2016 Independent Leaders Receiving - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Stepherson | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 149 | 18.63 | 2 | 2.0 | 37.3 |
| 2 | Equanimeous St. Brown | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 4 | 21 | 359 | 17.10 | 4 | 5.3 | 89.8 |
| 3 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 4 | 13 | 215 | 16.54 | 2 | 3.3 | 53.8 |
| 4 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 4 | 18 | 265 | 14.72 | 1 | 4.5 | 66.3 |
| 5 | Torii Hunter Jr. | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 3 | 15 | 207 | 13.80 | 1 | 5.0 | 69.0 |
| 6 | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | JR | WR | 5 | 12 | 163 | 13.58 | 1 | 2.4 | 32.6 |
| 7 | Nick Kurtz | BYU | SR | WR | 5 | 18 | 205 | 11.39 | 1 | 3.6 | 41.0 |
| 8 | Colby Pearson | BYU | SR | WR | 5 | 15 | 170 | 11.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 9 | Adam Breneman | U Mass | JR | TE | 4 | 21 | 231 | 11.00 | 2 | 5.3 | 57.8 |
| 10 | Moroni Laulu-Pututau | BYU | SO | WR | 5 | 15 | 152 | 10.13 | 1 | 3.0 | 30.4 |
| 11 | Bernard Davis | U Mass | SR | WR | 4 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 1 | 2.5 | 21.8 |
| 12 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 4 | 10 | 81 | 8.10 | 1 | 2.5 | 20.3 |
| 13 | Mitchell Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 5 | 14 | 112 | 8.00 | 1 | 2.8 | 22.4 |
| 14 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 4 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.8 |
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.