2016 Independent Leaders Receiving - Games Lost 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 | 9 | 25 | 476 | 19.04 | 5 | 2.8 | 52.9 |
| 2 | Equanimeous St. Brown | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 8 | 39 | 590 | 15.13 | 6 | 4.9 | 73.8 |
| 3 | Torii Hunter Jr. | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 7 | 29 | 400 | 13.79 | 2 | 4.1 | 57.1 |
| 4 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 10 | 48 | 595 | 12.40 | 5 | 4.8 | 59.5 |
| 5 | Adam Breneman | U Mass | JR | TE | 10 | 52 | 593 | 11.40 | 5 | 5.2 | 59.3 |
| 6 | Nick Kurtz | BYU | SR | WR | 4 | 19 | 212 | 11.16 | 1 | 4.8 | 53.0 |
| 7 | Colby Pearson | BYU | SR | WR | 4 | 13 | 123 | 9.46 | 0 | 3.3 | 30.8 |
| 8 | Mitchell Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 4 | 18 | 169 | 9.39 | 1 | 4.5 | 42.3 |
| 9 | Moroni Laulu-Pututau | BYU | SO | WR | 4 | 13 | 117 | 9.00 | 1 | 3.3 | 29.3 |
| 10 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 8 | 16 | 135 | 8.44 | 1 | 2.0 | 16.9 |
| 11 | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.8 |
| 12 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 10 | 24 | 144 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 14.4 |
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.