2012 College Receiving Touchdowns 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.

Touchdown catches.

The 2012 leaders: Stedman Bailey (23), DeAndre Hopkins (16), Marqise Lee (14).

Receiving Touchdowns

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 935 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	TD
1	Stedman Bailey	WR	WVU	137	106	23
2	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	CLEM	102	69	16
3	Marqise Lee	WR	USC	158	112	14
4	Quinton Patton	WR	LT	154	104	13
5	Davante Adams	WR	FRES	125	89	13
6	Darrin Moore	WR	TTU	105	81	13
7	Terrance Williams	WR	BAY	137	95	12
8	Tavon Austin	WR	WVU	131	110	12
9	Martel Moore	WR	NIU	88	71	12
10	Chad Bumphis	WR	MSST	79	55	12
11	Markus Wheaton	WR	ORST	127	88	11
12	Cody Hoffman	WR	BYU	126	90	11
13	Allen Robinson	WR	PSU	119	77	11
14	Alex Neutz	WR	BUF	95	65	11
15	Eric Ward	WR	TTU	109	75	11
16	Kenny Stills	WR	OU	111	75	11
17	Robert Woods	WR	USC	106	73	11
18	Joseph Fauria	WR	UCLA	55	41	11
19	Justin Hardy	WR	ECU	102	83	10
20	Brent Leonard	WR	ULM	126	97	10
21	Donte Moncrief	WR	MISS	83	60	10
22	Brandon Coleman	WR	RUTG	81	39	10
23	Chandler Jones	WR	SJSU	60	48	10
24	Bryan Underwood	WR	NCSU	74	43	10
25	Gator Hoskins	TE	MRSH	43	35	10
26	Austin Franklin	WR	NMSU	120	74	9
27	Austin Hill	WR	ARIZ	103	73	9
28	Noel Grigsby	WR	SJSU	97	73	9
29	Justin Hunter	WR	TENN	127	73	9
30	Anthony Amos	WR	MTSU	117	72	9
31	Amari Cooper	WR	ALA	69	53	9
32	Keyarris Garrett	WR	TLSA	107	64	9
33	Antavious Wilson	WR	MRSH	96	69	9
34	DeVante Parker	WR	LOU	58	38	9
35	Jerrod Dillard	WR	AKR	39	29	9
36	Jamison Crowder	WR	DUKE	103	70	8
37	Tevin Reese	WR	BAY	79	51	8
38	Nick Harwell	WR	M-OH	107	68	8
39	Marcus Sales	WR	SYR	97	63	8
40	Titus Davis	WR	CMU	70	43	8
41	Tavarres King	WR	UGA	62	39	8
42	Michael Edwards	WR	UTEP	70	51	8
43	Kenny Bell	WR	NEB	69	46	8
44	Robert Herron	WR	WYO	50	31	8
45	Antavian Edison	WR	PUR	85	57	8
46	Brandon Ford	TE	CLEM	42	31	8
47	Marion Grice	RB	ASU	54	39	8
48	Jordan Matthews	WR	VAN	123	87	7
49	Alex Amidon	WR	BC	138	78	7
50	Josh Stewart	WR	OKST	122	96	7
51	Willie Snead	WR	BALL	128	82	7
52	Alec Lemon	WR	SYR	96	70	7
53	Conner Vernon	WR	DUKE	115	75	7
54	Mike Davis	WR	TEX	77	54	7
55	Dawan Scott	WR	M-OH	82	57	7
56	Ryan Swope	WR	TA&M	85	64	7
57	Josh Boyce	WR	TCU	86	61	7
58	Eric Thomas	WR	TROY	82	55	7
59	Donte Foster	WR	OHIO	67	56	7
60	Travis Kelce	TE	CIN	58	40	7
61	A.J. Barker	WR	MINN	45	30	7
62	Zach Rogers	WR	TENN	47	32	7
63	Josh Huff	WR	ORE	41	29	7
64	Ace Sanders	WR	SC	60	36	7
65	Julian Jones	WR	ARST	23	13	7
66	Gary Bush	WR	PUR	65	41	7
67	Ryan Grant	WR	TULN	102	76	6
68	Tommy Shuler	WR	MRSH	141	110	6
69	Chip Reeves	WR	TROY	103	65	6
70	Bernard Reedy	WR	TOL	124	83	6
71	Jordan Leslie	WR	UTEP	78	51	6
72	Je'Ron Hamm	WR	ULM	86	58	6
73	Stefon Diggs	WR	MD	82	54	6
74	Zach Ertz	TE	STAN	102	66	6
75	Cody Latimer	WR	IU	64	51	6
76	Jaime Wilson	WR	WMU	101	67	6
77	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TE	WASH	87	63	6
78	Kasen Williams	WR	WASH	98	71	6
79	Michael Campanaro	WR	WAKE	91	79	6
80	Isaiah Burse	WR	FRES	72	53	6
81	Keenan Allen	WR	CAL	86	61	6
82	Myles White	WR	LT	72	56	6
83	Jamill Smith	WR	BALL	101	69	6
84	Andy Cruse	WR	M-OH	99	74	6
85	Tobais Palmer	WR	NCSU	67	46	6
86	Shane Wynn	WR	IU	96	68	6
87	Jaxon Shipley	WR	TEX	66	51	6
88	Chris Gallon	TE	BGSU	80	47	6
89	Lanear Sampson	WR	BAY	80	51	6
90	Devin Smith	WR	OSU	59	30	6
91	Brandon Carter	WR	TCU	48	34	6
92	Bruce Ellington	WR	SC	56	38	6
93	Mark Harrison	WR	RUTG	63	42	6
94	Zach Sudfeld	TE	NEV	62	43	6
95	Najee Lovett	WR	IDHO	73	50	6
96	Andre Davis	WR	USF	81	46	6
97	Gavin Escobar	TE	SDSU	60	41	6
98	Willie McNeal	WR	WKU	68	40	6
99	Ryan Griffin	TE	CONN	46	29	6
100	Jereme Jones	WR	USA	62	42	6

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