2026 College Receiving Yards per Game Leaders

Receiving yards per game played.

The 2026 leaders: Jeremiah Smith (164.6), Jesse Legree (148.2), KJ Duff (125.6).

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). 439 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Yds/G
1	Jeremiah Smith	WR	OSU	57	44	164.6
2	Jesse Legree	WR	ORST	40	28	148.2
3	KJ Duff	WR	RUTG	54	33	125.6
4	Reed Harris	WR	ASU	41	26	124.8
5	Malachi Toney	WR	MIA	43	39	120.8
6	Carlos Hernandez	WR	WAKE	49	37	120.6
7	Anthony Evans III	WR	MSST	50	40	114.8
8	Koby Howard	WR	PSU	15	12	114.7
9	Collin Dixon	WR	ILL	53	40	109.2
10	Umari Hatcher	WR	SYR	42	29	108.5
11	Deuce Alexander	WR	MISS	30	27	107.2
12	Chris Marshall	WR	ARK	57	35	103.4
13	Wyatt Young	WR	OKST	24	22	102.5
14	Kelby Valsin	WR	FAU	47	40	102.4
15	Cayden Lee	WR	MIZ	43	33	99.2
16	Gavin Freeman	WR	BAY	57	42	95.8
17	Maguire Anderson	WR	FIU	38	24	95.8
18	Charlie Becker	WR	IU	35	27	95.4
19	Junior Sherrill	WR	VAN	41	28	94.8
20	Makai Jackson	WR	LIB	27	19	93.8
21	Chris Durr Jr.	WR	MD	57	42	92.2
22	Joseph Williams	WR	COLO	52	32	90.8
23	Asaad Waseem	WR	PUR	34	27	90.6
24	JJ Buchanan	WR	MICH	38	24	89.2
25	Derrick Salley Jr.	WR	KSU	15	11	89.0
26	Tre Richardson	WR	LOU	34	28	89.0
27	Jamari Johnson	TE	ORE	12	11	88.0
28	Easton Messer	WR	FAU	44	30	87.6
29	Justin Bowick	WR	OKST	30	20	86.0
30	Isaiah Myers	WR	MOST	23	17	85.5
31	Jalen Mickens	WR	LT	28	21	85.5
32	Trent Mosley	WR	USC	17	13	85.0
33	Donovan Olugbode	WR	MIZ	37	27	83.2
34	Sam Pickett III	WR	APP	27	20	81.5
35	Ed Small	WR	TCU	36	28	80.6
36	Chance Morrow	WR	BUF	58	32	80.0
37	DJ Epps	WR	WVU	25	14	78.6
38	Eli Wood	WR	USU	45	30	77.6
39	Kwazi Gilmer	WR	NEB	45	29	77.4
40	Jeremiah Melvin	WR	ECU	17	11	77.0
41	Anthony Eager	WR	USA	23	11	76.2
42	Mario Sanders	WR	USM	30	20	75.5
43	Ryan Coleman-Williams	WR	ALA	24	20	75.2
44	Kari Ashley	TE	TCU	32	25	74.8
45	Luke Reynolds	TE	VT	42	37	74.6
46	Jordan Faison	WR	ND	32	25	74.2
47	Que'Sean Brown	WR	VT	43	33	74.2
48	Trey'Dez Green	TE	LSU	17	14	74.0
49	Matt Coleman	WR	SAC	45	26	73.8
50	Micah Gilbert	WR	ND	23	18	73.6
51	Adjatay Dabbs	WR	TOL	43	25	73.4
52	Hunter Tipton	TE	MEM	21	19	73.4
53	RJ Vick	WR	CSU	34	24	73.4
54	Yamir Knight	WR	SMU	31	29	73.4
55	Rasean Jones	WR	BOIS	32	23	71.8
56	Jackson Williams	WR	NDSU	31	22	71.6
57	Winston Watkins Jr.	WR	LSU	33	23	70.8
58	Lotzeir Brooks	WR	ALA	28	21	70.4
59	Griffin Wilde	WR	NU	18	16	70.2
60	Legend Glasker	WR	BYU	16	14	69.8
61	Evan Stewart	WR	ORE	29	22	69.5
62	Luke Dehnicke	TE	NU	13	11	69.3
63	Howard Kinchen	WR	TROY	17	11	69.0
64	Noah Jennings	WR	MINN	42	26	69.0
65	Lawayne McCoy	WR	LOU	29	17	68.4
66	Jordan Shipp	WR	UNC	25	20	68.2
67	Nick Marsh	WR	IU	33	23	68.2
68	Aveion Chenault	WR	WMU	22	18	68.0
69	Taz Reddicks	WR	UNLV	20	14	68.0
70	Keenan Jackson	WR	NCSU	30	22	67.8
71	Tyrell Henry	WR	WIS	43	26	67.8
72	Vernell Brown III	WR	FLA	20	17	67.8
73	Dezmen Roebuck	WR	WASH	46	35	67.6
74	TK Keyes	WR	TROY	26	12	67.5
75	Riley Neer	WR	OHIO	32	23	67.4
76	Caleb Odom	TE	MISS	17	13	67.0
77	Cam'ron Lacy	WR	MTSU	47	31	67.0
78	Isaiah Sategna III	WR	OU	31	20	66.8
79	Justin Stevenson	WR	UNT	29	24	66.2
80	Amare Thomas	WR	HOU	39	27	66.0
81	Braden Pegan	WR	UTAH	27	17	66.0
82	Corri Milliner	WR	UNT	30	20	65.0
83	Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw	WR	MRSH	30	22	64.8
84	Josiah Freeman	WR	FRES	34	25	64.4
85	Kenny Darby	WR	UK	36	25	64.4
86	Keshaun Singleton	WR	AUB	45	29	64.4
87	Nik McMillan	WR	KU	26	14	64.0
88	Brendan Jenkins	WR	USA	34	20	63.8
89	Rocky Beers	TE	OU	20	18	63.8
90	Bryson Hammer	WR	TOL	19	16	63.6
91	Mike Matthews	WR	TENN	34	18	63.6
92	Jackson Harris	WR	LSU	23	15	63.4
93	Patrick Overmyer	TE	HOU	36	25	63.2
94	Bryant Wesco Jr.	WR	CLEM	38	25	63.0
95	Cataurus Hicks	WR	PITT	30	15	63.0
96	DeAree Rogers	WR	NIU	41	31	63.0
97	Carson Clark	WR	SJSU	41	29	62.8
98	Tre Spivey	WR	ARIZ	28	22	62.8
99	Kayden Dixon-Wyatt	WR	USC	36	25	62.0
100	Xavier Townsend	WR	PUR	35	28	61.4