most receptions in a game by an ohio state player

Jaxon Smith-Njigba has the most receptions for Ohio State in a game, with 15 catches in the Rose Bowl against Utah on January 1, 2022 and against Nebraska on November 6, 2021.

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	NAME	REC	DATE	TM		OPP	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD
1	Jaxon Smith-Njigba J. Smith-Njigba	15	1/1/2022	OSU	@	UTAH	16	347	23.1	3	0	0		0
2	Jaxon Smith-Njigba J. Smith-Njigba	15	11/6/2021	OSU	@	NEB	18	240	16.0	1
3	David Boston D. Boston	14	10/11/1997	OSU	@	PSU		153	10.9
4	David Boston D. Boston	13	11/16/1996	OSU	@	IND		153	11.8
5	Jeremiah Smith J. Smith	12	9/26/2026	OSU	vs	ILL	16	217	18.1	4	0	0		0
6	Chris Olave C. Olave	12	9/11/2021	OSU	vs	ORE	16	126	10.5	0
7	K.J. Hill	12	10/28/2017	OSU	vs	PSU	14	102	8.5	0
8	Corey (Philly) Brown C. (Philly) Brown	12	9/29/2012	OSU	@	MSU		84	7.0	0	6	1	6.0	0
9	Jeremiah Smith J. Smith	11	10/3/2026	OSU	@	IOWA	15	206	18.7	2	0	0		0
10	Marvin Harrison Jr. M. Harrison Jr.	11	10/21/2023	OSU	vs	PSU	16	162	14.7	1
11	Jaxon Smith-Njigba J. Smith-Njigba	11	11/27/2021	OSU	@	MICH	12	127	11.5	0
12	Garrett Wilson G. Wilson	11	10/31/2020	OSU	@	PSU	14	111	10.1	0	62	1	62.0	0
13	Parris Campbell P. Campbell	11	1/1/2019	OSU	vs	WASH	12	71	6.5	1
14	Dee Miller D. Miller	11	10/31/1998	OSU	@	IND		159	14.5		3	1	3.0
15	Jeremiah Smith J. Smith	10	11/8/2025	OSU	@	PUR	10	137	13.7	1	0	0		0
16	Emeka Egbuka E. Egbuka	10	10/12/2024	OSU	@	ORE	10	93	9.3	1	20	2	10.0	0
17	Marvin Harrison Jr. M. Harrison Jr.	10	10/29/2022	OSU	@	PSU	12	185	18.5	0
18	Garrett Wilson G. Wilson	10	11/27/2021	OSU	@	MICH	16	119	11.9	1
19	Jaxon Smith-Njigba J. Smith-Njigba	10	11/20/2021	OSU	vs	MSU	10	105	10.5	1
20	Garrett Wilson G. Wilson	10	11/13/2021	OSU	vs	PUR	11	126	12.6	3	51	1	51.0	1
21	Chris Olave C. Olave	10	12/5/2020	OSU	@	MSU	12	139	13.9	1	0	1	0.0	0
22	Ted Ginn Jr. T. Ginn Jr.	10	10/7/2006	OSU	vs	BGSU		122	12.2	1
23	Santonio Holmes S. Holmes	10	10/2/2004	OSU	@	NW		99	9.9	1
24	Santonio Holmes S. Holmes	10	9/11/2004	OSU	vs	MRSH		224	22.4	2
25	Michael Jenkins M. Jenkins	10	11/17/2001	OSU	vs	ILL		155	15.5	1

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More Ohio State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,530

Sayin

RUSH

353

Jackson

REC

823

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

42.2

15th

OPP PPG

12.6

9th

RUSH YDS/G

157.4

80th

PASS YDS/G

357.0

2nd

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	UCLA	2-0	4-0
4	Minnesota	2-0	4-1
5	Ohio State	2-0	4-1
6	Wisconsin	2-0	4-1
7	Oregon	1-0	3-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/10	MD	@	OSU	4:15 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
Sat 11/14	NW	@	OSU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Ohio State

4 - 1

Final

Iowa

4 - 1

Sat 3 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,850

Atkinson

1,744

Maiava

1,613

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

685

Riley

652

Cook

644

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

823

Smith

741

Legree

628

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

17

Taylor

16

Atkinson

15

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

11

Hawkins

9

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

9

Legree

9

Smith

8

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

203.7

Hoover

202.0

Stockton

Sack Leaders

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Simmons

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

51.4

49.6

47.5

46.2

44.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

10.8

11.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

548.3

547.8

541.2

531.6

524.6

Rush Yards Rankings

334.3

297.3

294.0

281.5

277.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

377.4

357.0

346.5

346.0

340.0

334.4

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	5	0	1.000
2	Georgia	5	0	1.000
3	Texas	4	0	1.000
4	Florida	4	1	.800
5	Kentucky	4	1	.800
6	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
7	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
8	LSU	4	1	.800
9	Missouri	4	1	.800
10	Tennessee	4	1	.800
11	Auburn	3	2	.600
12	Texas A&M	3	2	.600
13	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
14	Vanderbilt	3	2	.600
15	Arkansas	2	3	.400
16	South Carolina	2	3	.400

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	4	1	.800
2	Fresno State	4	1	.800
3	Oregon State	3	2	.600
4	San Diego State	2	3	.400
5	Colorado State	2	3	.400
6	Texas State	2	3	.400
7	Utah State	1	4	.200
8	Washington State	1	4	.200

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	3	3	.500
2	Toledo	4	1	.800
3	Central Michigan	3	2	.600
4	Ohio	3	2	.600
5	Western Michigan	3	2	.600
6	Bowling Green	1	4	.200
7	UMass	4	1	.800
8	Kent State	2	3	.400
9	Buffalo	2	3	.400
10	Miami (OH)	2	3	.400
11	Akron	1	4	.200
12	Ball State	1	4	.200
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
2	Memphis	4	1	.800
3	UTSA	4	1	.800
4	North Texas	3	2	.600
5	UAB	3	2	.600
6	South Florida	4	1	.800
7	Army	2	2	.500
8	Temple	2	3	.400
9	East Carolina	2	2	.500
10	Tulane	2	2	.500
11	Tulsa	3	2	.600
12	Rice	1	4	.200
13	Charlotte	0	5	.000
14	Navy	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	5	0	1.000
2	Nebraska	5	0	1.000
3	UCLA	4	0	1.000
4	Minnesota	4	1	.800
5	Ohio State	4	1	.800
6	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	USC	5	1	.833
9	Iowa	4	1	.800
10	Northwestern	3	1	.750
11	Purdue	2	3	.400
12	Michigan	3	2	.600
13	Penn State	3	2	.600
14	Washington	3	2	.600
15	Illinois	2	3	.400
16	Maryland	2	3	.400
17	Michigan State	2	3	.400
18	Rutgers	1	4	.200

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	4	1	.800
2	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
3	New Mexico State	2	3	.400
4	Florida International	2	2	.500
5	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
6	Missouri State	1	3	.250
7	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
8	Delaware	2	3	.400
9	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
10	Western Kentucky	1	4	.200

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Pittsburgh	5	0	1.000
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	SMU	4	1	.800
5	Wake Forest	4	1	.800
6	Clemson	3	2	.600
7	Florida State	3	2	.600
8	Virginia	3	2	.600
9	Virginia Tech	4	1	.800
10	NC State	3	2	.600
11	California	2	3	.400
12	Louisville	2	3	.400
13	Stanford	2	3	.400
14	North Carolina	2	2	.500
15	Georgia Tech	1	3	.250
16	Syracuse	2	2	.500
17	Boston College	2	3	.400

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	5	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	3	.400

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
2	BYU	4	0	1.000
3	Baylor	4	1	.800
4	Utah	4	0	1.000
5	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
6	Arizona	4	1	.800
7	Houston	4	1	.800
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Iowa State	3	2	.600
10	UCF	3	2	.600
11	Arizona State	2	2	.500
12	Kansas State	3	1	.750
13	Kansas	2	2	.500
14	West Virginia	3	2	.600
15	Colorado	2	3	.400
16	TCU	2	3	.400

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	5	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	4	1	.800
3	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
4	South Alabama	3	2	.600
5	Arkansas State	2	3	.400
6	Georgia State	4	1	.800
7	Marshall	3	2	.600
8	Troy	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	2	3	.400
10	Louisiana Tech	2	2	.500
11	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
12	Coastal Carolina	1	4	.200
13	Old Dominion	1	4	.200
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	5	0	1.000
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	UNLV	3	2	.600
4	Air Force	3	1	.750
5	Wyoming	2	3	.400
6	San Jose State	3	2	.600
7	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
8	Nevada	1	3	.250
9	UTEP	1	4	.200
10	Hawai'i	1	4	.200