who has the most receiving yards in college football all time

Corey Davis has the most career receiving yards, with 5,285 yards.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Corey Davis C. Davis	5,285	50	332	435	15.9	105.7	52	13	3	4.3	0.3	0
2	Trevor Insley T. Insley	5,005	44	298		16.8	113.8	35	-17	3	-5.7	-0.4	0
3	Ryan Broyles R. Broyles	4,586	48	349		13.1	95.5	45	97	15	6.5	2.0	1
4	Justin Hardy J. Hardy	4,541	49	387		11.7	92.7	35	7	1	7.0	0.1	1
5	Marcus Harris M. Harris	4,518	46	259		17.4	98.2	38	13	6	2.2	0.3	0
6	Patrick Edwards P. Edwards	4,510	48	289		15.6	94.0	43	58	4	14.5	1.2	0
7	Jacob Cowing J. Cowing	4,477	58	316	491	14.2	77.2	33	102	12	8.5	1.8	1
8	James Washington J. Washington	4,472	52	226	413	19.8	86.0	39	70	9	7.8	1.3	1
9	Rashaun Woods R. Woods	4,414	45	293		15.1	98.1	42
10	Ryan Yarborough R. Yarborough	4,357	44	229		19.0	99.0	42	-5	1	-5.0	-0.1	0
11	Troy Edwards T. Edwards	4,352	34	280		15.5	128.0	50	447	38	11.8	13.1	6
12	Greg Salas G. Salas	4,345	45	285		15.2	96.6	26
13	Aaron Turner A. Turner	4,345	44	266		16.3	98.8	43	17	2	8.5	0.4	0
14	Zay Jones Z. Jones	4,279	49	399	477	10.7	87.3	23	18	5	3.6	0.4	0
15	Terance Mathis T. Mathis	4,254	46	263		16.2	92.5	36	329	80	4.1	7.2	0
16	Geoff Noisy G. Noisy	4,249	40	295		14.4	106.2	21	27	10	2.7	0.7	0
17	Taywan Taylor T. Taylor	4,234	53	253	331	16.7	79.9	41	38	14	2.7	0.7	0
18	Jordan White J. White	4,187	39	306		13.7	107.4	32	56	4	14.0	1.4	0
19	Trent Taylor T. Taylor	4,179	53	327	406	12.8	78.8	32	0	0		0.0	0
20	Jarett Dillard J. Dillard	4,138	49	292		14.2	84.4	60	-2	3	-0.7	0.0	0
21	Corey Rucker C. Rucker	4,121	62	256	481	16.1	66.5	28	42	7	6.0	0.7	1
22	Zakhari Franklin Z. Franklin	4,038	63	321	505	12.6	64.1	42	8	1	8.0	0.1	0
23	Darius Watts D. Watts	4,031	47	272		14.8	85.8	47	188	21	9.0	4.0	0
24	Kendall Wright K. Wright	4,004	50	302		13.3	80.1	30	425	75	5.7	8.5	2
25	Troy Walters T. Walters	3,986	42	244		16.3	94.9	26	5	6	0.8	0.1	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,397

Lowry

RUSH

711

Buckley

REC

540

Chenault

Team Rankings

PPG

26.2

89th

OPP PPG

19.2

34th

RUSH YDS/G

165.2

67th

PASS YDS/G

161.8

164th

2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Ohio	4-0	6-2
2	Western Michigan	4-1	6-3
3	Buffalo	3-1	5-3
4	Toledo	3-1	6-2
5	Miami (OH)	3-1	5-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/10	WMU	@	AKR	7:00 PM
Tue 11/17	EMU	@	WMU	7:00 PM
Tue 11/24	M-OH	@	WMU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Bowling Green

2 - 7

Final

Western Michigan

6 - 3

Sat 31 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375