The NCAA Division I FBS receiving leaders are career, single-season, and single-game leaders in receiving yards, receiving touchdowns and receptions.[1] These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1955, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[2] This affects many players from before that time period. For example, Trevor Insley had 98 receiving yards in the 1996 Las Vegas Bowl,[3] which would bring his career total to 5,103 if this game counted in his career statistics.
Only seasons in which a team was considered to be a part of the Football Bowl Subdivision are included in these lists. For example, only one of Randy Moss's two seasons at Marshall (1997) is found on these lists.
All records are current as of the end of the 2022 season.
The career leader in receiving yards is Western Michigan's Corey Davis. Davis does not have any single seasons in the top 30, instead having a consistent run of 941, 1,408, 1,429, and 1,500 yards over his four seasons. He broke the record set by Trevor Insley at Nevada. Prior to Insley, the record was held by a pair of Wyoming receivers, Ryan Yarborough and then Marcus Harris.
Insley holds the single-season record as the only player to ever catch for more than 2,000 yards in a season. He edged out the record set by Troy Edwards the previous season. Edwards also holds the single-game record for 405. Of particular note is a 1967 game in which two different Tulsa receivers had over 300 yards.
The career leader in receiving touchdowns is Rice's Jarett Dillard, who in 2008 broke a 20-year-old record set by Louisiana Tech's Troy Edwards in 1998. Edwards remains third on the list despite only having played for 3 seasons.
Edwards tops the list of single-season touchdowns with 27, while Oklahoma State's Rashaun Woods tops the single-game list with 7.
^"Career Leaders and Records for Receiving Yards" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
^"NCAA changes policy on football stats". ESPN.com. AP. 2002-08-28. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
^"Las Vegas Bowl". Las Vegas Sun. 1996-12-20. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
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The NCAA Division I FBS receiving leaders are career single season and single game leaders in receiving yards receiving touchdowns and receptions 1 These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons Since 1955 seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length The NCAA didn t allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 with the exception of the World War II years allowing players to have four year careers Bowl games only began counting toward single season and career statistics in 2002 2 This affects many players from before that time period For example Trevor Insley had 98 receiving yards in the 1996 Las Vegas Bowl 3 which would bring his career total to 5 103 if this game counted in his career statistics Only seasons in which a team was considered to be a part of the Football Bowl Subdivision are included in these lists For example only one of Randy Moss s two seasons at Marshall 1997 is found on these lists All records are current as of the end of the 2022 season Contents 1 Receiving Yards 2 Receiving Touchdowns 3 Receptions 4 ReferencesReceiving Yards EditThe career leader in receiving yards is Western Michigan s Corey Davis Davis does not have any single seasons in the top 30 instead having a consistent run of 941 1 408 1 429 and 1 500 yards over his four seasons He broke the record set by Trevor Insley at Nevada Prior to Insley the record was held by a pair of Wyoming receivers Ryan Yarborough and then Marcus Harris Insley holds the single season record as the only player to ever catch for more than 2 000 yards in a season He edged out the record set by Troy Edwards the previous season Edwards also holds the single game record for 405 Of particular note is a 1967 game in which two different Tulsa receivers had over 300 yards Career Player Y Years School1 Corey Davis 5 285 2013 2014 2015 2016 Western Michigan2 Trevor Insley 5 005 1996 1997 1998 1999 Nevada3 Ryan Broyles 4 586 2008 2009 2010 2011 Oklahoma4 Justin Hardy 4 541 2011 2012 2013 2014 East Carolina5 Marcus Harris 4 518 1993 1994 1995 1996 Wyoming6 Patrick Edwards 4 507 2008 2009 2010 2011 Houston7 James Washington 4 467 2014 2015 2016 2017 Oklahoma State8 Rashaun Woods 4 414 2000 2001 2002 2003 Oklahoma State9 Ryan Yarborough 4 374 1990 1991 1992 1993 Wyoming10 Troy Edwards 4 352 1996 1997 1998 Louisiana Tech11 Aaron Turner 4 345 1989 1990 1991 1992 PacificGreg Salas 4 345 2007 2008 2009 2010 Hawaii13 Zay Jones 4 279 2013 2014 2015 2016 East Carolina14 Terance Mathis 4 254 1985 1986 1987 1989 New Mexico15 Geoff Noisy 4 249 1995 1996 1997 1998 Nevada16 Taywan Taylor 4 234 2013 2014 2015 2016 Western Kentucky17 Jordan White 4 187 2007 2009 2010 2011 Western Michigan18 Trent Taylor 4 179 2013 2014 2015 2016 Louisiana Tech19 Jarett Dillard 4 138 2005 2006 2007 2008 Rice20 Darius Watts 4 031 2000 2001 2002 2003 Marshall21 Kendall Wright 4 004 2008 2009 2010 2011 Baylor22 Troy Walters 3 986 1996 1997 1998 1999 Stanford23 DeVonta Smith 3 965 2017 2018 2019 2020 Alabama24 James Proche 3 949 2016 2017 2018 2019 SMU25 Derek Hagan 3 939 2002 2003 2004 2005 Arizona State26 Mike Hass 3 924 2002 2003 2004 2005 Oregon State27 Jason Rivers 3 919 2003 2004 2006 2007 Hawaii28 Josh Davis 3 889 2001 2002 2003 2004 Marshall29 Roy Williams 3 866 2000 2001 2002 2003 Texas30 Rashad Greene 3 830 2011 2012 2013 2014 Florida State Single Season Player Y Year School1 Trevor Insley 2 060 1999 Nevada2 Troy Edwards 1 996 1998 Louisiana Tech3 Michael Crabtree 1 962 2007 Texas Tech4 Jordan White 1 911 2011 Western Michigan5 Jerreth Sterns 1 902 2021 Western Kentucky6 Greg Salas 1 889 2010 Hawaii7 DeVonta Smith 1 856 2020 Alabama8 Alex Van Dyke 1 854 1995 Nevada9 Terrance Williams 1 832 2012 Baylor10 Trent Taylor 1 803 2016 Louisiana Tech11 J R Tolver 1 785 2002 San Diego State12 Justin Blackmon 1 782 2010 Oklahoma State13 Danario Alexander 1 781 2009 Missouri14 Ja Marr Chase 1 780 2019 LSU15 Howard Twilley 1 779 1965 Tulsa16 Freddie Barnes 1 770 2009 Bowling Green17 Patrick Edwards 1 752 2011 Houston18 Rashard Higgins 1 750 2014 Colorado State19 Zay Jones 1 746 2016 East Carolina20 Josh Reed 1 740 2001 LSU21 Brandin Cooks 1 730 2013 Oregon StateTaywan Taylor 1 730 2016 Western Kentucky23 Amari Cooper 1 727 2014 Alabama24 Marqise Lee 1 724 2012 USC25 Davante Adams 1 718 2013 Fresno State26 Ashley Lelie 1 713 2001 Hawaii27 Troy Edwards 1 707 1997 Louisiana Tech28 Deven Thompkins 1 704 2021 Utah State29 Andy Isabella 1 698 2018 UMass30 Rashaun Woods 1 695 2002 Oklahoma State Single Game Player Y Date School1 Troy Edwards 405 Aug 29 1998 Louisiana Tech2 Jeremy Gallon 369 Oct 19 2013 Michigan3 Randy Gatewood 363 Sep 17 1994 UNLV4 Chuck Hughes 349 Sep 18 1965 Texas Western5 Jaxon Smith Njigba 347 Jan 1 2022 Ohio State6 Donnie Avery 346 Oct 13 2007 Houston7 Marqise Lee 345 Oct 27 2012 USC8 Casey Fitzgerald 327 Sep 8 2007 North Texas9 Nate Burleson 326 Nov 10 2001 NevadaCarlos Henderson 326 Oct 15 2016 Louisiana Tech11 Rick Eber 322 Oct 7 1967 Tulsa12 Harry Wood 318Patrick Edwards 318 Oct 27 2011 Houston14 Jeff Evans 316 Sep 30 1978 New Mexico State15 Alex Van Dyke 314 Nov 18 1995 NevadaTerrance Williams 314 Nov 18 2012 Baylor17 Chad Mackey 310 Oct 16 1996 Louisiana TechCorey Rucker 310 Dec 5 2020 Arkansas State19 Jason Rivers 308 Dec 24 2006 HawaiiKayshon Boutte 308 Dec 19 2020 LSU21 Cobi Hamilton 303 Sep 22 2012 ArkansasStedman Bailey 303 Sep 29 2012 West VirginiaAndy Isabella 303 Nov 3 2018 UMass24 Chris Daniels 301 Oct 16 1999 Purdue25 Adarius Bowman 300 Oct 14 2006 Oklahoma State26 Brian Oliver 297 Oct 9 1993 Ball StateAaron Jones 297 Nov 11 2000 Utah State28 Geoff Noisy 296 Nov 9 1996 NevadaJ R Tolver 296 Sep 14 2002 San Diego StateJames Washington 296 Sep 17 2016 Oklahoma StateReceiving Touchdowns EditThe career leader in receiving touchdowns is Rice s Jarett Dillard who in 2008 broke a 20 year old record set by Louisiana Tech s Troy Edwards in 1998 Edwards remains third on the list despite only having played for 3 seasons Edwards tops the list of single season touchdowns with 27 while Oklahoma State s Rashaun Woods tops the single game list with 7 Career Player TDs Years School1 Jarett Dillard 60 2005 2006 2007 2008 Rice2 Corey Davis 52 2013 2014 2015 2016 Western Michigan3 Troy Edwards 50 1996 1997 1998 Louisiana Tech4 Darius Watts 47 2000 2001 2002 2003 Marshall5 DeVonta Smith 46 2017 2018 2019 2020 Alabama6 Ryan Broyles 45 2008 2009 2010 2011 Oklahoma7 Aaron Turner 43 1989 1990 1991 1992 PacificPatrick Edwards 43 2008 2009 2010 2011 Houston9 Ryan Yarborough 42 1990 1991 1992 1993 WyomingRashaun Woods 42 2000 2001 2002 2003 Oklahoma State11 Dwayne Jarrett 41 2004 2005 2006 USCDavone Bess 41 2005 2006 2007 HawaiiMichael Crabtree 41 2007 2008 Texas TechStedman Bailey 41 2010 2011 2012 West VirginiaTaywan Taylor 41 2013 2014 2015 2016 Western Kentucky16 Justin Blackmon 40 2009 2010 2011 Oklahoma State17 Braylon Edwards 39 2001 2002 2003 2004 MichiganGreg Jennings 39 2002 2003 2004 2005 Western MichiganAustin Pettis 39 2007 2008 2009 2010 Boise StateJames Washington 39 2014 2015 2016 2017 Oklahoma StateJames Proche 39 2016 2017 2018 2019 SMU22 Clarkston Hines 38 1986 1987 1988 1989 DukeRyan Yarborough 38 1990 1991 1992 1993 WyomingDavante Adams 38 2012 2013 Fresno StateJaelon Darden 38 2017 2018 2019 2020 North Texas26 Michael Floyd 37 2008 2009 2010 2011 Notre DameTitus Davis 37 2011 2012 2013 2014 Central MichiganGabe Marks 37 2012 2013 2015 2016 Washington StateAnthony Miller 37 2015 2016 2017 MemphisZakhari Franklin 37 2019 2020 2021 2022 UTSA Single Season Player TDs Year School1 Troy Edwards 27 1998 Louisiana Tech2 Randy Moss 25 1997 MarshallStedman Bailey 25 2012 West Virginia4 Davante Adams 24 2013 Fresno State5 DeVonta Smith 23 2020 Alabama6 Manny Hazard 22 1989 HoustonLarry Fitzgerald 22 2003 PittsburghMichael Crabtree 22 2007 Texas Tech9 Jarett Dillard 21 2006 Rice10 Jarett Dillard 20 2008 RiceJustin Blackmon 20 2010 Oklahoma StatePatrick Edwards 20 2011 HoustonCorey Coleman 20 2015 BaylorJa Marr Chase 20 2019 LSU15 Desmond Howard 19 1991 MichiganAshley Lelie 19 2001 HawaiiDez Bryant 19 2008 Oklahoma StateMichael Crabtree 19 2008 Texas TechFreddie Barnes 19 2009 Bowling GreenLyle Leong 19 2010 Texas TechCorey Davis 19 2016 Western MichiganCarlos Henderson 19 2016 Louisiana TechJaelon Darden 19 2020 North Texas24 Tom Reynolds 18 1971 San Diego StateDennis Smith 18 1989 UtahAaron Turner 18 1991 PacificReidel Anthony 18 1996 FloridaEugene Baker 18 1997 Kent StateDarius Watts 18 2001 MarshallJustin Blackmon 18 2011 Oklahoma StateDeAndre Hopkins 18 2012 ClemsonAnthony Miller 18 2017 MemphisDavid Sills V 18 2017 West VirginiaJustin Jefferson 18 2019 LSU Single Game Player Y Date School1 Rashaun Woods 7 Sep 20 2003 Oklahoma State2 Tim Delaney 6 Nov 15 1969 San Diego State3 Howard Twilley 5 Nov 6 1965 TulsaRon Sellers 5 Nov 23 1968 Florida StateErnie Jennings 5 Nov 8 1969 Air ForceSteve Largent 5 Nov 16 1974 TulsaCarlos Carson 5 Sep 24 1977 LSUManny Hazard 5 Oct 7 1989 HoustonAnthony Cummings 5 Nov 3 1990 LouisvilleOmar Douglas 5 Oct 9 1993 MinnesotaChad Mackey 5 Oct 16 1996 Louisiana TechRandy Moss 5 Sep 27 1997 MarshallTorry Holt 5 Nov 1 1997 NC StateTroy Edwards 5 Oct 3 1998 Louisiana TechLee Evans 5 Nov 15 2003 WisconsinEarl Bennett 5 Nov 12 2005 VanderbiltSidney Rice 5 Sep 23 2006 South CarolinaCasey Fitzgerald 5 Nov 10 2007 North TexasPatrick Edwards 5 Oct 27 2011 HoustonEric Page 5 Nov 1 2011 ToledoStedman Bailey 5 Sep 29 2012 West VirginiaCody Hoffman 5 Nov 24 2012 BYUCarlos Henderson 5 Oct 15 2016 Louisiana TechAmba Etta Tawo 5 Nov 26 2016 SyracuseDeVonta Smith 5 Sep 28 2019 AlabamaJalin Hyatt 5 Oct 15 2022 Tennessee27 4 many timesReceptions EditThe career leader in receptions is East Carolina s Zay Jones who broke his former teammate Justin Hardy s record in 2016 The first players to catch at least 300 passes in their careers were Purdue s Taylor Stubblefield and Marshall s Josh Davis both of whom passed 300 catches in 2004 Jones also set the single season record in 2016 passing Bowling Green s Freddie Barnes who in 2009 broke a 20 year record held by Houston s Manny Hazard Career Player Rec Years School1 Zay Jones 399 2013 2014 2015 2016 East Carolina2 Justin Hardy 387 2011 2012 2013 2014 East Carolina3 Ryan Broyles 349 2008 2009 2010 2011 Oklahoma4 Corey Davis 332 2013 2014 2015 2016 Western Michigan5 Trent Taylor 327 2013 2014 2015 2016 Louisiana Tech6 Tommy Shuler 322 2011 2012 2013 2014 Marshall7 Tyron Carrier 320 2008 2009 2010 2011 Houston8 Justin Hall 318 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Ball State9 Taylor Stubblefield 316 2001 2002 2003 2004 PurdueGabe Marks 316 2012 2013 2015 2016 Washington State11 Josh Davis 306 2001 2002 2003 2004 MarshallJordan White 306 2007 2009 2010 2011 Western MichiganEric Page 306 2009 2010 2011 Toledo14 Antonio Brown 305 2007 2008 2009 Central Michigan15 Taurean Henderson 303 2002 2003 2004 2005 Texas Tech16 Kendall Wright 302 2008 2009 2010 2011 Baylor17 James Proche 301 2016 2017 2018 2019 SMU18 Arnold Jackson 299 1997 1998 1999 2000 Louisville19 Trevor Insley 298 1996 1997 1998 1999 NevadaFreddie Barnes 298 2006 2007 2008 2009 Bowling Green21 Geoff Noisy 295 1995 1996 1997 1998 Nevada22 Nelson Spruce 294 2012 2013 2014 2015 Colorado23 Rashaun Woods 293 2000 2001 2002 2003 Oklahoma StateDavone Bess 293 2005 2006 2007 Hawaii25 Jason Rivers 292 2003 2004 2006 2007 HawaiiDorien Bryant 292 2004 2005 2006 2007 PurdueJarett Dillard 292 2005 2006 2007 2008 Rice28 Patrick Edwards 291 2008 2009 2010 2011 Houston29 Bryan Anderson 290 2006 2007 2008 2009 Central Michigan30 J D McKissic 289 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Arkansas State Single Season Player Rec Year School1 Zay Jones 158 2016 East Carolina2 Freddie Barnes 155 2009 Bowling Green3 Jerreth Sterns 150 2021 Western Kentucky4 Manny Hazard 142 1989 Houston5 Troy Edwards 140 1998 Louisiana TechJordan White 140 2011 Western Michigan7 Nate Burleson 138 2002 Nevada8 Trent Taylor 136 2016 Louisiana Tech9 Howard Twilley 134 1965 TulsaTrevor Insley 134 1999 NevadaMichael Crabtree 134 2007 Texas Tech12 Ryan Broyles 131 2010 OklahomaDavante Adams 131 2013 Fresno State14 Alex Van Dyke 129 1995 Nevada15 J R Tolver 128 2002 San Diego StateBrandin Cooks 128 2013 Oregon State17 Eric Page 125 2011 Toledo18 Amari Cooper 124 2014 Alabama19 Jordy Nelson 122 2007 Kansas State20 Justin Blackmon 121 2010 Oklahoma StateJustin Hardy 121 2014 East Carolina22 Greg Salas 119 2010 Hawaii23 Marqise Lee 118 2012 USC24 DeVonta Smith 117 2020 Alabama25 Jordan Shipley 116 2009 Texas26 Mohamed Sanu 115 2011 Rutgers27 Damond Wilkins 114 1996 NevadaTavon Austin 114 2012 West VirginiaStedman Bailey 114 2012 West VirginiaJustin Hardy 114 2013 East CarolinaTrey Quinn 114 2017 SMURondale Moore 114 2018 Purdue Single Game Player Rec Date School1 Randy Gatewood 23 Sep 17 1994 UNLVTyler Jones 23 Nov 28 2008 Eastern Michigan3 Jay Miller 22 Nov 3 1973 BYUFreddie Barnes 22 Oct 10 2009 Bowling GreenZay Jones 22 Sep 17 2016 East Carolina6 Troy Edwards 21 Aug 29 1998 Louisiana TechChris Daniels 21 Oct 16 1999 PurdueQuinton Patton 21 Oct 13 2012 Louisiana Tech9 Rick Eber 20 Oct 7 1967 TulsaKenny Christian 20 Sep 23 2000 Eastern MichiganNick Moore 20 Oct 11 2008 ToledoThomas Sperbeck 20 Nov 14 2015 Boise State13 Howard Twilley 19 Nov 27 1965 TulsaRon Flair 19 Oct 28 1989 Arizona StateManny Hazard 19 Nov 4 1989 HoustonManny Hazard 19 Nov 11 1989 HoustonJosh Reed 19 Nov 3 2001 LSUNate Burleson 19 Nov 9 2002 NevadaJames Cleveland 19 Dec 5 2009 HoustonTommy Shuler 19 Sep 29 2012 MarshallNelson Spruce 19 Sep 27 2014 ColoradoZay Jones 19 Oct 29 2016 East CarolinaTyler Snead 19 Nov 9 2019 East CarolinaRomeo Doubs 19 Oct 23 2021 Nevada25 18 many timesReferences Edit Career Leaders and Records for Receiving Yards PDF NCAA Retrieved 2022 09 04 NCAA changes policy on football stats ESPN com AP 2002 08 28 Retrieved 2014 09 11 Las Vegas Bowl Las Vegas Sun 1996 12 20 Retrieved 2022 09 05 Retrieved from https en 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