College Football Receiving Leaders

2026 FBS RECEIVING LEADERS

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Jesse Legree (Oregon State) leads 2026 college football receiving with 1,040 yards.

#	PLAYER	TEAM	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
1	Oregon StateJesse LegreeWR	Oregon State	46	1,040	22.6	14
2	Ohio StateJeremiah SmithWR	Ohio State	52	984	18.9	12
3	SyracuseUmari HatcherWR	Syracuse	50	784	15.7	7
4	MiamiMalachi ToneyWR	Miami	50	758	15.2	8
5	RutgersKJ DuffWR	Rutgers	42	741	17.6	9
6	Wake ForestCarlos HernandezWR	Wake Forest	49	720	14.7	4
7	IndianaCharlie BeckerWR	Indiana	39	694	17.8	8
8	Arizona StateReed HarrisWR	Arizona State	41	653	15.9	8
9	MissouriCayden LeeWR	Missouri	45	652	14.5	5
10	VanderbiltJunior SherrillWR	Vanderbilt	41	628	15.3	4
11	Virginia TechQue'Sean BrownWR	Virginia Tech	46	616	13.4	3
12	Mississippi StateAnthony Evans IIIWR	Mississippi State	47	614	13.1	5
13	IllinoisCollin DixonWR	Illinois	47	608	12.9	9
14	ArkansasChris MarshallWR	Arkansas	43	601	14.0	2
14	Florida AtlanticKelby ValsinWR	Florida Atlantic	47	601	12.8	6
16	PurdueAsaad WaseemWR	Purdue	38	588	15.5	1
17	IndianaNick MarshWR	Indiana	32	585	18.3	7
18	MarylandChris Durr Jr.WR	Maryland	52	580	11.2	4
19	Oklahoma StateWyatt YoungWR	Oklahoma State	32	561	17.5	5
20	West VirginiaDJ EppsWR	West Virginia	22	556	25.3	5
21	BaylorGavin FreemanWR	Baylor	49	555	11.3	2
22	Missouri StateIsaiah MyersWR	Missouri State	27	554	20.5	5
23	MissouriDonovan OlugbodeWR	Missouri	36	543	15.1	6
24	Florida AtlanticEaston MesserWR	Florida Atlantic	44	540	12.3	4
25	Florida InternationalMaguire AndersonWR	Florida International	33	535	16.2	4
26	Ole MissDeuce AlexanderWR	Ole Miss	35	523	14.9	5
27	LibertyMakai JacksonWR	Liberty	22	515	23.4	5
28	LouisvilleLawayne McCoyWR	Louisville	25	513	20.5	4
29	Penn StateChase SowellWR	Penn State	34	510	15.0	3
30	San José StateCarson ClarkWR	San José State	42	509	12.1	5
31	ColoradoJoseph WilliamsWR	Colorado	37	508	13.7	5
32	PittsburghCataurus HicksWR	Pittsburgh	26	500	19.2	4
33	TCUEd SmallWR	TCU	35	494	14.1	2
34	LouisvilleTre RichardsonWR	Louisville	30	493	16.4	2
35	NebraskaKwazi GilmerWR	Nebraska	38	492	12.9	7
35	Southern MissMario SandersWR	Southern Miss	34	492	14.5	5
37	HoustonAmare ThomasWR	Houston	36	487	13.5	6
38	WashingtonDezmen RoebuckWR	Washington	48	484	10.1	3
39	WashingtonChris LawsonWR	Washington	32	483	15.1	2
40	NorthwesternGriffin WildeWR	Northwestern	30	482	16.1	3
40	MichiganJJ BuchananWR	Michigan	27	482	17.9	4
42	TennesseeMike MatthewsWR	Tennessee	29	481	16.6	3
43	Louisiana TechJalen MickensWR	Louisiana Tech	32	476	14.9	3
44	TulsaOran Singleton Jr.WR	Tulsa	38	474	12.5	4
45	Sacramento StateMatt ColemanWR	Sacramento State	36	473	13.1	4
46	Utah StateEli WoodWR	Utah State	36	472	13.1	5
47	Oklahoma StateJustin BowickWR	Oklahoma State	29	469	16.2	6
48	ToledoAdjatay DabbsWR	Toledo	32	468	14.6	5
49	LSUJackson HarrisWR	LSU	27	456	16.9	5
50	North TexasJustin StevensonWR	North Texas	33	453	13.7	5
51	Notre DameJordan FaisonWR	Notre Dame	34	451	13.3	4
52	Virginia TechLuke ReynoldsTE	Virginia Tech	43	449	10.4	4
53	LSUWinston Watkins Jr.WR	LSU	33	447	13.5	2
54	BuffaloChance MorrowWR	Buffalo	37	444	12.0	6
54	BYULegend GlaskerWR	BYU	24	444	18.5	3
56	North CarolinaJordan ShippWR	North Carolina	33	441	13.4	1
57	OhioRiley NeerWR	Ohio	32	440	13.8	5
58	KentuckyKenny DarbyWR	Kentucky	34	436	12.8	3
59	North Dakota StateJackson WilliamsWR	North Dakota State	28	432	15.4	1
59	Georgia TechJordan AllenWR	Georgia Tech	38	432	11.4	1
61	Jacksonville StateDeondre JohnsonWR	Jacksonville State	22	431	19.6	3
61	HoustonPatrick OvermyerTE	Houston	38	431	11.3	7
63	Fresno StateJosiah FreemanWR	Fresno State	31	424	13.7	2
64	UtahBraden PeganWR	Utah	32	422	13.2	6
64	Northern IllinoisDeAree RogersWR	Northern Illinois	49	422	8.6	2
64	Arkansas StateHunter SummersWR	Arkansas State	31	422	13.6	3
67	Texas TechKenny JohnsonWR	Texas Tech	24	418	17.4	1
67	SMUYamir KnightWR	SMU	35	418	11.9	2
69	CaliforniaChase HendricksWR	California	47	415	8.8	2
69	AlabamaLotzeir BrooksWR	Alabama	26	415	16.0	1
69	AlabamaRyan Coleman-WilliamsWR	Alabama	23	415	18.0	4
72	OklahomaIsaiah Sategna IIIWR	Oklahoma	33	414	12.5	2
73	App StateSam Pickett IIIWR	App State	26	411	15.8	4
74	CharlotteJaden BarnesWR	Charlotte	41	409	10.0	0
74	Notre DameMicah GilbertWR	Notre Dame	22	409	18.6	2
76	Florida StateDuce RobinsonWR	Florida State	22	407	18.5	4
77	IllinoisHudson ClementWR	Illinois	27	404	15.0	1
78	FloridaDallas WilsonWR	Florida	29	403	13.9	3
79	USCKayden Dixon-WyattWR	USC	27	400	14.8	4
79	NC StateKeenan JacksonWR	NC State	27	400	14.8	5
79	KansasNik McMillanWR	Kansas	23	400	17.4	4
82	CaliforniaIan StrongWR	California	28	396	14.1	1
83	TCUKari AshleyTE	TCU	29	392	13.5	4
84	ToledoBryson HammerWR	Toledo	21	387	18.4	2
85	Hawai'iKainoa CarvalhoWR	Hawai'i	32	384	12.0	0
86	Kent StateWayne HarrisWR	Kent State	29	383	13.2	1
87	MemphisHunter TiptonTE	Memphis	22	380	17.3	5
88	NebraskaJacory Barney Jr.WR	Nebraska	29	378	13.0	2
89	MinnesotaJavon TracyWR	Minnesota	32	375	11.7	1
89	Western KentuckyJonathan Stafford Jr.WR	Western Kentucky	41	375	9.1	1
91	Fresno StateEzekiel AvitWR	Fresno State	22	373	17.0	4
91	Wake ForestJack FoleyWR	Wake Forest	20	373	18.6	4
93	Arizona StateOmarion MillerWR	Arizona State	35	370	10.6	2
93	PurdueXavier TownsendWR	Purdue	32	370	11.6	2
95	Middle TennesseeCam'ron LacyWR	Middle Tennessee	35	369	10.5	4
96	AuburnKeshaun SingletonWR	Auburn	32	367	11.5	2
96	Colorado StateRJ VickWR	Colorado State	24	367	15.3	4
98	Eastern MichiganJoshua LongTE	Eastern Michigan	38	366	9.6	2
98	USCTrent MosleyWR	USC	22	366	16.6	5
100	CharlotteDerrick EleyWR	Charlotte	20	364	18.2	3

The Big Ten leads the 2026 yards top 25 with seven players, followed by the SEC with five, the ACC with four, the Big 12 with four, the American with two, the CUSA with two and the Pac-12 with one.

Season totals across every team in the network. The # column is the yards rank (ties share a rank); click any column to sort. AVG is yards per touch, computed from the served figures. A "–" means the player isn't in that stat's top 25. Player and team names link to their site where we run one. Teams you’ve pinned on the scoreboard are highlighted.