2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Receiving - On 2nd Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zay Jones | ECU | SR | WR | 10 | 50 | 473 | 9.46 | 2 | 43 | 27 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Noel Thomas, Jr. | UConn | SR | WR | 12 | 39 | 440 | 11.28 | 3 | 62 | 22 | 9 | 5 |
| 3 | Josh Atkinson | Tulsa | SR | WR | 11 | 30 | 412 | 13.73 | 2 | 56 | 21 | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 12 | 28 | 247 | 8.82 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 13 | 27 | 338 | 12.52 | 2 | 60 | 15 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | Keevan Lucas | Tulsa | SR | WR | 12 | 26 | 356 | 13.69 | 4 | 52 | 18 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 11 | 26 | 344 | 13.23 | 2 | 61 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 9 | 23 | 164 | 7.13 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 8 | 21 | 225 | 10.71 | 2 | 75 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Nate Cole | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 11 | 21 | 188 | 8.95 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Justin Hobbs | Tulsa | SO | WR | 11 | 19 | 219 | 11.53 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 11 | 18 | 219 | 12.17 | 1 | 54 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Tre'Quan Smith | UCF | SO | WR | 8 | 18 | 215 | 11.94 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 8 | 18 | 110 | 6.11 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Courtland Sutton | SMU | SO | WR | 8 | 17 | 271 | 15.94 | 2 | 54 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 15 | Steven Dunbar | Houston | JR | WR | 8 | 17 | 174 | 10.24 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Kahlil Lewis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 7 | 17 | 133 | 7.82 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Ventell Bryant | Temple | SO | WR | 9 | 15 | 235 | 15.67 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 18 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 10 | 15 | 194 | 12.93 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Chance Allen | Houston | SR | WR | 7 | 15 | 181 | 12.07 | 2 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Xavier Castille | SMU | SO | WR | 7 | 15 | 148 | 9.87 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Terren Encalade | Tulane | SO | WR | 8 | 14 | 211 | 15.07 | 3 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 23 | Jimmy Williams | ECU | SR | WR | 7 | 13 | 212 | 16.31 | 3 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 23 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 7 | 13 | 179 | 13.77 | 4 | 61 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 8 | 13 | 148 | 11.38 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Taylor Oldham | UCF | SR | WR | 7 | 13 | 122 | 9.38 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Adonis Jennings | Temple | JR | WR | 6 | 12 | 201 | 16.75 | 2 | 58 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 27 | Keenen Johnson | Tulsa | FR | ATH | 5 | 12 | 115 | 9.58 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Brodrick Yancy | Temple | SO | WR | 5 | 11 | 140 | 12.73 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | Daniel Montiel | Memphis | SR | TE | 6 | 11 | 123 | 11.18 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Jamir Tillman | Navy | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 108 | 9.82 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Deondre Farrier | ECU | FR | WR | 6 | 10 | 136 | 13.60 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 7 | 10 | 96 | 9.60 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 8 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 66 | 7.33 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 5 | 8 | 127 | 15.88 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 37 | Darnell Mooney | Tulane | FR | WR | 5 | 8 | 102 | 12.75 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Larry Dace III | Tulane | SR | WR | 3 | 8 | 96 | 12.00 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 7 | 8 | 61 | 7.63 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Phil Mayhue | Memphis | JR | WR | 7 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 2 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 41 | Isaiah Johnson | Houston | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 100 | 14.29 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 5 | 7 | 94 | 13.43 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Tyler McCloskey | Houston | SR | TE | 5 | 7 | 66 | 9.43 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Braeden West | SMU | SO | RB | 6 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 47 | Hergy Mayala | UConn | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | Dredrick Snelson | UCF | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Receptions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Receptions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||