2026 FBS Independents Leaders Receiving - In The 2nd Quarter through 10/01/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micah Gilbert | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Nolan James, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | JD Willoughby | UConn | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Jaden Greathouse | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Javon Brown | UConn | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Ryder Treadway | UConn | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Xavier Watson | UConn | SO | TE | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Cam Abshire | UConn | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Mylan Graham | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Cooper Flanagan | Notre Dame | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Kenji Christian | UConn | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Alex Godavitarne | UConn | SR | TE | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Shamar Porter | UConn | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Matt Jeffery | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Kedren Young | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | James Flanigan | Notre Dame | SO | TE | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Matt Ragan | UConn | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Julian Allen | UConn | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Receptions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Receptions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||