2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Receiving - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royce Caldwell | NMSU | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 186 | 26.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 62.0 |
| 2 | Kevin Kutchera | USA | SR | WR | 4 | 13 | 260 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 65.0 |
| 3 | RJ Turner | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 3 | 12 | 239 | 19.92 | 1 | 4.0 | 79.7 |
| 4 | Tyrian Taylor | NMSU | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 178 | 19.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.5 |
| 5 | Marcus Green | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 138 | 19.71 | 2 | 2.3 | 46.0 |
| 6 | Cam Echols-Luper | Ark St | JR | WR | 4 | 11 | 211 | 19.18 | 1 | 2.8 | 52.8 |
| 7 | Glenn Smith | Georgia St | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 165 | 18.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.0 |
| 8 | Ja'Marcus Bradley | La-Lafytte | FR | WR | 4 | 11 | 200 | 18.18 | 1 | 2.8 | 50.0 |
| 9 | Blake Mack | Ark St | JR | TE | 4 | 20 | 360 | 18.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 90.0 |
| 10 | Barrett Burns | App St | SR | TE | 4 | 8 | 128 | 16.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 11 | Izaiah Lottie | NMSU | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 122 | 15.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 30.5 |
| 12 | Deon Watson | Idaho | SR | TE | 4 | 14 | 212 | 15.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 53.0 |
| 13 | Al Riles | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 4 | 18 | 264 | 14.67 | 1 | 4.5 | 66.0 |
| 14 | Elijah King | Texas St | JR | WR | 3 | 11 | 160 | 14.55 | 2 | 3.7 | 53.3 |
| 15 | BJ Johnson III | Ga South | SR | WR | 4 | 11 | 159 | 14.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 39.8 |
| 16 | Gerald Everett | USA | SR | TE | 4 | 21 | 290 | 13.81 | 2 | 5.3 | 72.5 |
| 17 | Keenan Barnes | La-Lafytte | SO | WR | 4 | 10 | 133 | 13.30 | 3 | 2.5 | 33.3 |
| 18 | Xavier Brown | La-Monroe | SO | WR | 3 | 9 | 111 | 12.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 37.0 |
| 19 | Robert Davis | Georgia St | SR | WR | 3 | 19 | 233 | 12.26 | 1 | 6.3 | 77.7 |
| 20 | Jaquil Capel | App St | SR | WR | 3 | 8 | 98 | 12.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 32.7 |
| 21 | Trent Cowan | Idaho | SR | TE | 4 | 10 | 113 | 11.30 | 1 | 2.5 | 28.3 |
| 22 | Jaleel Scott | NMSU | JR | WR | 4 | 9 | 101 | 11.22 | 1 | 2.3 | 25.3 |
| 23 | Josh Magee | USA | SR | WR | 4 | 16 | 176 | 11.00 | 1 | 4.0 | 44.0 |
| 24 | Deondre Douglas | Troy | SO | WR | 4 | 25 | 273 | 10.92 | 3 | 6.3 | 68.3 |
| 25 | Jacob Sannon | Idaho | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 87 | 10.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.8 |
| 26 | Gabe Schrade | Texas St | JR | TE | 3 | 8 | 84 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 28.0 |
| 27 | Callen Hightower | Idaho | SR | WR | 4 | 12 | 120 | 10.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 28 | Gregory Hogan | NMSU | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 2 | 2.0 | 19.5 |
| 29 | Tyrone Williams | USA | SR | WR | 4 | 13 | 126 | 9.69 | 1 | 3.3 | 31.5 |
| 30 | Emanuel Thompson | Troy | JR | WR | 4 | 24 | 219 | 9.13 | 3 | 6.0 | 54.8 |
| 31 | Alfonso Onunwor | Idaho | JR | WR | 4 | 12 | 109 | 9.08 | 0 | 3.0 | 27.3 |
| 32 | OJ Clark | NMSU | FR | WR | 4 | 18 | 155 | 8.61 | 0 | 4.5 | 38.8 |
| 33 | Ajalen Holley | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 3 | 10 | 81 | 8.10 | 0 | 3.3 | 27.0 |
| 34 | Tyler Watts | Texas St | SO | WR | 3 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 1 | 3.3 | 26.3 |
| 35 | Eric Luna | Texas St | JR | WR | 3 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 1 | 4.0 | 31.0 |
| 36 | Elijah McGuire | La-Lafytte | SR | RB | 4 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 37 | Keith Rucker | Georgia St | SR | TE | 3 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.7 |
| 38 | Ben Luckett | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 39 | Deltron Hopkins | App St | SO | WR | 4 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 1 | 3.5 | 22.0 |
| 40 | Stedman Mayberry | Texas St | SO | RB | 3 | 12 | 71 | 5.92 | 0 | 4.0 | 23.7 |
| 41 | Todd Boyd | Georgia St | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.7 |
| 42 | L.G. Williams | Texas St | FR | QB | 3 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 43 | Xavier Johnson | USA | JR | RB | 4 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 2.0 receptions per game played.