| Rank | Player | Pos | Cl | Games | Catches | Yards | Touchdowns | Catches Per Game | Yards Per Game | Yards Per Catch |
| 1 | Jarett Dillard, Rice | SR | WR | 49 | 292 | 4138 | 60 | 6.0 | 84.4 | 14.2 |
| 2 | A.J. Harris, New Mexico St. | SR | WR | 46 | 269 | 2561 | 16 | 5.8 | 55.7 | 9.5 |
| 3 | Jamarko Simmons, Western Mich. | SR | WR | 44 | 260 | 3019 | 17 | 5.9 | 68.6 | 11.6 |
| 4 | Michael Thomas, Arizona | SR | WR | 48 | 259 | 3231 | 22 | 5.4 | 67.3 | 12.5 |
| 5 | Chase Coffman, Missouri | SR | TE | 50 | 247 | 2659 | 30 | 4.9 | 53.2 | 10.8 |
| 6 | Chris Williams, New Mexico St. | SR | WR | 42 | 246 | 3555 | 32 | 5.9 | 84.6 | 14.5 |
| 7 | Aaron Kelly, Clemson | SR | WR | 53 | 232 | 2733 | 20 | 4.4 | 51.6 | 11.8 |
| 8 | Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech | SO | WR | 26 | 231 | 3127 | 41 | 8.9 | 120.3 | 13.5 |
| 9 | Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas | SR | WR | 34 | 229 | 2533 | 20 | 6.7 | 74.5 | 11.1 |
| 10 | Bryan Anderson, Central Mich. | JR | WR | 40 | 226 | 2864 | 21 | 5.6 | 71.6 | 12.7 |
| 11 | Austin Collie, BYU | JR | WR | 37 | 215 | 3255 | 30 | 5.8 | 88.0 | 15.1 |
| 12 | Quan Cosby, Texas | SR | WR | 50 | 212 | 2598 | 19 | 4.2 | 52.0 | 12.3 |
| 13 | Ryan Wolfe, UNLV | JR | WR | 36 | 209 | 2735 | 13 | 5.8 | 76.0 | 13.1 |
| 14 | Kenny McKinley, South Carolina | SR | WR | 47 | 207 | 2781 | 19 | 4.4 | 59.2 | 13.4 |
| 15 | Dominick Goodman, Cincinnati | SR | WR | 48 | 204 | 2512 | 22 | 4.2 | 52.3 | 12.3 |
| 16 | Greg Orton, Purdue | SR | WR | 50 | 203 | 2356 | 13 | 4.1 | 47.1 | 11.6 |
| 17 | Juaquin Iglesias, Oklahoma | SR | WR | 54 | 202 | 2861 | 19 | 3.7 | 53.0 | 14.2 |
| 17 | Casey Flair, UNLV | SR | WR | 47 | 202 | 2380 | 13 | 4.3 | 50.6 | 11.8 |
| 19 | Dante Love, Ball St. | SR | WR | 40 | 199 | 2778 | 20 | 5.0 | 69.4 | 14.0 |
| 20 | Naaman Roosevelt, Buffalo | JR | WR | 38 | 198 | 2597 | 19 | 5.2 | 68.3 | 13.1 |