2016 Independent Leaders Receiving - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jalen Williams | U Mass | SR | WR | 10 | 21 | 470 | 22.38 | 6 | 2.1 | 47.0 |
| 2 | Equanimeous St. Brown | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 11 | 55 | 929 | 16.89 | 9 | 5.0 | 84.5 |
| 3 | Torii Hunter Jr. | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 9 | 38 | 521 | 13.71 | 3 | 4.2 | 57.9 |
| 4 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 11 | 56 | 744 | 13.29 | 7 | 5.1 | 67.6 |
| 5 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 11 | 23 | 286 | 12.43 | 2 | 2.1 | 26.0 |
| 6 | Adam Breneman | U Mass | JR | TE | 11 | 62 | 729 | 11.76 | 8 | 5.6 | 66.3 |
| 7 | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | JR | WR | 12 | 28 | 321 | 11.46 | 1 | 2.3 | 26.8 |
| 8 | Nick Kurtz | BYU | SR | WR | 12 | 46 | 521 | 11.33 | 2 | 3.8 | 43.4 |
| 9 | Bernard Davis | U Mass | SR | WR | 11 | 22 | 222 | 10.09 | 1 | 2.0 | 20.2 |
| 10 | Mitchell Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 12 | 31 | 309 | 9.97 | 2 | 2.6 | 25.8 |
| 11 | Colby Pearson | BYU | SR | WR | 12 | 36 | 346 | 9.61 | 4 | 3.0 | 28.8 |
| 12 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 11 | 22 | 131 | 5.95 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.9 |
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.