlan | N'western | SR | WR | 6 | 13 | 126 | 9.69 | 0 | 2.2 | 21.0 | 
| 43 | LJ Scott | Mich St | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 123 | 30.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 30.8 | 
| 44 | Justin Hardee | Illinois | SR | WR | 5 | 11 | 119 | 10.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 23.8 | 
| 45 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 6 | 13 | 117 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 19.5 | 
| 46 | Brycen Hopkins | Purdue | FR | TE | 4 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 2 | 1.8 | 29.0 | 
| 47 | Ty Johnson | Maryland | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 28.5 | 
| 48 | Justin Jackson | N'western | JR | RB | 6 | 14 | 109 | 7.79 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.2 | 
| 49 | Macan Wilson | N'western | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 108 | 10.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.0 | 
| 50 | Monty Madaris | Mich St | SR | WR | 4 | 11 | 107 | 9.73 | 1 | 2.8 | 26.8 |