2016 Independent Leaders Receiving - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Stepherson | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 9 | 20 | 404 | 20.20 | 4 | 2.2 | 44.9 |
| 2 | Jalen Williams | U Mass | SR | WR | 10 | 26 | 496 | 19.08 | 6 | 2.6 | 49.6 |
| 3 | Equanimeous St. Brown | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 9 | 42 | 737 | 17.55 | 8 | 4.7 | 81.9 |
| 4 | Torii Hunter Jr. | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 7 | 34 | 451 | 13.26 | 3 | 4.9 | 64.4 |
| 5 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 9 | 21 | 269 | 12.81 | 2 | 2.3 | 29.9 |
| 6 | Bernard Davis | U Mass | SR | WR | 11 | 22 | 281 | 12.77 | 2 | 2.0 | 25.5 |
| 7 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 11 | 59 | 706 | 11.97 | 7 | 5.4 | 64.2 |
| 8 | Adam Breneman | U Mass | JR | TE | 11 | 68 | 802 | 11.79 | 8 | 6.2 | 72.9 |
| 9 | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | JR | WR | 12 | 28 | 321 | 11.46 | 1 | 2.3 | 26.8 |
| 10 | Nick Kurtz | BYU | SR | WR | 12 | 43 | 463 | 10.77 | 2 | 3.6 | 38.6 |
| 11 | Moroni Laulu-Pututau | BYU | SO | WR | 12 | 25 | 256 | 10.24 | 1 | 2.1 | 21.3 |
| 12 | Mitchell Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 12 | 29 | 283 | 9.76 | 1 | 2.4 | 23.6 |
| 13 | Colby Pearson | BYU | SR | WR | 12 | 34 | 329 | 9.68 | 4 | 2.8 | 27.4 |
| 14 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 11 | 25 | 148 | 5.92 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.5 |
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.