2015 College Yards per Reception 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 catch.

The 2015 leaders: Mack Hollins (25.4), Shelton Gibson (22.5), Josh Magee (21.9).

Yards per Reception

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	Y/R
1	Mack Hollins	WR	UNC	41	28	25.4
2	Shelton Gibson	WR	WVU	66	33	22.5
3	Josh Magee	WR	USA	40	23	21.9
4	Ricky Jeune	WR	GT	56	24	21.7
5	Jerome Lane	WR	AKR	56	35	21.4
6	Cody Thompson	WR	TOL	46	33	21.4
7	Terry Pettis	WR	MTSU	38	28	21.2
8	Jamir Tillman	WR	NAVY	41	27	21.1
9	Chris Moore	WR	CIN	62	39	21.1
10	Leonte Carroo	WR	RUTG	50	39	20.7
11	James Washington	WR	OKST	89	52	20.7
12	Kolby Listenbee	WR	TCU	45	29	20.6
13	Carlos Henderson	WR	LT	61	35	20.6
14	Garrett Brown	WR	AF	37	26	20.5
15	Dontez Ford	WR	PITT	37	23	20.3
16	Jay Lee	WR	BAY	53	36	20.2
17	Antonio Callaway	WR	FLA	59	30	20.1
18	Darren Carrington II	WR	ORE	33	25	20.1
19	Bryce Treggs	WR	CAL	65	41	19.8
20	Mekale McKay	WR	CIN	44	25	19.8
21	Dijon Paschal	WR	ARST	45	27	19.4
22	Michael Thomas	WR	USM	95	62	19.4
23	Brandon Reilly	WR	NEB	56	37	19.4
24	Dominique Reed	WR	ARK	43	27	19.3
25	Travin Dural	WR	LSU	54	28	19.0
26	Donovan Harden	WR	GAST	61	35	18.9
27	Malachi Jones	WR	APP	31	23	18.8
28	Sam Martin	WR	M-OH	43	29	18.7
29	Mikah Holder	WR	SDSU	44	23	18.5
30	Corey Coleman	WR	BAY	105	74	18.4
31	Tanner Gentry	WR	WYO	51	37	18.3
32	Josh Reynolds	WR	TA&M	58	40	18.2
33	Tevaun Smith	WR	IOWA	54	30	18.2
34	KD Cannon	WR	BAY	69	46	18.0
35	Roger Lewis	WR	BGSU	116	82	18.0
36	Justin Hobbs	WR	TLSA	41	29	17.8
37	Alonzo Russell	WR	TOL	58	33	17.8
38	Rodney Adams	WR	USF	55	39	17.7
39	Tyrain Taylor	WR	NMSU	55	39	17.7
40	Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU	79	49	17.6
41	Gary Chambers	WR	ASU	32	24	17.5
42	Marcell Ateman	WR	OKST	55	40	17.4
43	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	93	79	17.3
44	Devon Breaux	WR	TULN	49	25	17.2
45	Tres Houston	WR	ARST	47	33	17.2
46	Trevor Davis	WR	CAL	50	38	17.2
47	Bug Howard	WR	UNC	45	26	17.2
48	Deon Cain	WR	CLEM	46	34	17.1
49	Jamari Staples	WR	LOU	49	35	17.1
50	Simmie Cobbs Jr.	WR	IU	77	54	16.9
51	Josh Doctson	WR	TCU	99	79	16.8
52	Cody Core	WR	MISS	48	33	16.8
53	Devonte Boyd	WR	UNLV	98	54	16.7
54	Thomas Duarte	WR	UCLA	79	49	16.7
55	Will Fuller	WR	ND	80	48	16.7
56	Alonzo Moore	WR	NEB	33	23	16.6
57	Brendan Cope	WR	OHIO	47	28	16.6
58	Keyarris Garrett	WR	TLSA	135	88	16.5
59	Rokeem Williams	WR	M-OH	65	33	16.5
60	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	USC	121	85	16.3
61	Ricky Jones	WR	IU	80	50	16.3
62	John Burt	WR	TEX	49	28	16.3
63	Robert Davis	WR	GAST	91	60	16.3
64	Devin Lucien	WR	ASU	77	57	16.3
65	JaBryce Taylor	WR	UTSA	45	29	16.3
66	Thomas Sperbeck	WR	BOIS	124	82	16.3
67	Jordan Bergstrom	WR	NMSU	51	27	16.2
68	Dede Westbrook	WR	OU	57	42	16.0
69	Herb Waters	WR	MIA	57	38	16.0
70	Dwayne Stanford	WR	ORE	37	27	16.0
71	Adoree' Jackson	WR	USC	24	24	15.9
72	Kenny Golladay	WR	NIU	114	71	15.8
73	Jovon Durante	WR	WVU	50	24	15.8
74	James Quick	WR	LOU	55	35	15.7
75	Keevan Lucas	WR	TLSA	35	26	15.7
76	Quincy Adeboyejo	WR	MISS	52	37	15.7
77	Marcus Kemp	WR	HAW	61	36	15.6
78	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	56	44	15.5
79	Corey Willis	WR	CMU	38	33	15.5
80	Ricardo Louis	WR	AUB	87	45	15.5
81	Malachi Dupre	WR	LSU	64	39	15.4
82	Penny Hart	WR	GAST	94	71	15.4
83	Gregory Hogan	WR	NMSU	48	24	15.4
84	Ben McCord	TE	CMU	48	37	15.4
85	Chris Godwin	WR	PSU	96	63	15.4
86	Jordan Villamin	WR	ORST	72	43	15.3
87	Jordan Thompson	WR	WVU	40	28	15.3
88	Corey Davis	WR	WMU	114	82	15.3
89	Jamal Robinson	WR	UL	81	54	15.3
90	Kody Cook	WR	KSU	44	27	15.3
91	Aaron Burbridge	WR	MSU	130	80	15.2
92	David Glidden	WR	OKST	74	53	15.2
93	Sterling Shepard	WR	OU	97	79	15.2
94	Anthony Nash	WR	DUKE	52	31	15.2
95	Michael Rector	WR	STAN	50	32	15.2
96	Da'Mari Scott	WR	FRES	37	24	15.2
97	Jared Murphy	WR	M-OH	46	29	15.1
98	Dennis Parks	WR	RICE	52	33	15.1
99	Garrett Johnson	WR	UK	78	46	15.1
100	Eddie Daugherty	WR	EMU	56	37	15.1

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