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Receiving: Single-game Receptions

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Rows: 25
Type: Leaderboard
Section: All-Time Individual Leaders on Offense
Group: RECEIVING

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Zay Jones

East Carolina

2016

Games: 12
Receptions: 158
Yards: 1,746
TDs: 8

Freddie Barnes

Bowling Green

2009

Games: 13
Receptions: 155
Yards: 1,770
TDs: 19

Jerreth Sterns

Western Ky.

2021

Games: 14
Receptions: 150
Yards: 1,902
TDs: 17

Manny Hazard

Houston

1989

Games: 11
Receptions: 142
Yards: 1,689
TDs: 22

Troy Edwards

Louisiana Tech

1998

Games: 12
Receptions: 140
Yards: 1,996
TDs: 27

Jordan White

Western Mich.

2011

Games: 13
Receptions: 140
Yards: 1,911
TDs: 17

Nate Burleson

Nevada

2002

Games: 12
Receptions: 138
Yards: 1,629
TDs: 12

Trent Taylor

Louisiana Tech

2016

Games: 14
Receptions: 136
Yards: 1,803
TDs: 12

Howard Twilley

Tulsa

1965

Games: 10
Receptions: 134
Yards: 1,779
TDs: 16

Trevor Insley

Nevada

1999

#10

Games: 11
Receptions: 134
Yards: 2,060
TDs: 13

Michael Crabtree

Texas Tech

2007

#11

Games: 13
Receptions: 134
Yards: 1,962
TDs: 22

Ryan Broyles

Oklahoma

2010

#12

Games: 14
Receptions: 131
Yards: 1,622
TDs: 14

Davante Adams

Fresno St.

2013

#13

Games: 13
Receptions: 131
Yards: 1,718
TDs: 24

Alex Van Dyke

Nevada

1995

#14

Games: 11
Receptions: 129
Yards: 1,854
TDs: 16

J.R. Tolver

San Diego St.

2002

#15

Games: 13
Receptions: 128
Yards: 1,785
TDs: 13

Brandin Cooks

Oregon St.

2013

#16

Games: 13
Receptions: 128
Yards: 1,730
TDs: 16

Eric Page

Toledo

2011

#17

Games: 13
Receptions: 125
Yards: 1,182
TDs: 10

Amari Cooper

Alabama

2014

#18

Games: 14
Receptions: 124
Yards: 1,727
TDs: 16

Jordy Nelson

Kansas St.

2007

#19

Games: 12
Receptions: 122
Yards: 1,606
TDs: 11

Justin Blackmon

Oklahoma St.

2011

#20

Games: 13
Receptions: 121
Yards: 1,522
TDs: 18

Justin Hardy

East Carolina

2014

#21

Games: 13
Receptions: 121
Yards: 1,494
TDs: 10

Greg Salas

Hawaii

2010

#22

Games: 14
Receptions: 119
Yards: 1,889
TDs: 14

Marqise Lee

Southern California

2012

#23

Games: 13
Receptions: 118
Yards: 1,721
TDs: 14

DeVonta Smith

Alabama

2020

#24

Games: 13
Receptions: 117
Yards: 1,856
TDs: 23

Harold Fannin Jr.

Bowling Green

2024

#25

Games: 13
Receptions: 117
Yards: 1,555
TDs: 10

Receiving: Single-game Receptions FBS records
#	Player	School	Season	Games	Receptions	Yards	TDs
1	Zay Jones	East Carolina	2016	12	158	1,746	8
2	Freddie Barnes	Bowling Green	2009	13	155	1,770	19
3	Jerreth Sterns	Western Ky.	2021	14	150	1,902	17
4	Manny Hazard	Houston	1989	11	142	1,689	22
5	Troy Edwards	Louisiana Tech	1998	12	140	1,996	27
6	Jordan White	Western Mich.	2011	13	140	1,911	17
7	Nate Burleson	Nevada	2002	12	138	1,629	12
8	Trent Taylor	Louisiana Tech	2016	14	136	1,803	12
9	Howard Twilley	Tulsa	1965	10	134	1,779	16
10	Trevor Insley	Nevada	1999	11	134	2,060	13
11	Michael Crabtree	Texas Tech	2007	13	134	1,962	22
12	Ryan Broyles	Oklahoma	2010	14	131	1,622	14
13	Davante Adams	Fresno St.	2013	13	131	1,718	24
14	Alex Van Dyke	Nevada	1995	11	129	1,854	16
15	J.R. Tolver	San Diego St.	2002	13	128	1,785	13
16	Brandin Cooks	Oregon St.	2013	13	128	1,730	16
17	Eric Page	Toledo	2011	13	125	1,182	10
18	Amari Cooper	Alabama	2014	14	124	1,727	16
19	Jordy Nelson	Kansas St.	2007	12	122	1,606	11
20	Justin Blackmon	Oklahoma St.	2011	13	121	1,522	18
21	Justin Hardy	East Carolina	2014	13	121	1,494	10
22	Greg Salas	Hawaii	2010	14	119	1,889	14
23	Marqise Lee	Southern California	2012	13	118	1,721	14
24	DeVonta Smith	Alabama	2020	13	117	1,856	23
25	Harold Fannin Jr.	Bowling Green	2024	13	117	1,555	10

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