most receiving yards leaders in single season big ten

Jaxon Smith-Njigba has the most yards on receptions in the Big 10 in a season, with 1,606 yards in 2021.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	REC YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Jaxon Smith-Njigba J. Smith-Njigba	1,606	2021	OSU	13	95	113	16.9	123.5	9	0	0		0.0	0
2	Lee Evans L. Evans	1,545	2001	WIS	12	75		20.6	128.8	9
3	Charlie Jones C. Jones	1,523	2022	PUR	14	123	175	12.4	108.8	12	6	4	1.5	0.4	0
4	Allen Robinson A. Robinson	1,432	2013	PSU	12	97	150	14.8	119.3	6	36	6	6.0	3.0	0
5	Jeremy Gallon J. Gallon	1,373	2013	MICH	13	89	137	15.4	105.6	9	4	3	1.3	0.3	0
6	Charles Rogers C. Rogers	1,351	2002	MSU	12	68		19.9	112.6	13	74	6	12.3	6.2	0
7	Braylon Edwards B. Edwards	1,330	2004	MICH	12	97		13.7	110.8	15	61	6	10.2	5.1	0
8	David Boston D. Boston	1,330	1998	OSU	11	74		18.0	120.9	13	1	2	0.5	0.1	0
9	Tyler Johnson T. Johnson	1,318	2019	MINN	13	86	122	15.3	101.4	13	-1	1	-1.0	-0.1	0
10	Terry Glenn T. Glenn	1,316	1995	OSU	11	57		23.1	119.6	17	37	3	12.3	3.4	0
11	Jeremiah Smith J. Smith	1,315	2024	OSU	16	76	107	17.3	82.2	15	47	6	7.8	2.9	1
12	Marvin McNutt M. McNutt	1,315	2011	IOWA	13	82		16.0	101.2	12	58	6	9.7	4.5	0
13	John Standeford J. Standeford	1,307	2002	PUR	13	75		17.4	100.5	13
14	B.J. Cunningham	1,306	2011	MSU	14	79		16.5	93.3	12	26	3	8.7	1.9	0
15	David Bell D. Bell	1,286	2021	PUR	11	93	132	13.8	116.9	6	39	3	13.0	3.5	0
16	David Williams D. Williams	1,278	1984	ILL	11	101		12.7	116.2	8	-4	2	-2.0	-0.4	0
17	A.J. Jenkins	1,276	2011	ILL	13	90		14.2	98.2	8	26	5	5.2	2.0	0
18	Marvin Harrison Jr. M. Harrison Jr.	1,263	2022	OSU	13	77	120	16.4	97.2	14	32	2	16.0	2.5	0
19	Devin Thomas D. Thomas	1,260	2007	MSU	13	79		15.9	96.9	8	177	27	6.6	13.6	0
20	Rondale Moore R. Moore	1,258	2018	PUR	13	114	158	11.0	96.8	12	213	21	10.1	16.4	2
21	Aaron Burbridge A. Burbridge	1,258	2015	MSU	14	85	148	14.8	89.9	7	44	9	4.9	3.1	0
22	Austin Carr A. Carr	1,247	2016	NW	13	90	132	13.9	95.9	12
23	D'Wayne Bates D. Bates	1,245	1998	NW	12	83		15.0	103.8	9	-18	7	-2.6	-1.5	0
24	Jeremiah Smith J. Smith	1,243	2025	OSU	13	87	109	14.3	95.6	12	21	3	7.0	1.6	1
25	Tyler Warren T. Warren	1,233	2024	PSU	16	104	137	11.9	77.1	8	218	26	8.4	13.6	4

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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

Umanmielen

9.0

Osunsanmi

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

317.9

Sack Leaders

34.0

33.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

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