2024 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 2024 leaders: Dont'e Thornton Jr. (25.9), O'Mega Blake (24.8), Quentin Skinner (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). 473 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Y/R
1	Dont'e Thornton Jr.	WR	TENN	29	25	25.9
2	O'Mega Blake	WR	CLT	36	32	24.8
3	Quentin Skinner	WR	KU	29	25	22.3
4	Eric McAlister	WR	TCU	32	31	21.8
5	Elijhah Badger	WR	FLA	52	37	21.3
6	Omar Cooper Jr.	WR	IU	28	27	21.1
7	Jaylen Sargent	WR	WYO	23	23	20.9
8	Anthony Smith	WR	ECU	41	38	20.2
9	Chase Sowell	WR	ECU	35	34	19.9
10	Reggie Virgil	WR	M-OH	43	41	19.9
11	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	WR	AUB	54	50	19.6
12	Joseph Williams	WR	TLSA	37	30	19.6
13	Dontae Fleming	WR	TULN	38	30	19.5
14	Adrian Norton	WR	AKR	63	43	19.3
15	Antwane Wells Jr.	WR	MISS	37	27	19.3
16	Treon Sibley	WR	LIB	26	26	19.2
17	Willie McCoy III	WR	UTSA	28	28	19.1
18	Chimere Dike	WR	FLA	49	36	19.1
19	Eric Rivers	WR	FIU	61	62	18.9
20	Justin Lockhart	WR	SJSU	51	52	18.7
21	Pat Bryant	WR	ILL	49	53	18.5
22	Stephen Gosnell	WR	VT	33	27	18.4
23	Chris Bell	WR	LOU	40	37	18.3
24	Jayce Brown	WR	KSU	46	42	18.2
25	Elijah Sarratt	WR	IU	50	49	18.2
26	Michael Pettway	WR	JXST	24	25	18.2
27	Bryant Wesco Jr.	WR	CLEM	55	38	17.8
28	Omarion Dollison	WR	JMU	32	31	17.8
29	Chrishon McCray	WR	KENT	41	40	17.6
30	Jordan Mosley	WR	MSST	27	23	17.6
31	Eli Heidenreich	WR	NAVY	37	37	17.5
32	Isaac TeSlaa	WR	ARK	27	25	17.5
33	TreyShun Hurry	WR	SJSU	22	24	17.5
34	Tre Harris	WR	MISS	68	61	17.4
35	Jameson Tucker	WR	CCU	31	31	17.4
36	Mario Williams	WR	TULN	65	54	17.4
37	Monaray Baldwin	WR	BAY	22	23	17.3
38	Corri Milliner	WR	UAB	26	24	17.3
39	Jordan Watkins	WR	MISS	58	42	17.3
40	Damon Ward Jr.	WR	UNT	33	36	17.3
41	Vinny Anthony II	WR	WIS	39	39	17.2
42	Duce Robinson	WR	USC	23	23	17.2
43	Ted Hurst	WR	GAST	56	56	17.2
44	De'Zhaun Stribling	WR	OKST	69	52	17.2
45	Jakobie Keeney-James	WR	MASS	54	51	17.1
46	Kyle Williams	WR	WSU	55	60	17.0
47	Elijah Arroyo	TE	MIA	32	31	17.0
48	Lance LeGendre	WR	UL	46	48	17.0
49	Christian Fitzpatrick	WR	MRSH	33	34	16.9
50	Keshaun Singleton	WR	USF	24	23	16.8
51	J.J. Jones	WR	UNC	37	34	16.8
52	Jack Bech	WR	TCU	68	62	16.7
53	Cayden Lee	WR	MISS	56	49	16.7
54	Skyler Bell	WR	CONN	52	47	16.7
55	Ja'Corey Brooks	WR	LOU	64	61	16.6
56	Donavon Greene	WR	WAKE	28	23	16.5
57	Key'Shawn Smith	WR	SMU	36	31	16.5
58	Holden Willis	TE	MTSU	52	53	16.4
59	Omari Kelly	WR	MTSU	51	53	16.4
60	Jeremiah Smith	WR	OSU	56	57	16.4
61	Kobe Hudson	WR	UCF	45	47	16.4
62	Coleman Owen	WR	OHIO	71	67	16.3
63	Xavier Restrepo	WR	MIA	77	69	16.3
64	Louis Brown IV	WR	SDSU	42	38	16.3
65	Jermaine Terry II	TE	ORST	25	23	16.3
66	Mac Dalena	WR	FRES	52	54	16.3
67	Harrison Wallace III	WR	PSU	44	40	16.2
68	Ja'Khi Douglas	WR	FSU	42	32	16.2
69	Makai Jackson	WR	APP	49	46	16.2
70	Kenny Odom	WR	UTEP	48	47	16.2
71	Chase Roberts	WR	BYU	57	49	16.2
72	Cam Coleman	WR	AUB	42	37	16.2
73	Isaiah Bond	WR	TEX	43	33	16.1
74	Rashod Owens	WR	OKST	36	32	16.1
75	Noah Thomas	WR	TA&M	44	34	16.0
76	Cade Harris	WR	AF	20	23	16.0
77	Jordan Moore	WR	DUKE	58	50	16.0
78	Arian Smith	WR	UGA	54	47	16.0
79	K.D. Hutchinson	WR	WKU	24	23	15.9
80	Cam Vaughn	WR	JXST	40	39	15.9
81	Jahmal Edrine	WR	PUR	28	23	15.9
82	Kaedin Robinson	WR	APP	54	53	15.8
83	Traeshon Holden	WR	ORE	39	38	15.8
84	Nick Marsh	WR	MSU	46	41	15.8
85	Darius Lassiter	WR	BYU	63	43	15.8
86	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	ARIZ	89	84	15.7
87	Matthew Golden	WR	TEX	51	47	15.7
88	Harvey Broussard III	WR	UL	31	31	15.7
89	Kelly Akharaiyi	WR	MSST	29	25	15.6
90	Luke Floriea	WR	KENT	47	44	15.6
91	Konata Mumpfield	WR	PITT	55	52	15.6
92	Caden Prieskorn	TE	MISS	26	24	15.6
93	Larry Simmons	WR	USM	30	27	15.6
94	Jeremiah Webb	WR	USA	29	30	15.6
95	Germie Bernard	WR	ALA	59	46	15.5
96	Justin Joly	TE	NCSU	42	40	15.5
97	Darrell Gill Jr.	WR	SYR	31	27	15.4
98	Bryce Kirtz	WR	NU	44	39	15.3
99	Cameron Camper	WR	BOIS	54	55	15.2
100	Ian Strong	WR	RUTG	36	37	15.2

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