2026 FBS Independents Leaders Receiving - In All Plays through 10/01/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micah Gilbert | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 4 | 15 | 334 | 22.27 | 2 | 61 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| 1 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 4 | 17 | 239 | 14.06 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| 1 | Shamar Porter | UConn | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 184 | 23.00 | 2 | 53 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | Javon Brown | UConn | JR | WR | 3 | 11 | 153 | 13.91 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Nolan James, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 81 | 9.00 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Cooper Flanagan | Notre Dame | SR | TE | 3 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | JD Willoughby | UConn | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Kenji Christian | UConn | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 75 | 10.71 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Raymond Liggins III | UConn | FR | WR | 2 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Matt Jeffery | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | James Flanigan | Notre Dame | SO | TE | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ryder Treadway | UConn | SO | WR | 4 | 9 | 106 | 11.78 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Jaden Greathouse | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Jerome Bettis, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 87 | 29.00 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Xavier Watson | UConn | SO | TE | 3 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Alex Godavitarne | UConn | SR | TE | 2 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Logan Saldate | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Elijah Burress | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Mylan Graham | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Kamren Flowers | UConn | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Matt Ragan | UConn | SR | TE | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cam Abshire | UConn | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Devin Fitzgerald | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Kedren Young | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ty Washington | Notre Dame | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Julian Allen | UConn | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jaden Hart | UConn | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Receptions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Receptions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||