2016 College Receiving Touchdowns 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.

Touchdown catches.

The 2016 leaders: Corey Davis (18), Carlos Henderson (17), John Ross (17).

Receiving Touchdowns

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 924 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	TD
1	Corey Davis	WR	WMU	112	91	18
2	Carlos Henderson	WR	LT	115	72	17
3	John Ross	WR	WASH	106	76	17
4	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	112	89	16
5	Dede Westbrook	WR	OU	90	74	16
6	Michael Roberts	TE	TOL	53	43	15
7	Amba Etta-Tawo	WR	SYR	129	94	14
8	Dante Pettis	WR	WASH	60	50	14
9	Nicholas Norris	WR	WKU	94	73	13
10	Jonathan Giles	WR	TTU	91	69	13
11	Gabe Marks	WR	WSU	121	85	13
12	Tanner Gentry	WR	WYO	105	65	12
13	Austin Carr	WR	NU	118	84	12
14	Keevan Lucas	WR	TLSA	116	74	12
15	Fred Ross	WR	MSST	100	68	12
16	Richie James	WR	MTSU	130	97	11
17	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	118	84	11
18	Chad Hansen	WR	CAL	135	92	11
19	Michael Gallup	WR	CSU	93	70	11
20	KD Cannon	WR	BAY	112	73	11
21	Trent Taylor	WR	LT	150	124	10
22	Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU	124	76	10
23	Mike Williams	WR	CLEM	112	84	10
24	Cody Thompson	WR	TOL	75	59	10
25	Cedrick Wilson	WR	BOIS	75	50	10
26	Scott Miller	WR	BGSU	101	74	10
27	DeAngelo Yancey	WR	PUR	78	49	10
28	Josh Reynolds	WR	TA&M	66	49	10
29	Josh Malone	WR	TENN	66	45	10
30	JoJo Natson	WR	AKR	98	59	10
31	Jon'Vea Johnson	WR	TOL	52	38	10
32	James Washington	WR	OKST	108	62	9
33	Thomas Sperbeck	WR	BOIS	106	72	9
34	Corey Willis	WR	CMU	85	68	9
35	Equanimeous St. Brown	WR	ND	78	58	9
36	Shay Fields	WR	COLO	71	52	9
37	Christian Kirk	WR	TA&M	107	77	9
38	Chris Godwin	WR	PSU	77	50	9
39	Jester Weah	WR	PITT	56	34	9
40	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	USC	84	63	9
41	Stacy Coley	WR	MIA	81	58	9
42	Wyatt Demps	WR	NEV	68	53	9
43	Deon Cain	WR	CLEM	55	32	9
44	Zay Jones	WR	ECU	215	156	8
45	Kenny Golladay	WR	NIU	129	88	8
46	J'Mon Moore	WR	MIZ	109	62	8
47	Shelton Gibson	WR	WVU	58	40	8
48	Evan Engram	TE	MISS	87	65	8
49	Zach Pascal	WR	ODU	92	63	8
50	ArDarius Stewart	WR	ALA	64	52	8
51	Jimmy Williams	WR	ECU	82	45	8
52	Adam Breneman	TE	MASS	103	70	8
53	Jonathan Duhart	WR	ODU	64	45	8
54	Dylan Cantrell	WR	TTU	88	58	8
55	Cole Hikutini	TE	LOU	60	49	8
56	Cameron Batson	WR	TTU	78	60	8
57	Kerry Thomas Jr.	WR	UTSA	43	31	8
58	Hayden Plinke	TE	UTEP	46	38	8
59	Isaiah Ford	WR	VT	125	73	7
60	Marcus Kemp	WR	HAW	107	70	7
61	Allen Lazard	WR	ISU	110	69	7
62	Josh Atkinson	WR	TLSA	94	66	7
63	Keke Coutee	WR	TTU	78	55	7
64	Steven Sims Jr.	WR	KU	104	72	7
65	Amara Darboh	WR	MICH	77	52	7
66	Curtis Samuel	WR	OSU	81	65	7
67	Travis Rudolph	WR	FSU	83	53	7
68	Andy Isabella	WR	MASS	92	62	7
69	Ishmael Zamora	WR	BAY	88	58	7
70	Bug Howard	WR	UNC	70	48	7
71	Demetris Robertson	WR	CAL	82	50	7
72	Jalen McCleskey	WR	OKST	87	69	7
73	Calvin Ridley	WR	ALA	100	66	7
74	Tavares Martin Jr.	WR	WSU	88	61	7
75	David Njoku	TE	MIA	63	38	7
76	Thomas Owens	WR	FIU	89	47	7
77	Bucky Hodges	TE	VT	63	43	7
78	Keon Hatcher	WR	ARK	56	38	7
79	Jordan Leggett	TE	CLEM	50	38	7
80	Ty Lee	WR	MTSU	72	53	7
81	Olamide Zaccheaus	WR	UVA	74	51	7
82	Isaiah McKenzie	WR	UGA	54	40	7
83	Jauan Jennings	WR	TENN	50	34	7
84	Jacob Hollister	TE	WYO	39	30	7
85	Travis Fulgham	WR	ODU	43	28	7
86	Noah Brown	WR	OSU	41	30	7
87	Dennis Andrews	WR	MTSU	44	28	7
88	Jerome Lane	WR	AKR	90	62	6
89	Allenzae Staggers	WR	USM	71	52	6
90	Ervin Philips	WR	SYR	116	90	6
91	Chance Allen	WR	HOU	86	56	6
92	Sergio Bailey II	WR	EMU	88	55	6
93	KeeSean Johnson	WR	FRES	102	66	6
94	Damore'ea Stringfellow	WR	MISS	73	46	6
95	Malik Turner	WR	ILL	82	48	6
96	James Proche	WR	SMU	86	57	6
97	James Quick	WR	LOU	61	42	6
98	Deondre Douglas	WR	TROY	67	54	6
99	Carrington Thompson	WR	WMU	53	38	6
100	Jaylen Smith	WR	LOU	40	27	6

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