2024 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 2024 leaders: Jalen Royals (139.0), Tre Harris (132.9), Nick Nash (115.2).

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). 473 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Yds/G
1	Jalen Royals	WR	USU	46	55	139.0
2	Tre Harris	WR	MISS	68	61	132.9
3	Nick Nash	WR	SJSU	97	104	115.2
4	Harold Fannin Jr.	TE	BGSU	113	100	111.4
5	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	ARIZ	89	84	109.9
6	Andrew Armstrong	WR	ARK	91	78	103.6
7	Jordyn Tyson	WR	ASU	71	75	100.1
8	Dante Wright	WR	TEM	69	61	99.0
9	Eric Rivers	WR	FIU	61	62	97.7
10	Travis Hunter	WR	COLO	89	92	96.0
11	Jack Bech	WR	TCU	68	62	94.0
12	Xavier Restrepo	WR	MIA	77	69	93.9
13	Jamaal Pritchett	WR	USA	90	91	93.8
14	Tai Felton	WR	MD	104	96	93.7
15	Jeremiah Smith	WR	OSU	56	57	93.4
16	Kaedin Robinson	WR	APP	54	53	93.3
17	Luke Wysong	WR	UNM	59	69	93.3
18	Kyle Williams	WR	WSU	55	60	92.8
19	Ja'Corey Brooks	WR	LOU	64	61	92.1
20	Jayden Higgins	WR	ISU	97	87	91.0
21	Pat Bryant	WR	ILL	49	53	88.9
22	Justin Lockhart	WR	SJSU	51	52	88.5
23	Devonte Ross	WR	TROY	73	76	87.0
24	Omari Kelly	WR	MTSU	51	53	86.9
25	Corey Rucker	WR	ARST	63	65	86.0
26	Josh Kelly	WR	TTU	84	89	85.2
27	Coleman Owen	WR	OHIO	71	67	84.2
28	Joseph Williams	WR	TLSA	37	30	84.0
29	Jaylin Noel	WR	ISU	77	73	82.8
30	Joey Hobert	WR	TXST	44	66	82.6
31	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	WR	AUB	54	50	81.8
32	Tyler Warren	TE	PSU	92	88	81.7
33	Tru Edwards	WR	LT	74	77	81.5
34	Jaden Williams	WR	TXST	40	49	81.5
35	Ted Hurst	WR	GAST	56	56	80.1
36	Ricky White III	WR	UNLV	80	79	80.1
37	Mac Dalena	WR	FRES	52	54	80.0
38	O'Mega Blake	WR	CLT	36	32	79.5
39	Holden Willis	TE	MTSU	52	53	79.2
40	Jerjuan Newton	WR	TOL	62	64	79.1
41	Tez Johnson	WR	ORE	77	78	78.7
42	Chrishon McCray	WR	KENT	41	40	78.3
43	Keshaun Singleton	WR	USF	24	23	77.4
44	Jackson Meeks	WR	SYR	82	73	75.9
45	Adrian Norton	WR	AKR	63	43	75.6
46	Chase Sowell	WR	ECU	35	34	75.3
47	Trent Walker	WR	ORST	80	81	75.1
48	Eric McAlister	WR	TCU	32	31	75.0
49	DT Sheffield	WR	UNT	64	66	74.7
50	Ryan Davis	WR	UNM	51	54	74.7
51	De'Zhaun Stribling	WR	OKST	69	52	74.3
52	Emeka Egbuka	WR	OSU	51	60	74.3
53	Elijah Sarratt	WR	IU	50	49	74.2
54	Isiah Paige	WR	ODU	60	61	74.0
55	LaJohntay Wester	WR	COLO	71	70	73.3
56	Trebor Pena	WR	SYR	84	79	72.6
57	Jakobie Keeney-James	WR	MASS	54	51	72.5
58	Mario Williams	WR	TULN	65	54	72.3
59	Matt Sykes	WR	RICE	66	65	72.3
60	Kyren Lacy	WR	LSU	81	58	72.2
61	Daniel Jackson	WR	MINN	71	75	71.9
62	Elijhah Badger	WR	FLA	52	37	71.7
63	Jaden Smith	WR	NEV	61	62	70.8
64	Oronde Gadsden II	TE	SYR	74	68	70.7
65	Kevin Coleman Jr.	WR	MSST	77	69	70.3
66	Kobe Hudson	WR	UCF	45	47	70.0
67	Kole Wilson	WR	TXST	41	43	70.0
68	Tanner Koziol	TE	BALL	101	94	69.9
69	Anthony Smith	WR	ECU	41	38	69.7
70	Roc Taylor	WR	MEM	65	61	69.5
71	Elic Ayomanor	WR	STAN	78	63	69.2
72	Kenny Odom	WR	UTEP	48	47	69.2
73	Damon Ward Jr.	WR	UNT	33	36	69.1
74	Kris Hutson	WR	WSU	47	55	69.1
75	Louis Brown IV	WR	SDSU	42	38	68.9
76	Kamdyn Benjamin	WR	TLSA	83	70	68.5
77	Javon Tracy	WR	M-OH	58	57	68.2
78	Cayden Lee	WR	MISS	56	49	68.1
79	Reggie Virgil	WR	M-OH	43	41	68.0
80	Konata Mumpfield	WR	PITT	55	52	67.8
81	Makai Jackson	WR	APP	49	46	67.7
82	Theo Wease Jr.	WR	MIZ	66	55	67.4
83	Malachi Fields	WR	UVA	56	55	67.3
84	Denzel Boston	WR	WASH	61	60	67.2
85	David Amador II	WR	UTSA	26	24	66.5
86	Jordan Moore	WR	DUKE	58	50	66.5
87	Makai Lemon	WR	USC	46	46	66.5
88	Dymere Miller	WR	RUTG	54	57	66.5
89	Tory Horton	WR	CSU	23	25	66.2
90	Chase Roberts	WR	BYU	57	49	66.0
91	Jordan Watkins	WR	MISS	58	42	66.0
92	Terry Lockett Jr.	WR	EMU	47	46	66.0
93	Kisean Johnson	WR	WKU	74	66	65.8
94	Aaron Anderson	WR	LSU	64	53	65.3
95	Skyler Bell	WR	CONN	52	47	65.2
96	Dane Key	WR	UK	54	47	65.0
97	Cameron Camper	WR	BOIS	54	55	64.4
98	Antonio Williams	WR	CLEM	81	70	64.3
99	Caleb Douglas	WR	TTU	60	55	63.8
100	Brennan Presley	WR	OKST	105	89	63.7

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