Receiving Yards Per Reception Single Season Leaders and Records

Minimum 100 receptions.
An asterisk (*) after a player's name indicates bowl stats are included.
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Leaders

  • Since 1956
  • Minimum 1.875 receptions per school game.
Leaders Table
Rk Player Avg Year School
1Brennan Marion*31.92007Tulsa
2Rich Kreitling29.91958Illinois
3Ernest Gray29.51977Memphis
4Stephen Hill*29.32011Georgia Tech
5Stephen Baker29.11985Fresno State
6Dwight Collins28.81980Pitt
7Doug Gabriel28.72001UCF
8Randy Jackson28.51989Rutgers
9Devin Smith*28.22014Ohio State
10Joe Burke28.11978Chattanooga
11Herkie Walls28.11982Texas
12Jeff Raikes27.91982Colorado State
13Larry Stokes27.91973Chattanooga
14Elmo Wright27.91968Houston
15Jay Kearney27.61993West Virginia
16Jim Smith27.61976Michigan
17Andre Davis27.51999Virginia Tech
18Jalen Robinette*27.42016Air Force
19Bob Bucola27.31973Pennsylvania
20Bryan Rowley27.21990Utah
21Wesley Walker27.11976California
22Mel Gray27.11969Missouri
23Mike Whitwell27.11981Texas A&M
24Jaylen Hall26.92020Western Michigan
25Willie Vaughn26.91987Kansas
26Tracy Dickson26.81974West Texas A&M
27Paul Smith26.71989Houston
28Mark Nichols26.71979San Jose State
29Mark Barousse26.51981McNeese State
30Roland Merritt26.31969Maryland
31Mike Pritchard26.21990Colorado
32Ron Peters26.21992Houston
33Pat Walker261979Miami (FL)
34Trea Shropshire*262021UAB
35Brennan Marion*25.92008Tulsa
36Lam Jones25.91977Texas
37Lavel Davis25.82020Virginia
38Tony Hunter25.61979Notre Dame
39Owen Spencer25.52009North Carolina State
40Calvin Phillips25.51988West Virginia
41Kent Layman25.41997Missouri
42Joe Chapman25.41964Idaho
43Terry Moss25.42006Ball State
44Kevin Coffey25.31998Virginia
45Willis Wright25.32012Florida International
46Derrick Lewis25.22000San Diego State
47Richard Agle25.21972Appalachian State
48Derek Holloway25.21982Arkansas
49Jack Morrison25.21968Pacific
50Jim O'Brien25.21968Cincinnati
51Gene Thomas25.11985Pacific
52Rob Rikard25.11979Boston College
53Demaryius Thomas*25.12009Georgia Tech
54Jamal Robinson*25.12012Louisiana
55Gene Washington25.11966Michigan State
56Lawrence Bady*252003Boise State
Hal Bedsole251962USC
58Dwight Counter*252003New Mexico
59Ronnie Kelley251984Tulsa
60Danny Knight251982Mississippi State
61Bob Milligan24.91969Yale
62Aaron Cephus24.92017Rice
63Freddy Weygand24.91984Auburn
64Geraud Sanders*24.92019Air Force
65Mack Hollins*24.82015North Carolina
66Emanuel Hall*24.82017Missouri
67T.Y. Hilton24.72008Florida International
68Archie Gray24.71973Wyoming
69Keith Gloster24.71986Temple
70Holden Smith24.71978California
71Melvin Bonner24.61991Baylor
72Mike Dennis24.61966Louisville
73Chris Henry*24.52003West Virginia
74Kelvin Kirk24.51975Dayton
75Frank Foreman24.41969Michigan State
76Henry Ellard24.41982Fresno State
77Tony Burks24.32006Mississippi State
78Brian Williams24.31989Houston
79Phillip Dorsett*24.22014Miami (FL)
80Buddy Dial24.21957Rice
81Kevin House24.21979Southern Illinois
82Phil McConkey24.21978Navy
83Duriel Harris24.21974New Mexico State
84Jester Weah*24.22016Pitt
Reggie Bynum24.21983Oregon State
86Kirk Gibson24.11977Michigan State
87Byron Pringle*24.12017Kansas State
88Mike Carroll24.11967New Mexico State
89Scott Wiley24.11976West Texas A&M
90Larry Hart24.11970Louisville
91Brandon Middleton24.12002Houston
92Marcus Robinson241996South Carolina
93Carlos Carson241977LSU
94Quincy Morgan241999Kansas State
95Shelton Gibson*242015West Virginia
96Xavier Ubosi*23.92018UAB
97Tyrese Chambers23.92021Florida International
98Wayne Smith23.91983Tulane
99Tyrone Davis23.81992Virginia
100Alexander Wright23.81989Auburn