2021 FBS Independents Leaders Receiving - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Mayer | Notre Dame | SO | TE | 12 | 71 | 840 | 11.83 | 7 | 5.9 | 70.0 |
| 2 | Kevin Austin Jr. | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 13 | 48 | 888 | 18.50 | 7 | 3.7 | 68.3 |
| 3 | Puka Nacua | BYU | SO | WR | 11 | 37 | 685 | 18.51 | 5 | 3.4 | 62.3 |
| 4 | Gunner Romney | BYU | JR | WR | 10 | 34 | 594 | 17.47 | 3 | 3.4 | 59.4 |
| 5 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | FR | WR | 11 | 45 | 617 | 13.71 | 5 | 4.1 | 56.1 |
| 6 | Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda | NMSU | SO | WR | 9 | 33 | 484 | 14.67 | 3 | 3.7 | 53.8 |
| 7 | Jared Wyatt | NMSU | SR | WR | 11 | 47 | 591 | 12.57 | 2 | 4.3 | 53.7 |
| 8 | Neil Pau'u | BYU | JR | WR | 9 | 40 | 478 | 11.95 | 5 | 4.4 | 53.1 |
| 9 | CJ Daniels | Liberty | FR | WR | 12 | 36 | 615 | 17.08 | 7 | 3.0 | 51.3 |
| 10 | Kevin Shaa | Liberty | SR | WR | 12 | 28 | 516 | 18.43 | 6 | 2.3 | 43.0 |
| 11 | Rico Arnold | U Mass | JR | WR | 9 | 21 | 362 | 17.24 | 3 | 2.3 | 40.2 |
| 12 | Isaiah Alston | Army | SO | WR | 11 | 21 | 419 | 19.95 | 3 | 1.9 | 38.1 |
| 13 | Andre Bodison | NMSU | SR | WR | 9 | 27 | 342 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 14 | Keelan Marion | UConn | FR | WR | 10 | 23 | 350 | 15.22 | 2 | 2.3 | 35.0 |
| 15 | Terrell Warner | NMSU | JR | WR | 11 | 38 | 334 | 8.79 | 1 | 3.5 | 30.4 |
| 16 | Jay Rose | UConn | SR | TE | 9 | 26 | 273 | 10.50 | 1 | 2.9 | 30.3 |
| 17 | Kyren Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 12 | 42 | 359 | 8.55 | 3 | 3.5 | 29.9 |
| 18 | Tyrell Robinson | Army | SO | RB | 12 | 12 | 340 | 28.33 | 3 | 1.0 | 28.3 |
| 19 | DJ Stubbs | Liberty | SR | WR | 10 | 18 | 274 | 15.22 | 2 | 1.8 | 27.4 |
| 20 | Braden Lenzy | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 13 | 32 | 350 | 10.94 | 3 | 2.5 | 26.9 |
| 21 | Lorenzo Styles | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 13 | 24 | 344 | 14.33 | 1 | 1.8 | 26.5 |
| 22 | Samson Nacua | BYU | SR | WR | 12 | 18 | 301 | 16.72 | 3 | 1.5 | 25.1 |
| 23 | Cole Harrity | NMSU | SO | WR | 9 | 28 | 221 | 7.89 | 1 | 3.1 | 24.6 |
| 24 | Kevens Clercius | UConn | FR | WR | 10 | 17 | 234 | 13.76 | 2 | 1.7 | 23.4 |
| 25 | Aaron Turner | UConn | FR | WR | 10 | 29 | 227 | 7.83 | 0 | 2.9 | 22.7 |
| 26 | Chris Tyree | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 12 | 24 | 258 | 10.75 | 2 | 2.0 | 21.5 |
| 27 | Keanu Hill | BYU | FR | WR | 12 | 14 | 251 | 17.93 | 1 | 1.2 | 20.9 |
| 28 | Thomaz Whitford | NMSU | JR | TE | 10 | 17 | 176 | 10.35 | 2 | 1.7 | 17.6 |
| 29 | Isaac Rex | BYU | FR | TE | 11 | 18 | 191 | 10.61 | 3 | 1.6 | 17.4 |
| 30 | Shedro Louis | Liberty | SO | RB | 12 | 18 | 202 | 11.22 | 2 | 1.5 | 16.8 |
| 30 | Eric Collins | U Mass | SR | WR | 10 | 12 | 168 | 14.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 16.8 |
| 32 | Noah Frith | Liberty | SO | WR | 12 | 16 | 189 | 11.81 | 2 | 1.3 | 15.8 |
| 33 | Masen Wake | BYU | SO | FB | 10 | 14 | 148 | 10.57 | 1 | 1.4 | 14.8 |
| 34 | Dallin Holker | BYU | SO | TE | 12 | 12 | 169 | 14.08 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.1 |
| 35 | Tray Pettway | U Mass | SO | WR | 10 | 14 | 138 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.8 |
| 36 | Ellis Merriweather | U Mass | JR | RB | 10 | 18 | 136 | 7.56 | 1 | 1.8 | 13.6 |
| 37 | Tyler Allgeier | BYU | SO | RB | 12 | 27 | 153 | 5.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.8 |
| 38 | Johnny Huntley | Liberty | SR | TE | 12 | 13 | 148 | 11.38 | 2 | 1.1 | 12.3 |
| 39 | Juwaun Price | NMSU | FR | RB | 11 | 23 | 128 | 5.57 | 0 | 2.1 | 11.6 |
| 39 | Melvin Hill | U Mass | JR | WR | 10 | 8 | 116 | 14.50 | 1 | 0.8 | 11.6 |
| 41 | Onuma Dieke | U Mass | FR | WR | 10 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.1 |
| 42 | Jermaine Johnson, Jr. | U Mass | SO | WR | 8 | 9 | 85 | 9.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.6 |
| 42 | Josiah Johnson | U Mass | SO | TE | 9 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 1 | 0.7 | 10.6 |
| 44 | Brody Brumm | Liberty | JR | WR | 12 | 7 | 121 | 17.29 | 1 | 0.6 | 10.1 |
| 45 | Nathan Carter | UConn | FR | RB | 10 | 14 | 100 | 7.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.0 |
| 46 | Braheam Murphy | Army | JR | RB | 12 | 4 | 108 | 27.00 | 3 | 0.3 | 9.0 |
| 47 | Trevor Hobbs | Liberty | SR | TE | 11 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.9 |
| 48 | Treon Sibley | Liberty | FR | WR | 11 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| 49 | Brandon Niemenski | UConn | FR | TE | 9 | 8 | 67 | 8.38 | 1 | 0.9 | 7.4 |
| 49 | Brandon Walters | Army | SR | RB | 12 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 1 | 0.4 | 7.4 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.