2019 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 2019 leaders: Ja'Marr Chase (124.8), Jermaine Johnson (124.5), Omar Bayless (123.4).

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). 462 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Yds/G
1	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	LSU	95	73	124.8
2	Jermaine Johnson	WR	MASS	10	29	124.5
3	Omar Bayless	WR	ARST	119	84	123.4
4	Tre Walker	WR	SJSU	117	79	116.1
5	Tylan Wallace	WR	OKST	80	53	112.9
6	Warren Jackson	WR	CSU	118	77	111.9
7	Sage Surratt	WR	WAKE	96	66	111.2
8	Antonio Gandy-Golden	WR	LIB	130	74	111.1
9	Devin Duvernay	WR	TEX	122	103	107.8
10	Gabriel Davis	WR	UCF	111	72	103.4
11	Quez Watkins	WR	USM	82	55	102.4
12	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	USC	110	95	101.8
13	CeeDee Lamb	WR	OU	74	58	100.7
14	Reggie Roberson Jr.	WR	SMU	57	43	100.4
15	DeVonta Smith	WR	ALA	80	65	100.0
16	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	ASU	98	65	99.3
17	Isaiah Hodgins	WR	ORST	127	86	97.6
18	Rashod Bateman	WR	MINN	81	57	97.5
19	Rondale Moore	WR	PUR	42	29	96.8
20	Kendall Hinton	WR	WAKE	93	70	95.3
21	James Proche	WR	SMU	145	102	94.9
22	Brandon Arconado	WR	WSU	84	67	94.2
23	Tutu Atwell	WR	LOU	71	61	94.1
24	Justin Jefferson	WR	LSU	98	88	92.8
25	Tyler Johnson	WR	MINN	97	74	92.8
26	Whop Philyor	WR	IU	95	69	91.0
27	Damonte Coxie	WR	MEM	107	68	88.0
28	Darrell Stewart Jr.	WR	MSU	78	47	86.8
29	Keylon Stokes	WR	TLSA	99	62	86.7
30	David Bell	WR	PUR	125	86	86.2
31	Dazz Newsome	WR	UNC	89	64	86.1
32	Tamorrion Terry	WR	FSU	89	51	85.2
33	Trishton Jackson	WR	SYR	102	66	85.2
34	Tee Higgins	WR	CLEM	69	52	83.2
35	Collin Johnson	WR	TEX	53	35	82.8
36	C.J. Johnson	WR	ECU	91	54	82.5
37	Lucky Jackson	WR	WKU	105	77	82.1
38	Bryan Edwards	WR	SC	106	71	81.6
39	Jadan Blue	WR	TEM	130	87	81.2
40	Jerry Jeudy	WR	ALA	94	71	79.9
41	Dyami Brown	WR	UNC	73	46	78.9
42	Jauan Jennings	WR	TENN	82	57	78.5
43	Tyler Vaughns	WR	USC	87	68	78.0
44	Raheem Blackshear	RB	RUTG	37	29	77.5
45	Easop Winston Jr.	WR	WSU	92	80	77.2
46	Harrison Bryant	TE	FAU	97	65	77.2
47	Isaiah McKoy	WR	KENT	72	51	76.7
48	Cedric Byrd II	WR	HAW	140	95	76.3
49	Scotty Washington	WR	WAKE	57	35	75.9
50	Marquez Stevenson	WR	HOU	85	52	75.6
51	Hasise Dubois	WR	UVA	87	65	75.3
52	JD Spielman	WR	NEB	72	49	74.8
53	Dez Fitzpatrick	WR	LOU	47	33	74.8
54	Chase Claypool	WR	ND	100	59	74.2
55	Branden Mack	WR	TEM	101	56	73.8
56	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	USC	92	68	73.2
57	Siaosi Mariner	WR	USU	80	56	72.8
58	Seth Williams	WR	AUB	95	55	72.8
59	Kaylon Geiger	WR	TROY	94	77	72.8
60	Denzel Mims	WR	BAY	97	61	72.7
61	Jhamon Ausbon	WR	TA&M	89	65	71.8
62	Austin Watkins	WR	UAB	72	47	71.8
63	KJ Hamler	WR	PSU	83	54	71.5
64	John Hightower	WR	BOIS	83	48	71.0
65	Elijah Moore	WR	MISS	100	67	70.8
66	Victor Tucker	WR	CLT	76	49	70.7
67	Jared Smart	WR	HAW	113	80	70.5
68	Tim Jones	WR	USM	87	66	70.0
69	JoJo Ward	WR	HAW	101	58	69.6
70	Randal Grimes	WR	UNLV	73	44	69.6
71	Laviska Shenault Jr.	WR	COLO	76	56	69.5
72	Kirk Merritt	WR	ARST	92	64	69.4
73	Deshaunte Jones	WR	ISU	87	72	69.3
74	Brycen Hopkins	TE	PUR	91	61	69.2
75	Andrew Parchment	WR	KU	100	65	69.1
76	Cody White	WR	MSU	86	58	68.8
77	Hunter Bryant	TE	WASH	78	52	68.8
78	Maurice Ffrench	WR	PITT	101	84	68.5
79	Ja'Marcus Bradley	WR	UL	75	53	68.2
80	Johnny Johnson III	WR	ORE	79	55	68.2
81	Bailey Gaither	WR	SJSU	90	52	67.7
82	Jacob Breeland	TE	ORE	32	26	67.5
83	Dante Wright	WR	CSU	74	56	66.8
84	Corey Sutton	WR	APP	52	41	66.8
85	Stephon Robinson Jr.	WR	KU	68	45	66.1
86	Cam Ross	WR	CONN	86	60	65.7
87	Jonathan Adams Jr.	WR	ARST	84	58	65.7
88	Henry Ruggs III	WR	ALA	47	38	65.4
89	Isaiah Hamilton	WR	SJSU	61	43	65.3
90	Romeo Doubs	WR	NEV	71	44	64.9
91	Quintez Cephus	WR	WIS	76	52	64.8
92	Sam Crawford	WR	TLSA	90	59	64.8
93	JaCorey Sullivan	WR	CMU	73	54	64.7
94	Tre Nixon	WR	UCF	72	47	64.7
95	Taysir Mack	WR	PITT	101	62	64.6
96	Jahcour Pearson	WR	WKU	94	71	64.3
97	Bradley Rozner	WR	RICE	90	55	64.2
98	Khalil Shakir	WR	BOIS	85	60	64.2
99	Kalil Pimpleton	WR	CMU	109	79	63.3
100	Damon Hazelton	WR	VT	55	30	63.2

More 2019 College Receiver Leaderboards

EPA per Target Receiving Yards Receptions Targets Receiving Touchdowns Catch Rate Yards per Target Yards per Reception Yards per Team Pass Attempt Target Share Success Rate per Target First-Down Rate per Target Passer Rating When Targeted Red Zone Targets 100-Yard Receiving Games Scrimmage Yards

Other seasons: 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016 · 2015 · 2014 · 2013 · 2012 · 2011

QBS BLOG · PASSING QUESTIONS · MINDSET

Understanding the Throw.

What the box score cannot tell you about the people behind the pass.

All Posts →

THE NUMBERS

Passer Rating vs EPA: Which Tells You More?

Why we rank quarterbacks by EPA per dropback, and what passer rating still gets right.

Read Article →

ACCURACY

What CPOE Means, and How ACE Builds on It

Completion percentage over expected gives credit for difficult completions. Here is how ACE measures it.

Read Article →

THE POCKET

Why Sacks Belong Partly to the Quarterback

A sack is the rush, the line and the decision. Why our dropback stats count them.

Read Article →

FROM THE A-GAME PODCAST

10 Mind-Body Performance Recovery Tools Backed By Science

Learn the break down of ten mind-body recovery tools, each backed by science, including how and when to use them to perform at your peak.

Listen to the Episode ↗