2016 Independent Leaders Receiving - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equanimeous St. Brown | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 9 | 44 | 782 | 17.77 | 8 | 4.9 | 86.9 |
| 2 | Torii Hunter Jr. | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 8 | 30 | 417 | 13.90 | 2 | 3.8 | 52.1 |
| 3 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 9 | 18 | 240 | 13.33 | 1 | 2.0 | 26.7 |
| 4 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 4 | 17 | 219 | 12.88 | 0 | 4.3 | 54.8 |
| 5 | Adam Breneman | U Mass | JR | TE | 4 | 20 | 248 | 12.40 | 3 | 5.0 | 62.0 |
| 6 | Moroni Laulu-Pututau | BYU | SO | WR | 6 | 17 | 186 | 10.94 | 2 | 2.8 | 31.0 |
| 7 | Nick Kurtz | BYU | SR | WR | 6 | 28 | 294 | 10.50 | 1 | 4.7 | 49.0 |
| 8 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 9 | 18 | 186 | 10.33 | 1 | 2.0 | 20.7 |
| 9 | Colby Pearson | BYU | SR | WR | 6 | 20 | 180 | 9.00 | 2 | 3.3 | 30.0 |
| 10 | Mitchell Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 6 | 16 | 136 | 8.50 | 1 | 2.7 | 22.7 |
| 11 | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | JR | WR | 6 | 18 | 150 | 8.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 12 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 4 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.8 |
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.