most receptions by a running back in college football history in a single game

Alvin Pearman and Jason Spear are tied for the most catches by a running back in a game, with 16 receptions.

	NAME	REC	DATE	TM		OPP	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD
1	Alvin Pearman A. Pearman	16	10/18/2003	UVA	vs	FSU		134	8.4	1	24	7	3.4	0
2	Jason Spear J. Spear	16	11/22/1997	IND	vs	PUR		147	9.2		69	16	4.3
3	Kylin Hill K. Hill	15	10/10/2020	MSST	@	UK	17	79	5.3	0	17	7	2.4	0
4	Braxton Cleman B. Cleman	15	10/19/2002	WASH	@	USC		69	4.6	0	12	8	1.5	0
5	Evan Hull E. Hull	14	9/10/2022	NW	vs	DUKE	18	213	15.2	1	65	17	3.8	1
6	James Williams J. Williams	13	9/2/2017	WSU	vs	MTST	13	163	12.5	2	45	9	5.0	0
7	Willie Carter W. Carter	13	10/29/2011	TLSA	vs	SMU		173	13.3	1	4	1	4.0	0
8	Jacquizz Rodgers J. Rodgers	13	9/26/2009	ORST	vs	ARIZ		70	5.4	0	85	16	5.3	2
9	James Starks J. Starks	13	11/13/2008	BUFF	@	AKR		90	6.9	0	151	37	4.1	3
10	Andre Callender A. Callender	13	12/1/2007	BC	@	VT		92	7.1	0	51	15	3.4	0
11	Mikell Simpson M. Simpson	13	10/20/2007	UVA	@	MD		152	11.7	0	119	16	7.4	2
12	Marlon Lucky M. Lucky	13	10/20/2007	NEB	vs	TAMU		125	9.6	0	23	8	2.9	0
13	Alvin Pearman A. Pearman	13	11/1/2003	UVA	@	NCST		87	6.7	0	7	11	0.6	0
14	Taurean Henderson T. Henderson	13	10/5/2002	TTU	@	TAMU		61	4.7	1	46	9	5.1	0
15	Ricky Williams R. Williams	13	9/22/2001	TTU	@	UNT		101	7.8	0	94	19	4.9	2
16	John Simon J. Simon	13	10/30/1999	LT	@	TOL		136	10.5		28	8	3.5
17	Max Borghi M. Borghi	12	11/29/2019	WSU	@	WASH	12	58	4.8	0	50	10	5.0	1
18	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	12	9/23/2017	PSU	@	IOWA	13	94	7.8	0	211	28	7.5	1
19	Jay Ajayi J. Ajayi	12	8/28/2014	BSU	@	MISS	14	93	7.8	1	86	20	4.3	0
20	Stephen Houston S. Houston	12	11/24/2012	IND	@	PUR		95	7.9	0	158	28	5.6	3
21	Ricky Williams R. Williams	12	11/17/2001	TTU	vs	OKLA		88	7.3	1	19	6	3.2	0
22	John Simon J. Simon	12	9/8/2001	LT	@	OKST		126	10.5	1	12	4	3.0	0
23	John Simon J. Simon	12	10/23/1999	LT	@	UCF		122	10.2		10	2	5.0
24	Stanley Pritchett S. Pritchett	12	10/14/1995	SC	@	MSST		113	9.4		32	8	4.0
25	Jai'Den Thomas J. Thomas	11	11/1/2025	UNLV	vs	UNM	14	65	5.9	0	34	13	2.6	0

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PASS

1,080

Pribula

RUSH

337

Middlebrook

REC

204

Courtney

Team Rankings

PPG

32.8

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OPP PPG

19.2

41st

RUSH YDS/G

162.8

71st

PASS YDS/G

217.5

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2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	Pittsburgh	2-1	5-1
5	SMU	2-1	4-1
6	Virginia	2-1	4-2
7	California	2-1	3-3
8	Georgia Tech	1-1	2-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	UVA	@	SMU	12:00 PM
Fri 10/23	DUKE	@	UVA	7:00 PM
Sat 10/31	UVA	@	WAKE	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	CAL	@	UVA	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	UNC	@	UVA	1:00 PM

Last Game

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Final

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

838

Burgess

835

Riley

828

Roberts

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

562.3

554.8

533.8

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

303.5

299.4

295.5

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	San Diego State	2	4	.333
4	Fresno State	4	2	.667
5	Texas State	3	3	.500
6	Utah State	2	4	.333
7	Colorado State	2	4	.333
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	Army	3	2	.600
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	East Carolina	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	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Louisiana	4	2	.667
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	5	.286
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