2015 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 2015 leaders: Tajae Sharpe (111), Daniel Braverman (103), Richie James (100).

Receptions

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 1913 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Rec
1	Tajae Sharpe	WR	MASS	174	111	111
2	Daniel Braverman	WR	WMU	126	103	103
3	Richie James	WR	MTSU	125	100	100
4	Gabe Marks	WR	WSU	137	99	99
5	Isaiah Jones	WR	ECU	121	97	97
6	Demarcus Ayers	WR	HOU	111	89	89
7	Gehrig Dieter	WR	BGSU	121	89	89
8	Nelson Spruce	WR	COLO	107	89	89
9	Trent Taylor	WR	LT	112	89	89
10	Keyarris Garrett	WR	TLSA	135	88	88
11	Shaq Washington	WR	CIN	121	88	88
12	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	USC	121	85	85
13	Tyler Boyd	WR	PITT	119	85	85
14	Artavis Scott	WR	CLEM	101	84	84
15	Corey Davis	WR	WMU	114	82	82
16	Roger Lewis	WR	BGSU	116	82	82
17	Thomas Sperbeck	WR	BOIS	124	82	82
18	Fred Ross	WR	MSST	109	81	81
19	Aaron Burbridge	WR	MSU	130	80	80
20	Jakeem Grant	WR	TTU	105	80	80
21	Josh Doctson	WR	TCU	99	79	79
22	Sterling Shepard	WR	OU	97	79	79
23	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	93	79	79
24	Ed'Marques Batties	WR	MTSU	116	77	77
25	Jared Dangerfield	WR	WKU	96	76	76
26	Laquon Treadwell	WR	MISS	110	76	76
27	Calvin Ridley	WR	ALA	103	75	75
28	Jordan Payton	WR	UCLA	108	75	75
29	Taquan Mizzell	WR	UVA	98	75	75
30	Casey Martin	WR	USM	95	74	74
31	Corey Coleman	WR	BAY	105	74	74
32	Dom Williams	WR	WSU	115	73	73
33	Alex Erickson	WR	WIS	115	72	72
34	Kenny Golladay	WR	NIU	114	71	71
35	Penny Hart	WR	GAST	94	71	71
36	Christian Kirk	WR	TA&M	101	70	70
37	KeVonn Mabon	WR	BALL	111	70	70
38	Zach Pascal	WR	ODU	115	68	68
39	Ronnie Moore	WR	BGSU	80	67	67
40	Mose Frazier	WR	MEM	80	66	66
41	Pharoh Cooper	WR	SC	104	66	66
42	Rashard Higgins	WR	CSU	88	66	66
43	Geronimo Allison	WR	ILL	124	65	65
44	Josh Atkinson	WR	TLSA	84	65	65
45	Jaylen Samuels	WR	NCSU	75	64	64
46	Jerico Richardson	WR	NEV	103	64	64
47	KJ Maye	WR	MINN	114	64	64
48	Robby Anderson	WR	TEM	104	64	64
49	Chris Godwin	WR	PSU	96	63	63
50	Isaiah Ford	WR	VT	104	63	63
51	Jordan Westerkamp	WR	NEB	81	63	63
52	Marcus Green	WR	ULM	98	63	63
53	Matt Weiser	TE	BUF	72	63	63
54	Teddy Ruben	WR	TROY	82	63	63
55	Michael Thomas	WR	USM	95	62	62
56	Ron Willoughby	WR	BUF	89	62	62
57	Carlos Harris	WR	UNT	109	61	61
58	Dezmon Epps	WR	IDHO	82	61	61
59	Matt VandeBerg	WR	IOWA	89	61	61
60	Sebastian Smith	WR	OHIO	90	61	61
61	Ajalen Holley	WR	ULM	111	60	60
62	Alex Gardner	RB	FIU	56	60	60
63	Hunter Sharp	WR	USU	86	60	60
64	Robert Davis	WR	GAST	91	60	60
65	Jesse Kroll	WR	CMU	79	59	59
66	Bralon Addison	WR	ORE	75	58	58
67	Bryce Williams	TE	ECU	75	58	58
68	C.J. Best	WR	TXST	72	58	58
69	Nicholas Norris	WR	WKU	72	58	58
70	Callen Hightower	WR	IDHO	69	57	57
71	Danny Anthrop	WR	PUR	76	57	57
72	Devin Lucien	WR	ASU	77	57	57
73	Jake Maulhardt	WR	WYO	86	57	57
74	Jenson Stoshak	WR	FAU	93	57	57
75	Allen Lazard	WR	ISU	86	56	56
76	Amara Darboh	WR	MICH	86	56	56
77	Anthony Rice	WR	CMU	63	56	56
78	Davonte Allen	WR	MRSH	89	56	56
79	Ryan Burbrink	WR	BGSU	71	56	56
80	De'Runnya Wilson	WR	MSST	82	55	55
81	Dorian Baker	WR	UK	93	55	55
82	Drew Morgan	WR	ARK	63	55	55
83	Shane Williams-Rhodes	WR	BOIS	71	55	55
84	ArDarius Stewart	WR	ALA	82	54	54
85	Canaan Severin	WR	UVA	72	54	54
86	D.J. Foster	WR	ASU	91	54	54
87	Devonte Boyd	WR	UNLV	98	54	54
88	Jamal Robinson	WR	UL	81	54	54
89	Noel Thomas	WR	CONN	86	54	54
90	Simmie Cobbs Jr.	WR	IU	77	54	54
91	Austin Duke	WR	CLT	91	53	53
92	David Glidden	WR	OKST	74	53	53
93	Desmond Cain	WR	ILL	75	53	53
94	Kermit Whitfield	WR	FSU	61	53	53
95	Malcolm Mitchell	WR	UGA	79	53	53
96	Tim White	WR	ASU	74	53	53
97	Chance Allen	WR	HOU	76	52	52
98	Corey Jones	WR	TOL	69	52	52
99	D.J. Thompson	WR	USM	84	52	52
100	James Washington	WR	OKST	89	52	52

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