2026 FBS Independents Leaders Receiving - All Games through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micah Gilbert | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 3 | 13 | 251 | 19.31 | 1 | 4.3 | 83.7 |
| 2 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 3 | 13 | 173 | 13.31 | 2 | 4.3 | 57.7 |
| 3 | Shamar Porter | UConn | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 2 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 4 | Javon Brown | UConn | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 1 | 2.3 | 36.3 |
| 5 | JD Willoughby | UConn | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 36.0 |
| 6 | Xavier Watson | UConn | SO | TE | 3 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.3 |
| 7 | Nolan James, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 1 | 2.3 | 24.3 |
| 8 | Kenji Christian | UConn | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 8 | Raymond Liggins III | UConn | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 1 | 1.7 | 24.0 |
| 10 | Ryder Treadway | UConn | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 70 | 11.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.3 |
| 11 | Alex Godavitarne | UConn | SR | TE | 3 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.3 |
| 12 | Jerome Bettis, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 61 | 30.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 20.3 |
| 13 | Jaden Greathouse | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.0 |
| 14 | Mylan Graham | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| 15 | Matt Jeffery | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| 16 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 17 | Cooper Flanagan | Notre Dame | SR | TE | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 18 | James Flanigan | Notre Dame | SO | TE | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 19 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 20 | Ty Washington | Notre Dame | SR | TE | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 21 | Julian Allen | UConn | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| 21 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 23 | Cam Abshire | UConn | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.