2017 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 2017 leaders: David Sills V (18), Anthony Miller (17), Anthony Johnson (14).

Receiving Touchdowns

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 926 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	TD
1	David Sills V	WR	WVU	91	60	18
2	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	125	92	17
3	Anthony Johnson	WR	BUF	119	76	14
4	Diontae Johnson	WR	TOL	93	72	13
5	Tre'Quan Smith	WR	UCF	71	54	13
6	James Washington	WR	OKST	95	69	12
7	Trey Quinn	WR	SMU	142	106	12
8	Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU	117	62	12
9	A.J. Brown	WR	MISS	91	75	11
10	Korey Robertson	WR	USM	104	72	11
11	Ka'Raun White	WR	WVU	89	58	11
12	James Gardner	WR	M-OH	83	47	11
13	Wyatt Demps	WR	NEV	100	67	11
14	Albert Okwuegbunam	TE	MIZ	33	25	11
15	Andy Isabella	WR	MASS	107	65	10
16	J'Mon Moore	WR	MIZ	83	60	10
17	Stanley Morgan Jr.	WR	NEB	101	61	10
18	Darren Andrews	WR	UCLA	88	60	10
19	Noah Fant	TE	IOWA	50	28	10
20	Keke Coutee	WR	TTU	105	82	9
21	Deontay Burnett	WR	USC	96	74	9
22	Sergio Bailey II	WR	EMU	97	54	9
23	Tavares Martin Jr.	WR	WSU	99	70	9
24	Allen Lazard	WR	ISU	105	61	9
25	Jalen Guyton	WR	UNT	71	48	9
26	Greg Dortch	WR	WAKE	71	53	9
27	Dez Fitzpatrick	WR	LOU	70	45	9
28	Braxton Berrios	WR	MIA	72	51	9
29	Chris Murray	WR	ARST	71	44	9
30	Corey Willis	WR	CMU	66	42	9
31	Mike Gesicki	TE	PSU	69	51	9
32	Ryan Yurachek	TE	MRSH	69	47	9
33	Jake Roh	TE	BOIS	45	39	9
34	Jordan Lasley	WR	UCLA	93	61	8
35	Penny Hart	WR	GAST	96	73	8
36	Denzel Mims	WR	BAY	114	61	8
37	Marcell Ateman	WR	OKST	75	54	8
38	Jaleel Scott	WR	NMSU	107	73	8
39	D.J. Moore	WR	MD	126	80	8
40	KeeSean Johnson	WR	FRES	102	69	8
41	Mark Andrews	TE	OU	76	58	8
42	Alfonso Onunwor	WR	IDHO	98	64	8
43	Simmie Cobbs Jr.	WR	IU	113	72	8
44	Emanuel Hall	WR	MIZ	54	33	8
45	Ike Lewis	WR	APP	62	47	8
46	Felton Davis III	WR	MSU	82	51	8
47	Teo Redding	WR	BGSU	73	45	8
48	Kalija Lipscomb	WR	VAN	62	37	8
49	Cam Serigne	TE	WAKE	45	35	8
50	Johnnie Dixon	WR	OSU	28	18	8
51	Steve Ishmael	WR	SYR	155	105	7
52	Michael Gallup	WR	CSU	146	94	7
53	Trevon Brown	WR	ECU	100	60	7
54	N'Keal Harry	WR	ASU	106	73	7
55	Cam Phillips	WR	VT	102	71	7
56	Tyre Brady	WR	MRSH	93	56	7
57	DaeSean Hamilton	WR	PSU	74	48	7
58	CeeDee Lamb	WR	OU	56	40	7
59	Christian Kirk	WR	TA&M	93	58	7
60	Kwadarrius Smith	WR	AKR	54	34	7
61	Dante Pettis	WR	WASH	92	62	7
62	DaMarkus Lodge	WR	MISS	69	41	7
63	Adonis Jennings	WR	TEM	67	39	7
64	Tyler Johnson	WR	MINN	65	35	7
65	Kahlil Lewis	WR	CIN	101	61	7
66	Andre Levrone	WR	UVA	56	31	7
67	Dredrick Snelson	WR	UCF	54	42	7
68	D.K. Metcalf	WR	MISS	69	39	7
69	Hergy Mayala	WR	CONN	78	43	7
70	Blake Mack	TE	ARST	57	46	7
71	Keith Kirkwood	WR	TEM	58	39	7
72	Thomas Hennigan	WR	APP	64	44	7
73	Ron'quavion Tarver	WR	USU	63	40	7
74	Auden Tate	WR	FSU	52	35	7
75	Jalen Reagor	WR	TCU	41	28	7
76	Keishawn Watson	WR	WMU	58	41	7
77	Binjimen Victor	WR	OSU	41	23	7
78	Shane Wimann	TE	NIU	36	30	7
79	Cedrick Wilson	WR	BOIS	116	73	6
80	Marquise Brown	WR	OU	63	49	6
81	Darren Carrington II	WR	UTAH	88	66	6
82	Thomas Owens	WR	FIU	81	59	6
83	Davon Grayson	WR	ECU	84	59	6
84	Jaylen Smith	WR	LOU	87	53	6
85	Steven Sims Jr.	WR	KU	91	59	6
86	James Proche	WR	SMU	57	40	6
87	Dylan Cantrell	WR	TTU	101	67	6
88	McLane Mannix	WR	NEV	93	57	6
89	Malcolm Williams	WR	CCU	58	38	6
90	JJ Arcega-Whiteside	WR	STAN	64	43	6
91	Byron Pringle	WR	KSU	45	28	6
92	R.J. Turner	WR	ULM	52	39	6
93	Kyle Williams	WR	ASU	75	59	6
94	Deon Cain	WR	CLEM	79	52	6
95	Javon Wims	WR	UGA	53	39	6
96	Anthony Ratliff-Williams	WR	UNC	61	35	6
97	Andre Wilson	WR	UAB	69	48	6
98	Rico Bussey Jr.	WR	UNT	62	43	6
99	Damion Ratley	WR	TA&M	41	26	6
100	Hakeem Butler	WR	ISU	56	36	6

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