2016 Independent Leaders Receiving - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jalen Williams | U Mass | SR | WR | 10 | 26 | 502 | 19.31 | 6 | 2.6 | 50.2 |
| 2 | Kevin Stepherson | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 12 | 25 | 462 | 18.48 | 5 | 2.1 | 38.5 |
| 3 | Equanimeous St. Brown | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 12 | 58 | 961 | 16.57 | 9 | 4.8 | 80.1 |
| 4 | Torii Hunter Jr. | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 9 | 38 | 521 | 13.71 | 3 | 4.2 | 57.9 |
| 5 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 11 | 54 | 678 | 12.56 | 6 | 4.9 | 61.6 |
| 6 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 12 | 24 | 293 | 12.21 | 2 | 2.0 | 24.4 |
| 7 | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | JR | WR | 12 | 25 | 301 | 12.04 | 1 | 2.1 | 25.1 |
| 8 | Adam Breneman | U Mass | JR | TE | 11 | 62 | 670 | 10.81 | 6 | 5.6 | 60.9 |
| 9 | Nick Kurtz | BYU | SR | WR | 12 | 44 | 472 | 10.73 | 1 | 3.7 | 39.3 |
| 10 | Moroni Laulu-Pututau | BYU | SO | WR | 12 | 26 | 268 | 10.31 | 2 | 2.2 | 22.3 |
| 11 | Colby Pearson | BYU | SR | WR | 12 | 34 | 333 | 9.79 | 3 | 2.8 | 27.8 |
| 12 | Mitchell Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 12 | 28 | 251 | 8.96 | 2 | 2.3 | 20.9 |
| 13 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 11 | 25 | 144 | 5.76 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.1 |
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.