2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Receiving - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kahlil Lewis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 4 | 24 | 309 | 12.88 | 4 | 6.0 | 77.3 |
| 1 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 4 | 20 | 276 | 13.80 | 4 | 5.0 | 69.0 |
| 3 | Zay Jones | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 65 | 536 | 8.25 | 3 | 16.3 | 134.0 |
| 3 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 5 | 36 | 549 | 15.25 | 3 | 7.2 | 109.8 |
| 3 | Keevan Lucas | Tulsa | SR | WR | 4 | 29 | 359 | 12.38 | 3 | 7.3 | 89.8 |
| 3 | Jimmy Williams | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 21 | 348 | 16.57 | 3 | 5.3 | 87.0 |
| 3 | Terren Encalade | Tulane | SO | WR | 4 | 15 | 250 | 16.67 | 3 | 3.8 | 62.5 |
| 3 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 5 | 14 | 184 | 13.14 | 3 | 2.8 | 36.8 |
| 3 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | S Florida | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 118 | 14.75 | 3 | 1.6 | 23.6 |
| 3 | Jeremiah Gaines | SMU | SR | TE | 4 | 7 | 83 | 11.86 | 3 | 1.8 | 20.8 |
| 11 | Josh Atkinson | Tulsa | SR | WR | 4 | 23 | 352 | 15.30 | 2 | 5.8 | 88.0 |
| 11 | Ventell Bryant | Temple | SO | WR | 5 | 21 | 388 | 18.48 | 2 | 4.2 | 77.6 |
| 11 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 4 | 21 | 232 | 11.05 | 2 | 5.3 | 58.0 |
| 11 | Steven Dunbar | Houston | JR | WR | 4 | 20 | 226 | 11.30 | 2 | 5.0 | 56.5 |
| 11 | Darryl Bonner | Navy | JR | SB | 3 | 6 | 144 | 24.00 | 2 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 11 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 5 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 2 | 2.0 | 15.8 |
| 11 | Adrian Killins | UCF | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 2 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 18 | Noel Thomas, Jr. | UConn | SR | WR | 4 | 37 | 535 | 14.46 | 1 | 9.3 | 133.8 |
| 18 | Chance Allen | Houston | SR | WR | 4 | 22 | 307 | 13.95 | 1 | 5.5 | 76.8 |
| 18 | Tre'Quan Smith | UCF | SO | WR | 4 | 22 | 290 | 13.18 | 1 | 5.5 | 72.5 |
| 18 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 5 | 29 | 319 | 11.00 | 1 | 5.8 | 63.8 |
| 18 | Courtland Sutton | SMU | SO | WR | 4 | 21 | 249 | 11.86 | 1 | 5.3 | 62.3 |
| 18 | Jamir Tillman | Navy | SR | WR | 4 | 14 | 219 | 15.64 | 1 | 3.5 | 54.8 |
| 18 | Justin Hobbs | Tulsa | SO | WR | 4 | 15 | 205 | 13.67 | 1 | 3.8 | 51.3 |
| 18 | Deondre Farrier | ECU | FR | WR | 4 | 12 | 189 | 15.75 | 1 | 3.0 | 47.3 |
| 18 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 5 | 13 | 229 | 17.62 | 1 | 2.6 | 45.8 |
| 18 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 4 | 14 | 165 | 11.79 | 1 | 3.5 | 41.3 |
| 18 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 4 | 12 | 161 | 13.42 | 1 | 3.0 | 40.3 |
| 18 | Elkanah Dillon | S Florida | SO | TE | 3 | 3 | 85 | 28.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 28.3 |
| 18 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SO | WR | 5 | 11 | 130 | 11.82 | 1 | 2.2 | 26.0 |
| 18 | Jordan Akins | UCF | SO | TE | 4 | 8 | 102 | 12.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 25.5 |
| 18 | Mitchell Wilcox | S Florida | FR | TE | 5 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 1 | 1.2 | 25.4 |
| 18 | Daniel Hurd | Memphis | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 124 | 13.78 | 1 | 1.8 | 24.8 |
| 18 | Brandon Colon | Navy | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 93 | 31.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 23.3 |
| 18 | Dredrick Snelson | UCF | FR | WR | 3 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 1 | 2.3 | 23.0 |
| 18 | Tyraiq Beals | UConn | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 22.3 |
| 18 | Alex Honey | SMU | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 18.7 |
| 18 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 1 | 2.3 | 14.5 |
| 18 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | FR | RB | 5 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.6 |
| 18 | Alec Bloom | UConn | JR | TE | 4 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| 18 | Dillon Birden | Houston | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 18 | Tyler McCloskey | Houston | SR | TE | 4 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 18 | Adonis Jennings | Temple | JR | WR | 5 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 10.8 |
| 18 | Tyler Carmona | Navy | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Kedarian Jones | Memphis | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 6.7 |
| 18 | Kendall Ardoin | Tulane | SO | TE | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 18 | DJ Dowdy | Cincinnati | SR | TE | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 1 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 18 | D'Angelo Brewer | Tulsa | JR | RB | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 18 | Colin Thompson | Temple | SR | TE | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 1 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 18 | Romello Brooker | Houston | SO | TE | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 1.5 |