college football wide receiver receptions leaders 2026 season

Carlos Hernandez has the most catches by a wide receiver in 2026, with 49 receptions.

	NAME	REC	SEASON	TM	GP	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Carlos Hernandez C. Hernandez	49	2026	WAKE	6	64	720	14.7	120.0	4	0	0		0.0	0
2	Jeremiah Smith J. Smith	48	2026	OSU	6	67	916	19.1	152.7	11	5	1	5.0	0.8	0
3	Collin Dixon C. Dixon	47	2026	ILL	6	65	608	12.9	101.3	9	15	1	15.0	2.5	0
4	Chris Durr Jr. C. Durr Jr.	46	2026	MD	6	65	476	10.3	79.3	4	30	1	30.0	5.0	0
5	Dezmen Roebuck D. Roebuck	43	2026	WASH	6	58	387	9.0	64.5	2	0	0		0.0	0
6	Chris Marshall C. Marshall	42	2026	ARK	6	65	605	14.4	100.8	2	0	0		0.0	0
7	Gavin Freeman G. Freeman	42	2026	BAY	5	58	479	11.4	95.8	2	0	0		0.0	0
8	Cayden Lee C. Lee	42	2026	MIZZ	6	57	616	14.7	102.7	5	0	0		0.0	0
9	Anthony Evans III A. Evans III	40	2026	MSST	5	53	574	14.4	114.8	5	1	2	0.5	0.2	0
10	Que'Sean Brown Q. Brown	40	2026	VT	6	53	434	10.9	72.3	2	0	0		0.0	0
11	Kelby Valsin K. Valsin	40	2026	FAU	5	51	512	12.8	102.4	5	0	0		0.0	0
12	Chase Hendricks C. Hendricks	39	2026	CAL	6	50	361	9.3	60.2	2	-1	1	-1.0	-0.2	0
13	Malachi Toney M. Toney	39	2026	MIA	5	46	604	15.5	120.8	6	19	1	19.0	3.8	0
14	DeAree Rogers D. Rogers	38	2026	NIU	5	50	333	8.8	66.6	2	0	0		0.0	0
15	Jesse Legree J. Legree	38	2026	ORST	6	54	932	24.5	155.3	12	0	0		0.0	0
16	Umari Hatcher U. Hatcher	37	2026	SYR	5	57	560	15.1	112.0	6	39	2	19.5	7.8	0
17	Josh Dallas J. Dallas	37	2026	GASO	6	43	290	7.8	48.3	0	10	2	5.0	1.7	0
18	Carson Clark C. Clark	37	2026	SJSU	6	55	405	10.9	67.5	4	0	0		0.0	0
19	Eli Wood E. Wood	36	2026	USU	6	60	472	13.1	78.7	5	0	0		0.0	0
20	Jonathan Stafford Jr. J. Stafford Jr.	36	2026	WKU	6	53	332	9.2	55.3	1	28	10	2.8	4.7	0
21	Cam'ron Lacy C. Lacy	35	2026	MTU	6	55	369	10.5	61.5	4	0	2	0.0	0.0	0
22	Jaden Barnes J. Barnes	35	2026	CHAR	6	51	343	9.8	57.2	0	-6	1	-6.0	-1.0	0
23	Chance Morrow C. Morrow	34	2026	BUFF	6	70	414	12.2	69.0	6	0	0		0.0	0
24	Reed Harris R. Harris	34	2026	ASU	5	51	590	17.4	118.0	7	0	0		0.0	0
25	Junior Sherrill J. Sherrill	33	2026	VAN	6	49	529	16.0	88.2	3	3	1	3.0	0.5	0

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More Wake Forest Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,680

Lopez

RUSH

281

Lawrence

REC

720

Hernandez

Team Rankings

PPG

36.8

30th

OPP PPG

21.5

57th

RUSH YDS/G

144.8

96th

PASS YDS/G

290.5

18th

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Miami	3-0	5-0
2	Wake Forest	3-1	5-1
3	Clemson	2-1	3-2
4	Pittsburgh	2-1	5-1
5	SMU	2-1	4-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	WAKE	@	CAL	10:30 PM
Sat 10/31	UVA	@	WAKE	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	MRMK	@	WAKE	12:00 PM
Sat 11/14	WAKE	@	SMU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	WAKE	@	GT	1:00 PM

Last Game

Wake Forest

5 - 1

Final

NC State

3 - 3

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Florida International	3	3	.500
4	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
5	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
6	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
7	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
8	Missouri State	1	4	.200
9	Sam Houston	1	4	.200
10	Delaware	2	4	.333

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333