2017 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 2017 leaders: Trey Quinn (106), Steve Ishmael (105), Gary Jennings (94).

Receptions

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 1942 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Rec
1	Trey Quinn	WR	SMU	142	106	106
2	Steve Ishmael	WR	SYR	155	105	105
3	Gary Jennings	WR	WVU	126	94	94
4	Michael Gallup	WR	CSU	146	94	94
5	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	125	92	92
6	Ervin Philips	WR	SYR	136	89	89
7	Keke Coutee	WR	TTU	105	82	82
8	D.J. Moore	WR	MD	126	80	80
9	Olamide Zaccheaus	WR	UVA	123	80	80
10	Justin Hall	WR	BALL	114	78	78
11	Anthony Johnson	WR	BUF	119	76	76
12	Ryan Davis	WR	AUB	85	76	76
13	A.J. Brown	WR	MISS	91	75	75
14	Deontay Burnett	WR	USC	96	74	74
15	Ty Lee	WR	MTSU	110	74	74
16	Cedrick Wilson	WR	BOIS	116	73	73
17	Jaleel Scott	WR	NMSU	107	73	73
18	Linell Bonner	WR	HOU	89	73	73
19	N'Keal Harry	WR	ASU	106	73	73
20	Penny Hart	WR	GAST	96	73	73
21	Diontae Johnson	WR	TOL	93	72	72
22	Korey Robertson	WR	USM	104	72	72
23	Simmie Cobbs Jr.	WR	IU	113	72	72
24	Cam Phillips	WR	VT	102	71	71
25	Tavares Martin Jr.	WR	WSU	99	70	70
26	James Washington	WR	OKST	95	69	69
27	KeeSean Johnson	WR	FRES	102	69	69
28	Teddy Veal	WR	LT	108	69	69
29	Jaylen Samuels	WR	NCSU	87	68	68
30	Luke Timian	WR	IU	101	68	68
31	Dylan Cantrell	WR	TTU	101	67	67
32	Nacarius Fant	WR	WKU	92	67	67
33	Vic Wharton III	WR	CAL	107	67	67
34	Wyatt Demps	WR	NEV	100	67	67
35	Darren Carrington II	WR	UTAH	88	66	66
36	Steven Dunbar	WR	HOU	92	66	66
37	Andy Isabella	WR	MASS	107	65	65
38	Kelvin Harmon	WR	NCSU	103	65	65
39	Adam Breneman	TE	MASS	91	64	64
40	Alfonso Onunwor	WR	IDHO	98	64	64
41	Scott Miller	WR	BGSU	84	63	63
42	Bryce Bobo	WR	COLO	94	62	62
43	Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU	117	62	62
44	Dante Pettis	WR	WASH	92	62	62
45	Allen Lazard	WR	ISU	105	61	61
46	Denzel Mims	WR	BAY	114	61	61
47	James Williams	RB	WSU	68	61	61
48	Jordan Lasley	WR	UCLA	93	61	61
49	Kahlil Lewis	WR	CIN	101	61	61
50	Stanley Morgan Jr.	WR	NEB	101	61	61
51	T.J. Rahming	WR	DUKE	100	61	61
52	Darren Andrews	WR	UCLA	88	60	60
53	David Sills V	WR	WVU	91	60	60
54	Isaiah Johnson-Mack	WR	WSU	87	60	60
55	J'Mon Moore	WR	MIZ	83	60	60
56	Trevon Brown	WR	ECU	100	60	60
57	Bryan Edwards	WR	SC	89	59	59
58	Davon Grayson	WR	ECU	84	59	59
59	Jacob Sannon	WR	IDHO	92	59	59
60	Kyle Williams	WR	ASU	75	59	59
61	Steven Sims Jr.	WR	KU	91	59	59
62	Thomas Owens	WR	FIU	81	59	59
63	Austin Conway	WR	WYO	78	58	58
64	Christian Kirk	WR	TA&M	93	58	58
65	Ka'Raun White	WR	WVU	89	58	58
66	Mark Andrews	TE	OU	76	58	58
67	McLane Mannix	WR	NEV	93	57	57
68	Dylan Collie	WR	HAW	78	56	56
69	Jakobi Meyers	WR	NCSU	81	56	56
70	Jamal Morrow	RB	WSU	68	56	56
71	Kanawai Noa	WR	CAL	88	56	56
72	Michael Lawrence	WR	UNT	71	56	56
73	Tyre Brady	WR	MRSH	93	56	56
74	Calvin Ridley	WR	ALA	82	55	55
75	Cameron Batson	WR	TTU	63	55	55
76	Hunter Renfrow	WR	CLEM	67	55	55
77	JD Spielman	WR	NEB	96	55	55
78	Justin Hobbs	WR	TLSA	94	55	55
79	K.J. Hill	WR	OSU	68	55	55
80	Marcus Green	WR	ULM	82	55	55
81	Marcell Ateman	WR	OKST	75	54	54
82	Mark Chapman	WR	CMU	90	54	54
83	Sergio Bailey II	WR	EMU	97	54	54
84	Tre'Quan Smith	WR	UCF	71	54	54
85	Da'Mari Scott	WR	FRES	72	53	53
86	Greg Dortch	WR	WAKE	71	53	53
87	Jaylen Smith	WR	LOU	87	53	53
88	C.J. Duncan	WR	VAN	72	52	52
89	Deon Cain	WR	CLEM	79	52	52
90	Elijah King	WR	TXST	73	52	52
91	Braxton Berrios	WR	MIA	72	51	51
92	Collin Johnson	WR	TEX	82	51	51
93	Felton Davis III	WR	MSU	82	51	51
94	Isaiah Zuber	WR	KSU	73	51	51
95	Mike Gesicki	TE	PSU	69	51	51
96	Tyler Vaughns	WR	USC	60	51	51
97	Kyle Sweet	WR	WSU	69	50	50
98	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR	USF	83	50	50
99	Nick Easley	WR	IOWA	74	50	50
100	Trent Sherfield	WR	VAN	68	50	50

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