2016 Independent Leaders Receiving - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams 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 | 6 | 21 | 340 | 16.19 | 3 | 3.5 | 56.7 |
| 2 | Kevin Stepherson | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 3 | 12 | 158 | 13.17 | 2 | 4.0 | 52.7 |
| 3 | Equanimeous St. Brown | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 3 | 14 | 179 | 12.79 | 1 | 4.7 | 59.7 |
| 4 | Bernard Davis | U Mass | SR | WR | 7 | 14 | 174 | 12.43 | 1 | 2.0 | 24.9 |
| 5 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 7 | 37 | 459 | 12.41 | 6 | 5.3 | 65.6 |
| 6 | Nick Kurtz | BYU | SR | WR | 6 | 16 | 178 | 11.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 29.7 |
| 7 | Colby Pearson | BYU | SR | WR | 6 | 14 | 153 | 10.93 | 1 | 2.3 | 25.5 |
| 8 | Adam Breneman | U Mass | JR | TE | 7 | 42 | 422 | 10.05 | 3 | 6.0 | 60.3 |
| 9 | Mitchell Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 6 | 12 | 115 | 9.58 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.2 |
| 10 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 17.7 |
| 11 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 7 | 17 | 101 | 5.94 | 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.