2021 Independent Leaders Receiving - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puka Nacua | BYU | SO | WR | 3 | 12 | 267 | 22.25 | 1 | 4.0 | 89.0 |
| 2 | Shedro Louis | Liberty | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 3 | Isaiah Alston | Army | SO | WR | 1 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 2 | 6.0 | 107.0 |
| 4 | Kevin Austin Jr. | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 2 | 7 | 122 | 17.43 | 1 | 3.5 | 61.0 |
| 5 | Jermaine Johnson, Jr. | U Mass | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 6 | Kevin Shaa | Liberty | SR | WR | 2 | 6 | 102 | 17.00 | 2 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Styles | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 2 | 9 | 150 | 16.67 | 1 | 4.5 | 75.0 |
| 8 | Chris Tyree | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 2 | 8 | 123 | 15.38 | 1 | 4.0 | 61.5 |
| 9 | Jared Wyatt | NMSU | SR | WR | 4 | 11 | 156 | 14.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 39.0 |
| 10 | Josiah Johnson | U Mass | SO | TE | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 11 | Gunner Romney | BYU | JR | WR | 3 | 11 | 136 | 12.36 | 1 | 3.7 | 45.3 |
| 12 | Isaac Rex | BYU | FR | TE | 3 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 1 | 2.3 | 28.7 |
| 13 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | FR | WR | 2 | 8 | 90 | 11.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 45.0 |
| 14 | Michael Mayer | Notre Dame | SO | TE | 2 | 15 | 165 | 11.00 | 2 | 7.5 | 82.5 |
| 14 | Braden Lenzy | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 2 | 11 | 121 | 11.00 | 1 | 5.5 | 60.5 |
| 14 | Tyrell Robinson | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 33.0 |
| 17 | Andre Bodison | NMSU | SR | WR | 3 | 9 | 98 | 10.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 32.7 |
| 18 | Keelan Marion | UConn | FR | WR | 2 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 27.0 |
| 19 | Aaron Turner | UConn | FR | WR | 2 | 7 | 66 | 9.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 33.0 |
| 20 | Cole Harrity | NMSU | SO | WR | 3 | 17 | 151 | 8.88 | 0 | 5.7 | 50.3 |
| 21 | Neil Pau'u | BYU | JR | WR | 3 | 12 | 106 | 8.83 | 1 | 4.0 | 35.3 |
| 22 | Terrell Warner | NMSU | JR | WR | 4 | 19 | 161 | 8.47 | 0 | 4.8 | 40.3 |
| 23 | Brian Brewton | UConn | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.5 |
| 24 | Jay Rose | UConn | SR | TE | 2 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 18.5 |
| 25 | Tyler Allgeier | BYU | SO | RB | 3 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 13.3 |
| 26 | Kay'Ron Adams | U Mass | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 14.0 |
| 27 | Juwaun Price | NMSU | FR | RB | 4 | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 0 | 2.8 | 9.0 |
| 28 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
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.