2025 FBS Independents Leaders Receiving - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malachi Fields | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 8 | 23 | 399 | 17.35 | 5 | 2.9 | 49.9 |
| 2 | Will Pauling | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 8 | 20 | 323 | 16.15 | 5 | 2.5 | 40.4 |
| 3 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 8 | 32 | 503 | 15.72 | 2 | 4.0 | 62.9 |
| 4 | John Neider | UConn | SO | WR | 13 | 27 | 422 | 15.63 | 2 | 2.1 | 32.5 |
| 5 | Juice Vereen | UConn | SO | TE | 10 | 22 | 310 | 14.09 | 5 | 2.2 | 31.0 |
| 6 | Eli Raridon | Notre Dame | SR | TE | 8 | 22 | 295 | 13.41 | 0 | 2.8 | 36.9 |
| 7 | Skyler Bell | UConn | SR | WR | 13 | 101 | 1278 | 12.65 | 13 | 7.8 | 98.3 |
| 8 | Reymello Murphy | UConn | SR | WR | 13 | 40 | 455 | 11.38 | 3 | 3.1 | 35.0 |
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.