What Are Receiving Yards?
Receiving yards count yards gained after completed passes are caught. This table ranks college football players for the selected season and displays the applicable minimum qualifier where one is used.
College Football Receiving Yards Leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1591 | Tommy Winton III |  | WR | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | 26 | - |
| 1591 | Elisha Durham | BALL | WR | 26 | 15 | 26 | - | - | 7 | 19 |
| 1591 | Braiden Staten | FIU | TE | 26 | 7 | - | - | - | 26 | - |
| 1591 | Naeshaun Montgomery |  | WR | 26 | 7 | - | - | - | 19 | 7 |
| 1591 | Kam Thomas | UTEP | DE | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| 1591 | Salahadin Allah | ORST | RB | 26 | 6 | - | - | - | 26 | - |
| 1591 | Riley Wormley |  | RB | 26 | 17 | - | - | - | 17 | 9 |
| 1608 | Carterrious Brown |  | WR | 25 | 6 | 25 | - | - | 19 | 6 |
| 1608 | Cooper Perry |  | WR | 25 | -7 | 3 | 19 | - | 8 | 17 |
| 1608 | Ryan Manning |  | WR | 25 | 21 | - | - | - | 25 | - |
| 1608 | Michael Thomas III |  | WR | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | 25 | - |
| 1608 | Nathaniel Joseph |  | WR | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | 25 | - |
| 1608 | Liam Clifford |  | WR | 25 | 14 | - | - | - | 11 | 14 |
| 1608 | Ethan Dowdy |  | WR | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | 25 | - |
| 1608 | Prince Strachan | | WR | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | 25 | - |
| 1608 | Aiden Flora |  | RB | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 25 |
| 1608 | Kyle Frendt |  | TE | 25 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 25 |
| 1608 | Christian Hamilton | WVU | WR | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | 25 | - |
| 1608 | Kedarius Wade | UL | WR | 25 | 19 | - | - | - | 25 | - |
| 1608 | Makhi Frazier |  | RB | 25 | 16 | 35 | 30 | - | -10 | 35 |
| 1608 | Jayden O'Rourke | NEV | TE | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | 25 | - |
| 1622 | Lamar Radcliffe | SJSU | RB | 24 | 3 | 24 | - | - | 9 | 15 |
| 1622 | Davin Stoffel |  | TE | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| 1622 | Matt Byrnes | UNLV | TE | 24 | 0 | - | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| 1622 | Gavin Wimsatt | JXST | QB | 24 | 18 | - | - | - | 18 | 6 |
| 1622 | Khamari Anderson |  | TE | 24 | 5 | 12 | 24 | - | 16 | 8 |
| 1622 | Mekhi Mews |  | WR | 24 | 4 | 20 | - | - | 4 | 20 |
| 1622 | Markeston Douglas |  | TE | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | 24 | - |
| 1622 | Maurice Brown II |  | TE | 24 | 10 | - | - | - | 24 | - |
| 1622 | Lonnie Adkism | SHSU | WR | 24 | 0 | - | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| 1622 | Luca Puccinelli |  | TE | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | 24 | - |
| 1622 | Makhi Hughes | | RB | 24 | 20 | - | - | - | 24 | - |
| 1622 | Brock Schott | | TE | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | 24 | - |
| 1622 | Petey Tucker | CSU | WR | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| 1622 | Shane King | USM | TE | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | 24 | - |
| 1636 | Reis Stocksdale | BGSU | WR | 23 | -3 | 23 | - | - | 14 | 9 |
| 1636 | Thomas Blackshear |  | WR | 23 | 9 | - | - | - | 23 | - |
| 1636 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | RB | 23 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 23 |
| 1636 | Colton Phares | APP | LB | 23 | 23 | - | - | - | - | 23 |
| 1636 | Dillon Lorick | ECU | WR | 23 | 12 | - | - | - | 11 | 12 |
| 1636 | Ademola Faleye | WSU | TE | 23 | 10 | 23 | - | - | 21 | 2 |
| 1636 | Cam Porter |  | RB | 23 | 23 | - | - | - | 23 | - |
| 1636 | Adam Hopkins | CLT | WR | 23 | 23 | - | - | - | 23 | - |
| 1636 | Jack Van Dorselaer | | TE | 23 | 13 | 16 | - | - | 10 | 13 |
| 1636 | Jake Norris |  | TE | 23 | 23 | - | - | - | 23 | - |
| 1636 | Peyton Jones |  | RB | 23 | 18 | - | - | - | 5 | 18 |
| 1636 | James Johnson | | CB | 23 | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | 13 |
| 1636 | Juwuan Price | MASS | RB | 23 | 15 | 28 | - | - | 10 | 13 |
| 1649 | Cole Tabb |  | RB | 22 | 2 | 22 | - | - | 2 | 20 |
| 1649 | Destyn Hill |  | WR | 22 | 12 | - | - | - | 22 | - |
| 1649 | Anthony Wilhite |  | RB | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | 22 | - |
| 1649 | Eli Jacon-Duffy | BGSU | TE | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| 1649 | Ryan McConnell | CSU | TE | 22 | 6 | - | - | - | 16 | 6 |
| 1649 | Branson Robinson |  | RB | 22 | 5 | 13 | - | - | 22 | - |
| 1649 | Tayvion Galloway | MTSU | TE | 22 | 2 | - | - | - | 20 | 2 |
| 1649 | Jordan Lyle | | RB | 22 | 7 | 22 | - | - | 13 | 9 |
| 1649 | Ahmad Hardy |  | RB | 22 | 5 | 18 | 22 | - | 9 | 13 |
| 1649 | Oran Singleton Jr. | WVU | WR | 22 | 6 | 22 | - | - | 7 | 15 |
| 1649 | Jordan McIntyre | CSU | WR | 22 | 8 | 22 | - | - | 13 | 9 |
| 1649 | Kason Stokes | MTSU | WR | 22 | 4 | 22 | - | - | 4 | 18 |
| 1649 | Scottre Humphrey | UNM | RB | 22 | 6 | 22 | - | - | 8 | 14 |
| 1649 | Nate Floyd | NEV | WR | 22 | 7 | - | - | - | 15 | 7 |
| 1649 | Frank Covey IV | | WR | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| 1649 | Marcus Torres | UTEP | WR | 22 | 2 | 22 | - | - | 16 | 6 |
| 1649 | Brody Dalton |  | TE | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | 22 | - |
| 1666 | Lanorris Sellers | | QB | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| 1666 | Connor Cox |  | TE | 21 | 2 | 21 | - | - | 11 | 10 |
| 1666 | Jackson Wasserstrom |  | WR | 21 | 4 | - | - | - | 21 | - |
| 1666 | Kory Pettigrew | USF | WR | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| 1666 | Connor Walendzak |  | RB | 21 | 14 | 21 | - | - | 5 | 16 |
| 1666 | Bryce Baker | GASO | RB | 21 | 13 | 21 | - | - | 8 | 13 |
| 1666 | Andy Jean |  | WR | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | 21 | - |
| 1666 | Tobi Olawole | ARMY | WR | 21 | 6 | 21 | - | - | 12 | 9 |
| 1666 | Dilin Jones |  | RB | 21 | -2 | 4 | 13 | - | 7 | 14 |
| 1666 | Tayte Crable | USF | TE | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | 21 | - |
| 1666 | Amari Daniels |  | RB | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| 1666 | Michael Turner |  | RB | 21 | 6 | 20 | - | - | -5 | 26 |
| 1666 | Cooper Rusk | | WR | 21 | 10 | - | - | - | 21 | - |
| 1666 | Joseph McVay |  | WR | 21 | 5 | - | - | - | 21 | - |
| 1666 | Ethan Vasko | LIB | QB | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| 1666 | Zion Johnson |  | RB | 21 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | 9 |
| 1666 | AJ Johnson | UAB | WR | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| 1666 | Will Huggins |  | TE | 21 | -2 | 21 | - | - | 23 | -2 |
| 1666 | Jelani Watkins | | WR | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | 21 | - |
| 1666 | Xavier Loyd | | WR | 21 | 15 | - | - | - | 21 | - |
| 1666 | Izaiah Hartrup |  | WR | 21 | 4 | - | - | - | 21 | - |
| 1666 | Charles Robinson | | WR | 21 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| 1666 | Elijah Burress |  | WR | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| 1689 | Trequan Jones | ODU | RB | 20 | 4 | 7 | 20 | - | 7 | 13 |
| 1689 | Jaleel Walker | WKU | WR | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| 1689 | Jaedon Wilson |  | WR | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| 1689 | Jake Taylor | | TE | 20 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 16 |
| 1689 | Kenneth Williams |  | RB | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| 1689 | Michael Smith | | TE | 20 | 13 | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| 1689 | Shandon King | UNT | WR | 20 | 8 | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| 1689 | Brec Long | USA | TE | 20 | 6 | 19 | - | - | 9 | 11 |
| 1689 | CJ Wiley | | WR | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| 1689 | Ryan Ghea |  | TE | 20 | 13 | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| 1689 | Tate Nagy |  | WR | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| 1689 | Ashaad Clayton | | RB | 20 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 20 |