List of NCAA Division I FBS receiving yards leaders

The following are a lists of the football wide receivers in NCAA Division I FBS ranked in the top 30 for receiving yards in a career, single season, or single game.

Note that only seasons played at the FBS level are included on this list, affecting players like Randy Moss, whose team transitioned to FBS during his career. Also, per NCAA rules, stats from bowl games prior to 2002 are not included in these lists.^[1]

Division I FBS[]

Career Leaders
#	Player	Yards	School & Seasons
1	Corey Davis	5,285	Western Michigan 2013 2014 2015 2016
2	Trevor Insley	5,005	Nevada 1996 1997 1998 1999
3	Ryan Broyles	4,586	Oklahoma 2008 2009 2010 2011
4	Justin Hardy	4,541	East Carolina 2011 2012 2013 2014
5	Marcus Harris	4,518	Wyoming 1993 1994 1995 1996
6	Patrick Edwards	4,507	Houston 2008 2009 2010 2011
7	James Washington	4,467	Oklahoma State 2014 2015 2016 2017
8	Rashaun Woods	4,414	Oklahoma State 2000 2001 2002 2003
9	Ryan Yarborough	4,374	Wyoming 1990 1991 1992 1993
10	Troy Edwards	4,352	Louisiana Tech 1996 1997 1998
11	Aaron Turner	4,345	Pacific 1989 1990 1991 1992
11	Greg Salas	4,345	Hawaii 2007 2008 2009 2010
13	Zay Jones	4,279	East Carolina 2013 2014 2015 2016
14	Mike Barber	4,262	Marshall 1985 1986 1987 1988
15	Terance Mathis	4,254	New Mexico 1985 1986 1987 1989
16	Geoff Noisy	4,249	Nevada 1995 1996 1997 1998
17	Taywan Taylor	4,234	Western Kentucky 2013 2014 2015 2016
18	Jordan White	4,187	Western Michigan 2007 2009 2010 2011
19	Trent Taylor	4,179	Louisiana Tech 2013 2014 2015 2016
20	Jarett Dillard	4,138	Rice 2005 2006 2007 2008
21	Darius Watts	4,031	Marshall 2000 2001 2002 2003
22	Kendall Wright	4,004	Baylor 2008 2009 2010 2011
23	Troy Walters	3,986	Stanford 1996 1997 1998 1999
24	DeVonta Smith	3,965	Alabama 2017 2018 2019 2020
25	James Proche	3,949	SMU 2016 2017 2018 2019
26	Derek Hagan	3,939	Arizona State 2002 2003 2004 2005
27	Mike Hass	3,924	Oregon State 2002 2003 2004 2005
28	Jason Rivers	3,919	Hawaii 2003 2004 2006 2007
29	Josh Davis	3,889	Marshall 2001 2002 2003 2004
30	Roy Williams	3,866	Texas 2000 2001 2002 2003
31	Rashad Greene	3,830	Florida State 2011 2012 2013 2014

Single Season Leaders
#	Player	Yards	School & Season
1	Trevor Insley	2,060	Nevada 1999
2	Troy Edwards	1,996	Louisiana Tech 1998
3	Michael Crabtree	1,962	Texas Tech 2007
4	Jordan White	1,911	Western Michigan 2011
5	Jerreth Sterns	1,902	Western Kentucky
6	Greg Salas	1,889	Hawaii 2010
7	DeVonta Smith	1,856	Alabama 2020
8	Alex Van Dyke	1,854	Nevada 1995
9	Terrance Williams	1,832	Baylor 2012
10	Trent Taylor	1,803	Louisiana Tech 2016
11	J. R. Tolver	1,785	San Diego State 2002
12	Justin Blackmon	1,782	Oklahoma State 2010
13	Danario Alexander	1,781	Missouri 2009
14	Ja'Marr Chase	1,780	LSU 2019
15	Howard Twilley	1,779	Tulsa 1965
16	Freddie Barnes	1,770	Bowling Green 2009
17	Mike Barber	1,757	Marshall 1985 1986 1987 1988
18	Patrick Edwards	1,752	Houston 2011
19	Rashard Higgins	1,750	Colorado State 2014
20	Zay Jones	1,746	East Carolina 2016
21	Josh Reed	1,740	LSU 2001
21	Brandin Cooks	1,730	Oregon State 2013
21	Taywan Taylor	1,730	Western Kentucky 2016
22	Amari Cooper	1,727	Alabama 2014
23	Marqise Lee	1,724	USC 2012
24	Davante Adams	1,718	Fresno State 2013
25	Ashley Lelie	1,713	Hawaii 2001
26	Troy Edwards	1,707	Louisiana Tech 1997
27	Deven Thompkins	1,704	Utah State 2021
28	Andy Isabella	1,698	UMass 2018
29	Rashaun Woods	1,695	Oklahoma State 2002

Single Game Leaders
#	Player	Yards	School & Date
1	Troy Edwards	405	Louisiana Tech Aug. 29, 1998 – Nebraska
2	Jeremy Gallon	369	Michigan Oct. 19, 2013 – Indiana
3	Randy Gatewood	363	UNLV Sept. 17, 1994 – Idaho
4	Chuck Hughes	349	Texas Western Sept. 18, – North Texas State
5	Donnie Avery	346	Houston Oct. 13, 2007 – Rice
6	Marqise Lee	345	USC Oct. 27, 2012 – Arizona
7	Casey Fitzgerald	327	North Texas Sept. 8, 2007 – SMU
8	Nate Burleson	326	Nevada Nov. 10, 2001 – San Jose State
8	Carlos Henderson	326	Louisiana Tech Oct. 15, 2016 – UMass
10	Rick Eber	322	Tulsa Oct. 7, 1967 – Idaho State
11	Harry Wood	318	Tulsa Oct. 7, 1967 – Idaho State
11	Patrick Edwards	318	Houston Oct. 27, 2011 – Rice
13	Jeff Evans	316	New Mexico State Sept. 30, 1978 – Southern Illinois
14	Alex Van Dyke	314	Nevada Nov. 18, 1995 – San Jose State
14	Terrance Williams	314	Baylor Nov. 18, 2012 – West Virginia
16	Chad Mackey	310	Louisiana Tech Oct. 16, 1996 – Toledo
16	Corey Rucker	310	Arkansas State Dec. 5, 2020 – Louisiana–Monroe
18	Jason Rivers	308	Hawaii Dec. 24, 2006 – Arizona State
18	Kayshon Boutte	308	LSU Dec.19, 2020 – Ole Miss
20	Cobi Hamilton	303	Arkansas Sept. 22, 2012 – Rutgers
	Stedman Bailey	303	West Virginia Sept. 29, 2012 – Baylor
	Andy Isabella	303	UMass Nov. 3, 2018 – Liberty
23	Chris Daniels	301	Purdue Oct. 16, 1999 – Michigan State
24	Adarius Bowman	300	Oklahoma State Oct. 14, 2006 – Kansas
25	Brian Oliver	297	Ball State Oct. 9, 1993 – Toledo
25	Aaron Jones	297	Utah State Nov. 11, 2000 – Boise State
27	Geoff Noisy	296	Nevada Nov. 9, 1996 – Utah State
	J. R. Tolver	296	San Diego State Sept. 14, 2002 – Arizona State
	James Washington	296	Oklahoma State Sept. 17, 2016 – Pittsburgh

References[]

^ "NCAA changes policy on football stats". ESPN.com. AP. 2002-08-28. Retrieved 2014-09-11.

"NCAA FBS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2021-12-23. ^[1]

^ "Passing Touchdowns Career Leaders and Records". Sports Reference CFB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 18, 2018.

[1] "NCAA changes policy on football stats". ESPN.com. AP. 2002-08-28. Retrieved 2014-09-11.

[2] "Passing Touchdowns Career Leaders and Records". Sports Reference CFB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 18, 2018.

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