| Rank | Player | Pos | Cl | Games | Catches | Yards | Touchdowns | Catches Per Game | Yards Per Game | Yards Per Catch |
| 1 | Emmanuel Sanders, SMU | SR | WR | 44 | 264 | 3429 | 32 | 6.0 | 77.9 | 13.0 |
| 2 | Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas | JR | WR | 35 | 200 | 2897 | 29 | 5.7 | 82.8 | 14.5 |
| 2 | Austin Pettis, Boise St. | JR | WR | 35 | 153 | 1813 | 29 | 4.4 | 51.8 | 11.8 |
| 2 | Dez Bryant, Oklahoma St. | JR | WR | 28 | 147 | 2425 | 29 | 5.2 | 86.6 | 16.5 |
| 5 | Jordan Shipley, Texas | SR | WR | 51 | 213 | 2802 | 28 | 4.2 | 54.9 | 13.2 |
| 5 | Naaman Roosevelt, Buffalo | SR | WR | 48 | 268 | 3551 | 28 | 5.6 | 74.0 | 13.2 |
| 7 | Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma | SR | TE | 41 | 111 | 1629 | 26 | 2.7 | 39.7 | 14.7 |
| 8 | Jeff Moturi, UTEP | SR | WR | 41 | 160 | 2291 | 25 | 3.9 | 55.9 | 14.3 |
| 9 | Eric Decker, Minnesota | SR | WR | 45 | 227 | 3119 | 24 | 5.0 | 69.3 | 13.7 |
| 9 | Bryan Anderson, Central Mich. | SR | WR | 50 | 269 | 3432 | 24 | 5.4 | 68.6 | 12.8 |
| 11 | Cody Slate, Marshall | SR | TE | 44 | 199 | 2619 | 23 | 4.5 | 59.5 | 13.2 |
| 11 | Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green | SR | WR | 44 | 260 | 2814 | 23 | 5.9 | 64.0 | 10.8 |
| 11 | Brandon LaFell, LSU | SR | WR | 48 | 161 | 2285 | 23 | 3.4 | 47.6 | 14.2 |
| 14 | Trae Johnson, Tulsa | JR | WR | 37 | 104 | 1787 | 22 | 2.8 | 48.3 | 17.2 |
| 14 | Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati | SR | WR | 45 | 185 | 2742 | 22 | 4.1 | 60.9 | 14.8 |
| 14 | Golden Tate, Notre Dame | JR | WR | 35 | 138 | 2383 | 22 | 3.9 | 68.1 | 17.3 |
| 14 | Carlos Singleton, Memphis | SR | WR | 47 | 162 | 2344 | 22 | 3.4 | 49.9 | 14.5 |
| 18 | Antonio Brown, Central Mich. | JR | WR | 37 | 264 | 2735 | 21 | 7.1 | 73.9 | 10.4 |
| 18 | Stephen Williams, Toledo | SR | WR | 44 | 216 | 2975 | 21 | 4.9 | 67.6 | 13.8 |
| 20 | Shay Hodge, Mississippi | SR | WR | 47 | 153 | 2321 | 20 | 3.3 | 49.4 | 15.2 |
| 20 | Cortez Gent, Fla. Atlantic | SR | WR | 41 | 155 | 2394 | 20 | 3.8 | 58.4 | 15.4 |
| 20 | Mike Williams, Syracuse | SR | WR | 29 | 133 | 2044 | 20 | 4.6 | 70.5 | 15.4 |