2015 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 2015 leaders: Trent Cowan (619.0), Josh Doctson (132.7), Dezmon Epps (127.0).

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). 457 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Yds/G
1	Trent Cowan	WR	IDHO	3	48	619.0
2	Josh Doctson	WR	TCU	99	79	132.7
3	Dezmon Epps	WR	IDHO	82	61	127.0
4	Keyarris Garrett	WR	TLSA	135	88	120.9
5	Daniel Braverman	WR	WMU	126	103	115.1
6	Corey Davis	WR	WMU	114	82	113.9
7	Corey Coleman	WR	BAY	105	74	113.6
8	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	93	79	113.6
9	Roger Lewis	WR	BGSU	116	82	113.5
10	Thomas Sperbeck	WR	BOIS	124	82	111.2
11	Tajae Sharpe	WR	MASS	174	111	109.9
12	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	USC	121	85	106.8
13	Keevan Lucas	WR	TLSA	35	26	102.2
14	Richie James	WR	MTSU	125	100	101.7
15	Leonte Carroo	WR	RUTG	50	39	101.1
16	Michael Thomas	WR	USM	95	62	100.1
17	Sterling Shepard	WR	OU	97	79	100.1
18	Tanner Gentry	WR	WYO	51	37	96.9
19	Jakeem Grant	WR	TTU	105	80	95.2
20	Trent Taylor	WR	LT	112	89	94.4
21	Aaron Burbridge	WR	MSU	130	80	93.8
22	Gabe Marks	WR	WSU	137	99	93.8
23	Penny Hart	WR	GAST	94	71	91.2
24	Laquon Treadwell	WR	MISS	110	76	90.2
25	James Washington	WR	OKST	89	52	89.8
26	Jordan Payton	WR	UCLA	108	75	89.1
27	Nelson Spruce	WR	COLO	107	89	87.8
28	Demarcus Ayers	WR	HOU	111	89	87.7
29	Kenny Golladay	WR	NIU	114	71	86.3
30	Isaiah Jones	WR	ECU	121	97	84.8
31	Rashard Higgins	WR	CSU	88	66	84.8
32	Josh Atkinson	WR	TLSA	84	65	84.7
33	Darren Carrington II	WR	ORE	33	25	83.7
34	Simmie Cobbs Jr.	WR	IU	77	54	83.1
35	Dom Williams	WR	WSU	115	73	83.1
36	Robert Davis	WR	GAST	91	60	81.6
37	Pharoh Cooper	WR	SC	104	66	81.1
38	Shaq Washington	WR	CIN	121	88	80.9
39	Zach Pascal	WR	ODU	115	68	80.8
40	Chris Godwin	WR	PSU	96	63	80.7
41	Carlos Henderson	WR	LT	61	35	80.1
42	Ed'Marques Batties	WR	MTSU	116	77	80.0
43	Tyler Boyd	WR	PITT	119	85	79.4
44	Isaiah Ford	WR	VT	104	63	78.1
45	Jesse Kroll	WR	CMU	79	59	77.8
46	Fred Ross	WR	MSST	109	81	77.8
47	Devin Lucien	WR	ASU	77	57	77.5
48	Christian Kirk	WR	TA&M	101	70	77.1
49	Alex Erickson	WR	WIS	115	72	77.0
50	Devonte Boyd	WR	UNLV	98	54	75.3
51	Callen Hightower	WR	IDHO	69	57	74.9
52	Jamari Staples	WR	LOU	49	35	74.9
53	Chris Moore	WR	CIN	62	39	74.8
54	Hunter Sharp	WR	USU	86	60	74.6
55	Shelton Gibson	WR	WVU	66	33	74.4
56	Ron Willoughby	WR	BUF	89	62	73.9
57	Gehrig Dieter	WR	BGSU	121	89	73.6
58	Donovan Harden	WR	GAST	61	35	73.6
59	Geronimo Allison	WR	ILL	124	65	73.5
60	Allen Lazard	WR	ISU	86	56	73.5
61	Teddy Ruben	WR	TROY	82	63	73.2
62	Jordan Westerkamp	WR	NEB	81	63	72.8
63	Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU	79	49	71.8
64	Nicholas Norris	WR	WKU	72	58	70.9
65	Cody Thompson	WR	TOL	46	33	70.6
66	KD Cannon	WR	BAY	69	46	69.0
67	Calvin Ridley	WR	ALA	103	75	68.7
68	Jamal Robinson	WR	UL	81	54	68.7
69	De'Runnya Wilson	WR	MSST	82	55	68.5
70	Jared Dangerfield	WR	WKU	96	76	68.4
71	Jenson Stoshak	WR	FAU	93	57	68.3
72	Thomas Duarte	WR	UCLA	79	49	68.3
73	Drew Morgan	WR	ARK	63	55	68.3
74	Ricky Jones	WR	IU	80	50	68.1
75	Bryce Treggs	WR	CAL	65	41	67.8
76	David Glidden	WR	OKST	74	53	67.2
77	Robby Anderson	WR	TEM	104	64	67.2
78	Ronnie Moore	WR	BGSU	80	67	67.0
79	Will Fuller	WR	ND	80	48	66.9
80	Kolby Listenbee	WR	TCU	45	29	66.4
81	Josh Reynolds	WR	TA&M	58	40	66.4
82	Casey Martin	WR	USM	95	74	65.8
83	C.J. Best	WR	TXST	72	58	65.7
84	Rashon Ceaser	WR	ULM	45	31	65.0
85	Bralon Addison	WR	ORE	75	58	64.6
86	Stacy Coley	WR	MIA	59	44	64.5
87	Devin Lauderdale	WR	TTU	62	43	63.9
88	Marcus Green	WR	ULM	98	63	63.5
89	Marcell Ateman	WR	OKST	55	40	63.3
90	Canaan Severin	WR	UVA	72	54	63.2
91	Rodney Adams	WR	USF	55	39	62.9
92	Sebastian Smith	WR	OHIO	90	61	62.7
93	Malcolm Mitchell	WR	UGA	79	53	62.6
94	Tyler Higbee	TE	WKU	47	38	62.6
95	Jerome Lane	WR	AKR	56	35	62.5
96	Mose Frazier	WR	MEM	80	66	62.5
97	Dennis Parks	WR	RICE	52	33	62.2
98	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	56	44	62.2
99	KeVonn Mabon	WR	BALL	111	70	62.1
100	Artavis Scott	WR	CLEM	101	84	61.9

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