2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Receiving - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Williams | ECU | SR | WR | 3 | 10 | 282 | 28.20 | 2 | 3.3 | 94.0 |
| 2 | Chance Allen | Houston | SR | WR | 2 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 55.0 |
| 3 | Courtland Sutton | SMU | SO | WR | 2 | 11 | 225 | 20.45 | 1 | 5.5 | 112.5 |
| 4 | Rodney Adams | S Florida | SR | WR | 3 | 12 | 218 | 18.17 | 2 | 4.0 | 72.7 |
| 5 | Adonis Jennings | Temple | JR | WR | 2 | 10 | 177 | 17.70 | 2 | 5.0 | 88.5 |
| 6 | Steven Dunbar | Houston | JR | WR | 2 | 10 | 161 | 16.10 | 0 | 5.0 | 80.5 |
| 7 | Kahlil Lewis | Cincinnati | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 8 | Anthony Miller | Memphis | JR | WR | 2 | 15 | 225 | 15.00 | 1 | 7.5 | 112.5 |
| 9 | Hergy Mayala | UConn | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 88 | 14.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.3 |
| 10 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 145 | 14.50 | 1 | 3.3 | 48.3 |
| 11 | Tre'Quan Smith | UCF | SO | WR | 2 | 8 | 114 | 14.25 | 1 | 4.0 | 57.0 |
| 12 | Devin Gray | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 56.0 |
| 13 | Nate Cole | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 1 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 2 | 6.0 | 81.0 |
| 14 | Keith Kirkwood | Temple | JR | WR | 2 | 11 | 138 | 12.55 | 0 | 5.5 | 69.0 |
| 15 | James Proche | SMU | FR | WR | 2 | 12 | 150 | 12.50 | 0 | 6.0 | 75.0 |
| 16 | Justin Hobbs | Tulsa | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 |
| 16 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 18 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 2 | 12 | 130 | 10.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 65.0 |
| 19 | Phil Mayhue | Memphis | JR | WR | 2 | 10 | 103 | 10.30 | 1 | 5.0 | 51.5 |
| 20 | Tion Green | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 39.0 |
| 21 | Zay Jones | ECU | SR | WR | 3 | 39 | 378 | 9.69 | 0 | 13.0 | 126.0 |
| 22 | Noel Thomas, Jr. | UConn | SR | WR | 3 | 24 | 231 | 9.63 | 0 | 8.0 | 77.0 |
| 23 | Larry Dace III | Tulane | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 38.0 |
| 23 | Josh Atkinson | Tulsa | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 38.0 |
| 23 | Tyre McCants | S Florida | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 26 | Keevan Lucas | Tulsa | SR | WR | 1 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 53.0 |
| 27 | Quay Johnson | ECU | JR | WR | 3 | 22 | 178 | 8.09 | 0 | 7.3 | 59.3 |
| 28 | Taylor Oldham | UCF | SR | WR | 2 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 31.0 |
| 28 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.5 |
| 30 | Duke Catalon | Houston | SO | RB | 2 | 13 | 97 | 7.46 | 3 | 6.5 | 48.5 |
| 31 | Anthony Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 31 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 33 | Devin Anderson | ECU | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 11.7 |
| 34 | Jahad Thomas | Temple | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 20.0 |
| 35 | Xavier Castille | SMU | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 36 | Terren Encalade | Tulane | SO | WR | 1 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 19.0 |
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.