most career receiving yards in big ten history

Jeremiah Smith has the most career receiving yards in the Big 10, with 3,758 yards.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Jeremiah Smith J. Smith	3,758	38	232	313	16.2	98.9	41	75	11	6.8	2.0	2
2	John Standeford J. Standeford	3,618	47	249		14.5	77.0	27	8	3	2.7	0.2	0
3	Dorien Bryant D. Bryant	3,548	50	292		12.2	71.0	21	421	61	6.9	8.4	6
4	Braylon Edwards B. Edwards	3,541	40	252		14.1	88.5	39	72	10	7.2	1.8	0
5	Taylor Stubblefield T. Stubblefield	3,433	46	316		10.9	74.6	19	13	8	1.6	0.3	0
6	Lee Evans L. Evans	3,382	46	172		19.7	73.5	26	26	4	6.5	0.6	0
7	Tyler Johnson T. Johnson	3,305	46	213	342	15.5	71.8	33	-1	1	-1.0	0.0	0
8	David Williams D. Williams	3,195	33	245		13.0	96.8	22	-5	4	-1.3	-0.2	0
9	Jared Abbrederis J. Abbrederis	3,140	51	202		15.5	61.6	23	291	28	10.4	5.7	2
10	D'Wayne Bates D. Bates	3,128	35	193		16.2	89.4	25	8	12	0.7	0.2	0
11	Eric Decker E. Decker	3,122	44	226		13.8	71.0	24	114	15	7.6	2.6	1
12	B.J. Cunningham	3,086	51	218		14.2	60.5	25	82	8	10.3	1.6	0
13	Bobby Engram B. Engram	2,986	33	163		18.3	90.5	31	155	11	14.1	4.7	1
14	Brian Alford B. Alford	2,968	44	160		18.6	67.5	30	1	5	0.2	0.0	0
15	David Bell D. Bell	2,946	29	232	342	12.7	101.6	21	51	6	8.5	1.8	1
16	Brandon Williams B. Williams	2,924	52	202		14.5	56.2	10	118	19	6.2	2.3	0
17	Ron Johnson R. Johnson	2,877	44	189		15.2	65.4	29	-27	1	-27.0	-0.6	0
18	Emeka Egbuka E. Egbuka	2,868	49	205	286	14.0	58.5	24	145	24	6.0	3.0	2
19	Marvin McNutt M. McNutt	2,861	39	170		16.8	73.4	28	63	8	7.9	1.6	0
20	DaeSean Hamilton D. Hamilton	2,842	53	214	369	13.3	53.6	18	22	10	2.2	0.4	0
21	Chris Olave C. Olave	2,790	41	181	256	15.4	68.0	36	5	3	1.7	0.1	0
22	Deon Butler D. Butler	2,771	50	179		15.5	55.4	22	-3	4	-0.8	-0.1	0
23	Jahan Dotson J. Dotson	2,757	42	183	300	15.1	65.6	25	18	8	2.3	0.4	1
24	Stanley Morgan Jr. S. Morgan Jr.	2,747	49	189	328	14.5	56.1	22	6	3	2.0	0.1	0
25	Michael Jenkins M. Jenkins	2,746	48	157		17.5	57.2	16

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,007

Sayin

RUSH

685

Jackson

REC

1,200

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

35.7

21st

OPP PPG

18.3

25th

RUSH YDS/G

147.7

90th

PASS YDS/G

320.2

8th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	Indiana	5-1	8-1
3	Oregon	4-2	6-3
4	Ohio State	4-2	6-3
5	Iowa	4-2	7-2
6	Wisconsin	4-2	6-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	NW	@	OSU	12:00 PM
Sat 11/21	OSU	@	NEB	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	MICH	@	OSU	12:00 PM

Last Game

Oregon

6 - 3

Final

Ohio State

6 - 3

Sat 7 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Mensah

27

Veltkamp

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

190.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

10.5

Simmons

10.5

Dean

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

517.0

516.6

514.0

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

325.3

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	5	4	.556
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	3	.667
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	6	3	.667
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	7	.222
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	4	5	.444
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	South Florida	6	3	.667
10	Tulane	4	5	.444
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	3	.700
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	6	3	.667
4	Toledo	7	2	.778
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
8	UMass	5	4	.556
9	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
10	Ball State	3	6	.333
11	Kent State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333