2016 Independent Leaders Receiving - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record 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 | 5 | 13 | 307 | 23.62 | 5 | 2.6 | 61.4 |
| 2 | Equanimeous St. Brown | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 5 | 25 | 541 | 21.64 | 6 | 5.0 | 108.2 |
| 3 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 5 | 17 | 254 | 14.94 | 2 | 3.4 | 50.8 |
| 4 | Torii Hunter Jr. | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 4 | 19 | 271 | 14.26 | 1 | 4.8 | 67.8 |
| 5 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 5 | 30 | 380 | 12.67 | 4 | 6.0 | 76.0 |
| 6 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 5 | 12 | 133 | 11.08 | 1 | 2.4 | 26.6 |
| 7 | Moroni Laulu-Pututau | BYU | SO | WR | 7 | 18 | 191 | 10.61 | 1 | 2.6 | 27.3 |
| 8 | Adam Breneman | U Mass | JR | TE | 5 | 33 | 319 | 9.67 | 4 | 6.6 | 63.8 |
| 9 | Nick Kurtz | BYU | SR | WR | 7 | 30 | 284 | 9.47 | 1 | 4.3 | 40.6 |
| 10 | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | JR | WR | 7 | 18 | 170 | 9.44 | 0 | 2.6 | 24.3 |
| 11 | Bernard Davis | U Mass | SR | WR | 5 | 13 | 121 | 9.31 | 1 | 2.6 | 24.2 |
| 12 | Colby Pearson | BYU | SR | WR | 7 | 20 | 180 | 9.00 | 3 | 2.9 | 25.7 |
| 13 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 5 | 11 | 75 | 6.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.0 |
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.