top 10 most receiving yards in a cfb playoff game by a receiver

Jaxon Smith-Njigba has the most yards on receptions by a wide receiver when in the AP top 10 in a game, with 347 yards in the Rose Bowl against Utah on January 1, 2022.

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	NAME	REC YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD
1	Jaxon Smith-Njigba J. Smith-Njigba	347	1/1/2022	OSU	@	UTAH	15	16	23.1	3	0	0		0
2	Marqise Lee M. Lee	345	10/27/2012	USC	@	ARIZ	16		21.6	2	1	1	1.0	0
3	Stedman Bailey S. Bailey	303	9/29/2012	WVU	vs	BAY	13		23.3	5
4	Mike Evans M. Evans	287	10/19/2013	TAMU	vs	AUB	11	13	26.1	4
5	Mike Evans M. Evans	279	9/14/2013	TAMU	vs	ALA	7	8	39.9	1
6	Ernest Wilford E. Wilford	279	11/9/2002	VT	@	SYR	8		34.9	4
7	DeVonta Smith D. Smith	274	9/28/2019	ALA	vs	MISS	11	12	24.9	5
8	Jordan Shipley J. Shipley	273	11/7/2009	TEX	vs	UCF	11		24.8	1
9	Josh Doctson J. Doctson	267	9/26/2015	TCU	@	TTU	18	21	14.8	3
10	Marquise Brown M. Brown	265	11/4/2017	OKLA	@	OKST	9	12	29.4	2
11	Steve Smith S. Smith	258	10/28/2006	USC	@	ORST	11		23.5	2
12	Kelley Washington K. Washington	256	9/29/2001	TENN	vs	LSU	11		23.3	1
13	Terry Glenn T. Glenn	253	9/23/1995	OSU	@	PITT	9		28.1		17	1	17.0
14	Peter Warrick P. Warrick	249	9/20/1997	FSU	@	CLEM	8		31.1
15	Jonathan Mingo J. Mingo	247	10/8/2022	MISS	@	VAN	9	10	27.4	2
16	Taylor Jacobs T. Jacobs	246	8/31/2002	FLA	vs	UAB	8		30.8	2
17	Marquise Brown M. Brown	243	11/23/2018	OKLA	@	WVU	11	11	22.1	2
18	Jaxon Smith-Njigba J. Smith-Njigba	240	11/6/2021	OSU	@	NEB	15	18	16.0	1
19	Malachi Toney M. Toney	234	9/4/2026	MIA	@	STAN	12	13	19.5	3	0	0		0
20	DeVonta Smith D. Smith	231	12/5/2020	ALA	@	LSU	8	10	28.9	3
21	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	229	9/21/2019	LSU	@	VAN	10	11	22.9	4
22	Justin Jefferson J. Jefferson	227	12/28/2019	LSU	vs	OKLA	14	18	16.2	4
23	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	227	11/16/2019	LSU	@	MISS	8	10	28.4	3
24	Tre Harris T. Harris	225	9/21/2024	MISS	vs	GASO	11	14	20.5	2	0	0		0
25	Amari Cooper A. Cooper	224	11/29/2014	ALA	vs	AUB	13	15	17.2	3

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More Ohio State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,772

Sayin

RUSH

461

Jackson

REC

916

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

42.7

10th

OPP PPG

13.2

11th

RUSH YDS/G

165.8

68th

PASS YDS/G

337.8

4th

2026 Big 10 Standings

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

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

1,868

Jackson

1,772

Sayin

Rush Yards Leaders

828

Roberts

793

Cook

743

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

17

Taylor

17

Sayin

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

202.0

Stockton

200.5

Hoover

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

51.4

49.6

44.8

44.0

43.6

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

547.8

541.2

533.8

531.6

522.3

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

299.4

297.3

295.5

263.6

254.0

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

21.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	5	0	1.000
2	Georgia	5	0	1.000
3	Texas	4	1	.800
4	Florida	4	2	.667
5	Kentucky	4	1	.800
6	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	LSU	4	1	.800
9	Missouri	5	1	.833
10	Tennessee	5	1	.833
11	Auburn	3	2	.600
12	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
13	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
14	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
15	Arkansas	2	4	.333
16	South Carolina	3	3	.500

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	4	1	.800
2	Fresno State	4	1	.800
3	Oregon 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	Baylor	4	1	.800
4	Utah	4	0	1.000
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	UCF	3	3	.500
10	Arizona State	2	2	.500
11	Iowa State	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Kansas	2	2	.500
14	West Virginia	3	3	.500
15	Colorado	2	3	.400
16	TCU	2	3	.400

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Toledo	4	2	.667
3	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
4	Ohio	4	2	.667
5	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
6	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
7	UMass	4	2	.667
8	Kent State	2	4	.333
9	Buffalo	3	3	.500
10	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	Nebraska	5	1	.833
3	UCLA	5	0	1.000
4	Minnesota	4	1	.800
5	Ohio State	5	1	.833
6	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
7	Oregon	3	2	.600
8	Iowa	5	1	.833
9	USC	5	1	.833
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Purdue	2	3	.400
12	Michigan	3	2	.600
13	Penn State	3	2	.600
14	Illinois	3	3	.500
15	Maryland	2	4	.333
16	Michigan State	2	4	.333
17	Rutgers	1	4	.200
18	Washington	3	3	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
3	Duke	4	1	.800
4	SMU	4	1	.800
5	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
6	Clemson	3	2	.600
7	Virginia	3	2	.600
8	NC State	3	3	.500
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
11	California	3	3	.500
12	Florida State	3	3	.500
13	Stanford	2	4	.333
14	North Carolina	3	2	.600
15	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
16	Syracuse	2	2	.500
17	Boston College	2	3	.400

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	5	1	.833
2	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
3	Memphis	4	1	.800
4	North Texas	4	2	.667
5	UAB	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	Temple	2	4	.333
8	South Florida	4	2	.667
9	East Carolina	3	2	.600
10	Tulane	2	3	.400
11	Tulsa	3	3	.500
12	Rice	1	5	.167
13	Charlotte	0	6	.000
14	Navy	2	3	.400

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	5	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana	4	1	.800
5	Georgia Southern	2	3	.400
6	Troy	3	2	.600
7	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
8	Louisiana Tech	2	2	.500
9	Marshall	3	2	.600
10	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
11	Coastal Carolina	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333

	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	Wyoming	3	3	.500
5	Air Force	3	1	.750
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
8	Nevada	1	3	.250
9	UTEP	1	4	.200
10	Hawai'i	1	4	.200