2023 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 2023 leaders: Malik Nabers (128.8), Malik Washington (118.8), Rome Odunze (109.8).

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). 479 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Yds/G
1	Malik Nabers	WR	LSU	116	86	128.8
2	Malik Washington	WR	UVA	129	110	118.8
3	Rome Odunze	WR	WASH	102	81	109.8
4	Caullin Lacy	WR	USA	108	91	109.7
5	Ricky White III	WR	UNLV	108	81	106.6
6	Troy Franklin	WR	ORE	95	81	106.4
7	Xavier Legette	WR	SC	91	71	104.6
8	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	ARIZ	85	80	103.5
9	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	OSU	90	67	100.9
10	Luther Burden III	WR	MIZ	84	82	99.2
11	LaJohntay Wester	WR	FAU	141	108	97.3
12	Eric McAlister	WR	BOIS	54	47	97.0
13	Tory Horton	WR	CSU	96	96	94.7
14	Kelly Akharaiyi	WR	UTEP	59	48	93.9
15	Jalen McMillan	WR	WASH	42	34	93.6
16	Kris Mitchell	WR	FIU	67	64	93.2
17	Jalen Royals	WR	USU	64	68	93.0
18	Elic Ayomanor	WR	STAN	66	62	92.1
19	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	LSU	69	60	89.9
20	Elijah Sarratt	WR	JMU	71	74	89.7
21	Isaiah Williams	WR	ILL	105	82	87.9
22	Joshua Cephus	WR	UTSA	87	82	87.4
23	Devontez Walker	WR	UNC	63	41	87.4
24	Malachi Corley	WR	WKU	87	75	87.1
25	Lincoln Victor	WR	WSU	107	89	86.0
26	Terrell Vaughn	WR	USU	80	82	85.1
27	Joey Hobert	WR	TXST	82	71	84.7
28	Reggie Brown	WR	JMU	55	51	84.2
29	Tez Johnson	WR	ORE	80	75	84.2
30	Ja'Mori Maclin	WR	UNT	62	57	83.7
31	Ja'Lynn Polk	WR	WASH	70	60	83.3
32	Xavier Restrepo	WR	MIA	91	74	82.8
33	Xavier Weaver	WR	COLO	84	68	82.5
34	Eric Singleton Jr.	WR	GT	45	43	82.0
35	Roc Taylor	WR	MEM	70	61	81.8
36	Ricky Pearsall	WR	FLA	76	64	80.8
37	Javon Baker	WR	UCF	47	43	80.5
38	Luke McCaffrey	WR	RICE	87	68	80.2
39	Tahj Washington	WR	USC	54	52	80.2
40	Travis Hunter	WR	COLO	65	57	80.1
41	Sean Atkins	WR	USF	92	86	80.1
42	Drake Stoops	WR	OU	84	78	80.0
43	Steven McBride	WR	HAW	66	63	78.8
44	Jamari Thrash	WR	LOU	65	63	78.0
45	Tre Harris	WR	MISS	56	47	77.4
46	Josh Kelly	WR	WSU	70	61	76.9
47	Khaleb Hood	WR	GASO	97	94	76.4
48	CJ Daniels	WR	LIB	48	47	76.0
49	Leon Johnson III	WR	OKST	40	29	75.5
50	Sam Pinckney	WR	CCU	77	64	75.3
51	Xavier Worthy	WR	TEX	85	73	74.5
52	Jordan Watkins	WR	MISS	58	53	74.1
53	Samuel Brown	WR	HOU	63	61	74.1
54	Robert Lewis	WR	GAST	70	70	73.4
55	Chris Lewis	WR	TROY	39	32	73.4
56	Gage Larvadain	WR	M-OH	54	39	73.3
57	Nic Anderson	WR	OU	40	31	72.5
58	Brenden Rice	WR	USC	48	45	71.9
59	Amad Anderson Jr.	WR	TEM	43	37	71.9
60	Andrel Anthony	WR	OU	27	27	71.5
61	Tejhaun Palmer	WR	UAB	51	47	71.5
62	Brock Bowers	TE	UGA	62	56	71.4
63	Xzavier Henderson	WR	CIN	64	58	71.1
64	Kobe Hudson	WR	UCF	47	42	71.1
65	Jacolby George	WR	MIA	64	55	70.9
66	Cyrus Allen	WR	LT	49	46	70.7
67	Jermaine Burton	WR	ALA	47	35	70.6
68	Kyle Williams	WR	WSU	74	61	70.2
69	Dayton Wade	WR	MISS	55	52	69.9
70	KC Concepcion	WR	NCSU	83	64	69.7
71	Daniel Jackson	WR	MINN	70	57	69.2
72	Demeer Blankumsee	WR	MEM	52	51	68.8
73	Jamaal Pritchett	WR	USA	61	49	68.7
74	Ashtyn Hawkins	WR	TXST	67	52	68.2
75	Jabre Barber	WR	TROY	72	64	68.2
76	Jeshaun Jones	WR	MD	56	53	67.9
77	Chrishon McCray	WR	KENT	62	41	67.8
78	Malachi Fields	WR	UVA	85	58	67.6
79	Jaylin Noel	WR	ISU	60	60	67.4
80	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	WR	PSU	52	53	67.3
81	Smoke Harris	WR	LT	88	83	66.3
82	Ainias Smith	WR	TA&M	64	53	66.2
83	Jordan Moore	WR	DUKE	73	59	66.2
84	Anthony Simpson	WR	MASS	79	57	66.0
85	Justus Ross-Simmons	WR	CSU	48	45	65.8
86	Bub Means	WR	PITT	51	41	65.5
87	Anthony Gould	WR	ORST	47	44	65.3
88	Noah Smith	WR	SHSU	94	79	65.2
89	Ladd McConkey	WR	UGA	32	29	65.1
90	Elijhah Badger	WR	ASU	91	65	64.8
91	Brennan Presley	WR	OKST	108	84	64.3
92	Evan Stewart	WR	TA&M	56	38	64.2
93	Jayden Higgins	WR	ISU	52	44	64.1
94	Cade Stover	TE	OSU	42	41	64.0
95	Pofele Ashlock	WR	HAW	85	83	64.0
96	Dallin Holker	TE	CSU	63	64	63.9
97	Squirrel White	WR	TENN	84	65	63.8
98	Andrew Armstrong	WR	ARK	74	56	63.7
99	Holden Willis	TE	MTSU	45	46	63.4
100	Erik Brooks	WR	FRES	58	54	63.1

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