2016 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 2016 leaders: Zay Jones (144.2), Chad Hansen (124.9), Amba Etta-Tawo (123.5).

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). 463 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Yds/G
1	Zay Jones	WR	ECU	215	156	144.2
2	Chad Hansen	WR	CAL	135	92	124.9
3	Amba Etta-Tawo	WR	SYR	129	94	123.5
4	Dede Westbrook	WR	OU	90	74	122.1
5	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	112	89	122.0
6	Richie James	WR	MTSU	130	97	121.9
7	Trent Taylor	WR	LT	150	124	120.8
8	Carlos Henderson	WR	LT	115	72	117.2
9	Corey Davis	WR	WMU	112	91	109.8
10	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	118	84	106.9
11	Cody Thompson	WR	TOL	75	59	106.4
12	Michael Gallup	WR	CSU	93	70	105.8
13	Jonathan Giles	WR	TTU	91	69	105.3
14	Nicholas Norris	WR	WKU	94	73	104.4
15	Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU	124	76	103.8
16	Tanner Gentry	WR	WYO	105	65	101.1
17	James Washington	WR	OKST	108	62	100.8
18	Austin Carr	WR	NU	118	84	99.7
19	Thomas Sperbeck	WR	BOIS	106	72	99.4
20	Noel Thomas	WR	CONN	157	100	98.2
21	Linell Bonner	WR	HOU	119	93	97.8
22	Kenny Golladay	WR	NIU	129	88	97.0
23	Cedrick Wilson	WR	BOIS	75	50	94.6
24	Corey Willis	WR	CMU	85	68	93.1
25	Keevan Lucas	WR	TLSA	116	74	92.3
26	Mike Williams	WR	CLEM	112	84	90.1
27	KD Cannon	WR	BAY	112	73	89.9
28	Scott Miller	WR	BGSU	101	74	88.0
29	Ishmael Zamora	WR	BAY	88	58	87.3
30	John Ross	WR	WASH	106	76	86.3
31	Ryan Switzer	WR	UNC	113	91	85.6
32	ArDarius Stewart	WR	ALA	64	52	85.2
33	Allenzae Staggers	WR	USM	71	52	85.0
34	Kalib Woods	WR	FAU	91	68	84.9
35	Allen Lazard	WR	ISU	110	69	84.8
36	Jerome Lane	WR	AKR	90	62	84.8
37	J'Mon Moore	WR	MIZ	109	62	84.3
38	Evan Engram	TE	MISS	87	65	84.2
39	Nick Westbrook	WR	IU	78	49	83.2
40	Zach Pascal	WR	ODU	92	63	81.2
41	KeVonn Mabon	WR	BALL	121	85	81.0
42	Robert Davis	WR	GAST	117	67	80.7
43	Equanimeous St. Brown	WR	ND	78	58	80.1
44	Isaiah Ford	WR	VT	125	73	79.8
45	Marcus Kemp	WR	HAW	107	70	79.7
46	DeAngelo Yancey	WR	PUR	78	49	79.2
47	Josh Atkinson	WR	TLSA	94	66	77.2
48	Shelton Gibson	WR	WVU	58	40	77.2
49	Tim Patrick	WR	UTAH	74	43	76.0
50	Jalen Robinette	WR	AF	52	33	75.9
51	Jon'Vea Johnson	WR	TOL	52	38	75.1
52	Devonte Boyd	WR	UNLV	67	45	74.6
53	Ventell Bryant	WR	TEM	63	43	74.4
54	Keke Coutee	WR	TTU	78	55	74.2
55	T.J. Rahming	WR	DUKE	98	69	73.9
56	Josh Reynolds	WR	TA&M	66	49	73.8
57	Emanuel Thompson	WR	TROY	85	72	73.7
58	Tre'Quan Smith	WR	UCF	77	54	73.5
59	Sebastian Smith	WR	OHIO	91	54	73.1
60	Austin Duke	WR	CLT	89	59	73.0
61	Fred Ross	WR	MSST	100	68	72.8
62	Jester Weah	WR	PITT	56	34	72.3
63	Gabe Marks	WR	WSU	121	85	72.2
64	Ahmmon Richards	WR	MIA	63	46	72.2
65	Devin Gray	WR	CIN	104	58	71.7
66	Steven Sims Jr.	WR	KU	104	72	71.6
67	Tim White	WR	ASU	80	56	71.3
68	Josh Malone	WR	TENN	66	45	71.0
69	Shay Fields	WR	COLO	71	52	70.4
70	Christian Kirk	WR	TA&M	107	77	70.2
71	River Cracraft	WR	WSU	71	53	70.1
72	Bug Howard	WR	UNC	70	48	69.8
73	JoJo Natson	WR	AKR	98	59	69.8
74	Daikiel Shorts	WR	WVU	74	58	69.4
75	Amara Darboh	WR	MICH	77	52	68.8
76	Rodney Adams	WR	USF	67	60	68.6
77	Curtis Samuel	WR	OSU	81	65	68.5
78	Ervin Philips	WR	SYR	116	90	68.5
79	Jimmy Williams	WR	ECU	82	45	68.2
80	Chance Allen	WR	HOU	86	56	67.9
81	Corey Jones	WR	TOL	73	60	67.7
82	Domonique Young	WR	PUR	49	29	67.6
83	Dylan Cantrell	WR	TTU	88	58	67.5
84	Adam Breneman	TE	MASS	103	70	67.3
85	Travis Rudolph	WR	FSU	83	53	67.2
86	Josh Magee	WR	USA	65	44	66.8
87	Cam Phillips	WR	VT	88	70	66.8
88	Andy Isabella	WR	MASS	92	62	66.8
89	Sergio Bailey II	WR	EMU	88	55	66.6
90	Anthony Nash	WR	DUKE	41	29	66.3
91	Jordan Frysinger	WR	IDHO	21	23	66.0
92	Deebo Samuel	WR	SC	65	45	65.9
93	James Gardner	WR	M-OH	65	40	65.8
94	R.J. Shelton	WR	MSU	80	53	65.8
95	Drew Wolitarsky	WR	MINN	91	61	65.6
96	Ricky Jones	WR	IU	79	50	65.2
97	Torii Hunter Jr.	WR	ND	58	38	65.1
98	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	USC	84	63	65.1
99	Malik Turner	WR	ILL	82	48	64.7
100	KeeSean Johnson	WR	FRES	102	66	64.4

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