2025 FBS Independents Leaders Receiving - On 1st Down through 01/09/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Raridon | Notre Dame | SR | TE | 8 | 16 | 349 | 21.81 | 0 | 65 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | KK Smith | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Juice Vereen | UConn | SO | TE | 5 | 8 | 167 | 20.88 | 3 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Will Pauling | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 4 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Malachi Fields | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 10 | 17 | 304 | 17.88 | 2 | 66 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | John Neider | UConn | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 189 | 17.18 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Alex Honig | UConn | SR | TE | 5 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 9 | 27 | 404 | 14.96 | 3 | 54 | 17 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | Reymello Murphy | UConn | SR | WR | 9 | 17 | 245 | 14.41 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 10 | Jeremiyah Love | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Skyler Bell | UConn | SR | WR | 12 | 43 | 507 | 11.79 | 5 | 80 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 12 | Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman | UConn | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Louis Hansen | UConn | SR | TE | 5 | 10 | 98 | 9.80 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Cam Edwards | UConn | JR | RB | 6 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Victor Rosa | UConn | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Shamar Porter | UConn | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Receptions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Receptions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 4.0 receptions on 1st down.