most college football receiving yards since 2015 only power 5 teams

Since 2015, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers have the most yards on receptions by a team, with 45,985 yards.

	TEAM	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Western Kentucky	45,985	7,530	3,866	5,806	11.9	6.1	368	19,705	4,729	4.2	2.6	211
2	Texas Tech	44,824	6,952	3,767	5,668	11.9	6.4	330	22,659	5,043	4.5	3.3	281
3	Washington State	44,066	6,434	4,110	5,940	10.7	6.8	345	14,796	3,676	4.0	2.3	186
4	Alabama	43,788	8,003	3,238	4,747	13.5	5.5	389	30,204	6,008	5.0	3.8	359
5	USC	43,450	6,645	3,487	5,117	12.5	6.5	334	22,662	4,689	4.8	3.4	256
6	Ole Miss	43,162	7,343	3,134	4,737	13.8	5.9	289	27,230	5,585	4.9	3.7	316
7	Memphis	42,864	7,028	3,327	5,028	12.9	6.1	338	27,988	5,581	5.0	4.0	343
8	Oklahoma	42,807	7,315	3,097	4,486	13.8	5.9	372	29,987	5,766	5.2	4.1	330
9	Clemson	42,470	8,744	3,648	5,487	11.6	4.9	322	29,760	5,948	5.0	3.4	362
10	Ohio State	42,240	7,616	3,222	4,622	13.1	5.5	410	30,802	5,740	5.4	4.0	333
11	Oklahoma State	41,134	7,393	3,198	5,036	12.9	5.6	282	24,468	5,426	4.5	3.3	277
12	SMU	40,787	6,967	3,194	4,973	12.8	5.9	340	23,305	5,275	4.4	3.3	276
13	LSU	39,872	7,028	3,056	4,700	13.0	5.7	306	25,704	5,270	4.9	3.7	288
14	North Texas	39,635	6,939	3,134	5,039	12.6	5.7	312	26,285	5,338	4.9	3.8	276
15	Miami	39,338	6,924	3,096	4,776	12.7	5.7	308	23,030	4,920	4.7	3.3	249
16	Arkansas State	38,887	6,819	3,126	4,922	12.4	5.7	294	20,854	5,155	4.0	3.1	192
17	Oregon	38,615	7,370	3,102	4,502	12.4	5.2	333	30,102	5,594	5.4	4.1	349
18	TCU	38,356	7,276	3,070	4,770	12.5	5.3	274	25,720	5,350	4.8	3.5	274
19	Hawai'i	38,278	7,020	3,284	5,413	11.7	5.5	275	18,705	4,410	4.2	2.7	165
20	North Carolina	38,182	6,942	2,977	4,558	12.8	5.5	295	25,949	5,211	5.0	3.7	270
21	Washington	37,956	6,687	3,031	4,486	12.5	5.7	276	21,985	4,776	4.6	3.3	276
22	Baylor	37,777	6,969	2,975	4,780	12.7	5.4	294	26,150	5,616	4.7	3.8	264
23	Boise State	37,640	6,867	2,964	4,659	12.7	5.5	272	27,396	5,741	4.8	4.0	318
24	Georgia	37,552	8,429	2,949	4,457	12.7	4.5	303	31,159	5,805	5.4	3.7	336
25	Middle Tennessee	37,410	6,775	3,349	5,066	11.2	5.5	279	19,274	4,615	4.2	2.8	182

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More Western Kentucky Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

857

Tisdale

RUSH

346

Allen

REC

369

Stafford

Team Rankings

PPG

21.3

120th

OPP PPG

30.6

130th

RUSH YDS/G

136.0

112th

PASS YDS/G

217.6

97th

2026 C-USA Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Jacksonville State	3-0	5-2
2	Liberty	2-0	5-1
3	Western Kentucky	2-1	3-4
4	Florida International	1-1	3-3
5	Middle Tennessee	1-1	3-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/27	DEL	@	WKU	7:00 PM
Sat 11/7	WKU	@	MTU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/14	JVST	@	WKU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/21	WKU	@	LIB	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	KENN	@	WKU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Western Kentucky

3 - 4

Final

Sam Houston

1 - 5

Wed 14 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

838

Burgess

835

Riley

828

Roberts

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

562.3

554.8

533.8

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

303.5

299.4

295.5

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	San Diego State	2	4	.333
4	Fresno State	4	2	.667
5	Texas State	3	3	.500
6	Utah State	2	4	.333
7	Colorado State	2	4	.333
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	Army	3	2	.600
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	East Carolina	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	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Louisiana	4	2	.667
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	5	.286
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