Performance archive

2016 Single-Game Receiving Yards Leaders

The season’s 25 highest individual receiving yards totals, with team, opponent, score, week, and game context.

Top 25 performances

Ties use player name, player ID, then game ID for a stable order.

Rank	Player	Total	Game	When
1	Carlos Henderson Louisiana Tech	326 yards	vs. Massachusetts 56–28 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 15
2	James Washington Oklahoma State	296 yards	vs. Pittsburgh 45–38 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 17
3	Allenzae Staggers Southern Miss	292 yards	vs. Rice 44–28 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 1
4	Corey Davis Western Michigan	272 yards	vs. Ball State 52–20 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 2
5	Amba Etta-Tawo Syracuse	270 yards	vs. UConn 31–24 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 24
6	Olabisi Johnson Colorado State	265 yards	vs. Idaho 50–61 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 23
7	Courtland Sutton SMU	252 yards	vs. South Florida 27–35 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 20
8	Anthony Miller Memphis	250 yards	vs. Tulsa 30–59 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 30
9	Travis Rudolph Florida State	238 yards	vs. Wake Forest 17–6 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 15
10	Linell Bonner Houston	235 yards	vs. Memphis 44–48 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 25
11	Trent Taylor Louisiana Tech	233 yards	vs. Navy 48–45 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 23
12	Carlos Henderson Louisiana Tech	232 yards	vs. Western Kentucky 55–52 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 7
13	Dede Westbrook Oklahoma	232 yards	vs. Texas 45–40 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 8
14	Allenzae Staggers Southern Miss	230 yards	vs. Louisiana 28–21 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 18
15	KD Cannon Baylor	226 yards	vs. Boise State 31–12 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 28
16	Richie James Middle Tennessee	223 yards	vs. Western Kentucky 43–44 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 15
17	Keke Coutee Texas Tech	221 yards	vs. Baylor 54–35 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 25
18	Jonathan Giles Texas Tech	219 yards	vs. Kansas 55–19 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 30
19	KD Cannon Baylor	213 yards	vs. Rice 38–10 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 17
20	Karel Hamilton Samford	213 yards	vs. Mississippi State 41–56 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 29
21	Michael Gallup Colorado State	213 yards	vs. Air Force 46–49 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 13
22	Zay Jones East Carolina	212 yards	vs. Navy 31–66 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 19
23	Amba Etta-Tawo Syracuse	210 yards	vs. Colgate 33–7 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 2
24	Taj Williams TCU	210 yards	vs. Oklahoma 46–52 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 1
25	Trent Taylor Louisiana Tech	210 yards	vs. Middle Tennessee 34–38 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 24

Methodology and coverage

Results come from numeric player game-stat rows for the selected season and curated metric. Duplicate game-player-stat records are resolved before ranking. Offensive categories cover more historical seasons than defensive categories, so the available season list changes with the metric.

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Top 25 performances

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