most receiving touchdowns by a freshman in a single college football season

Jeremiah Smith has the most receiving touchdowns by a freshman in a season, with 15 touchdowns in 2024.

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Assumption:All-time
Data note: Receiving Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	REC TD	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Jeremiah Smith J. Smith	15	2024	OSU	16	76	107	1,315	17.3	82.2	47	6	7.8	2.9	1
2	Jesse Legree J. Legree	14	2026	ORST	7	46	66	1,040	22.6	148.6	0	0		0.0	0
3	Brock Bowers B. Bowers	13	2021	UGA	15	56	80	882	15.8	58.8	56	4	14.0	3.7	1
4	Xavier Worthy X. Worthy	12	2021	TEX	12	62	101	981	15.8	81.8	7	1	7.0	0.6	0
5	Isaac Rex I. Rex	12	2020	BYU	12	37	46	429	11.6	35.8
6	Rondale Moore R. Moore	12	2018	PUR	13	114	158	1,258	11.0	96.8	213	21	10.1	16.4	2
7	Albert Okwuegbunam A. Okwuegbunam	11	2017	MIZ	12	29	43	415	14.3	34.6
8	Malachi Toney M. Toney	10	2025	MIA	16	109	141	1,211	11.1	75.7	113	23	4.9	7.1	1
9	Nic Anderson N. Anderson	10	2023	OKLA	13	38	63	798	21.0	61.4	0	0		0.0	0
10	KC Concepcion	10	2023	NCST	13	71	106	839	11.8	64.5	320	41	7.8	24.6	0
11	Peerless Price P. Price	10	1998	TENN	12	61		920	15.1	76.7	25	3	8.3	2.1	0
12	Jermale Kelly J. Kelly	10	1997	SC	11	43		618	14.4	56.2	14	1	14.0	1.3	0
13	Dwight Collins D. Collins	10	1980	PITT	11	27		777	28.8	70.6	20	5	4.0	1.8	0
14	Pofele Ashlock P. Ashlock	9	2023	HAW	13	83	128	832	10.0	64.0	0	0		0.0	0
15	Corey Rucker C. Rucker	9	2021	ARST	12	59	107	826	14.0	68.8	20	2	10.0	1.7	1
16	Marvin Mims Jr. M. Mims Jr.	9	2020	OKLA	11	37	50	610	16.5	55.5	17	2	8.5	1.5	0
17	Jyaire Shorter J. Shorter	9	2019	UNT	12	24	39	473	19.7	39.4
18	Justyn Ross J. Ross	9	2018	CLEM	14	46	73	1,000	21.7	71.4
19	Greg Dortch G. Dortch	9	2017	WAKE	8	53	74	722	13.6	90.3	9	7	1.3	1.1	0
20	Dez Fitzpatrick D. Fitzpatrick	9	2017	LOU	13	45	77	699	15.5	53.8
21	Ty Lee T. Lee	9	2016	MTSU	13	63	92	699	11.1	53.8	107	6	17.8	8.2	1
22	Courtland Sutton C. Sutton	9	2015	SMU	12	49	91	862	17.6	71.8
23	Ronney Daniels R. Daniels	9	1999	AUB	11	56		1,068	19.1	97.1
24	Terrence Edwards T. Edwards	9	1999	UGA	11	53		772	14.6	70.2	3	2	1.5	0.3	0
25	Zola Davis Z. Davis	9	1995	SC	11	58		911	15.7	82.8

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More Ohio State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,007

Sayin

RUSH

516

Jackson

REC

984

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

39.3

10th

OPP PPG

13.4

7th

RUSH YDS/G

153.1

84th

PASS YDS/G

323.1

5th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	UCLA	5-0	7-0
2	Ohio State	4-0	6-1
3	Indiana	4-1	7-1
4	Northwestern	3-1	6-1
5	Minnesota	3-1	5-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	OSU	@	USC	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	ORE	@	OSU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/14	NW	@	OSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	OSU	@	NEB	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	MICH	@	OSU	12:00 PM

Last Game

Ohio State

6 - 1

Final

Indiana

6 - 1

Sat 17 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286