2016 National Leaders Receiving - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papi White | Ohio | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 98 | 49.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 98.0 |
| 2 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 95 | 31.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 95.0 |
| 3 | Michael Clark | Marshall | SO | WR | 2 | 5 | 158 | 31.60 | 1 | 2.5 | 79.0 |
| 4 | Jimmy Williams | ECU | SR | WR | 3 | 9 | 268 | 29.78 | 3 | 3.0 | 89.3 |
| 5 | DeAngelo Yancey | Purdue | SR | WR | 4 | 14 | 413 | 29.50 | 6 | 3.5 | 103.3 |
| 6 | Tre'Quan Smith | UCF | SO | WR | 3 | 10 | 286 | 28.60 | 3 | 3.3 | 95.3 |
| 7 | Taj Williams | TCU | JR | WR | 3 | 10 | 281 | 28.10 | 2 | 3.3 | 93.7 |
| 8 | Donald Gray | Miss St | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 162 | 27.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 54.0 |
| 8 | Isaiah Saunders | Idaho | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 54.0 |
| 10 | Bucky Hodges | Va Tech | JR | TE | 2 | 7 | 187 | 26.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 93.5 |
| 11 | Montay Crockett | Ga South | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 53.0 |
| 12 | Glenn Smith | Georgia St | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 131 | 26.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 131.0 |
| 13 | Riley Ridley | Georgia | FR | WR | 2 | 4 | 103 | 25.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 51.5 |
| 14 | Nick Westbrook | Indiana | SO | WR | 4 | 9 | 230 | 25.56 | 1 | 2.3 | 57.5 |
| 15 | Shelton Gibson | WVU | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 98 | 24.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 49.0 |
| 16 | James Washington | Okla St | JR | WR | 4 | 26 | 634 | 24.38 | 3 | 6.5 | 158.5 |
| 17 | Kareem Hunt | Toledo | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 73.0 |
| 18 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 48.5 |
| 19 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 2 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.5 |
| 20 | Myles Campbell | Ga South | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 21 | Speedy Noil | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 161 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.7 |
| 22 | Dorian Leonard | Texas | JR | WR | 3 | 10 | 225 | 22.50 | 1 | 3.3 | 75.0 |
| 22 | Lucky Jackson | Western Ky | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 24 | Chance Allen | Houston | SR | WR | 2 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 55.0 |
| 25 | Deon Cain | Clemson | SO | WR | 7 | 18 | 385 | 21.39 | 3 | 2.6 | 55.0 |
| 26 | Garrett Johnson | Kentucky | JR | WR | 3 | 9 | 191 | 21.22 | 2 | 3.0 | 63.7 |
| 27 | Nyqwan Murray | FSU | SO | WR | 5 | 10 | 212 | 21.20 | 3 | 2.0 | 42.4 |
| 28 | Jester Weah | Pittsburgh | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 169 | 21.13 | 2 | 2.0 | 42.3 |
| 29 | Chris Murray | Ark St | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 30 | T.L. Ford II | Charlotte | JR | WR | 2 | 7 | 145 | 20.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 72.5 |
| 31 | Josh Malone | Tennessee | JR | WR | 4 | 16 | 318 | 19.88 | 3 | 4.0 | 79.5 |
| 32 | RJ Turner | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 2 | 8 | 155 | 19.38 | 1 | 4.0 | 77.5 |
| 33 | Ahmmon Richards | Miami (Fl) | FR | WR | 4 | 18 | 348 | 19.33 | 1 | 4.5 | 87.0 |
| 34 | Marcus Kemp | Hawai'i | SR | WR | 1 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 96.0 |
| 35 | Wesley Fields | Ga South | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 36 | Dede Westbrook | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 4 | 17 | 321 | 18.88 | 3 | 4.3 | 80.3 |
| 37 | Rokeem Williams | Miami (Oh) | SR | WR | 1 | 6 | 113 | 18.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 113.0 |
| 38 | Damore'ea Stringfellow | Miss | JR | WR | 4 | 14 | 260 | 18.57 | 3 | 3.5 | 65.0 |
| 39 | Jamir Tillman | Navy | SR | WR | 2 | 7 | 125 | 17.86 | 0 | 3.5 | 62.5 |
| 40 | Jared Cornelius | Arkansas | JR | WR | 4 | 10 | 178 | 17.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 44.5 |
| 41 | Tanner Gentry | Wyoming | SR | WR | 1 | 7 | 124 | 17.71 | 1 | 7.0 | 124.0 |
| 42 | Shun Brown | Arizona | SO | WR | 4 | 11 | 194 | 17.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 48.5 |
| 43 | Dondre Daley | Iowa State | SR | WR | 3 | 8 | 139 | 17.38 | 1 | 2.7 | 46.3 |
| 44 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | USC | JR | WR | 5 | 19 | 330 | 17.37 | 1 | 3.8 | 66.0 |
| 45 | Courtland Sutton | SMU | SO | WR | 2 | 17 | 295 | 17.35 | 2 | 8.5 | 147.5 |
| 46 | Jonathan Giles | Texas Tech | SO | WR | 3 | 23 | 397 | 17.26 | 4 | 7.7 | 132.3 |
| 47 | Tavares Martin Jr. | Wash St | SO | WR | 3 | 9 | 155 | 17.22 | 2 | 3.0 | 51.7 |
| 48 | Jhajuan Seales | Okla St | SR | WR | 4 | 16 | 273 | 17.06 | 1 | 4.0 | 68.3 |
| 49 | Corey Jones | Toledo | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 50 | Chris Godwin | Penn State | JR | WR | 7 | 30 | 507 | 16.90 | 5 | 4.3 | 72.4 |
| 50 | Quincy Adeboyejo | Miss | SR | WR | 4 | 10 | 169 | 16.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 42.3 |
| 52 | James Quick | Louisville | SR | WR | 3 | 17 | 286 | 16.82 | 1 | 5.7 | 95.3 |
| 53 | Mark Andrews | Oklahoma | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 134 | 16.75 | 2 | 2.0 | 33.5 |
| 54 | Jordan Leggett | Clemson | SR | TE | 7 | 26 | 435 | 16.73 | 4 | 3.7 | 62.1 |
| 55 | Thaddeous Thompson | N Texas | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.0 |
| 56 | Isaiah Ford | Va Tech | JR | WR | 2 | 14 | 232 | 16.57 | 1 | 7.0 | 116.0 |
| 56 | Mark Chapman | CMU | JR | WR | 2 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 1 | 3.5 | 58.0 |
| 56 | Devin Duvernay | Texas | FR | WR | 3 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 1 | 2.3 | 38.7 |
| 59 | Ishmael Zamora | Baylor | SO | WR | 3 | 22 | 364 | 16.55 | 3 | 7.3 | 121.3 |
| 60 | Xavier Brown | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 2 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 41.0 |
| 61 | Travis Rudolph | FSU | JR | WR | 5 | 13 | 213 | 16.38 | 1 | 2.6 | 42.6 |
| 62 | Victor Bolden Jr. | Oregon St | SR | WR | 3 | 11 | 180 | 16.36 | 1 | 3.7 | 60.0 |
| 63 | Blake Mack | Ark St | JR | TE | 1 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 49.0 |
| 64 | Olamide Zaccheaus | Virginia | SO | WR | 3 | 9 | 146 | 16.22 | 3 | 3.0 | 48.7 |
| 64 | James Conner | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 146 | 16.22 | 2 | 2.3 | 36.5 |
| 66 | Caleb Scott | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 40.5 |
| 67 | Steven Dunbar | Houston | JR | WR | 2 | 10 | 161 | 16.10 | 0 | 5.0 | 80.5 |
| 67 | Grant Perry | Michigan | SO | WR | 5 | 10 | 161 | 16.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.2 |
| 69 | Antoine Porter | EMU | JR | WR | 1 | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 1 | 5.0 | 80.0 |
| 69 | D.J. Moore | Maryland | SO | WR | 4 | 13 | 208 | 16.00 | 1 | 3.3 | 52.0 |
| 69 | Andre Flakes | Troy | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 |
| 72 | ArDarius Stewart | Alabama | JR | WR | 6 | 22 | 349 | 15.86 | 3 | 3.7 | 58.2 |
| 73 | James Gardner | Miami (Oh) | SO | WR | 1 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 2 | 6.0 | 95.0 |
| 74 | Kenny Golladay | N Illinois | SR | WR | 2 | 9 | 142 | 15.78 | 0 | 4.5 | 71.0 |
| 75 | Eli Stove | Auburn | FR | WR | 3 | 8 | 126 | 15.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 42.0 |
| 76 | Bryan Edwards | S Carolina | FR | WR | 3 | 9 | 141 | 15.67 | 2 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 76 | Calvin Cass Jr. | Navy | SR | SB | 2 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 78 | Tim Patrick | Utah | SR | WR | 3 | 16 | 250 | 15.63 | 1 | 5.3 | 83.3 |
| 78 | Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 125 | 15.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 31.3 |
| 80 | Sergio Bailey II | EMU | JR | WR | 1 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 0 | 6.0 | 93.0 |
| 81 | Trenton Irwin | Stanford | SO | WR | 3 | 11 | 170 | 15.45 | 0 | 3.7 | 56.7 |
| 82 | Christian Booker | Ark St | JR | WR | 1 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 0 | 6.0 | 92.0 |
| 82 | Cam Echols-Luper | Ark St | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 46.0 |
| 84 | Malik Turner | Illinois | JR | WR | 5 | 18 | 275 | 15.28 | 1 | 3.6 | 55.0 |
| 85 | Ian Sadler | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 3 | 11 | 168 | 15.27 | 0 | 3.7 | 56.0 |
| 86 | Scott Orndoff | Pittsburgh | SR | TE | 4 | 16 | 244 | 15.25 | 3 | 4.0 | 61.0 |
| 86 | Michael Roberts | Toledo | SR | TE | 1 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 3 | 4.0 | 61.0 |
| 88 | Allen Lazard | Iowa State | JR | WR | 4 | 23 | 345 | 15.00 | 3 | 5.8 | 86.3 |
| 88 | John Ross | Washington | JR | WR | 4 | 21 | 315 | 15.00 | 3 | 5.3 | 78.8 |
| 88 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 2 | 7 | 105 | 15.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 52.5 |
| 91 | KD Cannon | Baylor | JR | WR | 3 | 15 | 224 | 14.93 | 3 | 5.0 | 74.7 |
| 92 | D.J. Chark | LSU | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 149 | 14.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.8 |
| 93 | Jordan Westerkamp | Nebraska | SR | WR | 3 | 11 | 163 | 14.82 | 0 | 3.7 | 54.3 |
| 94 | DaeSean Hamilton | Penn State | JR | WR | 7 | 20 | 295 | 14.75 | 0 | 2.9 | 42.1 |
| 95 | Josh Reynolds | Texas A&M | SR | WR | 3 | 12 | 176 | 14.67 | 3 | 4.0 | 58.7 |
| 95 | Cody Thompson | Toledo | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 44.0 |
| 97 | Dominique Heath | Kansas St | SO | WR | 4 | 17 | 249 | 14.65 | 1 | 4.3 | 62.3 |
| 98 | Saquon Barkley | Penn State | SO | RB | 7 | 17 | 248 | 14.59 | 4 | 2.4 | 35.4 |
| 99 | Hayden Hurst | S Carolina | SO | TE | 3 | 12 | 175 | 14.58 | 1 | 4.0 | 58.3 |
| 100 | Kahlil Lewis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 2 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 1 | 3.5 | 51.0 |
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.