most receiving yards in a career in college football

Corey Davis has the most career receiving yards, with 5,285 yards.

	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Corey Davis C. Davis	5,285	50	332	435	15.9	105.7	52	13	3	4.3	0.3	0
2	Trevor Insley T. Insley	5,005	44	298		16.8	113.8	35	-17	3	-5.7	-0.4	0
3	Ryan Broyles R. Broyles	4,586	48	349		13.1	95.5	45	97	15	6.5	2.0	1
4	Justin Hardy J. Hardy	4,541	49	387		11.7	92.7	35	7	1	7.0	0.1	1
5	Marcus Harris M. Harris	4,518	46	259		17.4	98.2	38	13	6	2.2	0.3	0
6	Patrick Edwards P. Edwards	4,510	48	289		15.6	94.0	43	58	4	14.5	1.2	0
7	Jacob Cowing J. Cowing	4,477	58	316	491	14.2	77.2	33	102	12	8.5	1.8	1
8	James Washington J. Washington	4,472	52	226	413	19.8	86.0	39	70	9	7.8	1.3	1
9	Rashaun Woods R. Woods	4,414	45	293		15.1	98.1	42
10	Ryan Yarborough R. Yarborough	4,357	44	229		19.0	99.0	42	-5	1	-5.0	-0.1	0
11	Troy Edwards T. Edwards	4,352	34	280		15.5	128.0	50	447	38	11.8	13.1	6
12	Greg Salas G. Salas	4,345	45	285		15.2	96.6	26
13	Aaron Turner A. Turner	4,345	44	266		16.3	98.8	43	17	2	8.5	0.4	0
14	Zay Jones Z. Jones	4,279	49	399	477	10.7	87.3	23	18	5	3.6	0.4	0
15	Terance Mathis T. Mathis	4,254	46	263		16.2	92.5	36	329	80	4.1	7.2	0
16	Geoff Noisy G. Noisy	4,249	40	295		14.4	106.2	21	27	10	2.7	0.7	0
17	Taywan Taylor T. Taylor	4,234	53	253	331	16.7	79.9	41	38	14	2.7	0.7	0
18	Jordan White J. White	4,187	39	306		13.7	107.4	32	56	4	14.0	1.4	0
19	Trent Taylor T. Taylor	4,179	53	327	406	12.8	78.8	32	0	0		0.0	0
20	Jarett Dillard J. Dillard	4,138	49	292		14.2	84.4	60	-2	3	-0.7	0.0	0
21	Corey Rucker C. Rucker	4,121	62	256	481	16.1	66.5	28	42	7	6.0	0.7	1
22	Zakhari Franklin Z. Franklin	4,038	63	321	505	12.6	64.1	42	8	1	8.0	0.1	0
23	Darius Watts D. Watts	4,031	47	272		14.8	85.8	47	188	21	9.0	4.0	0
24	Kendall Wright K. Wright	4,004	50	302		13.3	80.1	30	425	75	5.7	8.5	2
25	Troy Walters T. Walters	3,986	42	244		16.3	94.9	26	5	6	0.8	0.1	0

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More Western Michigan Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

996

Lowry

RUSH

392

Buckley

REC

292

Chenault

Team Rankings

PPG

25.7

95th

OPP PPG

17.3

29th

RUSH YDS/G

154.8

79th

PASS YDS/G

175.8

148th

2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Eastern Michigan	3-0	4-3
2	Ohio	2-0	4-2
3	Western Michigan	2-0	4-2
4	Bowling Green	2-0	2-4
5	Buffalo	1-1	3-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	WMU	@	CMU	1:30 PM
Sat 10/24	WMU	@	TOL	12:00 PM
Sat 10/31	BGSU	@	WMU	12:00 PM
Tue 11/10	WMU	@	AKR	7:00 PM
Tue 11/17	EMU	@	WMU	7:00 PM

Last Game

Kent State

2 - 4

Final

Western Michigan

4 - 2

Sat 10 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