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
37Rome Odunze*16402023Washington
38Nate Burleson16292002Nevada
39Richie James*16252016Middle Tennessee State
40Stedman Bailey*16222012West Virginia
Ryan Broyles*16222010Oklahoma
42Jaxon Smith-Njigba*16062021Ohio State
Jordy Nelson16062007Kansas State
44Torry Holt16041998North Carolina State
Aaron Turner16041991Pacific
46Jordan Addison*15932021Pitt
47Greg Salas15902009Hawaii
48Keyarris Garrett*15882015Tulsa
49Chris Penn15781993Tulsa
50Jameson Williams*15722021Alabama
51Malik Nabers*15692023LSU
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
64Chuck Hughes15191965UTEP
65Alshon Jeffery*15172010South Carolina
66Willie Snead*15162013Ball State
67Tyler Lockett*15152014Kansas State
68Ryan Yarborough15121993Wyoming
69Cedrick Wilson Jr.*15112017Boise State
70Henry Ellard15101982Fresno 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
80Ricky White*14832023UNLV
Vince Mayle14832014Washington State
82Amba Etta-Tawo14822016Syracuse
83Dez Bryant*14802008Oklahoma State
84Jordan Matthews*14772013Vanderbilt
85Jalen Tolbert14742021South Alabama
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
99Corey Davis*14362015Western Michigan
100Geoff Noisy14351996Nevada