| Rank | Player | Opponent | Sched Date | NO. | YARDS | TD | Position | Class |
| 1 | Trindon Holliday, LSU | North Texas | 13-SEP-08 | 4 | 163 | 1 | RB | JR |
| 2 | Javier Arenas, Alabama | Mississippi St. | 15-NOV-08 | 6 | 153 | 1 | DB | JR |
| 3 | Javier Arenas, Alabama | Tulane | 06-SEP-08 | 5 | 147 | 1 | DB | JR |
| 4 | Brandon Tate, North Carolina | McNeese St. | 30-AUG-08 | 3 | 142 | 1 | WR | SR |
| 5 | Kyle Wilson, Boise St. | Fresno St. | 28-NOV-08 | 3 | 136 | 1 | DB | JR |
| 6 | Daymond Patterson, Kansas | Florida Int'l | 30-AUG-08 | 4 | 135 | 1 | WR | FR |
| 7 | Syd'Quan Thompson, California | Colorado St. | 27-SEP-08 | 5 | 131 | 1 | DB | JR |
| 8 | Marcus Edwards, South Fla. | Tenn.-Martin | 30-AUG-08 | 7 | 124 | 0 | WR | SR |
| 9 | Otis Wiley, Michigan St. | Eastern Mich. | 06-SEP-08 | 5 | 113 | 0 | DB | SR |
| 10 | Ray Small, Ohio St. | Michigan | 22-NOV-08 | 5 | 110 | 0 | WR | JR |
| 11 | Josh Smith, Colorado | Eastern Wash. | 06-SEP-08 | 4 | 108 | 0 | WR | SO |
| 12 | Michael Thomas, Arizona | UCLA | 20-SEP-08 | 6 | 107 | 0 | WR | SR |
| 13 | Eric Morris, Texas Tech | Nevada | 06-SEP-08 | 3 | 105 | 1 | WR | SR |
| 14 | Robert Dunn, Auburn | Southern Miss. | 06-SEP-08 | 4 | 103 | 0 | WR | SR |
| 15 | D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt | Miami (Ohio) | 28-AUG-08 | 3 | 98 | 0 | DB | JR |
| 16 | Deon Murphy, Kansas St. | Louisville | 17-SEP-08 | 4 | 96 | 1 | WR | JR |
| 17 | Brandon James, Florida | Hawaii | 30-AUG-08 | 4 | 95 | 1 | RB | JR |
| 17 | Marshay Green, Mississippi | Samford | 13-SEP-08 | 3 | 95 | 1 | DB | JR |
| 19 | Phillip Livas, Louisiana Tech | Fresno St. | 01-NOV-08 | 4 | 94 | 1 | WR | SO |
| 19 | Joe Burnett, UCF | SMU | 04-OCT-08 | 4 | 94 | 0 | DB | SR |
| 19 | Jairus Byrd, Oregon | Purdue | 13-SEP-08 | 2 | 94 | 1 | DB | JR |
| 22 | Brandon James, Florida | Tennessee | 20-SEP-08 | 2 | 92 | 1 | RB | JR |
| 22 | Price Miller, Georgia | Alabama | 27-SEP-08 | 1 | 92 | 1 | DB | JR |
| 24 | Kyle Wilson, Boise St. | New Mexico St. | 01-NOV-08 | 4 | 91 | 1 | DB | JR |
| 24 | Kyle Williams, Arizona St. | UCLA | 28-NOV-08 | 4 | 91 | 0 | WR | JR |
| 24 | Rashad Evans, Fresno St. | Louisiana Tech | 01-NOV-08 | 2 | 91 | 1 | WR | FR |
| 27 | B.J. Hill, Ball St. | Northeastern | 28-AUG-08 | 3 | 90 | 0 | DB | SR |
| 28 | T.Y. Hilton, Florida Int'l | Kansas | 30-AUG-08 | 2 | 89 | 1 | WR | FR |
| 29 | Stafon Johnson, Southern California | Arizona | 25-OCT-08 | 3 | 88 | 0 | RB | JR |
| 29 | Chris Williams, New Mexico St. | Alcorn St. | 04-OCT-08 | 2 | 88 | 1 | WR | SR |
| 29 | Nate Swift, Nebraska | Virginia Tech | 27-SEP-08 | 1 | 88 | 1 | WR | SR |
| 32 | Dez Bryant, Oklahoma St. | Texas A&M | 04-OCT-08 | 2 | 87 | 1 | WR | SO |
| 32 | Marquis Hundley, Arizona | Idaho | 30-AUG-08 | 0 | 87 | 1 | DB | SR |
| 34 | T.J. Porter, Pittsburgh | Oregon St. | 31-DEC-08 | 6 | 86 | 0 | WR | JR |
| 34 | Kyle Wilson, Boise St. | Idaho | 15-NOV-08 | 3 | 86 | 1 | DB | JR |
| 36 | Marshay Green, Mississippi | Mississippi St. | 28-NOV-08 | 9 | 85 | 0 | DB | JR |
| 36 | Jasper Howard, Connecticut | Syracuse | 15-NOV-08 | 4 | 85 | 1 | DB | SO |
| 36 | Kevin Jones, Arkansas St. | Texas Southern | 06-SEP-08 | 3 | 85 | 0 | WR | SR |
| 36 | Nate Kimbrough, Arizona St. | Oregon St. | 01-NOV-08 | 3 | 85 | 0 | WR | SR |
| 40 | Ian Clark, New Mexico | Wyoming | 04-OCT-08 | 5 | 84 | 0 | DB | JR |
| 40 | D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt | Rice | 13-SEP-08 | 2 | 84 | 0 | DB | JR |
| 42 | Jeremy Kerley, TCU | San Diego St. | 04-OCT-08 | 6 | 83 | 0 | WR | SO |
| 42 | Joe Burnett, UCF | South Carolina St. | 30-AUG-08 | 4 | 83 | 0 | DB | SR |
| 44 | Jeremy Maclin, Missouri | Northwestern | 29-DEC-08 | 4 | 82 | 1 | WR | SO |
| 44 | Martavious Odoms, Michigan | Purdue | 01-NOV-08 | 3 | 82 | 1 | WR | FR |
| 46 | Andy Brodell, Iowa | Iowa St. | 13-SEP-08 | 1 | 81 | 1 | WR | JR |
| 47 | Nate Swift, Nebraska | Kansas | 08-NOV-08 | 4 | 80 | 0 | WR | SR |
| 48 | Ray Small, Ohio St. | Youngstown St. | 30-AUG-08 | 4 | 79 | 0 | WR | JR |
| 48 | Marshay Green, Mississippi | Texas Tech | 02-JAN-09 | 4 | 79 | 0 | DB | JR |
| 48 | Sammie Stroughter, Oregon St. | Oregon | 29-NOV-08 | 3 | 79 | 0 | WR | SR |
| 48 | Eugene Harris, Miami (Ohio) | Northern Ill. | 11-OCT-08 | 2 | 79 | 1 | WR | SO |
| 52 | Jairus Byrd, Oregon | Washington | 30-AUG-08 | 5 | 78 | 0 | DB | JR |
| 52 | Orkeys Auriene, La.-Lafayette | Kent St. | 20-SEP-08 | 5 | 78 | 0 | DB | SO |
| 54 | Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma | Kansas St. | 25-OCT-08 | 2 | 77 | 1 | WR | FR |
| 55 | Dez Bryant, Oklahoma St. | Houston | 06-SEP-08 | 3 | 75 | 1 | WR | SO |
| 55 | Antonio Brown, Central Mich. | Ohio | 13-SEP-08 | 1 | 75 | 1 | WR | SO |
| 57 | Jeremy Kerley, TCU | Stephen F. Austin | 06-SEP-08 | 4 | 74 | 0 | WR | SO |
| 58 | Antonio Brown, Central Mich. | Eastern Mich. | 28-NOV-08 | 2 | 73 | 0 | WR | SO |
| 58 | Javier Arenas, Alabama | Utah | 02-JAN-09 | 1 | 73 | 1 | DB | JR |
| 60 | Corey Partridge, Bowling Green | Miami (Ohio) | 18-OCT-08 | 3 | 72 | 0 | WR | SR |
| 60 | Ray Small, Ohio St. | Ohio | 06-SEP-08 | 3 | 72 | 1 | WR | JR |
| 60 | Tony Carter, Florida St. | Western Caro. | 06-SEP-08 | 2 | 72 | 1 | DB | SR |
| 63 | Joe Burnett, UCF | South Fla. | 06-SEP-08 | 3 | 71 | 0 | DB | SR |
| 63 | Sammie Stroughter, Oregon St. | Hawaii | 13-SEP-08 | 3 | 71 | 0 | WR | SR |
| 65 | Kyle Wilson, Boise St. | Nevada | 22-NOV-08 | 6 | 70 | 0 | DB | JR |
| 65 | Yonus Davis, San Jose St. | New Mexico St. | 18-OCT-08 | 3 | 70 | 0 | RB | SR |
| 67 | DeAngelo Smith, Cincinnati | Rutgers | 11-OCT-08 | 4 | 69 | 0 | DB | SR |
| 67 | LaVon Brazill, Ohio | Akron | 22-NOV-08 | 2 | 69 | 1 | WR | SO |
| 69 | Deon Murphy, Kansas St. | North Texas | 30-AUG-08 | 6 | 68 | 0 | WR | JR |
| 69 | Gerald Jones, Tennessee | Auburn | 27-SEP-08 | 5 | 68 | 0 | WR | SO |
| 69 | Emmanuel Spann, Marshall | Illinois St. | 30-AUG-08 | 4 | 68 | 0 | WR | SR |
| 69 | Robert Dunn, Auburn | La.-Monroe | 30-AUG-08 | 3 | 68 | 1 | WR | SR |
| 69 | Ricky Price, Oklahoma St. | Washington St. | 30-AUG-08 | 1 | 68 | 0 | DB | SR |
| 74 | Theo Wilson, South Fla. | Tenn.-Martin | 30-AUG-08 | 1 | 67 | 1 | DB | JR |
| 75 | Ian Clark, New Mexico | Texas A&M | 06-SEP-08 | 2 | 66 | 0 | DB | JR |
| 75 | Graig Cooper, Miami (Fla.) | Charleston So. | 28-AUG-08 | 1 | 66 | 1 | RB | SO |
| 77 | Rich Gunnell, Boston College | Virginia Tech | 18-OCT-08 | 1 | 65 | 1 | WR | JR |
| 78 | Ellis Lankster, West Virginia | Colorado | 18-SEP-08 | 3 | 64 | 0 | DB | SR |
| 78 | Antonio Brown, Central Mich. | Eastern Ill. | 28-AUG-08 | 3 | 64 | 0 | WR | SO |
| 78 | Jonathon Amaya, Nevada | Utah St. | 18-OCT-08 | 2 | 64 | 0 | DB | JR |
| 81 | Jeremy Kerley, TCU | Colorado St. | 11-OCT-08 | 5 | 63 | 0 | WR | SO |
| 81 | Marlon Moore, Fresno St. | UCLA | 27-SEP-08 | 1 | 63 | 1 | WR | JR |
| 83 | Dicky Lyons, Kentucky | Middle Tenn. St. | 13-SEP-08 | 5 | 62 | 0 | WR | SR |
| 83 | Dicky Lyons, Kentucky | Louisville | 31-AUG-08 | 5 | 62 | 0 | WR | SR |
| 83 | Andy Brodell, Iowa | Maine | 30-AUG-08 | 4 | 62 | 0 | WR | JR |
| 83 | C.J. Spiller, Clemson | Nebraska | 01-JAN-09 | 4 | 62 | 0 | RB | JR |
| 87 | Sammie Stroughter, Oregon St. | California | 15-NOV-08 | 3 | 61 | 0 | WR | SR |
| 87 | David Gilreath, Wisconsin | Minnesota | 15-NOV-08 | 2 | 61 | 0 | WR | SO |
| 87 | Derrick Williams, Penn St. | Wisconsin | 11-OCT-08 | 2 | 61 | 1 | WR | SR |
| 90 | Brandon James, Florida | South Carolina | 15-NOV-08 | 6 | 60 | 0 | RB | JR |
| 90 | Louis Lee, La.-Lafayette | North Texas | 11-OCT-08 | 1 | 60 | 0 | WR | JR |
| 90 | Chris Givens, Miami (Ohio) | Ohio | 28-NOV-08 | 0 | 60 | 1 | WR | SO |
| 93 | Syd'Quan Thompson, California | Arizona | 18-OCT-08 | 4 | 58 | 0 | DB | JR |
| 93 | Brendan Smith, Northwestern | Illinois | 22-NOV-08 | 2 | 58 | 0 | DB | JR |
| 93 | Delano Green, Temple | Army | 29-AUG-08 | 2 | 58 | 0 | WR | SO |
| 93 | Syd'Quan Thompson, California | Washington | 06-DEC-08 | 2 | 58 | 0 | DB | JR |
| 97 | Reggie Rembert, Air Force | Army | 01-NOV-08 | 4 | 57 | 0 | DB | SO |
| 97 | Kyle Williams, Arizona St. | California | 04-OCT-08 | 3 | 57 | 0 | WR | JR |
| 97 | Jeremy Kerley, TCU | New Mexico | 30-AUG-08 | 2 | 57 | 0 | WR | SO |
| 97 | Phillip Livas, Louisiana Tech | Southeastern La. | 20-SEP-08 | 1 | 57 | 1 | WR | SO |