2011 College Yards per Reception Leaders

College play-by-play before 2025 does not record where passes went, so depth, direction, ACE and throw maps start in 2025. Counting stats are the official NCAA season lines.

Receiving yards per catch.

The 2011 leaders: Stephen Hill (30.2), Jalen Saunders (21.3), Coby Fleener (20.2).

Yards per Reception

Minimum to rank: 1.875 receptions per team game (the NFL's rate; the NCAA ranks receivers per game with no reception minimum). 425 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Y/R
1	Stephen Hill	WR	GT	50	26	30.2
2	Jalen Saunders	WR	FRES	72	50	21.3
3	Coby Fleener	TE	STAN	48	32	20.2
4	Zack Kauth	WR	AF	38	27	20.1
5	Donavon Kemp	WR	UTEP	47	23	19.8
6	Jordan Matthews	WR	VAN	64	37	19.5
7	Junior Hemingway	WR	MICH	49	31	19.3
8	Patrick Edwards	WR	HOU	113	79	19.3
9	Titus Davis	WR	CMU	61	40	18.8
10	Nelson Rosario	WR	UCLA	83	61	18.1
11	Rueben Randle	WR	LSU	76	50	18.1
12	Gerell Robinson	WR	ASU	89	64	18.1
13	Marcus Lucas	WR	MIZ	33	23	18.0
14	Christian Green	WR	FSU	41	25	17.9
15	Stedman Bailey	WR	WVU	92	67	17.9
16	Taveon Rogers	WR	NMSU	92	59	17.8
17	Tevin Reese	WR	BAY	60	46	17.6
18	Tommy Streeter	WR	MIA	69	46	17.6
19	Jaz Reynolds	WR	OU	64	41	17.4
20	Bernard Reedy	WR	TOL	57	34	17.4
21	Chris Givens	WR	WAKE	107	74	17.2
22	B.J. Cunningham	WR	MSU	100	72	17.2
23	Deon Long	WR	UNM	72	47	17.2
24	Marcus Davis	WR	VT	40	29	17.2
25	Tim Smith	WR	UVA	55	33	17.1
26	Colin Lockett	WR	SDSU	103	52	17.0
27	Darryl Surgent	WR	UL	48	25	17.0
28	Marquess Wilson	WR	WSU	112	82	16.9
29	Terrance Williams	WR	BAY	69	53	16.9
30	Emory Blake	WR	AUB	49	30	16.8
31	Javone Lawson	WR	UL	82	54	16.6
32	Cobi Hamilton	WR	ARK	48	31	16.6
33	Josh Boyce	WR	TCU	79	56	16.6
34	Stanley Morrison	WR	USU	34	25	16.6
35	T.J. Graham	WR	NCSU	63	38	16.6
36	Rodney Smith	WR	FSU	48	32	16.5
37	Derek Moye	WR	PSU	67	40	16.4
38	Jarius Wright	WR	ARK	92	63	16.3
39	LaVon Brazill	WR	OHIO	93	64	16.3
40	Marvin McNutt	WR	IOWA	123	78	16.3
41	Tyler Shoemaker	WR	BOIS	87	59	16.3
42	Malcolm Mitchell	WR	UGA	49	38	16.2
43	Taylor Stockemer	WR	ARST	55	34	16.1
44	Darius Reynolds	WR	ISU	82	41	16.0
45	Jared Abbrederis	WR	WIS	65	51	16.0
46	Antavious Wilson	WR	MRSH	35	29	15.9
47	Toney Clemons	WR	COLO	70	43	15.8
48	Marqise Lee	WR	USC	91	73	15.7
49	Jeremy Gallon	WR	MICH	39	28	15.6
50	Kendall Wright	WR	BAY	127	101	15.6
51	Colin Larmond, Jr.	WR	BC	65	34	15.6
52	Da'Rick Rogers	WR	TENN	100	67	15.5
53	Aaron Pflugrad	WR	ASU	58	40	15.5
54	DeVonte Christopher	WR	UTAH	60	38	15.5
55	Cody Hoffman	WR	BYU	71	53	15.5
56	Dres Anderson	WR	UTAH	32	23	15.4
57	Austin Franklin	WR	NMSU	43	34	15.4
58	Josh Reese	WR	UCF	43	30	15.4
59	Devon Smith	WR	PSU	41	23	15.3
60	Quinton Patton	WR	LT	104	74	15.3
61	Kofi Hughes	WR	IU	54	35	15.3
62	T.Y. Hilton	WR	FIU	106	61	15.3
63	Brandon Carter	WR	TCU	28	23	15.3
64	Lou Greenwood	WR	CSU	42	26	15.2
65	Todd Lee	WR	NMSU	58	39	15.2
66	Ryan Balentine	WR	USM	67	49	15.1
67	Danny Coale	WR	VT	67	52	15.1
68	Ryan Griffin	TE	CONN	57	33	15.1
69	Gavin Escobar	TE	SDSU	73	47	15.1
70	Erik Highsmith	WR	UNC	64	43	15.1
71	Rishard Matthews	WR	NEV	131	91	15.0
72	Sammy Watkins	WR	CLEM	109	77	15.0
73	A.J. Guyton	WR	UCF	37	27	15.0
74	La'Rod King	WR	UK	69	40	14.9
75	Nick Toon	WR	WIS	78	55	14.9
76	Tracy Moore	WR	OKST	65	45	14.9
77	Alex Neutz	WR	BUF	70	43	14.9
78	Da'Jon McKnight	WR	MINN	90	51	14.9
79	Reese Wiggins	WR	ECU	39	29	14.9
80	Travis Benjamin	WR	MIA	53	41	14.9
81	Nathan Palmer	WR	NIU	57	46	14.8
82	Jaxon Shipley	WR	TEX	61	40	14.8
83	Bryan Burnham	WR	TLSA	60	50	14.7
84	Kashif Moore	WR	CONN	67	41	14.7
85	Nick Harwell	WR	M-OH	123	97	14.7
86	Donte Moncrief	WR	MISS	56	31	14.6
87	Anthony Amos	WR	MTSU	42	25	14.6
88	James Hanna	TE	OU	41	25	14.5
89	Devin Aguilar	WR	WASH	58	36	14.5
90	Jeremy Ebert	WR	NU	83	71	14.4
91	Arceto Clark	WR	MSST	44	28	14.4
92	Dan Buckner	WR	ARIZ	52	42	14.4
93	Jabari Carr	WR	SJSU	52	33	14.4
94	Devin Street	WR	PITT	73	48	14.4
95	Justin Johnson	WR	HOU	90	75	14.4
96	Josh Huff	WR	ORE	42	29	14.3
97	Jordan Leslie	WR	UTEP	44	30	14.3
98	Dominique Sullivan	WR	USM	40	27	14.3
99	David Paulson	TE	ORE	40	30	14.3
100	Martel Moore	WR	NIU	57	35	14.3

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