2012 College Receiving Yards per Game 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 game played.

The 2012 leaders: Terrance Williams (147.0), Marqise Lee (140.0), Ryan Grant (127.7).

Receiving Yards per Game

Minimum to rank: 1.875 receptions per team game (the NFL's rate; the NCAA ranks receivers per game with no reception minimum). 463 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Yds/G
1	Terrance Williams	WR	BAY	137	95	147.0
2	Marqise Lee	WR	USC	158	112	140.0
3	Ryan Grant	WR	TULN	102	76	127.7
4	Stedman Bailey	WR	WVU	137	106	125.1
5	Quinton Patton	WR	LT	154	104	116.0
6	Austin Franklin	WR	NMSU	120	74	113.2
7	Cobi Hamilton	WR	ARK	135	90	111.2
8	Jordan Matthews	WR	VAN	123	87	105.2
9	Tavon Austin	WR	WVU	131	110	104.9
10	Alex Neutz	WR	BUF	95	65	101.5
11	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	CLEM	102	69	101.2
12	Alex Amidon	WR	BC	138	78	100.8
13	Markus Wheaton	WR	ORST	127	88	100.6
14	Austin Hill	WR	ARIZ	103	73	99.1
15	Noel Grigsby	WR	SJSU	97	73	97.8
16	Davante Adams	WR	FRES	125	89	97.3
17	Nick Harwell	WR	M-OH	107	68	96.7
18	Alec Lemon	WR	SYR	96	70	96.6
19	Josh Stewart	WR	OKST	122	96	96.2
20	Jalen Saunders	WR	OU	63	53	95.8
21	Justin Hardy	WR	ECU	102	83	95.1
22	Tommy Shuler	WR	MRSH	141	110	94.8
23	Donte Moncrief	WR	MISS	83	60	94.8
24	Brent Leonard	WR	ULM	126	97	94.7
25	Cody Hoffman	WR	BYU	126	90	94.5
26	Brandin Cooks	WR	ORST	92	64	93.3
27	Marquess Wilson	WR	WSU	85	52	90.3
28	Justin Hunter	WR	TENN	127	73	90.2
29	Willie Snead	WR	BALL	128	82	89.2
30	Eric Ward	WR	TTU	109	75	88.5
31	Jordan Leslie	WR	UTEP	78	51	88.5
32	Martel Moore	WR	NIU	88	71	87.8
33	Chip Reeves	WR	TROY	103	65	87.5
34	Bernard Reedy	WR	TOL	124	83	86.9
35	Justyn Shackleford	WR	TULN	28	28	86.2
36	Darrin Moore	WR	TTU	105	81	86.2
37	Jamison Crowder	WR	DUKE	103	70	85.4
38	Mike Evans	WR	TA&M	106	75	85.2
39	Allen Robinson	WR	PSU	119	77	84.8
40	Michael Campanaro	WR	WAKE	91	79	84.8
41	Deion Walker	WR	MASS	57	59	83.4
42	Anthony Amos	WR	MTSU	117	72	82.7
43	Robert Herron	WR	WYO	50	31	82.1
44	Marquelo Suel	WR	AKR	87	76	82.0
45	Michael Edwards	WR	UTEP	70	51	82.0
46	Keenan Allen	WR	CAL	86	61	81.9
47	William Dukes	WR	FAU	92	63	81.6
48	Conner Vernon	WR	DUKE	115	75	79.6
49	Jaime Wilson	WR	WMU	101	67	79.2
50	Sammy Watkins	WR	CLEM	74	57	78.7
51	Eric Monette	WR	WMU	56	41	78.6
52	Je'Ron Hamm	WR	ULM	86	58	78.4
53	Titus Davis	WR	CMU	70	43	78.2
54	Harry Peoples	WR	UL	76	61	77.4
55	Dawan Scott	WR	M-OH	82	57	77.4
56	Mike Shanahan	WR	PITT	78	58	77.2
57	Stefon Diggs	WR	MD	82	54	77.1
58	Alonzo Russell	WR	TOL	85	54	77.1
59	J.D. McKissic	WR	ARST	107	92	75.8
60	Mike Davis	WR	TEX	77	54	75.8
61	Chad Bumphis	WR	MSST	79	55	75.3
62	Darius Johnson	WR	SMU	108	61	74.7
63	Devin Street	WR	PITT	89	66	74.3
64	Kenny Stills	WR	OU	111	75	74.3
65	Marcus Davis	WR	VT	82	47	74.2
66	Tevin Reese	WR	BAY	79	51	74.1
67	Josh Boyce	WR	TCU	86	61	72.7
68	A.J. Barker	WR	MINN	45	30	72.1
69	Marcus Sales	WR	SYR	97	63	71.9
70	Phillip Dorsett	WR	MIA	100	58	70.2
71	Donte Foster	WR	OHIO	67	56	69.9
72	Michael Bennett	WR	UGA	33	24	69.0
73	Amari Cooper	WR	ALA	69	53	68.8
74	Justin Brown	WR	OU	97	66	68.5
75	Dominique Williams	WR	WSU	52	34	68.1
76	Aaron Dobson	WR	MRSH	92	57	67.9
77	Robert Woods	WR	USC	106	73	67.8
78	Javone Lawson	WR	UL	53	36	67.5
79	Ryan Swope	WR	TA&M	85	64	67.4
80	Cody Wilson	WR	CMU	74	64	67.2
81	Cody Latimer	WR	IU	64	51	67.1
82	Dewayne Peace	WR	HOU	82	54	67.0
83	Josh Harper	WR	FRES	34	24	66.6
84	Jackie Williams	WR	UAB	80	52	66.6
85	Rob Blanchflower	TE	MASS	42	43	66.3
86	Jared Abbrederis	WR	WIS	64	46	66.1
87	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TE	WASH	87	63	65.9
88	Emory Blake	WR	AUB	74	50	65.8
89	Devante Davis	WR	UNLV	109	61	65.7
90	Brandon Wimberly	WR	NEV	83	63	65.7
91	Jace Amaro	TE	TTU	27	23	65.7
92	Chris McNeill	WR	WYO	100	63	65.6
93	Chris Harper	WR	KSU	76	50	65.5
94	Marcus Leak	WR	MD	29	23	65.5
95	Kasen Williams	WR	WASH	98	71	65.2
96	Tavarres King	WR	UGA	62	39	65.1
97	Cordarrelle Patterson	WR	TENN	78	46	64.8
98	Quinshad Davis	WR	UNC	87	61	64.7
99	Zach Ertz	TE	STAN	102	66	64.4
100	Jamill Smith	WR	BALL	101	69	64.2

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