who has the most receiving yards in a ncaa season since 2020

Since 2020, Jerreth Sterns has the most yards on receptions in a season, with 1,902 yards in 2021.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Jerreth Sterns
J. Sterns
1,902
2021
WKU WKU
14
150
194
12.7
135.9
17
17
5
3.4
1.2
0
2DeVonta Smith
D. Smith
1,856
2020
ALA ALA
13
117
148
15.9
142.8
23
6
4
1.5
0.5
1
3Deven Thompkins
D. Thompkins
1,704
2021
USU USU
14
102
158
16.7
121.7
10
27
5
5.4
1.9
0
4Rome Odunze
R. Odunze
1,640
2023
WASH WASH
15
92
137
17.8
109.3
13
37
2
18.5
2.5
1
5Jaxon Smith-Njigba
J. Smith-Njigba
1,606
2021
OSU OSU
13
95
113
16.9
123.5
9
0
0
0.0
0
6Jordan Addison
J. Addison
1,593
2021
PITT PITT
14
100
145
15.9
113.8
17
56
7
8.0
4.0
1
7Jameson Williams
J. Williams
1,572
2021
ALA ALA
15
79
119
19.9
104.8
15
23
3
7.7
1.5
0
8Malik Nabers
M. Nabers
1,569
2023
LSU LSU
13
89
130
17.6
120.7
14
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
9Harold Fannin Jr.
H. Fannin Jr.
1,554
2024
BGSU BGSU
13
117
156
13.3
119.5
10
65
9
7.2
5.0
1
10Charlie Jones
C. Jones
1,523
2022
PUR PUR
14
123
175
12.4
108.8
12
6
4
1.5
0.4
0
11Ricky White III
R. White III
1,483
2023
UNLV UNLV
14
88
134
16.9
105.9
8
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
12Jalen Tolbert
J. Tolbert
1,474
2021
USA USA
12
82
136
18.0
122.8
8
0
0
0.0
0
13Malik Washington
M. Washington
1,426
2023
UVA UVA
12
110
144
13.0
118.8
9
7
3
2.3
0.6
0
14Troy Franklin
T. Franklin
1,417
2023
ORE ORE
14
85
123
16.7
101.2
14
0
0
0.0
0
15Jack Sorenson
J. Sorenson
1,406
2021
M-OH M-OH
13
76
123
18.5
108.2
10
0
0
0.0
0
16Tetairoa McMillan
T. McMillan
1,402
2023
ARIZ ARIZ
13
90
134
15.6
107.8
10
3
1
3.0
0.2
0
17Mitchell Tinsley
M. Tinsley
1,402
2021
WKU WKU
14
87
124
16.1
100.1
14
0
0
0.0
0
18Nathaniel Dell
N. Dell
1,398
2022
HOU HOU
13
109
155
12.8
107.5
17
9
4
2.3
0.7
0
19Nick Nash
N. Nash
1,382
2024
SJSU SJSU
12
104
181
13.3
115.2
16
-9
1
-9.0
-0.8
0
20Rashee Rice
R. Rice
1,355
2022
SMU SMU
12
96
156
14.1
112.9
10
21Jacob Cowing
J. Cowing
1,354
2021
UTEP UTEP
13
69
112
19.6
104.2
7
75
4
18.8
5.8
1
22Josh Downs
J. Downs
1,335
2021
UNC UNC
13
101
145
13.2
102.7
8
0
0
0.0
0
23Wan'Dale Robinson
W. Robinson
1,334
2021
UK UK
13
104
146
12.8
102.6
7
111
7
15.9
8.5
0
24Nathaniel Dell
N. Dell
1,329
2021
HOU HOU
14
90
139
14.8
94.9
12
5
1
5.0
0.4
0
25Tetairoa McMillan
T. McMillan
1,319
2024
ARIZ ARIZ
12
84
134
15.7
109.9
8
0
0
0.0
0
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PASS

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Tisdale

Rodney Tisdale Jr.

RUSH

185

Allen

Ajay Allen

REC

158

Stafford

Jonathan Stafford Jr.
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OPP PPG

41.0

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130.8

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PASS YDS/G

212.8

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TEAMCONFOVERALL
6
Missouri State Missouri State
0-0
1-3
7
New Mexico State New Mexico State
0-0
1-3
8
Sam Houston Sam Houston
0-0
1-3
9
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
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1-3
10
Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee
0-1
2-2
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/1
WKU WKU
@
NMSU NMSU
8:00 PM
Thu
10/8
MOSU MOSU
@
WKU WKU
7:00 PM
Wed
10/14
WKU WKU
@
SHSU SHSU
8:00 PM
Tue
10/27
DEL DEL
@
WKU WKU
7:00 PM
Sat
11/7
WKU WKU
@
MTU MTU
3:30 PM
Last Game
Mercyhurst

0 - 3

7

Final

52

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Jennings

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1,423

Atkinson

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Sheppard

Nate Sheppard

600

Baugh

Jadan Baugh

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Riley

Dylan Riley
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617

Smith

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585

Legree

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564

Toney

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14

Taylor

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14

Mensah

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14

Maiava

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Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

Jadan Baugh

9

Hawkins

Michael Hawkins Jr.

9

Knight

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Rec TD Leaders

7

Duff

KJ Duff

7

Dixon

Collin Dixon

7

Smith

Jeremiah Smith
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Mensah

Darian Mensah

209.1

Stockton

Gunner Stockton

204.6

Hoover

Josh Hoover
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7.0

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Princewill Umanmielen

6.5

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PPG Rankings
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Florida

53.5

Miami

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Alabama

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Oregon

47.5

Ohio State

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8.3

Pittsburgh

8.5

Miami

9.0

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9.8

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588.8

SMU

550.8

Oklahoma State

548.3

Mississippi State

533.3

Florida

532.8

Pittsburgh

523.8
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355.7

Air Force

333.7

Navy

332.3

West Virginia

294.8

UCLA

281.5

Texas State

281.3
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392.5

Ohio State

365.3

Oregon State

365.0

Miami

361.3

Pittsburgh

347.3

Oregon

346.5
Sack Leaders
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18.0

LSU

18.0

Virginia Tech

17.0

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15.0

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15.0

Nebraska

15.0

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Alabama Alabama
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1.000
2
Florida Florida
4
0
1.000
3
Georgia Georgia
4
0
1.000
4
Mississippi State Mississippi State
4
0
1.000
5
Texas Texas
4
0
1.000
6
Ole Miss Ole Miss
3
1
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7
Auburn Auburn
3
1
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8
Kentucky Kentucky
3
1
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9
LSU LSU
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10
Missouri Missouri
3
1
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11
Tennessee Tennessee
3
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12
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt
3
1
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13
Arkansas Arkansas
2
2
.500
14
Oklahoma Oklahoma
2
2
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15
South Carolina South Carolina
2
2
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16
Texas A&M Texas A&M
2
2
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1
Boise State Boise State
3
1
.750
2
Fresno State Fresno State
3
1
.750
3
Colorado State Colorado State
2
2
.500
4
Oregon State Oregon State
2
2
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5
Texas State Texas State
2
2
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6
San Diego State San Diego State
1
3
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7
Utah State Utah State
1
3
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8
Washington State Washington State
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3
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Big 10WLPCT
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UCLA UCLA
4
0
1.000
2
Indiana Indiana
4
0
1.000
3
Iowa Iowa
4
0
1.000
4
Nebraska Nebraska
4
0
1.000
5
Minnesota Minnesota
3
1
.750
6
Ohio State Ohio State
3
1
.750
7
Oregon Oregon
3
1
.750
8
Wisconsin Wisconsin
3
1
.750
9
USC USC
4
1
.800
10
Michigan Michigan
3
1
.750
11
Penn State Penn State
3
1
.750
12
Washington Washington
3
1
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13
Northwestern Northwestern
2
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14
Illinois Illinois
2
2
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15
Maryland Maryland
2
2
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16
Michigan State Michigan State
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2
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17
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1
3
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18
Rutgers Rutgers
1
3
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1
Cincinnati Cincinnati
4
0
1.000
2
Texas Tech Texas Tech
4
0
1.000
3
Utah Utah
4
0
1.000
4
BYU BYU
3
0
1.000
5
Baylor Baylor
3
1
.750
6
Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
3
1
.750
7
UCF UCF
3
1
.750
8
Arizona State Arizona State
2
1
.667
9
Arizona Arizona
3
1
.750
10
Houston Houston
3
1
.750
11
Kansas State Kansas State
3
1
.750
12
West Virginia West Virginia
3
1
.750
13
Colorado Colorado
2
2
.500
14
Iowa State Iowa State
2
2
.500
15
TCU TCU
2
2
.500
16
Kansas Kansas
1
2
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1
UMass UMass
4
0
1.000
2
Kent State Kent State
2
2
.500
3
Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan
2
3
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4
Toledo Toledo
3
1
.750
5
Buffalo Buffalo
2
2
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6
Central Michigan Central Michigan
2
2
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7
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
2
2
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8
Ohio Ohio
2
2
.500
9
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2
2
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10
Akron Akron
1
3
.250
11
Bowling Green Bowling Green
0
4
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12
Ball State Ball State
1
3
.250
13
Sacramento State Sacramento State
1
4
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Atlantic CoastWLPCT
1
Miami Miami
4
0
1.000
2
Clemson Clemson
3
1
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3
Duke Duke
4
0
1.000
4
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
4
0
1.000
5
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
4
0
1.000
6
Virginia Virginia
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1
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7
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3
1
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8
Louisville Louisville
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2
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1
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10
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11
Stanford Stanford
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2
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12
North Carolina North Carolina
2
1
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13
Boston College Boston College
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2
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14
Florida State Florida State
2
2
.500
15
NC State NC State
2
2
.500
16
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
1
3
.250
17
Syracuse Syracuse
1
2
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IndependentWLPCT
1
Notre Dame Notre Dame
4
0
1.000
2
UConn UConn
2
2
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4
0
1.000
2
Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic
3
1
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3
UAB UAB
2
2
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4
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2
1
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5
Memphis Memphis
3
1
.750
6
Tulsa Tulsa
3
1
.750
7
UTSA UTSA
3
1
.750
8
East Carolina East Carolina
2
2
.500
9
North Texas North Texas
2
2
.500
10
Tulane Tulane
2
2
.500
11
Rice Rice
1
3
.250
12
Charlotte Charlotte
0
4
.000
13
Temple Temple
1
3
.250
14
Navy Navy
1
2
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3
2
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2
Liberty Liberty
3
1
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3
Delaware Delaware
2
2
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4
Florida International Florida International
2
2
.500
5
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
1
3
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6
Missouri State Missouri State
1
3
.250
7
New Mexico State New Mexico State
1
3
.250
8
Sam Houston Sam Houston
1
3
.250
9
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
1
3
.250
10
Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee
2
2
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1
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4
0
1.000
2
Louisiana Louisiana
3
1
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3
Appalachian State Appalachian State
3
1
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4
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2
2
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5
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3
1
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6
Marshall Marshall
3
1
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7
Arkansas State Arkansas State
2
2
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8
Troy Troy
2
2
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9
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
1
3
.250
10
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech
1
2
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11
Southern Miss Southern Miss
1
3
.250
12
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
1
3
.250
13
Old Dominion Old Dominion
1
3
.250
14
Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana-Monroe
0
4
.000
Mountain WestWLPCT
1
North Dakota State North Dakota State
4
0
1.000
2
UNLV UNLV
2
2
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3
Wyoming Wyoming
2
2
.500
4
Air Force Air Force
2
1
.667
5
New Mexico New Mexico
3
1
.750
6
San Jose State San Jose State
2
2
.500
7
UTEP UTEP
1
3
.250
8
Northern Illinois Northern Illinois
0
4
.000
9
Nevada Nevada
1
3
.250
10
Hawai'i Hawai'i
1
3
.250

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/12
ODU ODU
@
VT VT
21-44
Sat
9/12
PSU PSU
@
TEM TEM
27-9
Sat
9/12
ETSU ETSU
@
UNC UNC
3-35
Sat
9/12
ORE ORE
@
OKST OKST
31-39
Sat
9/12
WOF WOF
@
KENT KENT
15-36

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/1
WKU WKU
@
NMSU NMSU
8:00 PM
Thu
10/1
UNT UNT
@
TLSA TLSA
9:00 PM
Fri
10/2
LIB LIB
@
DEL DEL
7:00 PM
Fri
10/2
PITT PITT
@
VT VT
7:00 PM
Fri
10/2
PSU PSU
@
NW NW
8:00 PM