2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Receiving - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.J. Shelton | Mich St | SR | WR | 5 | 26 | 495 | 19.04 | 3 | 5.2 | 99.0 |
| 2 | Austin Carr | N'western | SR | WR | 4 | 32 | 486 | 15.19 | 6 | 8.0 | 121.5 |
| 3 | Amara Darboh | Michigan | SR | WR | 4 | 21 | 416 | 19.81 | 1 | 5.3 | 104.0 |
| 4 | Ricky Jones | Indiana | SR | WR | 5 | 24 | 390 | 16.25 | 1 | 4.8 | 78.0 |
| 5 | DeAngelo Yancey | Purdue | SR | WR | 5 | 15 | 331 | 22.07 | 4 | 3.0 | 66.2 |
| 6 | Malik Turner | Illinois | JR | WR | 5 | 20 | 300 | 15.00 | 1 | 4.0 | 60.0 |
| 7 | Nick Westbrook | Indiana | SO | WR | 5 | 21 | 296 | 14.10 | 0 | 4.2 | 59.2 |
| 8 | Curtis Samuel | Ohio State | JR | HB | 5 | 28 | 280 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.6 | 56.0 |
| 9 | Drew Wolitarsky | Minnesota | SR | WR | 5 | 23 | 262 | 11.39 | 1 | 4.6 | 52.4 |
| 10 | Riley McCarron | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 24 | 261 | 10.88 | 2 | 6.0 | 65.3 |
| 11 | Stanley Morgan Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 4 | 13 | 233 | 17.92 | 1 | 3.3 | 58.3 |
| 12 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 5 | 22 | 224 | 10.18 | 2 | 4.4 | 44.8 |
| 13 | Cole Herdman | Purdue | SO | TE | 5 | 24 | 208 | 8.67 | 2 | 4.8 | 41.6 |
| 14 | Levern Jacobs | Maryland | SR | WR | 5 | 25 | 199 | 7.96 | 1 | 5.0 | 39.8 |
| 15 | Brian Smith | Minnesota | JR | WR | 5 | 11 | 195 | 17.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 39.0 |
| 16 | Chris Godwin | Penn State | JR | WR | 4 | 11 | 194 | 17.64 | 3 | 2.8 | 48.5 |
| 17 | D.J. Moore | Maryland | SO | WR | 5 | 16 | 191 | 11.94 | 3 | 3.2 | 38.2 |
| 18 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 5 | 20 | 187 | 9.35 | 3 | 4.0 | 37.4 |
| 19 | Troy Fumagalli | Wisconsin | JR | TE | 4 | 15 | 182 | 12.13 | 1 | 3.8 | 45.5 |
| 20 | Bilal Marshall | Purdue | SR | WR | 5 | 14 | 177 | 12.64 | 1 | 2.8 | 35.4 |
| 21 | Noah Brown | Ohio State | SO | WR | 5 | 15 | 175 | 11.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 35.0 |
| 22 | Mike Gesicki | Penn State | JR | TE | 4 | 14 | 165 | 11.79 | 1 | 3.5 | 41.3 |
| 23 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SO | WR | 3 | 8 | 163 | 20.38 | 1 | 2.7 | 54.3 |
| 23 | Andre Patton | Rutgers | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 163 | 18.11 | 1 | 2.3 | 40.8 |
| 25 | Brandon Reilly | Nebraska | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 162 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.5 |
| 26 | Jehu Chesson | Michigan | SR | WR | 4 | 12 | 159 | 13.25 | 1 | 3.0 | 39.8 |
| 27 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 5 | 11 | 158 | 14.36 | 2 | 2.2 | 31.6 |
| 28 | Marcus Baugh | Ohio State | JR | TE | 5 | 9 | 138 | 15.33 | 2 | 1.8 | 27.6 |
| 29 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 4 | 11 | 134 | 12.18 | 1 | 2.8 | 33.5 |
| 29 | Donnie Corley | Mich St | FR | WR | 5 | 13 | 134 | 10.31 | 2 | 2.6 | 26.8 |
| 31 | Brycen Hopkins | Purdue | FR | TE | 5 | 8 | 130 | 16.25 | 2 | 1.6 | 26.0 |
| 32 | Josiah Price | Mich St | SR | TE | 5 | 13 | 128 | 9.85 | 2 | 2.6 | 25.6 |
| 33 | Jordan Westerkamp | Nebraska | SR | WR | 2 | 7 | 127 | 18.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 63.5 |
| 33 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 12 | 127 | 10.58 | 1 | 3.0 | 31.8 |
| 35 | Robert Wheelwright | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 4 | 10 | 125 | 12.50 | 1 | 2.5 | 31.3 |
| 36 | Markell Jones | Purdue | SO | RB | 4 | 16 | 122 | 7.63 | 0 | 4.0 | 30.5 |
| 37 | Jake Butt | Michigan | SR | TE | 4 | 10 | 111 | 11.10 | 1 | 2.5 | 27.8 |
| 38 | Jamal Lyles | Mich St | SR | TE | 5 | 8 | 110 | 13.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 22.0 |
| 39 | Domonique Young | Purdue | SR | WR | 3 | 10 | 106 | 10.60 | 0 | 3.3 | 35.3 |
| 39 | Irvin Charles | Penn State | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 106 | 53.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 26.5 |
| 39 | Cameron Posey | Purdue | SR | WR | 5 | 15 | 106 | 7.07 | 1 | 3.0 | 21.2 |
| 42 | Luke Timian | Indiana | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 101 | 14.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.2 |
| 43 | DaeSean Hamilton | Penn State | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 100 | 14.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.0 |
| 44 | Rodney Smith | Minnesota | SO | RB | 5 | 10 | 98 | 9.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.6 |
| 45 | Akrum Wadley | Iowa | JR | RB | 4 | 11 | 96 | 8.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 24.0 |
| 46 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | FR | WR | 4 | 13 | 94 | 7.23 | 1 | 3.3 | 23.5 |
| 47 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 23.3 |
| 48 | Ty Johnson | Maryland | SO | RB | 5 | 4 | 91 | 22.75 | 1 | 0.8 | 18.2 |
| 49 | Jerminic Smith | Iowa | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 89 | 12.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.3 |
| 50 | George Kittle | Iowa | SR | TE | 4 | 7 | 88 | 12.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.0 |