2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Receiving - In The 2nd Quarter through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emanuel Thompson | Troy | JR | WR | 12 | 28 | 278 | 9.93 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | BJ Johnson III | Ga South | SR | WR | 6 | 17 | 257 | 15.12 | 1 | 53 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Robert Davis | Georgia St | SR | WR | 8 | 19 | 236 | 12.42 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | Al Riles | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 8 | 14 | 217 | 15.50 | 0 | 64 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Thurman Morbley | Texas St | FR | WR | 6 | 12 | 205 | 17.08 | 1 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Deon Watson | Idaho | SR | TE | 6 | 10 | 180 | 18.00 | 1 | 48 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Deondre Douglas | Troy | SO | WR | 8 | 16 | 169 | 10.56 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Tyrian Taylor | NMSU | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 166 | 27.67 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Josh Magee | USA | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 164 | 20.50 | 1 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | Shaedon Meadors | App St | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 161 | 14.64 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Maaseiah Francis | USA | SO | TE | 3 | 5 | 153 | 30.60 | 1 | 75 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Keith Rucker | Georgia St | SR | TE | 5 | 11 | 153 | 13.91 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Trent Cowan | Idaho | SR | TE | 7 | 11 | 153 | 13.91 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Alfonso Onunwor | Idaho | JR | WR | 7 | 15 | 153 | 10.20 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Xavier Brown | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 136 | 17.00 | 1 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Gerald Everett | USA | SR | TE | 9 | 15 | 135 | 9.00 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Glenn Smith | Georgia St | JR | RB | 9 | 10 | 133 | 13.30 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Ja'Marcus Bradley | La-Lafytte | FR | WR | 6 | 7 | 132 | 18.86 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Jacob Sannon | Idaho | JR | WR | 8 | 11 | 129 | 11.73 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Royce Caldwell | NMSU | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 128 | 32.00 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Kevin Kutchera | USA | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 128 | 16.00 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Callen Hightower | Idaho | SR | WR | 7 | 13 | 127 | 9.77 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Gregory Hogan | NMSU | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 120 | 15.00 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Ari Werts | Georgia St | SO | TE | 5 | 7 | 117 | 16.71 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Keenan Barnes | La-Lafytte | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 113 | 12.56 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Todd Boyd | Georgia St | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 111 | 12.33 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Myles Campbell | Ga South | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 109 | 13.63 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Jaquil Capel | App St | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 106 | 15.14 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Ike Lewis | App St | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 104 | 13.00 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Blake Mack | Ark St | JR | TE | 5 | 6 | 103 | 17.17 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Chris Murray | Ark St | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 101 | 12.63 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | OJ Clark | NMSU | FR | WR | 8 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Gabe Schrade | Texas St | JR | TE | 4 | 8 | 91 | 11.38 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Hiram Velez | Troy | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Cam Echols-Luper | Ark St | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Kendall Sanders | Ark St | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 78 | 8.67 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Jordan Chunn | Troy | JR | RB | 9 | 10 | 74 | 7.40 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Tevaris McCormick | Troy | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Ajalen Holley | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 73 | 6.64 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | RJ Turner | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Larry Rose III | NMSU | JR | RB | 6 | 7 | 71 | 10.14 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Elijah McGuire | La-Lafytte | SR | RB | 5 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 5 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Tyler Watts | Texas St | SO | WR | 3 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Eric Luna | Texas St | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Marcus Cox | App St | SR | RB | 5 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | Zy Letman | App St | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | John Johnson | Troy | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Jaleel Scott | NMSU | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Christian Booker | Ark St | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Receptions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Receptions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||