2021 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 2021 leaders: Jordan Addison (17), Jameson Williams (15), A.T. Perry (14).

Receiving Touchdowns

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 983 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	TD
1	Jordan Addison	WR	PITT	112	93	17
2	Jameson Williams	WR	ALA	97	68	15
3	A.T. Perry	WR	WAKE	103	61	14
4	Chris Olave	WR	OSU	91	65	13
5	Mitchell Tinsley	WR	WKU	107	80	12
6	Jahan Dotson	WR	PSU	108	91	12
7	Nathaniel Dell	WR	HOU	101	80	12
8	Garrett Wilson	WR	OSU	99	70	12
9	Xavier Worthy	WR	TEX	71	62	12
10	Romeo Doubs	WR	NEV	99	80	11
11	Treylon Burks	WR	ARK	77	66	11
12	Zakhari Franklin	WR	UTSA	101	73	11
13	Brock Bowers	TE	UGA	63	47	11
14	Isaiah Neyor	WR	WYO	47	39	11
15	Derek Wright	WR	USU	50	45	11
16	Brandon Johnson	WR	UCF	42	38	11
17	Jack Sorenson	WR	M-OH	80	69	10
18	Skyy Moore	WR	WMU	93	91	10
19	Isaiah Likely	TE	CCU	58	52	10
20	Kyle Philips	WR	UCLA	64	59	10
21	Cole Turner	TE	NEV	87	62	10
22	JaCorey Sullivan	WR	CMU	51	42	10
23	Deven Thompkins	WR	USU	101	96	9
24	Dontayvion Wicks	WR	UVA	82	57	9
25	Tyrese Chambers	WR	FIU	39	45	9
26	Makai Polk	WR	MSST	118	98	9
27	Tyquan Thornton	WR	BAY	93	61	9
28	Cedric Tillman	WR	TENN	76	57	9
29	Corey Rucker	WR	ARST	77	59	9
30	Danny Gray	WR	SMU	66	49	9
31	Travell Harris	WR	WSU	80	73	9
32	Brandon Bowling	WR	USU	57	52	9
33	Rashee Rice	WR	SMU	76	64	9
34	Kayshon Boutte	WR	LSU	45	38	9
35	Jalen Tolbert	WR	USA	92	82	8
36	Josh Downs	WR	UNC	133	98	8
37	Calvin Austin III	WR	MEM	89	74	8
38	John Metchie	WR	ALA	124	96	8
39	Dante Cephas	WR	KENT	104	78	8
40	Jaquarii Roberson	WR	WAKE	97	71	8
41	Jayden Reed	WR	MSU	75	53	8
42	Dontario Drummond	WR	MISS	81	67	8
43	Alec Pierce	WR	CIN	70	50	8
44	Konata Mumpfield	WR	AKR	68	63	8
45	Daewood Davis	WR	WKU	56	41	8
46	Dallas Dixon	WR	CMU	46	44	8
47	Gerrit Prince	TE	UAB	49	32	8
48	Jason Brownlee	WR	USM	61	46	8
49	Jelani Woods	TE	UVA	57	44	8
50	Thayer Thomas	WR	NCSU	62	51	8
51	Jacob Cowing	WR	UTEP	69	67	7
52	Charleston Rambo	WR	MIA	103	79	7
53	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	UK	127	94	7
54	Khalil Shakir	WR	BOIS	83	77	7
55	Drake London	WR	USC	97	88	7
56	Jaivon Heiligh	WR	CCU	81	59	7
57	Calvin Jackson Jr.	WR	WSU	67	63	7
58	Corey Sutton	WR	APP	81	61	7
59	Trayvon Rudolph	WR	NIU	75	49	7
60	Milton Wright	WR	PUR	69	57	7
61	Malachi Corley	WR	WKU	90	71	7
62	Sean Dykes	TE	MEM	54	48	7
63	CJ Daniels	WR	LIB	49	36	7
64	Gary Bryant Jr.	WR	USC	61	44	7
65	Jesse Matthews	WR	SDSU	48	47	7
66	Kyric McGowan	WR	GT	47	37	7
67	Dalton Kincaid	TE	UTAH	34	33	7
68	David Bell	WR	PUR	118	93	6
69	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	OSU	95	80	6
70	Grant DuBose	WR	CLT	67	62	6
71	Emeka Emezie	WR	NCSU	87	60	6
72	Puka Nacua	WR	BYU	51	42	6
73	Joshua Cephus	WR	UTSA	89	69	6
74	Kevin Austin Jr.	WR	ND	60	42	6
75	Malik Williams	WR	APP	65	51	6
76	Thomas Hennigan	WR	APP	61	55	6
77	Te'Vailance Hunt	WR	ARST	64	52	6
78	Smoke Harris	WR	LT	76	71	6
79	Ryan O'Keefe	WR	UCF	76	77	6
80	Billy Kemp IV	WR	UVA	91	74	6
81	Velus Jones Jr.	WR	TENN	64	52	6
82	De'Corian Clark	WR	UTSA	60	46	6
83	Trea Shropshire	WR	UAB	42	25	6
84	Dylan Drummond	WR	EMU	85	58	6
85	Reggie Roberson Jr.	WR	SMU	42	51	6
86	Quentin Johnston	WR	TCU	41	33	6
87	Jaden Walley	WR	MSST	61	52	6
88	Jalen Nailor	WR	MSU	45	31	6
89	Cedric Patterson III	WR	RICE	54	38	6
90	Devin Carter	WR	NCSU	57	31	6
91	Brant Kuithe	TE	UTAH	51	44	6
92	Neil Pau'u	WR	BYU	59	46	6
93	Jimmy Marshall	WR	MTSU	34	45	6
94	Ainias Smith	WR	TA&M	71	47	6
95	Chris Autman-Bell	WR	MINN	37	35	6
96	Lucas Krull	TE	PITT	38	37	6
97	Yo'Heinz Tyler	WR	BALL	68	44	6
98	Justin McGriff	WR	USU	35	34	6
99	Jadon Haselwood	WR	OU	55	39	6
100	Elijah Spencer	WR	CLT	26	28	6

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