most receiving yards in a game 2021 college football

Jaxon Smith-Njigba had the most yards on receptions in a game in 2021, with 347 yards in the Rose Bowl against Utah on January 1, 2022.

	NAME	REC YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD
1	Jaxon Smith-Njigba J. Smith-Njigba	347	1/1/2022	OSU	@	UTAH	15	16	23.1	3	0	0		0
2	Trayvon Rudolph T. Rudolph	309	11/3/2021	NIU	@	KENT	14	21	22.1	3
3	Jack Sorenson J. Sorenson	283	11/2/2021	M-OH	@	OHIO	14	21	20.2	2
4	Xavier Worthy X. Worthy	261	10/9/2021	TEX	vs	OKLA	9	11	29.0	2	7	1	7.0	0
5	Ali Jennings A. Jennings	252	11/27/2021	ODU	vs	CHAR	9	12	28.0	3	0	0		0
6	Jahan Dotson J. Dotson	242	11/6/2021	PSU	@	MD	11	15	22.0	3
7	Jaxon Smith-Njigba J. Smith-Njigba	240	11/6/2021	OSU	@	NEB	15	18	16.0	1
8	David Bell D. Bell	240	10/16/2021	PUR	@	IOWA	11	12	21.8	1
9	Calvin Austin III C. Austin III	239	9/11/2021	MEM	@	ARST	6	9	39.8	3
10	Isaiah Likely I. Likely	232	10/7/2021	CCAR	@	ARST	8	9	29.0	4
11	Jerreth Sterns J. Sterns	221	10/16/2021	WKU	@	ODU	13	16	17.0	1	7	1	7.0	0
12	Jalen Nailor J. Nailor	221	10/9/2021	MSU	@	RUTG	5	8	44.2	3
13	Broc Thompson B. Thompson	217	12/30/2021	PUR	vs	TENN	7	12	31.0	2	0	0		0
14	David Bell D. Bell	217	11/6/2021	PUR	vs	MSU	11	16	19.7	1
15	Deven Thompkins D. Thompkins	215	11/6/2021	USU	@	NMSU	9	11	23.9	2	0	0		0
16	Milton Wright M. Wright	213	11/20/2021	PUR	@	NW	8	11	26.6	3	0	0		0
17	Charleston Rambo C. Rambo	210	11/6/2021	MIA	vs	GT	7	10	30.0	1
18	Skyy Moore S. Moore	206	11/23/2021	WMU	@	NIU	12	15	17.2	4
19	Malik Williams M. Williams	206	10/20/2021	APP	vs	CCAR	10	14	20.6	1	8	1	8.0	0
20	Romeo Doubs R. Doubs	203	10/23/2021	NEV	@	FRES	19	20	10.7	1
21	Josh Downs J. Downs	203	9/18/2021	UNC	vs	UVA	8	9	25.4	2
22	Jordan Addison J. Addison	202	11/20/2021	PITT	vs	UVA	14	19	14.4	4
23	Tyrese Chambers T. Chambers	201	10/8/2021	FIU	vs	CHAR	3	6	67.0	2
24	Cedric Tillman C. Tillman	200	11/13/2021	TENN	vs	UGA	10	12	20.0	1
25	Calvin Austin III C. Austin III	200	10/9/2021	MEM	@	TLSA	13	19	15.4	1

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Team Leaders

PASS

598

Sayin

RUSH

157

Jackson

REC

315

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

39.5

42nd

OPP PPG

13.5

38th

RUSH YDS/G

165.5

79th

PASS YDS/G

356.0

5th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
12	Illinois	0-0	1-1
13	Minnesota	0-0	1-1
14	Ohio State	0-0	1-1
15	Oregon	0-0	1-1
16	Purdue	0-0	1-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/19	KENT	@	OSU	12:00 PM
Sat 9/26	ILL	@	OSU	12:00 PM
Sat 10/3	OSU	@	IOWA	1:00 PM
Sat 10/10	MD	@	OSU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/17	OSU	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

Ohio State

1 - 1

Final

Texas

2 - 0

Sat 12 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

896

Maiava

795

Stokes

794

Alejado

Rush Yards Leaders

375

Carter

374

Sheppard

319

Bates

Rec Yards Leaders

376

Legree

333

Duff

330

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

10

Maiava

9

Hejny

8

Weaver

Rush TD Leaders

6

Carter

6

Knight

5

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

5

Duff

5

Dixon

5

Becker

QB Rating Leaders

284.5

Stockton

271.7

Mensah

243.9

Jennings

Sack Leaders

5.0

Umanmielen

4.0

Lewis

4.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

66.5

61.0

59.0

58.5

55.0

54.5

Opp PPG Rankings

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

Total Yards Rankings

702.5

620.5

586.0

576.5

573.5

569.0

Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

376.0

341.5

336.0

319.0

314.0

Pass Yards Rankings

442.0

427.0

396.5

358.0

356.0

346.0

Sack Leaders

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

CFB 2026 Standings

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

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

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

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	2	0	1.000
2	Boise State	1	1	.500
3	Fresno State	1	1	.500
4	San Diego State	1	1	.500
5	Oregon State	0	2	.000
6	Texas State	0	2	.000
7	Utah State	0	2	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	2	.333
2	UMass	2	0	1.000
3	Akron	1	1	.500
4	Ball State	1	1	.500
5	Buffalo	1	1	.500
6	Central Michigan	1	1	.500
7	Kent State	1	1	.500
8	Miami (OH)	1	1	.500
9	Ohio	1	1	.500
10	Toledo	1	1	.500
11	Western Michigan	1	1	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	2	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	2	.333

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	2	0	1.000
2	SMU	2	0	1.000
3	Virginia	2	0	1.000
4	California	1	1	.500
5	Duke	2	0	1.000
6	North Carolina	2	0	1.000
7	Pittsburgh	2	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	2	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	2	0	1.000
10	Boston College	1	1	.500
11	Clemson	1	1	.500
12	Louisville	1	1	.500
13	Georgia Tech	0	2	.000
14	Florida State	1	1	.500
15	NC State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	Syracuse	1	1	.500

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

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	2	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	1	1	.500
3	Tulsa	2	0	1.000
4	UTSA	2	0	1.000
5	Memphis	2	1	.667
6	North Texas	1	1	.500
7	Rice	1	1	.500
8	Temple	1	1	.500
9	Tulane	1	1	.500
10	UAB	1	1	.500
11	Charlotte	0	2	.000
12	East Carolina	0	2	.000
13	Army	1	1	.500
14	Navy	1	1	.500

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	3	0	1.000
2	Indiana	2	0	1.000
3	Iowa	2	0	1.000
4	Maryland	2	0	1.000
5	Michigan	2	0	1.000
6	Michigan State	2	0	1.000
7	Nebraska	2	0	1.000
8	Penn State	2	0	1.000
9	UCLA	2	0	1.000
10	Washington	2	0	1.000
11	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
12	Illinois	1	1	.500
13	Minnesota	1	1	.500
14	Ohio State	1	1	.500
15	Oregon	1	1	.500
16	Purdue	1	1	.500
17	Wisconsin	1	1	.500
18	Rutgers	0	2	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	1	.500
2	Florida International	1	1	.500
3	Kennesaw State	1	1	.500
4	Liberty	1	1	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	1	1	.500
6	Missouri State	1	1	.500
7	Jacksonville State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	0	2	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	2	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	3	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	0	1.000
4	San Jose State	2	1	.667
5	Nevada	1	1	.500
6	UTEP	1	1	.500
7	Wyoming	1	1	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	2	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 8/29	UNC	@	TCU	15-10
Sat 8/29	SJSU	@	USC	26-42
Sat 8/29	NCST	@	UVA	8-34
Sat 8/29	JVST	@	NDSU	7-33
Sat 8/29	SAC	@	EMU	17-28

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	SYR	@	PITT	7:30 PM
Fri 9/18	MIA	@	WAKE	7:30 PM
Fri 9/18	HOU	@	TTU	8:00 PM
Fri 9/18	PRST	@	ORE	10:30 PM
Sat 9/19	CCAR	@	DEL	11:30 AM

Jaxon Smith-Njigba had the most yards on receptions in a game in 2021, with 347 yards in the Rose Bowl against Utah on January 1, 2022.

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