2022 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 2022 leaders: Cyrus Allen (22.1), Trea Shropshire (21.1), Gavin Holmes (20.6).

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). 481 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Y/R
1	Cyrus Allen	WR	LT	30	23	22.1
2	Trea Shropshire	WR	UAB	52	35	21.1
3	Gavin Holmes	WR	BAY	28	23	20.6
4	Ricky Pearsall	WR	FLA	45	29	20.6
5	Bradley Rozner	WR	RICE	48	41	20.3
6	Justin Shorter	WR	FLA	49	29	19.9
7	Johnny Wilson	WR	FSU	66	35	19.9
8	Shae Wyatt	WR	TULN	39	35	19.8
9	RaJae' Johnson	WR	TROY	37	34	19.8
10	Marvin Mims	WR	OU	65	52	19.3
11	Ja'Varrius Johnson	WR	AUB	32	26	19.0
12	Jalin Hyatt	WR	TENN	83	67	18.9
13	Griffin Hebert	TE	LT	29	23	18.7
14	Antoine Green	WR	UNC	60	43	18.6
15	Mario Williams	WR	USC	34	28	18.5
16	Duece Watts	WR	TULN	44	31	18.5
17	Jamari Thrash	WR	GAST	60	60	18.5
18	James Bostic	WR	OHIO	40	32	18.5
19	Javon Harvey	WR	ODU	35	31	18.5
20	J.J. Jones	WR	UNC	43	23	18.4
21	Jared Wayne	WR	PITT	73	55	18.3
22	Braydon Johnson	WR	OKST	58	31	18.3
23	Christan Horn	WR	APP	39	34	18.2
24	Kaleb Smith	WR	VT	48	37	18.2
25	Ramel Keyton	WR	TENN	41	27	18.0
26	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	ARIZ	39	39	18.0
27	Ali Jennings	WR	ODU	51	54	17.8
28	Matt Landers	WR	ARK	55	44	17.7
29	Noah Frith	WR	LIB	24	24	17.7
30	Roderic Burns	WR	UNT	42	37	17.6
31	Taye Barber	WR	TCU	44	34	17.4
32	Quentin Skinner	WR	KU	28	25	17.4
33	Jacoby Jones	WR	OHIO	42	42	17.4
34	Jordan Kerley	WR	SMU	36	31	17.4
35	Monaray Baldwin	WR	BAY	46	33	17.1
36	Tyrell Shavers	WR	SDSU	39	34	17.1
37	Donavon Greene	WR	WAKE	54	36	17.1
38	Kris Thornton	WR	JMU	59	60	17.1
39	Ja'Lynn Polk	WR	WASH	57	38	17.1
40	Tejhaun Palmer	WR	UAB	34	27	17.1
41	Tyrone Howell	WR	ULM	51	50	17.0
42	Quentin Johnston	WR	TCU	74	53	17.0
43	Kobe Hudson	WR	UCF	45	34	17.0
44	Anthony Gould	WR	ORST	29	27	16.9
45	Sean Ryan	WR	RUTG	27	26	16.9
46	Jared Brown	WR	CCU	55	45	16.9
47	Jonathan Mingo	WR	MISS	60	48	16.9
48	Ontaria Wilson	WR	FSU	37	25	16.8
49	Ja'Corey Brooks	WR	ALA	57	37	16.8
50	Dorian Singer	WR	ARIZ	68	66	16.7
51	Reggie Brown	WR	JMU	24	24	16.7
52	Justin Lockhart	WR	SJSU	36	34	16.6
53	Kacper Rutkiewicz	WR	NIU	36	26	16.6
54	Lawrence Arnold	WR	KU	45	36	16.6
55	Elijah Spencer	WR	CLT	58	57	16.5
56	Oronde Gadsden II	TE	SYR	56	54	16.5
57	Jerjuan Newton	WR	TOL	52	48	16.4
58	Miles Marshall	WR	M-OH	26	23	16.4
59	Jeff Foreman	WR	ARST	32	30	16.4
60	Tyler Scott	WR	CIN	63	55	16.3
61	Justus Ross-Simmons	WR	CSU	31	26	16.3
62	Devin Carter	WR	NCSU	46	25	16.2
63	Bryson Green	WR	OKST	59	36	16.2
64	JuanCarlos Santana	WR	TLSA	83	53	16.2
65	Sam James	WR	WVU	59	46	16.2
66	Kaedin Robinson	WR	APP	37	27	16.1
67	Keylon Stokes	WR	TLSA	102	76	16.1
68	Jeremiah Hunter	WR	CAL	73	60	16.1
69	Money Parks	WR	UTAH	31	25	16.1
70	Michael Wilson	WR	STAN	34	26	16.1
71	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	OSU	101	72	16.1
72	Moose Muhammad III	WR	TA&M	59	38	16.1
73	Darnell Washington	TE	UGA	36	26	16.0
74	Malik Heath	WR	MISS	58	52	16.0
75	Jermaine Burton	WR	ALA	49	37	15.9
76	Julian Fleming	WR	OSU	43	29	15.9
77	Tory Horton	WR	CSU	83	71	15.9
78	Keanu Hill	TE	BYU	36	36	15.9
79	Michael Jefferson	WR	UL	60	51	15.9
80	Devontez Walker	WR	KENT	69	58	15.9
81	Tyrone Broden	WR	BGSU	39	30	15.8
82	Jason Brownlee	WR	USM	62	52	15.8
83	Matthew Golden	WR	HOU	44	36	15.8
84	Emeka Egbuka	WR	OSU	90	66	15.7
85	Tez Johnson	WR	TROY	59	52	15.7
86	Je'Quan Burton	WR	FAU	33	33	15.7
87	Cornelius Johnson	WR	MICH	39	30	15.6
88	Montana Lemonious-Craig	WR	COLO	29	23	15.6
89	C.J. Johnson	WR	ECU	50	60	15.6
90	Rome Odunze	WR	WASH	96	70	15.5
91	Nick Williams	WR	UNLV	29	28	15.5
92	Dante Cephas	WR	KENT	47	48	15.5
93	Troy Franklin	WR	ORE	57	56	15.5
94	Elijah Cooks	WR	SJSU	69	64	15.5
95	Malik Knowles	WR	KSU	59	47	15.3
96	Jalen Brooks	WR	SC	43	33	15.3
97	Jerand Bradley	WR	TTU	51	43	15.3
98	Dane Key	WR	UK	35	31	15.2
99	Rivaldo Fairweather	TE	FIU	36	28	15.2
100	Marcus Washington	WR	NEB	39	31	15.2

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