2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Receiving - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tre'Quan Smith | UCF | SO | WR | 3 | 10 | 286 | 28.60 | 3 | 3.3 | 95.3 |
| 1 | Jimmy Williams | ECU | SR | WR | 3 | 9 | 268 | 29.78 | 3 | 3.0 | 89.3 |
| 1 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 2 | 13 | 97 | 7.46 | 3 | 6.5 | 48.5 |
| 4 | Courtland Sutton | SMU | SO | WR | 2 | 17 | 295 | 17.35 | 2 | 8.5 | 147.5 |
| 4 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 2 | 9 | 115 | 12.78 | 2 | 4.5 | 57.5 |
| 4 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 2 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 2 | 3.0 | 18.0 |
| 7 | Zay Jones | ECU | SR | WR | 3 | 35 | 321 | 9.17 | 1 | 11.7 | 107.0 |
| 7 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 2 | 11 | 154 | 14.00 | 1 | 5.5 | 77.0 |
| 7 | Daniel Montiel | Memphis | SR | TE | 2 | 12 | 129 | 10.75 | 1 | 6.0 | 64.5 |
| 7 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 127 | 42.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 63.5 |
| 7 | Chance Allen | Houston | SR | WR | 2 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 55.0 |
| 7 | Kahlil Lewis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 2 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 1 | 3.5 | 51.0 |
| 7 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 48.5 |
| 7 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 26.5 |
| 7 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | JR | SB | 2 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 25.0 |
| 7 | Alec Bloom | UConn | JR | TE | 2 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 1 | 2.5 | 19.5 |
| 7 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | S Florida | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 13.5 |
| 7 | Jeremiah Gaines | SMU | SR | TE | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Daniel Hurd | Memphis | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Tyler McCloskey | Houston | SR | TE | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 7 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 7 | Colin Thompson | Temple | SR | TE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |