2026 FBS Independents Leaders Receiving - On 1st Down 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 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 41.00 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Kamren Flowers | UConn | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Cooper Flanagan | Notre Dame | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Cam Abshire | UConn | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Micah Gilbert | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 120 | 20.00 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Devin Fitzgerald | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Mylan Graham | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Ryder Treadway | UConn | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | JD Willoughby | UConn | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Jaden Greathouse | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 145 | 18.13 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | Matt Jeffery | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Elijah Burress | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Logan Saldate | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Xavier Watson | UConn | SO | TE | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Javon Brown | UConn | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Kenji Christian | UConn | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Matt Ragan | UConn | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Shamar Porter | UConn | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Alex Godavitarne | UConn | SR | TE | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kedren Young | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | James Flanigan | Notre Dame | SO | TE | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Nolan James, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Raymond Liggins III | UConn | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 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 | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 1.0 receptions on 1st down.