most receptions in a season in college football history by a running back

Mark Templeton has the most receptions by a running back in a season, with 99 catches in 1986.

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Data note: Receptions: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	REC	SEASON	TM	GP	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Mark Templeton M. Templeton	99	1986	LBS	11		685	6.9	62.3	2	500	95	5.3	45.5	4
2	Taurean Henderson T. Henderson	98	2002	TTU	14		633	6.5	45.2	6	793	153	5.2	56.6	7
3	Rodney Carter R. Carter	98	1985	PUR	11		1,099	11.2	99.9	4	216	71	3.0	19.6	3
4	Keith Edwards K. Edwards	97	1983	VAN	11		909	9.4	82.6	0	216	59	3.7	19.6	0
5	Ricky Williams R. Williams	92	2001	TTU	11		617	6.7	56.1	4	726	142	5.1	66.0	14
6	Mike Mikolayunas M. Mikolayunas	87	1970	DAV	10		1,128	13.0	112.8	8	38	12	3.2	3.8	0
7	Max Borghi M. Borghi	86	2019	WSU	13	96	597	6.9	45.9	5	817	127	6.4	62.8	11
8	Jo'quavioius Marks J. Marks	83	2021	MSST	13	101	502	6.0	38.6	3	416	106	3.9	32.0	6
9	James Williams J. Williams	83	2018	WSU	13	93	613	7.4	47.2	4	560	122	4.6	43.1	12
10	Ricky Edwards R. Edwards	83	1983	NW	11		570	6.9	51.8	0	561	183	3.1	51.0	2
11	John Simon J. Simon	79	1999	LT	11		757	9.6	68.8	2	134	30	4.5	12.2	2
12	Jacquizz Rodgers J. Rodgers	78	2009	ORST	13		522	6.7	40.2	1	1,440	273	5.3	110.8	21
13	Taurean Henderson T. Henderson	78	2003	TTU	13		611	7.8	47.0	6	736	124	5.9	56.6	10
14	Anthony White A. White	78	1998	UK	11		582	7.5	52.9	1	437	97	4.5	39.7	2
15	Andre Callender A. Callender	76	2007	BC	14		720	9.5	51.4	4	989	218	4.5	70.6	9
16	Michael Westbrook M. Westbrook	76	1992	COLO	11		1,060	13.9	96.4	8	13	2	6.5	1.2	0
17	James Sykes J. Sykes	76	1976	RICE	11		653	8.6	59.4	2	435	100	4.4	39.5	5
18	Jim Greth J. Greth	76	1966	ARIZ	10		1,003	13.2	100.3	8
19	John Love J. Love	76	1965	UNT	10		994	13.1	99.4	7	54	8	6.8	5.4	0
20	Taquan Mizzell T. Mizzell	75	2015	UVA	12	100	721	9.6	60.1	4	671	163	4.1	55.9	4
21	Marlon Lucky M. Lucky	75	2007	NEB	12		705	9.4	58.8	3	1,019	206	4.9	84.9	9
22	Shannon Woods S. Woods	75	2006	TTU	13		572	7.6	44.0	2	926	152	6.1	71.2	10
23	Curtis Samuel C. Samuel	74	2016	OSU	13	100	865	11.7	66.5	7	771	97	7.9	59.3	8
24	Byron Marshall B. Marshall	74	2014	ORE	15	104	1,003	13.6	66.9	6	392	52	7.5	26.1	1
25	Sterling Sharpe S. Sharpe	74	1986	SC	11		1,106	14.9	100.5	10	104	23	4.5	9.5	2

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,577

Jackson

2,536

Veltkamp

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

982

Gutierrez

972

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

23

Veltkamp

22

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Bradley

9.0

Osunsanmi

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.8

43.0

42.7

40.4

40.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

540.5

529.1

527.0

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

295.8

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

348.9

341.0

340.7

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	5	3	.625
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	6	2	.750
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	5	3	.625
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	6	.250
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
3	South Alabama	4	3	.571
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	3	.571
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Marshall	4	3	.571
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	2	.750
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	6	2	.750
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	4	4	.500
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	4	4	.500

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
9	Kent State	3	6	.333
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	UAB	4	4	.500
6	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
7	Tulane	4	4	.500
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	6	2	.750
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Charlotte	1	7	.125
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	2	.750
4	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	5	3	.625
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	West Virginia	5	3	.625
11	UCF	4	4	.500
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
2	Liberty	6	1	.857
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	4	.429
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125