2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Receiving - On 3rd Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 12 | 27 | 419 | 15.52 | 5 | 59 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
| 2 | Courtland Sutton | SMU | SO | WR | 11 | 28 | 489 | 17.46 | 4 | 88 | 21 | 12 | 5 |
| 2 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 9 | 16 | 239 | 14.94 | 4 | 50 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Zay Jones | ECU | SR | WR | 12 | 39 | 617 | 15.82 | 3 | 77 | 29 | 15 | 6 |
| 4 | Josh Atkinson | Tulsa | SR | WR | 9 | 17 | 197 | 11.59 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Keevan Lucas | Tulsa | SR | WR | 8 | 15 | 171 | 11.40 | 3 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 9 | 14 | 293 | 20.93 | 2 | 56 | 13 | 11 | 3 |
| 7 | Jimmy Williams | ECU | SR | WR | 10 | 13 | 266 | 20.46 | 2 | 70 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Kahlil Lewis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 8 | 13 | 214 | 16.46 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Tre'Quan Smith | UCF | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 192 | 19.20 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Brodrick Yancy | Temple | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 108 | 15.43 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 6 | 8 | 83 | 10.38 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 11 | 32 | 398 | 12.44 | 1 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 3 |
| 13 | Chance Allen | Houston | SR | WR | 12 | 17 | 306 | 18.00 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| 13 | Phil Mayhue | Memphis | JR | WR | 8 | 14 | 184 | 13.14 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Jamir Tillman | Navy | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 178 | 19.78 | 1 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Xavier Castille | SMU | SO | WR | 8 | 16 | 178 | 11.13 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 6 | 9 | 106 | 11.78 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Jordan Akins | UCF | SO | TE | 3 | 3 | 97 | 32.33 | 1 | 71 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Keenen Johnson | Tulsa | FR | ATH | 5 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Taylor Oldham | UCF | SR | WR | 7 | 7 | 90 | 12.86 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 89 | 9.89 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Tyler McCloskey | Houston | SR | TE | 5 | 7 | 71 | 10.14 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 6 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | JR | SB | 3 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Daniel Montiel | Memphis | SR | TE | 4 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Mitchell Wilcox | S Florida | FR | TE | 4 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Kendall Ardoin | Tulane | SO | TE | 2 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Doroland Dorceus | Memphis | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Roderick Proctor | Memphis | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Kedarian Jones | Memphis | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DJ Dowdy | Cincinnati | SR | TE | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Chris Barr | S Florida | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Chris Minter | Tulsa | SO | TE | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Dredrick Snelson | UCF | FR | WR | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Tyler Carmona | Navy | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Noel Thomas, Jr. | UConn | SR | WR | 9 | 20 | 284 | 14.20 | 0 | 49 | 17 | 10 | 2 |
| 41 | Ventell Bryant | Temple | SO | WR | 8 | 20 | 267 | 13.35 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 41 | Steven Dunbar | Houston | JR | WR | 10 | 17 | 241 | 14.18 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 41 | Nate Cole | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 12 | 19 | 189 | 9.95 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 41 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 184 | 16.73 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 41 | Justin Hobbs | Tulsa | SO | WR | 8 | 14 | 172 | 12.29 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SO | WR | 8 | 12 | 139 | 11.58 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Adonis Jennings | Temple | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 113 | 14.13 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Terren Encalade | Tulane | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 97 | 10.78 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 6 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Receptions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Receptions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||