2012 College Receptions 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.

Catches.

The 2012 leaders: Marqise Lee (112), Tavon Austin (110), Tommy Shuler (110).

Receptions

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 1853 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Rec
1	Marqise Lee	WR	USC	158	112	112
2	Tavon Austin	WR	WVU	131	110	110
3	Tommy Shuler	WR	MRSH	141	110	110
4	Stedman Bailey	WR	WVU	137	106	106
5	Quinton Patton	WR	LT	154	104	104
6	Brent Leonard	WR	ULM	126	97	97
7	Josh Stewart	WR	OKST	122	96	96
8	Terrance Williams	WR	BAY	137	95	95
9	J.D. McKissic	WR	ARST	107	92	92
10	Cobi Hamilton	WR	ARK	135	90	90
11	Cody Hoffman	WR	BYU	126	90	90
12	Davante Adams	WR	FRES	125	89	89
13	Markus Wheaton	WR	ORST	127	88	88
14	Jordan Matthews	WR	VAN	123	87	87
15	Bernard Reedy	WR	TOL	124	83	83
16	Justin Hardy	WR	ECU	102	83	83
17	Willie Snead	WR	BALL	128	82	82
18	Darrin Moore	WR	TTU	105	81	81
19	Michael Campanaro	WR	WAKE	91	79	79
20	Alex Amidon	WR	BC	138	78	78
21	Allen Robinson	WR	PSU	119	77	77
22	Marquelo Suel	WR	AKR	87	76	76
23	Ryan Grant	WR	TULN	102	76	76
24	Conner Vernon	WR	DUKE	115	75	75
25	Eric Ward	WR	TTU	109	75	75
26	Kenny Stills	WR	OU	111	75	75
27	Mike Evans	WR	TA&M	106	75	75
28	Andy Cruse	WR	M-OH	99	74	74
29	Austin Franklin	WR	NMSU	120	74	74
30	Austin Hill	WR	ARIZ	103	73	73
31	Justin Hunter	WR	TENN	127	73	73
32	Noel Grigsby	WR	SJSU	97	73	73
33	Robert Woods	WR	USC	106	73	73
34	Anthony Amos	WR	MTSU	117	72	72
35	Kasen Williams	WR	WASH	98	71	71
36	Martel Moore	WR	NIU	88	71	71
37	Alec Lemon	WR	SYR	96	70	70
38	Jamison Crowder	WR	DUKE	103	70	70
39	Antavious Wilson	WR	MRSH	96	69	69
40	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	CLEM	102	69	69
41	Jamill Smith	WR	BALL	101	69	69
42	Nick Harwell	WR	M-OH	107	68	68
43	Shane Wynn	WR	IU	96	68	68
44	Jaime Wilson	WR	WMU	101	67	67
45	Jeremy Johnson	WR	SMU	76	67	67
46	Devin Street	WR	PITT	89	66	66
47	Justin Brown	WR	OU	97	66	66
48	Wayne Times	WR	FIU	92	66	66
49	Zach Ertz	TE	STAN	102	66	66
50	Alex Neutz	WR	BUF	95	65	65
51	Chip Reeves	WR	TROY	103	65	65
52	Brandin Cooks	WR	ORST	92	64	64
53	Cody Wilson	WR	CMU	74	64	64
54	Keyarris Garrett	WR	TLSA	107	64	64
55	Ryan Swope	WR	TA&M	85	64	64
56	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TE	WASH	87	63	63
57	Brandon Wimberly	WR	NEV	83	63	63
58	Chris McNeill	WR	WYO	100	63	63
59	Marcus Sales	WR	SYR	97	63	63
60	William Dukes	WR	FAU	92	63	63
61	Darius Johnson	WR	SMU	108	61	61
62	Desmond Scott	WR	DUKE	84	61	61
63	Devante Davis	WR	UNLV	109	61	61
64	Harry Peoples	WR	UL	76	61	61
65	Josh Boyce	WR	TCU	86	61	61
66	Keenan Allen	WR	CAL	86	61	61
67	Quinshad Davis	WR	UNC	87	61	61
68	Donte Moncrief	WR	MISS	83	60	60
69	Matt Miller	WR	BOIS	86	60	60
70	Dan Buckner	WR	ARIZ	90	59	59
71	Deion Walker	WR	MASS	57	59	59
72	Je'Ron Hamm	WR	ULM	86	58	58
73	Mike Shanahan	WR	PITT	78	58	58
74	Phillip Dorsett	WR	MIA	100	58	58
75	Robbie Rouse	RB	FRES	71	58	58
76	Aaron Dobson	WR	MRSH	92	57	57
77	Antavian Edison	WR	PUR	85	57	57
78	Dawan Scott	WR	M-OH	82	57	57
79	Sammy Watkins	WR	CLEM	74	57	57
80	Donte Foster	WR	OHIO	67	56	56
81	J.D. Woods	WR	WVU	83	56	56
82	Mike Scott	WR	IDHO	83	56	56
83	Myles White	WR	LT	72	56	56
84	Chad Bumphis	WR	MSST	79	55	55
85	Eric Thomas	WR	TROY	82	55	55
86	Jabari Carr	WR	SJSU	73	55	55
87	Marcus Sullivan	WR	UNLV	79	55	55
88	Alonzo Russell	WR	TOL	85	54	54
89	Dewayne Peace	WR	HOU	82	54	54
90	Erik Highsmith	WR	UNC	75	54	54
91	Mike Davis	WR	TEX	77	54	54
92	Richy Turner	WR	NEV	75	54	54
93	Stefon Diggs	WR	MD	82	54	54
94	Amari Cooper	WR	ALA	69	53	53
95	Brett Bartolone	WR	WSU	83	53	53
96	Chris Coyle	TE	ASU	64	53	53
97	Isaiah Burse	WR	FRES	72	53	53
98	Jalen Saunders	WR	OU	63	53	53
99	Shaquelle Evans	WR	UCLA	79	53	53
100	Jackie Williams	WR	UAB	80	52	52

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