most recieving yards in a season in big 10 history

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

	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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Team Leaders

PASS

1,772

Sayin

RUSH

460

Jackson

REC

916

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

42.7

8th

OPP PPG

13.2

10th

RUSH YDS/G

165.7

68th

PASS YDS/G

337.8

4th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Indiana	3-0	6-0
2	UCLA	3-0	5-0
3	Ohio State	3-0	5-1
4	Wisconsin	2-0	4-1
5	USC	3-1	6-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	OSU	@	IND	12:00 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
Sat 11/21	OSU	@	NEB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Maryland

2 - 4

Final

Ohio State

5 - 1

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

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

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

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	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
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	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	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	Florida International	3	3	.500
4	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
5	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
6	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
7	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
8	Missouri State	1	4	.200
9	Sam Houston	1	4	.200
10	Delaware	2	4	.333

	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	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
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