2021 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 2021 leaders: Trea Shropshire (27.3), Tyrese Chambers (23.9), Braylon Sanders (22.3).

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). 446 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Y/R
1	Trea Shropshire	WR	UAB	42	25	27.3
2	Tyrese Chambers	WR	FIU	39	45	23.9
3	Braylon Sanders	WR	MISS	44	23	22.3
4	Marvin Mims	WR	OU	35	30	21.6
5	Jameson Williams	WR	ALA	97	68	21.2
6	Dontayvion Wicks	WR	UVA	82	57	21.1
7	Gerrit Prince	TE	UAB	49	32	20.5
8	Isaiah Neyor	WR	WYO	47	39	20.3
9	Antoine Green	WR	UNC	45	27	20.0
10	Trevon Clark	WR	CAL	50	33	19.9
11	Jacob Cowing	WR	UTEP	69	67	19.9
12	Nick Mardner	WR	HAW	70	46	19.8
13	Willie Johnson	WR	MRSH	48	32	19.5
14	Samori Toure	WR	NEB	68	46	19.5
15	A.T. Perry	WR	WAKE	103	61	19.1
16	Joseph Ngata	WR	CLEM	38	23	19.0
17	Puka Nacua	WR	BYU	51	42	19.0
18	Jalen Nailor	WR	MSU	45	31	18.9
19	Jack Sorenson	WR	M-OH	80	69	18.7
20	Kevin Austin Jr.	WR	ND	60	42	18.6
21	Quentin Johnston	WR	TCU	41	33	18.5
22	Bryce Singleton	WR	FIU	35	46	18.4
23	Tyler Scott	WR	CIN	34	26	18.3
24	Dontay Demus Jr.	WR	MD	29	28	18.1
25	Zane Pope	WR	FRES	30	24	18.1
26	Jalen Tolbert	WR	USA	92	82	18.0
27	Devin Carter	WR	NCSU	57	31	17.9
28	Jeff Foreman	WR	ARST	51	31	17.9
29	Jermaine Burton	WR	UGA	24	23	17.9
30	Trayvon Rudolph	WR	NIU	75	49	17.9
31	Je'Quan Burton	WR	FAU	35	27	17.9
32	Jayden Reed	WR	MSU	75	53	17.8
33	Ra'Shaun Henry	WR	UVA	56	34	17.7
34	Ali Jennings	WR	ODU	50	56	17.7
35	Jeremy Singleton	WR	HOU	41	27	17.7
36	Jaivon Heiligh	WR	CCU	81	59	17.5
37	Sam Crawford	WR	TLSA	35	27	17.5
38	Xavier Weaver	WR	USF	65	41	17.4
39	Gunner Romney	WR	BYU	37	31	17.4
40	Alec Pierce	WR	CIN	70	50	17.3
41	Ty McCullouch	WR	CSU	28	24	17.3
42	Greg Dulcich	TE	UCLA	50	42	17.3
43	Daewood Davis	WR	WKU	56	41	17.2
44	Kameron Brown	WR	CCU	44	33	17.2
45	Rico Arnold	WR	MASS	50	27	17.1
46	Taysir Mack	WR	PITT	29	27	17.1
47	Tyrin Smith	WR	UTEP	25	30	17.0
48	Zay Flowers	WR	BC	54	44	17.0
49	Keelan Marion	WR	CONN	31	28	16.9
50	Kevin Shaa	WR	LIB	40	25	16.9
51	Tre Turner	WR	VT	39	40	16.9
52	Brock Bowers	TE	UGA	63	47	16.8
53	Derek Wright	WR	USU	50	45	16.8
54	Terrell Bynum	WR	WASH	37	26	16.8
55	Treylon Burks	WR	ARK	77	66	16.7
56	Taye Barber	WR	TCU	30	30	16.6
57	Ontaria Wilson	WR	FSU	33	23	16.6
58	Tyrone Broden	WR	BGSU	50	36	16.6
59	Deven Thompkins	WR	USU	101	96	16.6
60	CJ Daniels	WR	LIB	49	36	16.4
61	Danny Gray	WR	SMU	66	49	16.4
62	Mac Hippenhammer	WR	M-OH	71	48	16.4
63	Jaylen Hall	WR	WMU	58	46	16.3
64	Cedric Tillman	WR	TENN	76	57	16.3
65	Sean Ryan	WR	WVU	32	24	16.3
66	Mitchell Tinsley	WR	WKU	107	80	16.2
67	Keric Wheatfall	WR	FRES	42	36	16.2
68	Corey Crooms Jr.	WR	WMU	41	43	16.1
69	Cornelius Johnson	WR	MICH	64	38	16.0
70	Kalil Pimpleton	WR	CMU	74	58	16.0
71	August Pitre	WR	RICE	45	31	15.9
72	Jared Smart	WR	HAW	28	26	15.9
73	Devon Williams	WR	ORE	44	35	15.9
74	Jordan Addison	WR	PITT	112	93	15.9
75	Austin Allen	TE	NEB	43	38	15.8
76	Xavier Worthy	WR	TEX	71	62	15.8
77	Dallas Dixon	WR	CMU	46	44	15.8
78	Josh Vann	WR	SC	67	43	15.8
79	Tauskie Dove	WR	MIZ	37	35	15.8
80	Roman Wilson	WR	MICH	30	24	15.8
81	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	OSU	95	80	15.7
82	Tre Mosley	WR	MSU	40	30	15.7
83	Isaiah Likely	TE	CCU	58	52	15.7
84	Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda	WR	NMSU	71	37	15.6
85	Jacob Copeland	WR	FLA	51	39	15.6
86	Ben Yurosek	TE	STAN	57	42	15.5
87	Xavier Restrepo	WR	MIA	28	24	15.5
88	Derrick Deese Jr.	TE	SJSU	46	47	15.5
89	Calvin Austin III	WR	MEM	89	74	15.5
90	Tyquan Thornton	WR	BAY	93	61	15.5
91	Malik Nabers	WR	LSU	32	26	15.4
92	Josh Kelly	WR	FRES	62	50	15.4
93	Ladd McConkey	WR	UGA	33	28	15.4
94	Malik Williams	WR	APP	65	51	15.4
95	Malik Knowles	WR	KSU	41	26	15.3
96	Cedric Patterson III	WR	RICE	54	38	15.3
97	Ahmari Huggins-Bruce	WR	LOU	31	26	15.3
98	Javen Banks	WR	TXST	47	36	15.2
99	Jaquarii Roberson	WR	WAKE	97	71	15.2
100	Calvin Jackson Jr.	WR	WSU	67	63	15.2

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