most receptions in a single college football season

Zay Jones has the most catches in a season, with 158 receptions in 2016.

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	NAME	REC	SEASON	TM	GP	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Zay Jones Z. Jones	158	2016	ECU	12	222	1,746	11.1	145.5	8	24	4	6.0	2.0	0
2	Freddie Barnes F. Barnes	155	2009	BGSU	13		1,770	11.4	136.2	19	78	25	3.1	6.0	2
3	Jerreth Sterns J. Sterns	150	2021	WKU	14	194	1,902	12.7	135.9	17	17	5	3.4	1.2	0
4	Manny Hazard M. Hazard	142	1989	HOU	11		1,689	11.9	153.5	22
5	Jordan White J. White	140	2011	WMU	13		1,911	13.7	147.0	17	27	1	27.0	2.1	0
6	Troy Edwards T. Edwards	140	1998	LT	12		1,996	14.3	166.3	27	227	21	10.8	18.9	3
7	Nate Burleson N. Burleson	138	2002	NEV	12		1,629	11.8	135.8	12	115	22	5.2	9.6	1
8	Trent Taylor T. Taylor	136	2016	LT	14	176	1,803	13.3	128.8	12
9	Michael Crabtree M. Crabtree	134	2007	TTU	13		1,962	14.6	150.9	22
10	Trevor Insley T. Insley	134	1999	NEV	11		2,060	15.4	187.3	13	5	1	5.0	0.5	0
11	Howard Twilley H. Twilley	134	1965	TLSA	10		1,779	13.3	177.9	16
12	Davante Adams D. Adams	131	2013	FRES	13	118	1,719	13.1	132.2	24	0	0		0.0	0
13	Ryan Broyles R. Broyles	131	2010	OKLA	14		1,622	12.4	115.9	14
14	Alex Van Dyke A. Van Dyke	129	1995	NEV	11		1,854	14.4	168.5	16	6	1	6.0	0.5	0
15	Brandin Cooks B. Cooks	128	2013	ORST	13	167	1,730	13.5	133.1	16	217	32	6.8	16.7	2
16	J.R. Tolver	128	2002	SDSU	13		1,785	13.9	137.3	13	40	6	6.7	3.1	1
17	Eric Page E. Page	125	2011	TOL	13		1,182	9.5	90.9	10	10	3	3.3	0.8	0
18	Amari Cooper A. Cooper	124	2014	ALA	14	177	1,727	13.9	123.4	16	23	5	4.6	1.6	0
19	Charlie Jones C. Jones	123	2022	PUR	14	175	1,523	12.4	108.8	12	6	4	1.5	0.4	0
20	Jordy Nelson J. Nelson	122	2007	KSU	12		1,606	13.2	133.8	11	-7	3	-2.3	-0.6	0
21	Justin Hardy J. Hardy	121	2014	ECU	13	169	1,494	12.3	114.9	10	7	1	7.0	0.5	1
22	Justin Blackmon J. Blackmon	121	2011	OKST	13		1,522	12.6	117.1	18	59	5	11.8	4.5	0
23	Greg Salas G. Salas	119	2010	HAW	14		1,889	15.9	134.9	14
24	Marqise Lee M. Lee	118	2012	USC	13		1,721	14.6	132.4	14	106	13	8.2	8.2	0
25	Harold Fannin Jr. H. Fannin Jr.	117	2024	BGSU	13	156	1,554	13.3	119.5	10	65	9	7.2	5.0	1

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Team Leaders

PASS

655

Williams

RUSH

490

Engleman

REC

272

Joseph

Team Rankings

PPG

23.5

106th

OPP PPG

23.8

80th

RUSH YDS/G

155.8

79th

PASS YDS/G

183.7

137th

2026 AAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
5	Army	2-1	3-2
6	UAB	2-1	4-3
7	East Carolina	1-1	3-3
8	Temple	1-1	2-4
9	South Florida	1-2	4-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	ECU	@	MEM	7:30 PM
Sat 10/31	TEM	@	ECU	1:00 PM
Fri 11/6	USF	@	ECU	7:30 PM
Sat 11/14	ECU	@	CHAR	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	ECU	@	ARMY	12:00 PM

Last Game

East Carolina

3 - 3

Final

UAB

4 - 3

Thu 15 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

838

Burgess

835

Riley

828

Roberts

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

562.3

554.8

533.8

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

303.5

299.4

295.5

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	San Diego State	2	4	.333
4	Fresno State	4	2	.667
5	Texas State	3	3	.500
6	Utah State	2	4	.333
7	Colorado State	2	4	.333
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	Army	3	2	.600
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	East Carolina	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	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	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	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Louisiana	4	2	.667
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	5	.286
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