2026 FBS Independents Leaders Receiving - On 1st Down through 10/22/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 15+ 25+
1 Jerome Bettis Jr. Notre Dame SO WR 3 3 87 29.00 0 56 2 2 2
2 Elijah Burress Notre Dame SO WR 2 2 46 23.00 1 30 2 2 1
3 Ryder Treadway UConn SO WR 4 4 83 20.75 0 30 4 3 1
4 Micah Gilbert Notre Dame JR WR 4 8 145 18.13 0 61 4 2 2
5 Cam Abshire UConn SR WR 2 2 33 16.50 1 25 1 1 1
6 JD Willoughby UConn JR WR 3 4 64 16.00 1 36 2 2 1
6 Kenji Christian UConn SR RB 3 3 48 16.00 0 22 2 2 0
8 Xavier Watson UConn SO TE 2 3 45 15.00 1 23 1 2 0
8 Logan Saldate Notre Dame JR WR 1 2 30 15.00 0 21 1 1 0
10 Javon Brown UConn JR WR 3 8 117 14.63 0 29 5 3 2
11 Jordan Faison Notre Dame SR WR 7 17 230 13.53 1 30 10 6 3
12 Jaden Greathouse Notre Dame SR WR 3 6 80 13.33 1 24 4 2 0
13 Ky Flash Wilson UConn SR WR 2 3 39 13.00 0 15 3 1 0
14 Alex Godavitarne UConn SR TE 2 2 22 11.00 0 13 1 0 0
15 Mylan Graham Notre Dame JR WR 2 2 21 10.50 0 20 1 1 0
16 Cyncir Bowers UConn JR RB 2 2 16 8.00 0 9 0 0 0
17 Nolan James Jr. Notre Dame SO RB 4 6 45 7.50 2 28 1 1 1
18 Raymond Liggins III UConn FR WR 2 2 13 6.50 0 8 0 0 0
19 Jack Larsen Notre Dame JR TE 1 2 11 5.50 0 7 0 0 0
20 Aneyas Williams Notre Dame JR RB 3 4 19 4.75 0 11 1 0 0
21 James Flanigan Notre Dame SO TE 2 2 9 4.50 0 9 0 0 0
22 Julian Allen UConn JR WR 2 2 7 3.50 0 4 0 0 0
1st: First Downs; 15+: Receptions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Receptions of 25 or more yards

Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 2.0 receptions on 1st down.