List of NCAA major college football yearly receiving leaders

Bert Baston, the sport's first great pass catching end.

The list of college football yearly receiving leaders identifies the major college receiving leaders for each season from 1937 to the present. It includes yearly leaders in three statistical categories: (1) receptions, (2) receiving yardage; (3) yards per reception; and (4) receiving touchdowns.

Eleven players have led the NCAA in one or more of these categories in multiple seasons. They are: Reid Moseley of Georgia (1944–1945); Hugh Campbell of Washington State (1960–1961); Vern Burke of Oregon State (1962–1963); Howard Twilley of Tulsa (1964–1965); Ron Sellers of Florida State (1967–1968); Jerry Hendren of Idaho (1968–1969); Mike Siani of Villanova (1970–1971); Steve Largent of Tulsa (1974–1975); Jason Phillips of Houston (1987–1988); Alex Van Dyke of Nevada (1994–1995); and Brennan Marion of Tulsa (2007–2008).

Since 1937, the NCAA record for receiving yards in a single season has been set or broken nine times as follows: Jim Benton of Arkansas in 1937 (814 yards); Hank Stanton of Arizona in 1941 (820 yards); Ed Barker of Washington State 1951 (864 yards); Hugh Campbell of Washington State in 1960 (881 yards); Vern Burke of Oregon State in 1962 (1,007 yards); Fred Biletnikoff of Florida State in 1964 (1,179 yards); Howard Twilley of Tulsa in 1965 (1,779 yards); Alex Van Dyke of Nevada in 1995 (1,854 yards); and Trevor Insley of Nevada in 1999 (2,060 yards).

During that same time, the record for receptions in a single season has been set or broken 13 times as follows: Jim Benton of Arkansas in 1937 (48); Hank Stanton of Arizona in 1941 (50); Barney Poole of Ole Miss in 1947 (52); Ed Brown of Fordham in 1952 (57); Dave Hibbert of Arizona in 1958 (61); Hugh Campbell of Washington State in 1962 (69); Larry Elkins of Baylor in 1963 (70); Howard Twilley of Tulsa in 1964 (95) and 1965 (134); Manny Hazard of Houston in 1989 (142); Freddie Barnes of Bowling Green in 2009 (155); and Zay Jones of East Carolina in 2016 (158).

Leading programs

Michael Crabtree

Programs with multiple receiving leaders (at least three different individuals, in any of the four categories) include:

Receiving leaders from 1937

Year Name Rec Name Rec Yds Name Yds/Rec Name Rec TD
1937 Jim Benton
(Arkansas)		 48[1][2] Jim Benton 814[2] Walter Nelson
(Michigan State)		 21.6
1938 Sam Boyd
(Baylor)		 32[3] Sam Boyd 537[3] Elmer Tarbox
(Texas Tech)		 21.4[3]
1939 Ken Kavanaugh
(LSU)		 30[3] Ken Kavanaugh 467[3] Earle Clark
(Texas Tech)		 17.3[3]
1940 Eddie Bryant
(Virginia)		 30[4] Don Vosberg
(Marquette)		 526[4] Don Vosberg 21.9[4]
1941 Hank Stanton
(Arizona)		 50[4] Hank Stanton 820[4] Lenny Krouse
(Penn State)		 16.8[4]
1942 Bill Rogers
(Texas A&M)		 39[5] Harding Miller
(SMU)		 531[5] George Poschner
(Georgia)		 20.5[5]
1943 Neill Armstrong
(Oklahoma A&M)		 39[6] Marion Flanagan
(Texas A&M)		 403[6] Marion Flanagan
Billy Collins
(VMI)		 17.5[6]
1944 Reid Moseley
(Georgia)		 32[7] Reid Moseley 506[7] Cecil Hankins
(Oklahoma State)		 24.9[7]
1945 Reid Moseley
(Georgia)
Gene Wilson
(SMU)
Steve Contos
(Michigan State)		 31[8] Reid Moseley 662[8] Reid Moseley 21.4[8]
1946 Neill Armstrong
(Oklahoma State)
James Montgomery
(Arizona State)		 32[9] Broughton Williams
(Florida)		 490[9] Broughton Williams 16.9[9]
1947 Barney Poole
(Ole Miss)		 52[10] John Smith
(Arizona)		 568[10] John Smith 18.3[10]
1948 Red O'Quinn
(Wake Forest)		 39[11] Red O'Quinn 605[11] Dick Wilkins
(Oregon)		 19.3[11]
1949 Art Weiner
(North Carolina)		 52[12] Vito Ragazzo
(William & Mary)		 793[12] Vito Ragazzo 18.0[12]
1950 Gordon Cooper
(Denver)		 46[13] Bucky Curtis
(Vanderbilt)		 791[14] Bucky Curtis 29.3[15]
1951 Dewey McConnell
(Wyoming)		 47[16] Ed Barker
(Washington State)		 864[16] Ed Barker 18.8[16]
1952 Ed Brown
(Fordham)		 57[17] Ed Brown 774[17] Jimmy Byron
(VMI)		 18.9[17]
1953 Johnny Carson
(Georgia)
Ken Buck
(Pacific)
Sam Morley
(Stanford)		 45[18] Johnny Carson 663[18] Dave McLaughlin
(Dartmouth)		 19.1[18]
1954 Jim Hanifan
(California)		 45[19] John Stewart
(Stanford)		 577[19] Andrew Nacrelli
(Fordham)		 19.7[19]
1955 Hank Burnine
(Missouri)		 44[20][21] Hank Burnine 594[21] Jimmy Orr
(Georgia)		 18.5[21]
1956[22] Art Powell
(San Jose State)		 40 Bill Steiger
(Washington State)		 607 Jim Morse
(Notre Dame)		 22.1 3-way tie 6
1957[23] Stuart Vaughan
(Utah)		 53 Stuart Vaughan 756 Buddy Dial
(Rice)		 24.2 Jack Fanning
(Washington State)		 9
1958[24] Dave Hibbert
(Arizona)		 61 Rich Kreitling
(Illinois)		 688 Rich Kreitling 29.9 Bob Simms
(Rutgers)		 9
1959[25] Chris Burford
(Stanford)		 61 Chris Burford
(Pacific)		 757 Bake Turner
(Texas Tech)		 20.2 Paul Maguire
(The Citadel)		 10
1960[26] Hugh Campbell
(Washington State)		 66 Hugh Campbell 881[27] Chuck Bryant
Ohio State		 19.8 Hugh Campbell 10
1961[28] Hugh Campbell
(Washington State)		 53 Pat Richter
(Wisconsin)		 817 Jim Stewart
Navy		 21.7 Larry Vargo
(Detroit)
Pat Richter		 8
1962[29] Vern Burke
(Oregon State)		 69 Vern Burke 1007 Hal Bedsole
(USC)		 25.1 Hal Bedsole 11
1963[30] Larry Elkins
(Baylor)		 70 Larry Elkins 873 Paul Krause
(Iowa)		 23.3 Vern Burke
(Oregon State)
Bob Long
(Wichita State)		 9
1964[31] Howard Twilley
(Tulsa)		 95 Fred Biletnikoff
(Florida State)		 1179 Joe Chapman
(Idaho)		 25.4 Fred Biletnikoff 15
1965[32] Howard Twilley
(Tulsa)		 134 Howard Twilley 1779 Larry Seiple
(Kentucky)		 23.5 Howard Twilley 16
1966[33] Glenn Meltzer
(Wichita State)		 91 John Love
(North Texas)		 1130 Gene Washington
(Michigan State)		 25.1 Ken Hebert
(Houston)		 11
1967[34] Bob Goodridge
(Vanderbilt)		 79 Ron Sellers
(Florida State)		 1228 Mike Carroll
(New Mexico State)		 24.1 Ronnie Shanklin
(North Texas)		 13
1968[35] Ron Sellers
(Florida State)
Jerry Hendren
(Idaho)		 86 Ron Sellers
(Florida State)		 1496 Elmo Wright
(Houston)		 27.9 Jerry Hendren
(Idaho)		 14
1969[36] Jerry Hendren
(Idaho)		 95 Jerry Hendren 1452 Mel Gray
(Missouri)		 27.1 Tom Reynolds
(San Diego State)		 18
1970[37] Mike Mikolayunas
(Davidson)		 87 Mike Siani
(Villanova)		 1328 Larry Hart
(Louisville)		 24.1 Ernie Jennings
(Air Force)		 17
1971[38] Tom Reynolds
(San Diego State)		 67 Brian Baima
(The Citadel)		 1230 Tom Scott
(Washington)		 23.4 Mike Siani
(Villanova)		 14
1972[39] Tom Forzani
(Utah State)		 85 Barry Smith
(Florida State)		 1243 Richard Agle
(Appalachian State)		 25.2 Barry Smith
Steve Sweeney
(California)		 13
1973[40] Jay Miller
(BYU)		 100 Jay Miller 1181 Larry Stokes
(Chattanooga)		 27.9 Keith Denson
(San Diego State)		 11
1974[41] Dwight McDonald
(San Diego State)		 86 Willie Miller
(Colorado State)		 1193 Tracy Dickson
(West Texas A&M)		 26.8 Steve Largent
(Tulsa)		 14
1975[42] Dave Quehl
(Holy Cross)		 63 Steve Largent
(Tulsa)		 1000 Kelvin Kirk
(Dayton)		 24.5 Steve Largent 14
1976[43] Billy Ryckman
(Louisiana Tech)		 77 Billy Ryckman 1382 Jim Smith
(Michigan)		 27.5 4-way tie 10
1977[44] Wayne Tolleson
(Western Carolina)		 73 Rod Foppe
(Louisiana Tech)		 1274 Ernest Gray
(Memphis)		 29.5 3-way tie 12
1978[45] Rick Beasley
(Appalachian State)		 74 Rick Beasley 1205 Mark Nichols
(San Jose State)		 26.7 3-way tie 11
1979[46] Dave Petzke
(Northern Illinois)		 91 Dave Petzke 1215 Joe Burke
(Chattanooga)		 28.1 Gerald Lucear
(Temple)		 13
1980[47] Dave Young
(Purdue)		 70 Rainey Meszaros
(Pacific)		 1062 Dwight Collins
(Pittsburgh)		 27.6 Clay Brown
(BYU)		 15
1981[48] Tim Kearse
(San Jose State)		 71 Jim Sandusky
(UNLV)		 1346 Mike Whitwell
(Texas A&M)		 27.1 Julius Dawkins
(Pittsburgh)		 16
1982[49] Mike Martin
(Illinois)		 69 Henry Ellard
(Fresno State)		 1510 Herkie Walls
(Texas)		 28.1 Henry Ellard 15
1983[50] Keith Edwards
(Vanderbilt)		 97 Jim Sandusky
(San Diego State)		 1171 Reggie Bynum
(Oregon State)		 24.2 Kirk Pendleton
(BYU)		 11
1984[51] David Williams
(Illinois)		 101 David Williams 1278 Ronnie Kelley
(Tulsa)		 25.0 Doug Allen
(Arizona State)		 14
1985[52] Rodney Carter
(Purdue)		 98 Marc Zeno
(Tulane)		 1137 Stephen Baker
(Fresno State)		 29.1 Mark Bellini
(BYU)		 14
1986[53] Mark Templeton
(Long Beach State)		 99 Wendell Davis
(LSU)		 1244 Keith Gloster
(Temple)		 24.7 Andy Schillinger
(Miami [OH])		 12
1987[54] Jason Phillips
(Houston)		 99 Ernie Jones
(Indiana)		 1265 Willie Vaughn
(Kansas)		 26.9 Tommy Kane
(Syracuse)		 14
1988[55] Jason Phillips
(Houston)		 108 Jason Phillips 1444 Calvin Phillips
(West Virginia)		 25.5 Jason Phillips 15
1989[56] Manny Hazard
(Houston)		 142 Manny Hazard 1689 Randy Jackson
(Rutgers)		 28.5 Manny Hazard 22
1990[57] Eric Morgan
(New Mexico)		 80 Patrick Rowe
(San Diego State)		 1392 Bryan Rowley
(Utah)		 27.2 Tracey Jenkins
(Utah State)
Daryl Hobbs
(Pacific)		 14
1991[58] Fred Gilbert
(Houston)		 106 Aaron Turner
(Pacific)		 1604 Melvin Bonner
(Baylor)		 24.6 Desmond Howard
(Michigan)		 19
1992[59] Sherman Smith
(Houston)		 103 Ryan Yarborough
(Wyoming)		 1351 Ron Peters
(Houston)		 26.2 Sean Dawkins
(California)		 14
1993[60] Chris Penn
(Tulsa)		 105 Chris Penn 1578 Jay Kearney
(West Virginia)		 25.9 Bryan Reeves
(Nevada)
J. J. Stokes
(UCLA)		 17
1994[61] Alex Van Dyke
(Nevada)		 98 Marcus Harris
(Wyoming)		 1431 Jimmy Oliver
(TCU)		 23.8 Jack Jackson
(Florida)		 15
1995[62] Alex Van Dyke
(Nevada)		 129 Alex Van Dyke 1854 Terry Glenn[63]
(Ohio State)		 22.0 Terry Glenn
Chris Doering (Florida)		 17
1996[64] Damond Wilkins
(Nevada)		 114 Marcus Harris[63]
(Wyoming)		 1650 Marcus Robinson
(South Carolina)		 24.0 Reidel Anthony
(Florida)		 18
1997[65] Eugene Baker
(Kent State)		 103 Randy Moss[63]
(Marshall)		 1820 Corey Alston
(Washington State)		 23.8 Randy Moss 26
1998[66] Troy Edwards[63]
(Louisiana Tech)		 140 Troy Edwards 1996 Kevin Coffey
(Virginia)		 25.3 Troy Edwards 27
1999[67] Trevor Insley
(Nevada)		 134 Trevor Insley 2060 André Davis
(Virginia Tech)		 25.5 Trevor Insley
James Williams
(Marshall)		 13
2000[68] James Jordan
(Louisiana Tech)		 109 Snoop Minnis
(Florida State)		 1340 Derrick Lewis
(San Diego State)		 25.2 Lee Mays
(UTEP)		 15
2001[69] Rodney Wright
(Fresno State)		 104 Josh Reed[63]
(LSU)		 1740 Doug Gabriel
(UCF)		 28.7 Ashley Lelie
(Hawaii)		 19
2002[70] Nate Burleson
(Nevada)		 138 J. R. Tolver
(San Diego State)		 1785 Brandon Middleton
(Houston)		 24.1 Rashaun Woods
(Oklahoma State)		 17
2003[71] Lance Moore
(Toledo)		 103 Larry Fitzgerald[63]
(Pittsburgh)		 1672 Dwight Counter
(New Mexico)
Lawrence Brady
(Boise State)		 25.0 Larry Fitzgerald 22
2004[72] Dante Ridgeway
(Ball State)		 105 Roddy White
(UAB)		 1452 Dan Sheldon
(Northern Illinois)		 23.4 Chad Owens
(Hawaii)		 17
2005[73] Greg Jennings
(Western Michigan)		 98 Mike Hass[63]
(Oregon State)		 1532 Matt Miller
(Arizona State)		 23.5 Dwayne Jarrett
(USC)		 16
2006[74] Davone Bess
(Hawaii)		 96 Chris Williams
(New Mexico State)		 1425 Terry Moss
(Ball State)		 25.4 Jarett Dillard
(Rice)		 21
2007[75] Michael Crabtree[63]
(Texas Tech)		 134 Michael Crabtree[63]
(Texas Tech)		 1962 Brennan Marion
(Tulsa)		 31.9 Michael Crabtree[63]
(Texas Tech)		 22
2008[76] Casey Fitzgerald
(North Texas)		 113 Austin Collie
(BYU)		 1538 Brennan Marion
(Tulsa)		 25.9 Jarett Dillard
(Rice)		 20
2009[77] Freddie Barnes
(Bowling Green)		 155 Danario Alexander
(Missouri)		 1781 Owen Spencer
(NC State)		 25.5 Freddie Barnes
(Bowling Green)		 19
2010[78] Ryan Broyles
(Oklahoma)		 131 Greg Salas
(Hawaii)		 1889 Kris Adams
(UTEP)		 22.8 Justin Blackmon[63]
(Oklahoma State)		 20
2011[79] Jordan White
(Western Michigan)		 140 Jordan White
(Western Michigan)		 1911 Stephen Hill
(Georgia Tech)		 29.3 Patrick Edwards
(Houston)		 20
2012[80] Marqise Lee[63]
(USC)		 118 Terrance Williams
(Baylor)		 1832 Willis Wright
(FIU)		 25.3 Stedman Bailey
(West Virginia)		 25
2013[81] Davante Adams
(Fresno State)		 131 Brandin Cooks[63]
(Oregon State)		 1730 Devon Cajuste
(Stanford)		 22.9 Davante Adams
(Fresno State)		 24
2014[82] Amari Cooper[63]
(Alabama)		 124 Rashard Higgins
(Colorado State)		 1750 Devin Smith
(Ohio State)		 28.2 Rashard Higgins
(Colorado State)		 18
2015[83] Tajae Sharpe
(UMass)		 111 Keyarris Garrett
(Tulsa)		 1588 Mack Hollins
(North Carolina)		 24.8 Corey Coleman
(Baylor)		 20
2016[84] Zay Jones
(East Carolina)		 158 Trent Taylor
(Louisiana Tech)		 1803 Jalen Robinette
(Air Force)		 27.4 Corey Davis
(Western Michigan) &
Carlos Henderson
(Louisiana Tech)		 19
2017[85] Trey Quinn
(SMU)		 114 James Washington
(Oklahoma State)		 1549 Aaron Cephus
(Rice)		 24.9 Anthony Miller
(Memphis) &
David Sills V
(West Virginia)		 18
2018[86] Rondale Moore
(Purdue)		 114 Andy Isabella
(UMass)		 1698 Xavier Ubosi
(UAB)		 23.9 John Ursua
(Hawaii)		 16
2019[87] Justin Jefferson
(LSU)		 111 Ja'Marr Chase
(LSU)		 1780 Geraud Sanders
(Air Force)		 24.87 Ja'Marr Chase
(LSU)		 20
2020[88] DeVonta Smith
(Alabama) 		117 DeVonta Smith
(Alabama) 		1,856 D'Wayne Eskridge
(Western Michigan) 		23.1 DeVonta Smith
(Alabama) 		23
2021[89] Jerreth Sterns
(Western Kentucky) 		150 Jerreth Sterns
(Western Kentucky) 		1,902 Trea Shropshire
(UAB) 		26.0 Jordan Addison
(Pittsburgh) & Jerreth Sterns
(Western Kentucky) 		17
2022[90] Charlie Jones
(Purdue) 		110 Tank Dell
(Houston) 		1,398 Trea Shropshire
(UAB) 		22.5 Tank Dell
(Houston) 		17
2023[91] Malik Washington
(Virginia) 		110 Rome Odunze
(Washington) 		1,640 Chris Lewis
(Troy) 		23.0 Brian Thomas Jr.
(LSU) 		17

Pre-1937 unofficial data

Before 1937 the NCAA did not compile official statistics. This chart reflects unofficial receiving statistics compiled by historians mostly from newspapers accounts.

Year Name Rec Name Rec Yds Name Yds/Rec Name Rec TD
1915 Bert Baston
(Minnesota)
1916 Bert Baston
(Minnesota)
1917
1918 Bernard Kirk[92]
(Notre Dame)		 7
1919 Bernard Kirk[92]
(Notre Dame)		 21 Bernard Kirk 372
1920 Eddie Anderson[93]
(Notre Dame)		 17 Eddie Anderson 293
1921 Eddie Anderson[92]
(Notre Dame)		 26 Eddie Anderson 394
1922
1923
1924
1925 Myles Lane[94]
(Dartmouth)		 7
1926
1927
1928
1929 Wear Schoonover[92]
(Arkansas)		 33
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934 Don Hutson
(Alabama)		 19
1935
1936 Jim Benton[92]
(Arkansas)		 35

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