2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Receiving - From Own 40 to Opponent's 40 Yard Line through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zay Jones | ECU | SR | WR | 11 | 42 | 525 | 12.50 | 2 | 51 | 28 | 13 | 5 |
| 2 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 11 | 29 | 511 | 17.62 | 5 | 60 | 20 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 10 | 38 | 460 | 12.11 | 1 | 55 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | Keevan Lucas | Tulsa | SR | WR | 11 | 21 | 439 | 20.90 | 5 | 52 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| 5 | Noel Thomas, Jr. | UConn | SR | WR | 10 | 36 | 393 | 10.92 | 0 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | Ventell Bryant | Temple | SO | WR | 11 | 18 | 388 | 21.56 | 1 | 44 | 16 | 12 | 7 |
| 7 | Josh Atkinson | Tulsa | SR | WR | 10 | 20 | 375 | 18.75 | 2 | 56 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | Courtland Sutton | SMU | SO | WR | 10 | 20 | 347 | 17.35 | 2 | 54 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 9 | 22 | 340 | 15.45 | 0 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 4 |
| 10 | Chance Allen | Houston | SR | WR | 11 | 20 | 330 | 16.50 | 1 | 50 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
| 11 | Adonis Jennings | Temple | JR | WR | 7 | 11 | 303 | 27.55 | 4 | 58 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Phil Mayhue | Memphis | JR | WR | 10 | 15 | 291 | 19.40 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| 12 | Steven Dunbar | Houston | JR | WR | 12 | 21 | 291 | 13.86 | 0 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| 14 | Tre'Quan Smith | UCF | SO | WR | 11 | 18 | 289 | 16.06 | 2 | 55 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 15 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 12 | 23 | 273 | 11.87 | 1 | 49 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 16 | Jimmy Williams | ECU | SR | WR | 6 | 15 | 257 | 17.13 | 0 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 8 | 13 | 235 | 18.08 | 1 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 18 | Kahlil Lewis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 7 | 11 | 216 | 19.64 | 0 | 47 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 8 | 13 | 214 | 16.46 | 1 | 56 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 20 | Justin Hobbs | Tulsa | SO | WR | 11 | 15 | 204 | 13.60 | 0 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Jamir Tillman | Navy | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 175 | 15.91 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Deondre Farrier | ECU | FR | WR | 8 | 10 | 164 | 16.40 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 8 | 13 | 154 | 11.85 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Daniel Montiel | Memphis | SR | TE | 5 | 7 | 137 | 19.57 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Taylor Oldham | UCF | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 134 | 13.40 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 7 | 14 | 131 | 9.36 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Nate Cole | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 10 | 16 | 127 | 7.94 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Jordan Akins | UCF | SO | TE | 5 | 9 | 119 | 13.22 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 8 | 13 | 118 | 9.08 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SO | WR | 5 | 10 | 117 | 11.70 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 5 | 8 | 113 | 14.13 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Daniel Hurd | Memphis | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 111 | 15.86 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 32 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 7 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Terren Encalade | Tulane | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 110 | 12.22 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 6 | 9 | 109 | 12.11 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 36 | Brian Lemelle | UConn | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | Brodrick Yancy | Temple | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 4 | 4 | 102 | 25.50 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 8 | 9 | 100 | 11.11 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 99 | 11.00 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Keenen Johnson | Tulsa | FR | ATH | 7 | 11 | 99 | 9.00 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Xavier Castille | SMU | SO | WR | 6 | 11 | 97 | 8.82 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 44 | Mitchell Wilcox | S Florida | FR | TE | 2 | 3 | 84 | 28.00 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | Ryeshene Bronson | S Florida | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 5 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 46 | Larry Dace III | Tulane | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 79 | 11.29 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Calvin Cass Jr. | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | JR | SB | 3 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 50 | Kevin Thomas | SMU | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 67 | 9.57 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Receptions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Receptions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||