most receiving yards in a game 2021 college football

Jaxon Smith-Njigba had the most receiving yards 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

1,206

Sayin

RUSH

283

Jackson

REC

617

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

45.0

6th

OPP PPG

12.3

12th

RUSH YDS/G

156.8

85th

PASS YDS/G

365.3

2nd

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
11	Michigan State	0-1	2-2
12	Minnesota	0-0	2-1
13	Ohio State	1-0	3-1
14	Oregon	1-0	3-1
15	Wisconsin	1-0	3-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/3	OSU	@	IOWA	3:30 PM
Sat 10/10	MD	@	OSU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/17	OSU	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sat 10/31	OSU	@	USC	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	ORE	@	OSU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Illinois

2 - 2

Final

Ohio State

3 - 1

Sat 26 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,499

Maiava

1,453

Jennings

1,423

Atkinson

Rush Yards Leaders

644

Sheppard

600

Baugh

592

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

617

Smith

585

Legree

564

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

14

Taylor

14

Mensah

14

Maiava

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

9

Hawkins

9

Knight

Rec TD Leaders

7

Duff

7

Dixon

7

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

228.2

Mensah

209.1

Stockton

204.6

Hoover

Sack Leaders

7.0

Simmons

7.0

Umanmielen

6.5

Hopkins

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

54.8

53.5

51.8

48.0

47.5

45.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.3

8.5

9.0

9.8

10.3

Total Yards Rankings

588.8

550.8

548.3

533.3

532.8

523.8

Rush Yards Rankings

355.7

333.7

319.0

294.8

281.5

281.3

Pass Yards Rankings

392.5

365.3

365.0

361.3

347.3

347.0

Sack Leaders

18.0

17.0

15.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	4	0	1.000
2	Florida	4	0	1.000
3	Georgia	4	0	1.000
4	Mississippi State	4	0	1.000
5	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
6	Kentucky	3	1	.750
7	Missouri	3	1	.750
8	Tennessee	3	1	.750
9	Texas	4	0	1.000
10	Vanderbilt	3	1	.750
11	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
12	Auburn	3	1	.750
13	LSU	3	1	.750
14	South Carolina	2	2	.500
15	Texas A&M	2	2	.500
16	Arkansas	2	2	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
2	James Madison	4	0	1.000
3	Louisiana	3	1	.750
4	Georgia State	3	1	.750
5	South Alabama	2	2	.500
6	Marshall	3	1	.750
7	Troy	2	2	.500
8	Arkansas State	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	1	3	.250
10	Louisiana Tech	1	2	.333
11	Old Dominion	1	3	.250
12	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
13	Coastal Carolina	1	3	.250
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	4	.000

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	3	1	.750
2	Colorado State	2	2	.500
3	Fresno State	2	1	.667
4	Oregon State	2	2	.500
5	San Diego State	1	3	.250
6	Texas State	2	2	.500
7	Washington State	1	3	.250
8	Utah State	1	3	.250

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	3	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	4	0	1.000
3	Arizona State	2	1	.667
4	Cincinnati	4	0	1.000
5	Kansas State	3	1	.750
6	Utah	4	0	1.000
7	West Virginia	3	1	.750
8	Baylor	3	1	.750
9	Colorado	2	2	.500
10	Iowa State	2	2	.500
11	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
12	TCU	2	2	.500
13	UCF	3	1	.750
14	Arizona	3	1	.750
15	Houston	3	1	.750
16	Kansas	1	2	.333

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	2	3	.400
2	UMass	4	0	1.000
3	Central Michigan	2	2	.500
4	Toledo	3	1	.750
5	Western Michigan	2	2	.500
6	Akron	1	3	.250
7	Ball State	1	3	.250
8	Buffalo	2	2	.500
9	Kent State	2	2	.500
10	Miami (OH)	2	2	.500
11	Ohio	2	2	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	4	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	4	0	1.000
2	USC	4	1	.800
3	UCLA	4	0	1.000
4	Iowa	4	0	1.000
5	Michigan	3	1	.750
6	Nebraska	4	0	1.000
7	Penn State	3	1	.750
8	Washington	3	0	1.000
9	Illinois	2	2	.500
10	Maryland	2	2	.500
11	Michigan State	2	2	.500
12	Minnesota	2	1	.667
13	Ohio State	3	1	.750
14	Oregon	3	1	.750
15	Wisconsin	3	1	.750
16	Northwestern	2	1	.667
17	Purdue	1	3	.250
18	Rutgers	1	3	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	3	1	.750
2	Delaware	2	2	.500
3	Middle Tennessee	2	2	.500
4	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
5	Florida International	2	2	.500
6	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
7	Missouri State	1	3	.250
8	New Mexico State	1	3	.250
9	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
10	Western Kentucky	1	3	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	4	0	1.000
2	Clemson	3	1	.750
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	Pittsburgh	4	0	1.000
5	Louisville	2	2	.500
6	Virginia	3	1	.750
7	SMU	3	1	.750
8	California	2	2	.500
9	Virginia Tech	4	0	1.000
10	Boston College	2	2	.500
11	Georgia Tech	1	2	.333
12	North Carolina	2	1	.667
13	Wake Forest	3	1	.750
14	Florida State	2	2	.500
15	NC State	2	2	.500
16	Stanford	1	2	.333
17	Syracuse	1	2	.333

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	4	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	2	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	4	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	3	1	.750
3	UAB	2	2	.500
4	Army	2	1	.667
5	Tulsa	3	1	.750
6	Memphis	3	1	.750
7	UTSA	3	1	.750
8	East Carolina	2	2	.500
9	North Texas	2	2	.500
10	Rice	1	2	.333
11	Temple	1	3	.250
12	Tulane	2	2	.500
13	Charlotte	0	4	.000
14	Navy	1	2	.333

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	4	0	1.000
2	UNLV	2	2	.500
3	New Mexico	3	1	.750
4	San Jose State	2	2	.500
5	Nevada	1	2	.333
6	UTEP	1	3	.250
7	Wyoming	2	2	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	3	.250

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/12	ODU	@	VT	21-44
Sat 9/12	PSU	@	TEM	27-9
Sat 9/12	ETSU	@	UNC	3-35
Sat 9/12	ORE	@	OKST	31-39
Sat 9/12	WOF	@	KENT	15-36

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	WKU	@	NMSU	8:00 PM
Thu 10/1	UNT	@	TLSA	9:00 PM
Fri 10/2	LIB	@	DEL	7:00 PM
Fri 10/2	PITT	@	VT	7:00 PM
Fri 10/2	PSU	@	NW	8:00 PM

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

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