2021 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 2021 leaders: Josh Downs (98), Makai Polk (98), Deven Thompkins (96).

Receptions

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 1974 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Rec
1	Josh Downs	WR	UNC	133	98	98
2	Makai Polk	WR	MSST	118	98	98
3	Deven Thompkins	WR	USU	101	96	96
4	John Metchie	WR	ALA	124	96	96
5	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	UK	127	94	94
6	David Bell	WR	PUR	118	93	93
7	Jordan Addison	WR	PITT	112	93	93
8	Jahan Dotson	WR	PSU	108	91	91
9	Skyy Moore	WR	WMU	93	91	91
10	Trey McBride	TE	CSU	94	90	90
11	Drake London	WR	USC	97	88	88
12	Hassan Beydoun	WR	EMU	106	86	86
13	Stanley Berryhill III	WR	ARIZ	93	83	83
14	Jalen Tolbert	WR	USA	92	82	82
15	Xavier Hutchinson	WR	ISU	81	82	82
16	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	OSU	95	80	80
17	Mitchell Tinsley	WR	WKU	107	80	80
18	Nathaniel Dell	WR	HOU	101	80	80
19	Romeo Doubs	WR	NEV	99	80	80
20	Charleston Rambo	WR	MIA	103	79	79
21	Dante Cephas	WR	KENT	104	78	78
22	Keytaon Thompson	WR	UVA	100	78	78
23	Khalil Shakir	WR	BOIS	83	77	77
24	Ryan O'Keefe	WR	UCF	76	77	77
25	Josh Johnson	WR	TLSA	87	75	75
26	Billy Kemp IV	WR	UVA	91	74	74
27	Calvin Austin III	WR	MEM	89	74	74
28	Jake Bobo	WR	DUKE	103	74	74
29	Calvin Turner Jr.	RB	HAW	87	73	73
30	Travell Harris	WR	WSU	80	73	73
31	Zakhari Franklin	WR	UTSA	101	73	73
32	Jaquarii Roberson	WR	WAKE	97	71	71
33	Malachi Corley	WR	WKU	90	71	71
34	Smoke Harris	WR	LT	76	71	71
35	Zack Kuntz	TE	ODU	69	71	71
36	Garrett Wilson	WR	OSU	99	70	70
37	Corey Gammage	WR	MRSH	89	69	69
38	Jack Sorenson	WR	M-OH	80	69	69
39	Joshua Cephus	WR	UTSA	89	69	69
40	Jameson Williams	WR	ALA	97	68	68
41	Dontario Drummond	WR	MISS	81	67	67
42	Jacob Cowing	WR	UTEP	69	67	67
43	Tez Johnson	WR	TROY	75	67	67
44	Tyler Snead	WR	ECU	78	67	67
45	Treylon Burks	WR	ARK	77	66	66
46	Chris Olave	WR	OSU	91	65	65
47	LaJohntay Wester	WR	FAU	82	65	65
48	Austin Osborne	WR	BGSU	82	64	64
49	Michael Mayer	TE	ND	79	64	64
50	Quian Williams	WR	BUF	81	64	64
51	Rashee Rice	WR	SMU	76	64	64
52	Calvin Jackson Jr.	WR	WSU	67	63	63
53	Konata Mumpfield	WR	AKR	68	63	63
54	Cole Turner	TE	NEV	87	62	62
55	Dillon Johnson	RB	MSST	67	62	62
56	Grant DuBose	WR	CLT	67	62	62
57	Xavier Worthy	WR	TEX	71	62	62
58	A.T. Perry	WR	WAKE	103	61	61
59	Corey Sutton	WR	APP	81	61	61
60	Justin Hall	WR	BALL	68	61	61
61	Tyquan Thornton	WR	BAY	93	61	61
62	Emeka Emezie	WR	NCSU	87	60	60
63	Winston Wright Jr.	WR	WVU	72	60	60
64	Corey Rucker	WR	ARST	77	59	59
65	Jaivon Heiligh	WR	CCU	81	59	59
66	Kwamie Lassiter II	WR	KU	81	59	59
67	Kyle Philips	WR	UCLA	64	59	59
68	Charlie Kolar	TE	ISU	60	58	58
69	Dylan Drummond	WR	EMU	85	58	58
70	Kalil Pimpleton	WR	CMU	74	58	58
71	Cedric Tillman	WR	TENN	76	57	57
72	Chris Pierce	WR	VAN	74	57	57
73	Dontayvion Wicks	WR	UVA	82	57	57
74	Jayshon Jackson	WR	BALL	78	57	57
75	Mike Harley	WR	MIA	69	57	57
76	Milton Wright	WR	PUR	69	57	57
77	Parker Washington	WR	PSU	60	57	57
78	Ali Jennings	WR	ODU	50	56	56
79	Jake Bailey	WR	RICE	70	56	56
80	Jalon Calhoun	WR	DUKE	67	56	56
81	Melquan Stovall	WR	NEV	66	56	56
82	Michael Mathison	WR	AKR	64	56	56
83	Rakim Jarrett	WR	MD	73	56	56
84	Bo Melton	WR	RUTG	75	55	55
85	Thomas Hennigan	WR	APP	61	55	55
86	Roderic Burns	WR	UNT	59	54	54
87	Tahj Washington	WR	USC	73	54	54
88	Tyler Badie	RB	MIZ	60	54	54
89	Jalen Wayne	WR	USA	57	53	53
90	Jayden Reed	WR	MSU	75	53	53
91	Brandon Bowling	WR	USU	57	52	52
92	Isaiah Likely	TE	CCU	58	52	52
93	Jaden Walley	WR	MSST	61	52	52
94	Te'Vailance Hunt	WR	ARST	64	52	52
95	Tory Horton	WR	NEV	64	52	52
96	Velus Jones Jr.	WR	TENN	64	52	52
97	Malik Williams	WR	APP	65	51	51
98	Reggie Roberson Jr.	WR	SMU	42	51	51
99	Thayer Thomas	WR	NCSU	62	51	51
100	Victor Tucker	WR	CLT	50	51	51

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