2026 FBS Independents Leaders Receiving - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 10/01/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 3 | 13 | 158 | 12.15 | 2 | 4.3 | 52.7 |
| 2 | Micah Gilbert | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 3 | 12 | 300 | 25.00 | 2 | 4.0 | 100.0 |
| 3 | Shamar Porter | UConn | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 173 | 24.71 | 2 | 2.3 | 57.7 |
| 3 | Ryder Treadway | UConn | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.3 |
| 5 | Jaden Greathouse | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.0 |
| 5 | Javon Brown | UConn | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 20.3 |
| 5 | Kenji Christian | UConn | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.7 |
| 5 | Nolan James, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 1 | 1.7 | 4.7 |
| 9 | Xavier Watson | UConn | SO | TE | 3 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.3 |
| 10 | Jerome Bettis, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 87 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 10 | JD Willoughby | UConn | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 10 | Matt Jeffery | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| 10 | Mylan Graham | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| 10 | Cooper Flanagan | Notre Dame | SR | TE | 3 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 2 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 10 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 |
| 16 | Cam Abshire | UConn | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| 16 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 16 | Julian Allen | UConn | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 19 | James Flanigan | Notre Dame | SO | TE | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 19 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.