NCAA Division I FBS receiving leaders

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The NCAA Division I FBS receiving leaders are the career, single-season, and single-game leaders in receiving yards, receiving touchdowns, and receptions. The lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons: Since 1955, the length of the regular season has expanded from 10 games to 11 and later to 12 games, with some programs now playing additional postseason games, including conference championship games, bowl games, and the College Football Playoff. The NCAA did not permit freshmen to compete in varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of World War II–era seasons), preventing earlier players from accumulating statistics over four full seasons. Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002. As a result, many pre-2002 players are underrepresented; for example, Trevor Insley had 98 receiving yards in the 1996 Las Vegas Bowl, which would have brought his career total to 5,103 yards if counted. Beginning with the Southeastern Conference...

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