2016 Independent Leaders Receiving - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equanimeous St. Brown | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 4 | 21 | 359 | 17.10 | 4 | 5.3 | 89.8 |
| 2 | Torii Hunter Jr. | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 3 | 15 | 207 | 13.80 | 1 | 5.0 | 69.0 |
| 3 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 4 | 18 | 265 | 14.72 | 1 | 4.5 | 66.3 |
| 4 | Adam Breneman | U Mass | JR | TE | 4 | 21 | 231 | 11.00 | 2 | 5.3 | 57.8 |
| 5 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 4 | 13 | 215 | 16.54 | 2 | 3.3 | 53.8 |
| 6 | Nick Kurtz | BYU | SR | WR | 5 | 18 | 205 | 11.39 | 1 | 3.6 | 41.0 |
| 7 | Kevin Stepherson | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 149 | 18.63 | 2 | 2.0 | 37.3 |
| 8 | Colby Pearson | BYU | SR | WR | 5 | 15 | 170 | 11.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 9 | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | JR | WR | 5 | 12 | 163 | 13.58 | 1 | 2.4 | 32.6 |
| 10 | Moroni Laulu-Pututau | BYU | SO | WR | 5 | 15 | 152 | 10.13 | 1 | 3.0 | 30.4 |
| 11 | Jalen Williams | U Mass | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 3 | 1.3 | 28.5 |
| 12 | Mitchell Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 5 | 14 | 112 | 8.00 | 1 | 2.8 | 22.4 |
| 13 | Bernard Davis | U Mass | SR | WR | 4 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 1 | 2.5 | 21.8 |
| 14 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 4 | 10 | 81 | 8.10 | 1 | 2.5 | 20.3 |
| 15 | Edgar Poe | Army | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 16 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.2 |
| 17 | Tanner Balderree | BYU | JR | TE | 5 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.4 |
| 18 | Christian Poe | Army | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.3 |
| 19 | Jeff Ejekam | Army | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 20 | Algernon Brown | BYU | SR | RB | 5 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.2 |
| 21 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 4 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.8 |
| 21 | Chase Claypool | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.8 |
| 21 | Joe Walker | Army | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 9.8 |
| 24 | Durham Smythe | Notre Dame | SR | TE | 4 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.5 |
| 24 | Dan Jonah | U Mass | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 26 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | FR | WR | 5 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.4 |
| 27 | Hunter Marshall | BYU | SO | TE | 5 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.0 |
| 28 | Shakur Nesmith | U Mass | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.3 |
| 28 | Tyler Campbell | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.3 |
| 30 | Kell Walker | Army | FR | RB | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 31 | Sadiq Palmer | U Mass | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 32 | Corey Holmes | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 32 | Quinten Parker | Army | SO | TE | 4 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 34 | Miles Boykin | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 35 | Elijah St. Hilaire | Army | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| 36 | Tarean Folston | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 37 | Brayden El-Bakri | BYU | SO | RB | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 38 | John Robinson-Woodgett | U Mass | SR | FB | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 38 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 40 | Sekai Lindsay | U Mass | SO | RB | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 40 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | SO | DL | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 42 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 43 | Jordan Asberry | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.