2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Receiving - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terren Encalade | Tulane | SO | WR | 9 | 14 | 175 | 12.50 | 3 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Courtland Sutton | SMU | SO | WR | 7 | 26 | 326 | 12.54 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | Nate Cole | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 7 | 25 | 219 | 8.76 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 6 | 15 | 158 | 10.53 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 126 | 15.75 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Jamir Tillman | Navy | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 118 | 11.80 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Kahlil Lewis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 103 | 10.30 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Noel Thomas, Jr. | UConn | SR | WR | 8 | 29 | 344 | 11.86 | 1 | 49 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | Keevan Lucas | Tulsa | SR | WR | 6 | 19 | 269 | 14.16 | 1 | 74 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 8 | 15 | 258 | 17.20 | 1 | 61 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 6 | 16 | 255 | 15.94 | 1 | 55 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Josh Atkinson | Tulsa | SR | WR | 4 | 15 | 174 | 11.60 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Tre'Quan Smith | UCF | SO | WR | 5 | 12 | 146 | 12.17 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Xavier Castille | SMU | SO | WR | 4 | 9 | 111 | 12.33 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Adonis Jennings | Temple | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 109 | 36.33 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Daniel Montiel | Memphis | SR | TE | 1 | 9 | 88 | 9.78 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 5 | 14 | 84 | 6.00 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | S Florida | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Chance Allen | Houston | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Kendall Ardoin | Tulane | SO | TE | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Dillon Birden | Houston | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jeremiah Gaines | SMU | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | DJ Dowdy | Cincinnati | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Daniel Hurd | Memphis | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Colin Thompson | Temple | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Steven Dunbar | Houston | JR | WR | 4 | 16 | 213 | 13.31 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 32 | Ventell Bryant | Temple | SO | WR | 5 | 9 | 160 | 17.78 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 32 | Justin Hobbs | Tulsa | SO | WR | 5 | 12 | 150 | 12.50 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 3 | 14 | 122 | 8.71 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Zay Jones | ECU | SR | WR | 6 | 19 | 117 | 6.16 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Phil Mayhue | Memphis | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 110 | 15.71 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 32 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 102 | 11.33 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 97 | 12.13 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Keenen Johnson | Tulsa | FR | ATH | 2 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Taylor Oldham | UCF | SR | WR | 4 | 10 | 88 | 8.80 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Jordan Akins | UCF | SO | TE | 2 | 2 | 76 | 38.00 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Cam Stewart | UCF | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 69 | 11.50 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Romond Deloatch | Temple | SR | TE | 1 | 1 | 67 | 67.00 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | JR | SB | 3 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Deondre Farrier | ECU | FR | WR | 3 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Josh Rounds | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 4 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Avery Johnson | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Hergy Mayala | UConn | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Receptions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Receptions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||