Receiving Yards Single Season Leaders and Records

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Leaders

  • Since 1956
Leaders Table
Rk Player Yds Year School
1Trevor Insley20601999Nevada
2Troy Edwards19961998Louisiana Tech
3Michael Crabtree*19622007Texas Tech
4Jordan White*19112011Western Michigan
5Jerreth Sterns*19022021Western Kentucky
6Greg Salas*18892010Hawaii
7DeVonta Smith*18562020Alabama
8Alex Van Dyke18541995Nevada
9Terrance Williams*18322012Baylor
10Randy Moss*18201997Marshall
11Trent Taylor*18032016Louisiana Tech
12J.R. Tolver17852002San Diego State
13Justin Blackmon*17822010Oklahoma State
14Danario Alexander*17812009Missouri
15Ja'Marr Chase*17802019LSU
16Howard Twilley17791965Tulsa
17Freddie Barnes*17702009Bowling Green State
18Patrick Edwards*17522011Houston
19Rashard Higgins*17502014Colorado State
20Zay Jones17462016East Carolina
21Josh Reed17402001LSU
22Taywan Taylor*17302016Western Kentucky
Brandin Cooks*17302013Oregon State
24Amari Cooper*17272014Alabama
25Marqise Lee*17212012USC
26Davante Adams*17192013Fresno State
27Ashley Lelie17132001Hawaii
28Troy Edwards17071997Louisiana Tech
29Deven Thompkins*17042021Utah State
30Andy Isabella16982018Massachusetts
31Rashaun Woods*16952002Oklahoma State
32Manny Hazard16891989Houston
33Larry Fitzgerald*16722003Pitt
34Kendall Wright*16632011Baylor
35Omar Bayless*16532019Arkansas State
36Marcus Harris16501996Wyoming
37Chuck Hughes*16341965UTEP
38Rodney Wright*16302001Fresno State
39Nate Burleson16292002Nevada
40Richie James*16252016Middle Tennessee State
41Stedman Bailey*16222012West Virginia
Ryan Broyles*16222010Oklahoma
43Jaxon Smith-Njigba*16062021Ohio State
Jordy Nelson16062007Kansas State
45Torry Holt16041998North Carolina State
Aaron Turner16041991Pacific
47Jordan Addison*15932021Pitt
48Greg Salas15902009Hawaii
49Keyarris Garrett*15882015Tulsa
50Chris Penn15781993Tulsa
51Jameson Williams*15722021Alabama
52Kassim Osgood15522002San Diego State
53James Washington*15492017Oklahoma State
Eugene Baker15491997Kent State
55Lee Evans15452001Wisconsin
56Roger Lewis*15442015Bowling Green State
57Justin Jefferson*15402019LSU
58Austin Collie*15382008Brigham Young
59Carlos Henderson*15352016Louisiana Tech
60Mike Hass15322005Oregon State
61Kevin Curtis15312001Utah State
62Dede Westbrook*15242016Oklahoma
63Justin Blackmon*15222011Oklahoma State
64Johnnie Morton*15201993USC
65Alshon Jeffery*15172010South Carolina
66Willie Snead*15162013Ball State
67Tyler Lockett*15152014Kansas State
68Ryan Yarborough15121993Wyoming
69Cedric Wilson*15112017Boise State
70Henry Ellard*15101982Fresno State
71Geoff McArthur*15042003California
72Corey Davis*15002016Western Michigan
Edell Shepherd15002001San Jose State
74Martin Nance*14982003Miami (OH)
75Golden Tate14962009Notre Dame
Ron Sellers14961968Florida State
77Justin Hardy*14942014East Carolina
78Tylan Wallace*14912018Oklahoma State
79Jordan Shipley*14852009Texas
80Vince Mayle14832014Washington State
81Amba Etta-Tawo14822016Syracuse
82Dez Bryant*14802008Oklahoma State
83Jordan Matthews*14772013Vanderbilt
84Jalen Tolbert14742021South Alabama
85Charles Rogers*14702001Michigan State
86Taywan Taylor*14672015Western Kentucky
87Chad Mackey14661996Louisiana Tech
88Sammy Watkins*14642013Clemson
89Anthony Miller*14622017Memphis
90Jerry Hendren14571968Idaho
91Donnie Avery14562007Houston
Troy Walters14561999Stanford
93JuJu Smith-Schuster*14542015USC
Reggie Williams*14542002Washington
95Roddy White*14522004UAB
Jerry Hendren14521969Idaho
97Kevin White*14472014West Virginia
98Jason Phillips14441988Houston
99David Boston*14351998Ohio State
Geoff Noisy14351996Nevada