most receptions in a freshman season by a running back

Damon Ferguson Jr. has the most catches by a freshman running back, with 19 receptions this season.

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Data note: Receptions: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	REC	SEASON	TM	GP	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Damon Ferguson Jr. D. Ferguson Jr.	19	2026	PITT	10	28	118	6.2	11.8	1	694	130	5.3	69.4	6
2	Anthony League A. League	17	2026	CAL	8	18	89	5.2	11.1	0	53	13	4.1	6.6	0
3	Isaiah Ene I. Ene	17	2026	SAC	11	19	112	6.6	10.2	0	478	97	4.9	43.5	4
4	Brandon White B. White	15	2026	KENT	10	23	112	7.5	11.2	1	286	88	3.3	28.6	0
5	Qwantavius Wiggins Q. Wiggins	15	2026	GAST	10	19	140	9.3	14.0	1	529	88	6.0	52.9	4
6	Cedric Ross C. Ross	14	2026	CSU	9	16	286	20.4	31.8	3	33	9	3.7	3.7	0
7	Cardae Mack C. Mack	13	2026	ASU	9	17	123	9.5	13.7	1	603	102	5.9	67.0	6
8	Kolin Wilson K. Wilson	12	2026	MSST	10	15	86	7.2	8.6	0	244	63	3.9	24.4	0
9	Savion Hiter S. Hiter	11	2026	MICH	10	12	79	7.2	7.9	0	438	106	4.1	43.8	4
10	Jamal Rule J. Rule	10	2026	NEB	9	14	113	11.3	12.6	1	635	110	5.8	70.6	5
11	Jonathan Hatton Jr. J. Hatton Jr.	10	2026	OKLA	8	10	69	6.9	8.6	0	100	35	2.9	12.5	0
12	Javian Mallory J. Mallory	10	2026	MIA	10	13	143	14.3	14.3	1	580	84	6.9	58.0	9
13	Riley Wormley R. Wormley	9	2026	USC	10	12	78	8.7	7.8	1	71	13	5.5	7.1	2
14	Davian Jackson D. Jackson	9	2026	TXST	8	12	98	10.9	12.3	3	459	94	4.9	57.4	10
15	Braeden Jackson B. Jackson	9	2026	IOWA	8	10	78	8.7	9.8	1	193	25	7.7	24.1	2
16	Deuce Lawrence D. Lawrence	9	2026	WAKE	10	12	57	6.3	5.7	0	357	77	4.6	35.7	4
17	Jonaz Walton J. Walton	9	2026	ND	9	10	101	11.2	11.2	0	655	94	7.0	72.8	5
18	Brandon Smith B. Smith	9	2026	ORE	7	12	107	11.9	15.3	1	248	44	5.6	35.4	2
19	Solomon Baggett S. Baggett	9	2026	ARST	10	12	73	8.1	7.3	1	370	83	4.5	37.0	2
20	JJ Garner	8	2026	ULL	10	11	41	5.1	4.1	0	545	70	7.8	54.5	8
21	Amari Thomas A. Thomas	8	2026	FSU	6	9	62	7.8	10.3	0	140	36	3.9	23.3	3
22	Amari Latimer A. Latimer	8	2026	WVU	10	10	99	12.4	9.9	0	214	56	3.8	21.4	4
23	Jamarice Wilder J. Wilder	7	2026	USM	9	13	25	3.6	2.8	0	518	81	6.4	57.6	6
24	Trae'shawn Brown T. Brown	7	2026	ALA	10	9	37	5.3	3.7	0	363	79	4.6	36.3	5
25	KJ Edwards	7	2026	TXAM	10	15	22	3.1	2.2	0	441	72	6.1	44.1	3

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More Pittsburgh Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,304

Heintschel

RUSH

694

Ferguson

REC

730

Hicks

Team Rankings

PPG

29.7

56th

OPP PPG

19.4

31st

RUSH YDS/G

165.8

62nd

PASS YDS/G

266.3

28th

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
7	Virginia Tech	3-3	6-3
8	Florida State	3-4	5-5
9	Pittsburgh	3-4	6-4
10	North Carolina	2-3	5-4
11	Stanford	2-4	4-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/21	PITT	@	LOU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	PITT	@	CAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Florida State

5 - 5

Final

Pittsburgh

6 - 4

Fri 13 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

3,076

Mensah

2,973

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

1,335

Flora

1,320

Sheppard

1,241

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

1,317

Smith

1,209

Legree

1,045

Hatcher

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mensah

29

Mestemaker

28

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

20

Hawkins

19

Sheppard

18

Gutierrez

Rec TD Leaders

15

Smith

14

Legree

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

186.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

179.8

Stockton

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.5

Dean

11.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

44.7

44.1

43.9

41.8

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.5

13.8

14.1

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

520.1

518.1

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

265.6

258.7

240.7

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

331.0

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	6	4	.600
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	5	.500
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	10	0	1.000
2	Indiana	9	1	.900
3	Oregon	7	3	.700
4	Iowa	7	2	.778
5	USC	7	3	.700
6	Ohio State	7	3	.700
7	Wisconsin	6	4	.600
8	Illinois	6	4	.600
9	Northwestern	6	4	.600
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	5	.500
14	Nebraska	6	4	.600
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	8	.200
17	Maryland	4	6	.400
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	9	1	.900
2	Alabama	8	2	.800
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	8	2	.800
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	4	.600
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	6	4	.600
13	Mississippi State	4	6	.400
14	Texas A&M	4	6	.400
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	6	.400

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	9	1	.900
2	Jacksonville State	7	3	.700
3	Middle Tennessee	5	5	.500
4	Delaware	5	5	.500
5	Florida International	4	6	.400
6	New Mexico State	3	7	.300
7	Western Kentucky	4	6	.400
8	Missouri State	4	6	.400
9	Kennesaw State	4	6	.400
10	Sam Houston	1	9	.100

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	6	4	.600
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	3	.727
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	6	.400
8	Coastal Carolina	4	6	.400
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	5	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	9	1	.900
2	Wake Forest	9	1	.900
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	3	.700
5	Duke	7	3	.700
6	Clemson	6	4	.600
7	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
8	Florida State	5	5	.500
9	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
10	North Carolina	5	4	.556
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	5	5	.500
13	NC State	4	6	.400
14	Boston College	4	6	.400
15	California	3	7	.300
16	Syracuse	5	5	.500
17	Georgia Tech	3	7	.300

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	4	6	.400
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	10	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	6	4	.600
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	6	4	.600
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	Tulane	5	5	.500
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	9	.100
13	Temple	2	8	.200
14	Rice	1	9	.100

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	9	1	.900
2	UConn	5	5	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Arizona	7	2	.778
5	Baylor	6	3	.667
6	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
7	Houston	7	3	.700
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	5	.500
11	Iowa State	5	5	.500
12	Cincinnati	5	5	.500
13	TCU	5	5	.500
14	Colorado	4	6	.400
15	Kansas State	4	6	.400
16	Kansas	4	6	.400