most career passing yards by a wr after 1970

Since 1971, Justin Willis has the most passing yards by a wide receiver, with 4,991 yards.

	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Justin Willis J. Willis	4,991	29	424	684	62.0	7.3	172.1	51	24	140.9	7.5	3.5
2	Jeff Godfrey J. Godfrey	4,095	52	321	474	67.7	8.6	78.8	20	14	148.3	4.2	3.0
3	Omarr Conner O. Conner	3,070	36	269	508	53.0	6.0	85.3	17	15	108.9	3.3	3.0
4	Carlyle Holiday C. Holiday	2,876	41	239	477	50.1	6.0	70.1	14	16	103.7	2.9	3.4
5	Syvelle Newton S. Newton	2,474	42	170	300	56.7	8.2	58.9	20	13	139.3	6.7	4.3
6	Brent Schaeffer B. Schaeffer	2,322	26	168	374	44.9	6.2	89.3	16	15	103.2	4.3	4.0
7	Anthony Turner A. Turner	2,157	39	202	345	58.6	6.3	55.3	17	9	122.1	4.9	2.6
8	Greg Ward Jr. G. Ward Jr.	2,010	13	177	263	67.3	7.6	154.6	12	7	141.2	4.6	2.7	23	152
9	Joel Armstrong J. Armstrong	1,860	40	148	288	51.4	6.5	46.5	14	18	109.2	4.9	6.3
10	Darius Outlaw D. Outlaw	1,770	43	144	309	46.6	5.7	41.2	12	19	95.2	3.9	6.1
11	Kerry Meier K. Meier	1,612	46	134	219	61.2	7.4	35.0	17	10	139.5	7.8	4.6
12	Austin Flynn A. Flynn	1,560	41	124	273	45.4	5.7	38.0	8	12	94.3	2.9	4.4
13	Joe Kemp J. Kemp	1,532	32	115	185	62.2	8.3	47.9	6	7	134.9	3.2	3.8
14	Andrew Allen A. Allen	1,529	8	115	214	53.7	7.1	191.1	16	8	131.0	7.5	3.7	18	104
15	D.J. Hernandez	1,364	35	132	237	55.7	5.8	39.0	15	10	116.5	6.3	4.2
16	Bernard Jackson B. Jackson	1,357	20	110	221	49.8	6.1	67.9	7	7	105.5	3.2	3.2
17	Joe Dailey J. Dailey	1,316	12	112	196	57.1	6.7	109.7	7	11	114.1	3.6	5.6
18	Kodi Burns K. Burns	1,312	43	111	225	49.3	5.8	30.5	7	10	99.7	3.1	4.4
19	Mickey Brokas M. Brokas	1,303	11	115	269	42.8	4.8	118.5	2	17	73.3	0.7	6.3
20	Rob Calabrese R. Calabrese	1,276	33	117	254	46.1	5.0	38.7	12	7	98.3	4.7	2.8
21	Robert Johnson R. Johnson	1,214	27	113	206	54.9	5.9	45.0	8	9	108.4	3.9	4.4
22	Anthony Maddie A. Maddie	1,213	7	105	175	60.0	6.9	173.3	8	5	127.6	4.6	2.9	3	7
23	Randall Mackey R. Mackey	1,171	22	80	161	49.7	7.3	53.2	8	6	119.7	5.0	3.7
24	Reggie Nevels R. Nevels	1,096	19	86	188	45.7	5.8	57.7	8	9	99.2	4.3	4.8
25	Tyler Jones T. Jones	999	38	115	206	55.8	4.8	26.3	6	11	95.5	2.9	5.3

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,588

Jennings

RUSH

418

Raphael

REC

367

Knight

Team Rankings

PPG

34.6

47th

OPP PPG

23.0

71st

RUSH YDS/G

138.2

110th

PASS YDS/G

341.0

3rd

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	Clemson	2-1	3-2
4	Pittsburgh	2-1	5-1
5	SMU	2-1	4-1
6	Virginia	2-1	4-2
7	California	2-1	3-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	UVA	@	SMU	12:00 PM
Sat 10/24	CAL	@	SMU	12:00 PM
Sat 10/31	SMU	@	SYR	1:00 PM
Fri 11/6	VT	@	SMU	7:00 PM
Sat 11/14	WAKE	@	SMU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Boston College

2 - 3

Final

SMU

4 - 1

Sat 3 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333