2018 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 2018 leaders: Hakeem Butler (22.1), D.K. Metcalf (21.9), Xavier Ubosi (21.8).

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). 444 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Y/R
1	Hakeem Butler	WR	ISU	90	51	22.1
2	D.K. Metcalf	WR	MISS	40	26	21.9
3	Xavier Ubosi	WR	UAB	44	28	21.8
4	Emanuel Hall	WR	MIZ	52	35	21.6
5	Tamorrion Terry	WR	FSU	64	35	21.3
6	Jon'Vea Johnson	WR	TOL	47	29	21.1
7	Josh Palmer	WR	TENN	43	23	21.0
8	Darnell Mooney	WR	TULN	76	47	21.0
9	Austin Maloney	WR	FIU	48	28	20.8
10	Jaylen Dixon	WR	UTAH	31	23	20.7
11	Justyn Ross	WR	CLEM	49	34	20.6
12	Seth Williams	WR	AUB	38	24	20.0
13	D'Wayne Eskridge	WR	WMU	60	36	19.9
14	Tre Turner	WR	VT	34	25	19.8
15	Terry McLaurin	WR	OSU	40	34	19.7
16	Jaylen Waddle	WR	ALA	51	41	19.6
17	Marcus Bennett	WR	AF	36	24	19.4
18	Corey Sutton	WR	APP	63	36	19.3
19	Joe Reed	WR	UVA	33	24	19.0
20	Jerry Jeudy	WR	ALA	82	59	18.7
21	CeeDee Lamb	WR	OU	73	56	18.7
22	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	USC	70	40	18.6
23	Matt Bushman	TE	BYU	37	25	18.4
24	Tre Walker	WR	SJSU	53	39	18.3
25	Anthony Johnson	WR	BUF	80	52	18.2
26	Tony Ellison	WR	ARIZ	44	29	18.1
27	Shawn Poindexter	WR	ARIZ	66	42	18.1
28	Damion Willis	WR	TROY	60	43	18.0
29	Jamal Custis	WR	SYR	77	46	18.0
30	Rashad Medaris	WR	CIN	41	24	17.9
31	Tylan Wallace	WR	OKST	120	78	17.6
32	Brycen Hopkins	TE	PUR	43	32	17.6
33	Darnell Salomon	WR	USF	40	25	17.6
34	Marquise Brown	WR	OU	95	75	17.6
35	McLane Mannix	WR	NEV	93	50	17.5
36	DeVonta Smith	WR	ALA	37	30	17.5
37	Keith Corbin	WR	HOU	70	38	17.4
38	Henry Ruggs III	WR	ALA	59	42	17.2
39	CJ Worton	WR	FIU	53	36	17.2
40	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	ASU	31	24	17.2
41	Travis Fulgham	WR	ODU	101	63	17.2
42	Jace Sternberger	TE	TA&M	71	47	17.1
43	Marcus Green	WR	ULM	78	50	17.1
44	Irv Smith Jr.	TE	ALA	52	38	17.1
45	K.J. Osborn	WR	BUF	91	49	17.0
46	Colby Parkinson	TE	STAN	46	28	17.0
47	KJ Hamler	WR	PSU	70	42	17.0
48	Gary Jennings	WR	WVU	67	54	17.0
49	JoJo Ward	WR	HAW	100	51	17.0
50	A.J. Taylor	WR	WIS	53	30	16.9
51	Tutu Atwell	WR	LOU	8	24	16.9
52	Line Latu	WR	EMU	31	23	16.9
53	JJ Holloman	WR	UGA	32	23	16.8
54	Andy Isabella	WR	MASS	144	101	16.8
55	La'Michael Pettway	WR	ARK	51	30	16.8
56	Ty Jones	WR	WASH	46	28	16.8
57	Damonte Coxie	WR	MEM	100	66	16.7
58	Nico Collins	WR	MICH	42	33	16.7
59	Terry Wright	WR	PUR	43	28	16.7
60	Anthony Ratliff-Williams	WR	UNC	76	42	16.6
61	Isaac Zico	WR	PUR	71	43	16.6
62	Damon Hazelton	WR	VT	77	45	16.6
63	Kwadarrius Smith	WR	AKR	63	33	16.3
64	John Hightower	WR	BOIS	45	31	16.3
65	Terren Encalade	WR	TULN	61	39	16.3
66	Dalton Schoen	WR	KSU	55	32	16.2
67	Andre Wilson	WR	UAB	50	30	16.2
68	Dredrick Snelson	WR	UCF	57	41	16.2
69	Marquez Callaway	WR	TENN	64	38	16.2
70	Jamire Jordan	WR	FRES	42	26	16.2
71	Dillon Mitchell	WR	ORE	118	69	16.1
72	JJ Arcega-Whiteside	WR	STAN	86	59	16.1
73	Jeff Thomas	WR	MIA	48	35	16.1
74	Caleb Wilson	TE	UCLA	83	60	16.1
75	Johnnie Dixon	WR	OSU	52	40	16.1
76	Marcel Williams	WR	MRSH	36	23	16.0
77	Osirus Mitchell	WR	MSST	38	24	16.0
78	Mecole Hardman	WR	UGA	49	33	16.0
79	Antoine Wesley	WR	TTU	125	88	16.0
80	Jacquez Sloan	WR	WKU	44	31	16.0
81	Keith Gavin	WR	FSU	42	26	16.0
82	A.J. Brown	WR	MISS	113	85	15.9
83	Darius Slayton	WR	AUB	54	32	15.9
84	Kobay White	WR	BC	58	32	15.9
85	Courtney Lark	WR	HOU	53	32	15.9
86	Jalen Knox	WR	MIZ	44	26	15.9
87	Zach Gentry	TE	MICH	43	30	15.8
88	Scott Miller	WR	BGSU	104	70	15.8
89	Justin Jefferson	WR	LSU	78	50	15.7
90	Aaron Fuller	WR	WASH	83	51	15.6
91	Bryan Edwards	WR	SC	77	52	15.6
92	Maurice Ffrench	WR	PITT	48	30	15.5
93	Jared Pinkney	TE	VAN	73	45	15.5
94	Delane Hart-Johnson	WR	UNM	42	32	15.5
95	Papi White	WR	OHIO	87	58	15.5
96	Tee Higgins	WR	CLEM	83	52	15.4
97	Diontae Johnson	WR	TOL	79	43	15.4
98	Malcolm Williams	WR	CCU	66	47	15.4
99	T.J. Hockenson	TE	IOWA	57	46	15.4
100	Tyron Johnson	WR	OKST	81	46	15.3

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