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
10Trent Taylor*18032016Louisiana Tech
11J.R. Tolver17852002San Diego State
12Justin Blackmon*17822010Oklahoma State
13Danario Alexander*17812009Missouri
14Ja'Marr Chase*17802019LSU
15Howard Twilley17791965Tulsa
16Freddie Barnes*17702009Bowling Green State
17Patrick Edwards*17522011Houston
18Rashard Higgins*17502014Colorado State
19Zay Jones17462016East Carolina
20Josh Reed17402001LSU
21Taywan Taylor*17302016Western Kentucky
Brandin Cooks*17302013Oregon State
23Amari Cooper*17272014Alabama
24Marqise Lee*17212012USC
25Davante Adams*17192013Fresno State
26Ashley Lelie17132001Hawaii
27Troy Edwards17071997Louisiana Tech
28Deven Thompkins*17042021Utah State
29Andy Isabella16982018Massachusetts
30Rashaun Woods*16952002Oklahoma State
31Manny Hazard16891989Houston
32Larry Fitzgerald*16722003Pitt
33Kendall Wright*16632011Baylor
34Omar Bayless*16532019Arkansas State
35Marcus Harris16501996Wyoming
36Randy Moss16471997Marshall
37Nate Burleson16292002Nevada
38Richie James*16252016Middle Tennessee State
39Stedman Bailey*16222012West Virginia
Ryan Broyles*16222010Oklahoma
41Jaxon Smith-Njigba*16062021Ohio State
Jordy Nelson16062007Kansas State
43Torry Holt16041998North Carolina State
Aaron Turner16041991Pacific
45Jordan Addison*15932021Pitt
46Greg Salas15902009Hawaii
47Keyarris Garrett*15882015Tulsa
48Chris Penn15781993Tulsa
49Jameson Williams*15722021Alabama
50Kassim Osgood15522002San Diego State
51James Washington*15492017Oklahoma State
Eugene Baker15491997Kent State
53Malik Nabers15462023LSU
54Lee Evans15452001Wisconsin
55Roger Lewis*15442015Bowling Green State
56Justin Jefferson*15402019LSU
57Austin Collie*15382008Brigham Young
58Carlos Henderson*15352016Louisiana Tech
59Mike Hass15322005Oregon State
60Kevin Curtis15312001Utah State
61Dede Westbrook*15242016Oklahoma
62Justin Blackmon*15222011Oklahoma State
63Chuck Hughes15191965UTEP
64Alshon Jeffery*15172010South Carolina
65Willie Snead*15162013Ball State
66Tyler Lockett*15152014Kansas State
67Ryan Yarborough15121993Wyoming
68Cedrick Wilson Jr.*15112017Boise State
69Henry Ellard15101982Fresno State
70Geoff McArthur*15042003California
71Corey Davis*15002016Western Michigan
Edell Shepherd15002001San Jose State
73Martin Nance*14982003Miami (OH)
74Golden Tate14962009Notre Dame
Ron Sellers14961968Florida State
76Justin Hardy*14942014East Carolina
77Tylan Wallace*14912018Oklahoma State
78Jordan Shipley*14852009Texas
79Vince Mayle14832014Washington State
80Amba Etta-Tawo14822016Syracuse
81Dez Bryant*14802008Oklahoma State
82Jordan Matthews*14772013Vanderbilt
83Jalen Tolbert14742021South Alabama
84Taywan Taylor*14672015Western Kentucky
85Chad Mackey14661996Louisiana Tech
86Sammy Watkins*14642013Clemson
87Anthony Miller*14622017Memphis
88Jerry Hendren14571968Idaho
89Donnie Avery14562007Houston
Troy Walters14561999Stanford
91JuJu Smith-Schuster*14542015USC
Reggie Williams*14542002Washington
93Roddy White*14522004UAB
Jerry Hendren14521969Idaho
95Kevin White*14472014West Virginia
96Jason Phillips14441988Houston
97Corey Davis*14362015Western Michigan
98Geoff Noisy14351996Nevada
99Anthony Miller*14342016Memphis
100Allen Robinson14322013Penn State