2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Receiving - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamir Tillman | Navy | SR | WR | 9 | 20 | 392 | 19.60 | 2 | 2.2 | 43.6 |
| 2 | Ventell Bryant | Temple | SO | WR | 9 | 41 | 720 | 17.56 | 4 | 4.6 | 80.0 |
| 3 | Phil Mayhue | Memphis | JR | WR | 8 | 25 | 433 | 17.32 | 2 | 3.1 | 54.1 |
| 4 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 9 | 22 | 376 | 17.09 | 2 | 2.4 | 41.8 |
| 5 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SO | WR | 8 | 17 | 281 | 16.53 | 4 | 2.1 | 35.1 |
| 6 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 8 | 57 | 878 | 15.40 | 9 | 7.1 | 109.8 |
| 7 | Josh Atkinson | Tulsa | SR | WR | 8 | 45 | 688 | 15.29 | 6 | 5.6 | 86.0 |
| 8 | Tre'Quan Smith | UCF | SO | WR | 8 | 40 | 601 | 15.03 | 3 | 5.0 | 75.1 |
| 8 | Jimmy Williams | ECU | SR | WR | 8 | 33 | 496 | 15.03 | 5 | 4.1 | 62.0 |
| 10 | Terren Encalade | Tulane | SO | WR | 8 | 17 | 248 | 14.59 | 2 | 2.1 | 31.0 |
| 11 | Deondre Farrier | ECU | FR | WR | 7 | 16 | 232 | 14.50 | 1 | 2.3 | 33.1 |
| 12 | Justin Hobbs | Tulsa | SO | WR | 8 | 29 | 416 | 14.34 | 2 | 3.6 | 52.0 |
| 13 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 9 | 23 | 329 | 14.30 | 6 | 2.6 | 36.6 |
| 14 | Keevan Lucas | Tulsa | SR | WR | 8 | 50 | 713 | 14.26 | 7 | 6.3 | 89.1 |
| 15 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 8 | 37 | 521 | 14.08 | 5 | 4.6 | 65.1 |
| 16 | Chance Allen | Houston | SR | WR | 8 | 45 | 623 | 13.84 | 5 | 5.6 | 77.9 |
| 17 | Courtland Sutton | SMU | SO | WR | 8 | 58 | 797 | 13.74 | 6 | 7.3 | 99.6 |
| 18 | Noel Thomas, Jr. | UConn | SR | WR | 8 | 67 | 878 | 13.10 | 3 | 8.4 | 109.8 |
| 19 | Daniel Montiel | Memphis | SR | TE | 8 | 19 | 236 | 12.42 | 2 | 2.4 | 29.5 |
| 20 | Steven Dunbar | Houston | JR | WR | 8 | 34 | 422 | 12.41 | 4 | 4.3 | 52.8 |
| 21 | Kahlil Lewis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 8 | 37 | 453 | 12.24 | 4 | 4.6 | 56.6 |
| 21 | Hergy Mayala | UConn | SO | WR | 6 | 17 | 208 | 12.24 | 0 | 2.8 | 34.7 |
| 23 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 8 | 36 | 437 | 12.14 | 6 | 4.5 | 54.6 |
| 24 | Xavier Castille | SMU | SO | WR | 8 | 28 | 339 | 12.11 | 1 | 3.5 | 42.4 |
| 25 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 7 | 72 | 848 | 11.78 | 2 | 10.3 | 121.1 |
| 26 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 8 | 18 | 207 | 11.50 | 2 | 2.3 | 25.9 |
| 27 | Brodrick Yancy | Temple | SO | WR | 7 | 15 | 168 | 11.20 | 0 | 2.1 | 24.0 |
| 28 | Zay Jones | ECU | SR | WR | 8 | 109 | 1188 | 10.90 | 7 | 13.6 | 148.5 |
| 29 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 8 | 48 | 518 | 10.79 | 2 | 6.0 | 64.8 |
| 30 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 8 | 33 | 355 | 10.76 | 2 | 4.1 | 44.4 |
| 31 | Darnell Mooney | Tulane | FR | WR | 8 | 18 | 191 | 10.61 | 1 | 2.3 | 23.9 |
| 32 | Tyler McCloskey | Houston | SR | TE | 8 | 16 | 167 | 10.44 | 3 | 2.0 | 20.9 |
| 33 | Taylor Oldham | UCF | SR | WR | 8 | 21 | 211 | 10.05 | 0 | 2.6 | 26.4 |
| 34 | Keenen Johnson | Tulsa | FR | ATH | 7 | 27 | 268 | 9.93 | 1 | 3.9 | 38.3 |
| 35 | Nate Cole | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 8 | 42 | 348 | 8.29 | 1 | 5.3 | 43.5 |
| 36 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 8 | 25 | 207 | 8.28 | 0 | 3.1 | 25.9 |
| 37 | Tony Pollard | Memphis | FR | WR | 8 | 18 | 128 | 7.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.0 |
| 38 | Dredrick Snelson | UCF | FR | WR | 7 | 14 | 92 | 6.57 | 2 | 2.0 | 13.1 |
| 39 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 7 | 18 | 114 | 6.33 | 0 | 2.6 | 16.3 |
| 40 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 8 | 17 | 76 | 4.47 | 1 | 2.1 | 9.5 |
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.