most recieving yards in a season in sec history

DeVonta Smith has the most receiving yards in the SEC in a season, with 1,856 yards in 2020.

	NAME	REC YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	DeVonta Smith D. Smith	1,856	2020	ALA	13	117	148	15.9	142.8	23	6	4	1.5	0.5	1
2	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	1,780	2019	LSU	14	84	125	21.2	127.1	20	5	1	5.0	0.4	0
3	Josh Reed J. Reed	1,740	2001	LSU	12	94		18.5	145.0	7	7	2	3.5	0.6	0
4	Amari Cooper A. Cooper	1,727	2014	ALA	14	124	177	13.9	123.4	16	23	5	4.6	1.6	0
5	Jameson Williams J. Williams	1,572	2021	ALA	15	79	119	19.9	104.8	15	23	3	7.7	1.5	0
6	Malik Nabers M. Nabers	1,569	2023	LSU	13	89	130	17.6	120.7	14	1	1	1.0	0.1	0
7	Justin Jefferson J. Jefferson	1,540	2019	LSU	15	111	133	13.9	102.7	18
8	Alshon Jeffery A. Jeffery	1,517	2010	SC	14	88		17.2	108.4	9
9	Jordan Matthews J. Matthews	1,477	2013	VAN	13	112	159	13.2	113.6	7	54	6	9.0	4.2	0
10	Mike Evans M. Evans	1,394	2013	TAMU	13	69	96	20.2	107.2	12
11	Travis McGriff T. McGriff	1,357	1998	FLA	11	70		19.4	123.4	10	-3	2	-1.5	-0.3	1
12	Cobi Hamilton C. Hamilton	1,335	2012	ARK	12	90		14.8	111.3	5
13	Wan'Dale Robinson W. Robinson	1,334	2021	UK	13	104	146	12.8	102.6	7	111	7	15.9	8.5	0
14	Carlos Alvarez C. Alvarez	1,329	1969	FLA	10	88		15.1	132.9	12
15	Jordan Matthews J. Matthews	1,323	2012	VAN	13	94		14.1	101.8	8	61	3	20.3	4.7	1
16	A.J. Brown	1,320	2018	MISS	12	85	120	15.5	110.0	6	0	0		0.0	0
17	Jerry Jeudy J. Jeudy	1,315	2018	ALA	15	68	102	19.3	87.7	14
18	Craig Yeast C. Yeast	1,311	1998	UK	11	85		15.4	119.2	14	87	6	14.5	7.9	0
19	Robert Meachem R. Meachem	1,298	2006	TENN	13	71		18.3	99.8	11	3	4	0.8	0.2	0
20	Reidel Anthony R. Anthony	1,293	1996	FLA	12	72		18.0	107.8	18	27	4	6.8	2.3	0
21	Jalin Hyatt J. Hyatt	1,267	2022	TENN	12	67	90	18.9	105.6	15	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
22	DeVonta Smith D. Smith	1,256	2019	ALA	13	68	92	18.5	96.6	14
23	Xavier Legette X. Legette	1,255	2023	SC	12	71	95	17.7	104.6	7	-9	9	-1.0	-0.8	0
24	A.J. Brown	1,252	2017	MISS	12	75	94	16.7	104.3	11
25	Wendell Davis W. Davis	1,244	1986	LSU	11	80		15.6	113.1	11

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,599

Russell

RUSH

301

Brown

REC

415

Coleman-Williams

Team Rankings

PPG

44.2

3rd

OPP PPG

20.7

49th

RUSH YDS/G

182.5

52nd

PASS YDS/G

270.3

34th

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Georgia	4-0	6-0
2	Alabama	3-1	5-1
3	Kentucky	3-1	5-1
4	Mississippi State	2-1	4-1
5	Missouri	2-1	5-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	ALA	@	TENN	3:30 PM
Sat 10/24	TXAM	@	ALA	3:30 PM
Sat 11/7	ALA	@	LSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	ALA	@	VAN	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	CHAT	@	ALA	2:00 PM

Last Game

Georgia

6 - 0

Final

Alabama

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