| Rank | Player | Pos | Cl | Games | Catches | Yards | Touchdowns | Catches Per Game | Yards Per Game | Yards Per Catch |
| 1 | Ryan Wolfe, UNLV | SR | WR | 47 | 283 | 3495 | 15 | 6.0 | 74.4 | 12.3 |
| 2 | Bryan Anderson, Central Mich. | SR | WR | 50 | 269 | 3432 | 24 | 5.4 | 68.6 | 12.8 |
| 3 | Naaman Roosevelt, Buffalo | SR | WR | 48 | 268 | 3551 | 28 | 5.6 | 74.0 | 13.2 |
| 4 | Emmanuel Sanders, SMU | SR | WR | 44 | 264 | 3429 | 32 | 6.0 | 77.9 | 13.0 |
| 4 | Antonio Brown, Central Mich. | JR | WR | 37 | 264 | 2735 | 21 | 7.1 | 73.9 | 10.4 |
| 6 | Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green | SR | WR | 44 | 260 | 2814 | 23 | 5.9 | 64.0 | 10.8 |
| 7 | Eric Decker, Minnesota | SR | WR | 45 | 227 | 3119 | 24 | 5.0 | 69.3 | 13.7 |
| 8 | Stephen Williams, Toledo | SR | WR | 44 | 216 | 2975 | 21 | 4.9 | 67.6 | 13.8 |
| 9 | Jordan Shipley, Texas | SR | WR | 51 | 213 | 2802 | 28 | 4.2 | 54.9 | 13.2 |
| 10 | Kerry Meier, Kansas | SR | WR | 45 | 207 | 2209 | 16 | 4.6 | 49.1 | 10.7 |
| 11 | Dennis Pitta, BYU | SR | TE | 46 | 204 | 2696 | 18 | 4.4 | 58.6 | 13.2 |
| 12 | Duke Calhoun, Memphis | SR | WR | 47 | 203 | 2939 | 19 | 4.3 | 62.5 | 14.5 |
| 13 | Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas | JR | WR | 35 | 200 | 2897 | 29 | 5.7 | 82.8 | 14.5 |
| 14 | Cody Slate, Marshall | SR | TE | 44 | 199 | 2619 | 23 | 4.5 | 59.5 | 13.2 |
| 15 | Jeremy Williams, Tulane | SR | WR | 38 | 185 | 2686 | 17 | 4.9 | 70.7 | 14.5 |
| 15 | Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati | SR | WR | 45 | 185 | 2742 | 22 | 4.1 | 60.9 | 14.8 |
| 17 | Brett Hamlin, Buffalo | SR | WR | 50 | 179 | 2087 | 8 | 3.6 | 41.7 | 11.7 |
| 18 | Jacory Stone, Eastern Mich. | SR | WR | 45 | 178 | 1836 | 8 | 4.0 | 40.8 | 10.3 |
| 19 | Chris McGaha, Arizona St. | SR | WR | 48 | 166 | 2227 | 9 | 3.5 | 46.4 | 13.4 |
| 20 | Rich Gunnell, Boston College | SR | WR | 51 | 164 | 2227 | 16 | 3.2 | 43.7 | 13.6 |