2026 FBS Independents Leaders Receiving - In The 1st Half 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 | 9 | 233 | 25.89 | 2 | 61 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 4 | 12 | 163 | 13.58 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Javon Brown | UConn | JR | WR | 2 | 8 | 118 | 14.75 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | JD Willoughby | UConn | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Ryder Treadway | UConn | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 94 | 13.43 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Jaden Greathouse | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Xavier Watson | UConn | SO | TE | 3 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Kenji Christian | UConn | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Shamar Porter | UConn | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Mylan Graham | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Alex Godavitarne | UConn | SR | TE | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Cam Abshire | UConn | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Cooper Flanagan | Notre Dame | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | James Flanigan | Notre Dame | SO | TE | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Matt Jeffery | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Nolan James, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Kedren Young | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Matt Ragan | UConn | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Julian Allen | UConn | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Receptions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Receptions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||