big ten single season receiving leaders since 2000

Since 2000, Jaxon Smith-Njigba has the most receiving yards in the Big 10 in a season, with 1,606 yards in 2021.

	NAME	REC YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Jaxon Smith-Njigba J. Smith-Njigba	1,606	2021	OSU	13	95	113	16.9	123.5	9	0	0		0.0	0
2	Lee Evans L. Evans	1,545	2001	WIS	12	75		20.6	128.8	9
3	Charlie Jones C. Jones	1,523	2022	PUR	14	123	175	12.4	108.8	12	6	4	1.5	0.4	0
4	Allen Robinson A. Robinson	1,432	2013	PSU	12	97	150	14.8	119.3	6	36	6	6.0	3.0	0
5	Jeremy Gallon J. Gallon	1,373	2013	MICH	13	89	137	15.4	105.6	9	4	3	1.3	0.3	0
6	Charles Rogers C. Rogers	1,351	2002	MSU	12	68		19.9	112.6	13	74	6	12.3	6.2	0
7	Braylon Edwards B. Edwards	1,330	2004	MICH	12	97		13.7	110.8	15	61	6	10.2	5.1	0
8	Tyler Johnson T. Johnson	1,318	2019	MINN	13	86	122	15.3	101.4	13	-1	1	-1.0	-0.1	0
9	Jeremiah Smith J. Smith	1,315	2024	OSU	16	76	107	17.3	82.2	15	47	6	7.8	2.9	1
10	Marvin McNutt M. McNutt	1,315	2011	IOWA	13	82		16.0	101.2	12	58	6	9.7	4.5	0
11	John Standeford J. Standeford	1,307	2002	PUR	13	75		17.4	100.5	13
12	B.J. Cunningham	1,306	2011	MSU	14	79		16.5	93.3	12	26	3	8.7	1.9	0
13	David Bell D. Bell	1,286	2021	PUR	11	93	132	13.8	116.9	6	39	3	13.0	3.5	0
14	A.J. Jenkins	1,276	2011	ILL	13	90		14.2	98.2	8	26	5	5.2	2.0	0
15	Marvin Harrison Jr. M. Harrison Jr.	1,263	2022	OSU	13	77	120	16.4	97.2	14	32	2	16.0	2.5	0
16	Devin Thomas D. Thomas	1,260	2007	MSU	13	79		15.9	96.9	8	177	27	6.6	13.6	0
17	Rondale Moore R. Moore	1,258	2018	PUR	13	114	158	11.0	96.8	12	213	21	10.1	16.4	2
18	Aaron Burbridge A. Burbridge	1,258	2015	MSU	14	85	148	14.8	89.9	7	44	9	4.9	3.1	0
19	Austin Carr A. Carr	1,247	2016	NW	13	90	132	13.9	95.9	12
20	Jeremiah Smith J. Smith	1,243	2025	OSU	13	87	109	14.3	95.6	12	21	3	7.0	1.6	1
21	Tyler Warren T. Warren	1,233	2024	PSU	16	104	137	11.9	77.1	8	218	26	8.4	13.6	4
22	Rashod Bateman R. Bateman	1,219	2019	MINN	13	60	99	20.3	93.8	11	0	0		0.0	0
23	Lee Evans L. Evans	1,213	2003	WIS	13	64		19.0	93.3	13	26	4	6.5	2.0	0
24	Marvin Harrison Jr. M. Harrison Jr.	1,211	2023	OSU	12	67	117	18.1	100.9	14	26	2	13.0	2.2	1
25	Charles Rogers C. Rogers	1,200	2001	MSU	11	57		21.1	109.1	12	36	4	9.0	3.3	1

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,610

Sayin

RUSH

1,090

Jackson

REC

1,243

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

34.9

21st

OPP PPG

8.2

1st

RUSH YDS/G

162.8

69th

PASS YDS/G

266.8

32nd

2025 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Indiana	9-0	15-0
2	Ohio State	9-0	12-2
3	Oregon	8-1	13-2
4	Michigan	7-2	9-4
5	USC	7-2	9-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/5	BALL	@	OSU	1:00 PM
Sat 9/12	OSU	@	TEX	7:30 PM
Sat 9/19	KENT	@	OSU	1:00 PM
Sat 9/26	ILL	@	OSU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	OSU	@	IOWA	1:00 PM

Last Game

Miami

2 - 0

Final

Ohio State

0 - 1

Wed 31 Dec 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,278

Bell

1,264

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Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.7

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167