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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1783 | Jewlyen Roberts | TLSA | TE | 15 | 1 | 15 | - | - | 10 | 5 |
| 1783 | Charles Montgomery | USM | WR | 15 | 2 | - | - | - | 15 | - |
| 1803 | Enoch Nawahine |  | RB | 14 | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | 6 |
| 1803 | Jason Brown Jr. |  | RB | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| 1803 | Khobie Martin |  | RB | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | - |
| 1803 | Terrione Graves | NMSU | WR | 14 | 0 | - | - | - | 14 | - |
| 1803 | Jacob Newell | AKR | TE | 14 | 3 | 14 | - | - | 5 | 9 |
| 1803 | Ty Olsen | USU | WR | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | - |
| 1803 | Dillon Galloway | APP | TE | 14 | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | 9 |
| 1803 | Dane Benedix | LT | WR | 14 | 12 | - | - | - | 2 | 12 |
| 1803 | Makenzie McGill | UNT | RB | 14 | 5 | 14 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| 1803 | Alex Lines |  | TE | 14 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| 1803 | Carson Beck |  | QB | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | - |
| 1803 | Lukas Ungar | NMSU | TE | 14 | 4 | 14 | - | - | 4 | 10 |
| 1803 | Isaiah Thacker | BALL | WR | 14 | 4 | - | - | - | 14 | - |
| 1803 | Bo MacCormack III |  | RB | 14 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | 2 |
| 1803 | Duke Clark |  | RB | 14 | 11 | - | - | - | 14 | - |
| 1803 | Camden Etheredge |  | TE | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | - |
| 1803 | Nakian Jackson | NEV | LB | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| 1803 | Jason Fowler | NIU | TE | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | - |
| 1803 | Jahmari Powell-Wonson |  | WR | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | - |
| 1803 | Preston Landis |  | RB | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | - |
| 1803 | Teriq Mallory |  | WR | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | - |
| 1803 | Brendon Lewis | MEM | QB | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | - |
| 1825 | Luke Mcgary |  | TE | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 13 |
| 1825 | Sedrick Irvin |  | RB | 13 | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | 8 |
| 1825 | Roderick Robinson II |  | RB | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | 12 | 1 |
| 1825 | Andrew Burnette | LT | RB | 13 | 4 | 13 | - | - | 9 | 4 |
| 1825 | Daryl Barnett Jr. |  | WR | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | - |
| 1825 | Koa Eldredge | HAW | WR | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| 1825 | Marquez Taylor | UTEP | RB | 13 | 1 | 13 | - | - | 8 | 5 |
| 1825 | Mike Tyler |  | TE | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | - |
| 1825 | Davion Kerr |  | DB | 13 | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | 4 |
| 1825 | Blake Buntyn | | WR | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | - |
| 1825 | Avion McBride |  | TE | 13 | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | 5 |
| 1825 | James Laubstein | UNM | QB | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | - |
| 1825 | Derek Bowman | USF | OL | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| 1825 | Ashton Nickelberry | UTEP | WR | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| 1825 | Isaiah McMorris | MOST | WR | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| 1840 | Ger-Cari Caldwell | MEM | WR | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
| 1840 | Christian Abney |  | TE | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
| 1840 | Chase Farrell | | WR | 12 | 7 | 12 | - | - | 4 | 8 |
| 1840 | Skyler Locklear | UTEP | QB | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
| 1840 | Isaiah West |  | RB | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
| 1840 | Cam Wallace |  | RB | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
| 1840 | Muizz Tounkara | | WR | 12 | 8 | - | - | - | 4 | 8 |
| 1840 | Price Morgan |  | WR | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
| 1840 | Jordan Nubin | KENT | RB | 12 | 15 | - | - | - | -3 | 15 |
| 1840 | Jordan Anderson | | TE | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
| 1840 | Kory Hall | CSU | WR | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| 1840 | Jackson Gutierrez |  | QB | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
| 1840 | Johnathan Arceneaux | FRES | RB | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
| 1840 | Isaac Koch |  | WR | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| 1840 | Semaj Pierre | RICE | WR | 12 | 5 | 6 | - | - | 3 | 9 |
| 1840 | Jocquez Smith | TEM | RB | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
| 1840 | Larenzo McMillan | NMSU | RB | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| 1840 | Beau Baker | WSU | TE | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
| 1840 | Jaden McGill | WKU | RB | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
| 1840 | Jeremy Bell | | WR | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
| 1840 | Leo Scheidler |  | WR | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
| 1840 | Nick Harris | EMU | TE | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| 1840 | Caleb Hampton | | RB | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
| 1840 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | RB | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| 1840 | Marquese Williams | AKR | RB | 12 | -5 | 12 | - | - | 17 | -5 |
| 1840 | Gavin Magorien | MRSH | LS | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
| 1840 | Lamar Sperling |  | RB | 12 | -1 | 12 | - | - | 4 | 8 |
| 1840 | Jose Leon | APP | WR | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| 1840 | Cameron Ball |  | TE | 12 | 9 | - | - | - | 3 | 9 |
| 1840 | Baron Tipton | UNT | WR | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
| 1840 | Kedrick Reescano |  | RB | 12 | 0 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 |
| 1840 | Frank Bierman |  | TE | 12 | 3 | 12 | - | - | 7 | 5 |
| 1872 | Cooper Eldridge | ULM | TE | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | - |
| 1872 | Tyler Wrenn |  | RB | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | - |
| 1872 | Keron Milton | | WR | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| 1872 | Frank Peasant | MEM | RB | 11 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - | 0 | 11 |
| 1872 | Anthony League |  | RB | 11 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 7 |
| 1872 | Jay Coyne |  | FB | 11 | 6 | - | - | - | 5 | 6 |
| 1872 | Laquan Robinson |  | S | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| 1872 | Teitum Tuioti |  | LB | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| 1872 | Joseph Dodds |  | RB | 11 | 5 | - | - | - | 6 | 5 |
| 1872 | Taz Williams Jr. | | WR | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | - |
| 1872 | Lucas Farrington | JXST | RB | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | - |
| 1872 | Dahya Patel | BALL | WR | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| 1872 | Jackson Gister |  | TE | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | - |
| 1872 | Tank Boston |  | WR | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | - |
| 1872 | Carter Nelson |  | TE | 11 | 8 | - | - | - | 3 | 8 |
| 1872 | Blane Cleaver | BGSU | TE | 11 | 4 | 11 | - | - | 0 | 11 |
| 1872 | Max Bredeson |  | TE | 11 | 7 | - | - | - | 4 | 7 |
| 1872 | Conor Booth | | RB | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | - |
| 1872 | Ryan Browne |  | QB | 11 | -3 | - | - | - | -3 | 14 |
| 1872 | Keyan Burnett | | TE | 11 | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | 5 |
| 1872 | Mason Dossett | | WR | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | - |
| 1872 | Taylor Spierto | | WR | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | - |
| 1872 | Marquis Crosby | ORST | RB | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | - |
| 1872 | Donnie Smith | TROY | DE | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| 1872 | Antavious Murphy | GASO | WR | 11 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 11 |
| 1897 | David Eziomume |  | RB | 10 | 2 | 10 | - | - | 6 | 4 |
| 1897 | Lofton Howard | WKU | TE | 10 | 5 | 10 | - | - | 8 | 2 |
| 1897 | Brock Lium | FRES | TE | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 1897 | Ian Schieffelin | | TE | 10 | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | -1 |