2023 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 2023 leaders: Malik Washington (110), LaJohntay Wester (108), Tory Horton (96).

Receptions

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 2046 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Rec
1	Malik Washington	WR	UVA	129	110	110
2	LaJohntay Wester	WR	FAU	141	108	108
3	Tory Horton	WR	CSU	96	96	96
4	Khaleb Hood	WR	GASO	97	94	94
5	Caullin Lacy	WR	USA	108	91	91
6	Lincoln Victor	WR	WSU	107	89	89
7	Malik Nabers	WR	LSU	116	86	86
8	Sean Atkins	WR	USF	92	86	86
9	Brennan Presley	WR	OKST	108	84	84
10	Pofele Ashlock	WR	HAW	85	83	83
11	Smoke Harris	WR	LT	88	83	83
12	Isaiah Williams	WR	ILL	105	82	82
13	Jacob Cowing	WR	ARIZ	76	82	82
14	Joshua Cephus	WR	UTSA	87	82	82
15	Luther Burden III	WR	MIZ	84	82	82
16	Terrell Vaughn	WR	USU	80	82	82
17	Ricky White III	WR	UNLV	108	81	81
18	Rome Odunze	WR	WASH	102	81	81
19	Troy Franklin	WR	ORE	95	81	81
20	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	ARIZ	85	80	80
21	Noah Smith	WR	SHSU	94	79	79
22	Drake Stoops	WR	OU	84	78	78
23	Kenneth Womack	WR	WMU	88	76	76
24	Malachi Corley	WR	WKU	87	75	75
25	Tez Johnson	WR	ORE	80	75	75
26	Elijah Sarratt	WR	JMU	71	74	74
27	Xavier Restrepo	WR	MIA	91	74	74
28	Xavier Worthy	WR	TEX	85	73	73
29	Joey Hobert	WR	TXST	82	71	71
30	Xavier Legette	WR	SC	91	71	71
31	Robert Lewis	WR	GAST	70	70	70
32	Derwin Burgess Jr.	WR	GASO	75	68	68
33	Jalen Royals	WR	USU	64	68	68
34	Luke McCaffrey	WR	RICE	87	68	68
35	Xavier Weaver	WR	COLO	84	68	68
36	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	OSU	90	67	67
37	Will Pauling	WR	WIS	86	66	66
38	Elijhah Badger	WR	ASU	91	65	65
39	Squirrel White	WR	TENN	84	65	65
40	Dallin Holker	TE	CSU	63	64	64
41	Jabre Barber	WR	TROY	72	64	64
42	KC Concepcion	WR	NCSU	83	64	64
43	Kris Mitchell	WR	FIU	67	64	64
44	Ricky Pearsall	WR	FLA	76	64	64
45	Sam Pinckney	WR	CCU	77	64	64
46	Jamari Thrash	WR	LOU	65	63	63
47	Steven McBride	WR	HAW	66	63	63
48	Elic Ayomanor	WR	STAN	66	62	62
49	Eugene Wilson III	WR	FLA	66	61	61
50	Josh Kelly	WR	WSU	70	61	61
51	Kole Wilson	WR	TXST	74	61	61
52	Kyle Williams	WR	WSU	74	61	61
53	Roc Taylor	WR	MEM	70	61	61
54	Samuel Brown	WR	HOU	63	61	61
55	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	LSU	69	60	60
56	Ja'Lynn Polk	WR	WASH	70	60	60
57	Jaylin Noel	WR	ISU	60	60	60
58	Jahmal Banks	WR	WAKE	74	59	59
59	Jeremiah Hunter	WR	CAL	74	59	59
60	Jordan Moore	WR	DUKE	73	59	59
61	Kaedin Robinson	WR	APP	66	59	59
62	Jared Brown	WR	CCU	67	58	58
63	Jimmy Horn Jr.	WR	COLO	70	58	58
64	Logan Loya	WR	UCLA	60	58	58
65	Malachi Fields	WR	UVA	85	58	58
66	Xzavier Henderson	WR	CIN	64	58	58
67	Anthony Simpson	WR	MASS	79	57	57
68	Daniel Jackson	WR	MINN	70	57	57
69	Ja'Mori Maclin	WR	UNT	62	57	57
70	Travis Hunter	WR	COLO	65	57	57
71	Andrew Armstrong	WR	ARK	74	56	56
72	Brock Bowers	TE	UGA	62	56	56
73	Justin Joly	TE	CONN	59	56	56
74	Jacolby George	WR	MIA	64	55	55
75	Jasaiah Gathings	WR	AKR	67	55	55
76	Elijah Metcalf	WR	MTSU	59	54	54
77	Erik Brooks	WR	FRES	58	54	54
78	Ainias Smith	WR	TA&M	64	53	53
79	Amare Thomas	WR	UAB	55	53	53
80	Bucky Irving	RB	ORE	55	53	53
81	Jeshaun Jones	WR	MD	56	53	53
82	Jordan Watkins	WR	MISS	58	53	53
83	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	WR	PSU	52	53	53
84	Phillip Brooks	WR	KSU	59	53	53
85	Rashod Owens	WR	OKST	72	53	53
86	Ashtyn Hawkins	WR	TXST	67	52	52
87	Daniel George	WR	AKR	69	52	52
88	Dayton Wade	WR	MISS	55	52	52
89	Jacob De Jesus	WR	UNLV	68	52	52
90	Tahj Washington	WR	USC	54	52	52
91	Adonai Mitchell	WR	TEX	61	51	51
92	Demeer Blankumsee	WR	MEM	52	51	51
93	Dominic Lovett	WR	UGA	56	51	51
94	Jalen Moss	WR	FRES	53	51	51
95	Reggie Brown	WR	JMU	55	51	51
96	Silas Bolden	WR	ORST	51	51	51
97	Tyler Brown	WR	CLEM	64	51	51
98	Blake Watson	RB	MEM	49	50	50
99	Cam Johnson	WR	NU	56	50	50
100	Keon Coleman	WR	FSU	77	50	50

More 2023 College Receiver Leaderboards

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