2026 FBS Independents Leaders Receiving - In The 3rd Quarter through 10/01/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerome Bettis, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 61 | 30.50 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Shamar Porter | UConn | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 123 | 30.75 | 1 | 53 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Alex Godavitarne | UConn | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Nolan James, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Logan Saldate | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Javon Brown | UConn | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Elijah Burress | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Micah Gilbert | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Matt Jeffery | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Jaden Greathouse | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Kedren Young | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Cooper Flanagan | Notre Dame | SR | TE | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kenji Christian | UConn | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Julian Allen | UConn | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Receptions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Receptions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||