Calvin Johnson (11)2. The NFL always gets soooo predictable by Week 16, right' For example, all the Steelers had to do to stay in the thick of the playoff hunt was travel to Baltimore, trounce the Ravens' Triple-A affiliate and.Whoops. Receiving stats: 4,352 receiving yards, 280 receptions, 56 TD (no bowl statistics), NFL career: Pittsburgh Steelers (1999-2001), St. Louis Rams (2002), Jacksonville Jaguars (2003-04), Detroit Lions (2005). Edwards won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's best wide receiver in 1998, was selected No. All Rights Reserved. Bottom line: However you want to determine the greatest college football wide receivers of all time by stats, subjectively or any other way DeVonta Smith is going to make the cut. He capped things off as a senior in 1999 by leading the Cardinal to the Rose Bowl, winning the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top wide receiver and being named a consensus All-American. Gordon held the FBS record for only a week, needing just 25 attempts to reach his mark and finish with 16.3 yards per carry. EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN - OCTOBER 02: Jalen Nailor #8 of the Michigan State Spartans breaks a tackle against Davion Williams #14 of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers during the fourth quarter of the game at Spartan Stadium on October 02, 2021 in East Lansing, Michigan. We present them here for purely educational purposes. 3 on the NCAA career receptions list and caught his only NFL touchdown pass from Peyton Manning in 2001. *The NCAA record book includes a special note about 6 interceptions by Dick Miller (Akron) versus Baldwin-Wallace on Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Fourth Downs per Game. For more NCAA football news, analysis, opinion and unique coverage by FanSided, including Heisman Trophy and College Football Playoff rankings, be sure to bookmark these pages. Build your own custom leaderboards with Stathead Football. NASCAR Schedule College Basketball Rankings USFL Schedule NCAA Tournament Projections 2023 NFL Draft NBA MVP Race. Tomlinson held the record from 1999 into 2014, becoming the first FBS player to reach 400 yards in a game. He was also the first of three siblings to play for Oklahoma State, with brothers Donovan and D'Juan following in his footsteps. @Flipper_83 went OFF! Rivers was one of Brennan's favorite targets throughout his career and is still in the top three for Hawaii in career receiving yards, receptions and touchdowns. 10 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2021 NFL draft. The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until, This page was last edited on 31 December 2022, at 20:05. Louisiana Tech ended up losing that game, but Edwards caught 21 passes for 405 yards and three touchdowns. Receiving stats: 3,889 receiving yards, 306 receptions, 25 TD, NFL career: Miami Dolphins (2005), New Orleans Saints (2005-06), Minnesota Vikings (2006), Carolina Panthers (2007). Yarborough was a two-time All-American at Wyoming and a second-round draft pick by the New York Jets in 1994. That broke the record that was set one week earlier by Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon. Andersons record for most receiving yards in an NFL game has stood for 31 years. For example, only one of Randy Moss's two seasons at Marshall (1997) is found on these lists. Highest receiving yards per reception, game (min. Bottom line: East Carolina put two receivers on the NCAA's top 15 of all time in receiving yards with Justin Hardy and Zay Jones. Turner led the Big West Conference in receiving yards for three consecutive seasons from 1990 to 1992. But his draft stock fell precipitously following a poor performance at the Senior Bowl. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. Receiving stats: 4,507 receiving yards, 291 receptions, 43 TD. Hardy is one of several players on this list who began his career as a walk-on. Bottom line: We aren't saying Jarett Dillard's NCAA record of 60 receiving touchdowns won't ever be broken. He also. Moss was picked by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft, where he spent 4 seasons with the team, before . It is the only game in history to go nine overtimes. The listed record is for "Most passes intercepted by against a major-college opponent". However, its difficult to imagine an instance in which anyone will surpass Edwards 405 receiving yards in an FBS game. Insley holds the single-season record as the only player to ever catch for more than 2,000 yards in a season. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. 13 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1999 NFL draft and played seven seasons in the NFL. After catching 99 passes for 1,365 yards as a senior, he was drafted in the fifth round (139th overall) of the 2015 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Paige started the game off impressively hauling in a 56-yard touchdown pass from Todd Blackledge in the first quarter. . All rights reserved. Customized picks for NFL and college football pickem contests (weekly and season long). Hagan had over 1,000 receiving yards in each of his last three seasons with the Sun Devils and was a three-time All-American. In the more than 100 years of the NFL, there have been some spectacular performances by receivers. Receiving stats: 5,005 receiving yards, 298 receptions, 35 TD. HOU. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. His older brother, Lloyd Hill, left Texas Tech as the school's career receptions leader and led the NCAA in receptions in 1992. TeamRankings.com is not affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) or March Madness Athletic Association, neither of which has supplied, reviewed, approved or endorsed the material on this site. Hills record-setting pace dropped off, and he finished the game with 269 yards, which ranks No. One thing Watts did better than almost anyone who ever played college football was collect touchdown receptions, and he finished his career No. He played five seasons in the NFL but only had career totals of 44 receptions for 494 yards and three touchdowns. Georgia wins the 2023 CFP National Championship, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Receiving Yards Career Leaders and Records | College Football at Sports-Reference.com Receiving Yards Career Leaders and Records An asterisk (*) after a player's name indicates bowl stats are included. If he has a similarly great performance in the second half, theres a chance that Nailor could have the most receiving yards in a game in the history of the NCAA. In that Biletnikoff Award season, Harris had 109 receptions for 1,650 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns. Under the tutelage of head coach P.J. Prentice's excellence extended to more than "only" his 376 yards against the Zips. Receiving stats: 4,234 receiving yards, 253 receptions, 41 TD, NFL career: Tennessee Titans (2017-18), Cleveland Browns (2019-20). + Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 2:32PM. But, thats technically not the most receiving yards in a game in the entirety of the NCAAs history. This is a list of individual National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) American football records, including Division I (FBS, and FCS), II, and III. [1] These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons: Only seasons in which a team was considered to be a part of the Football Bowl Subdivision are included in these lists. 73.67. Here's another runner-up for the Heisman, as Thompson barely lost to Houston QB Andre Ware (1,073 to 1,003). Partnered with the USA TODAY Sports Media Group|Powered by, Signed to the practice squad by Buffalo (BUF), NFL picks against the spread: Vic Tafurs Week 12 predictions. most receiving yardsby a running back all-time Faulk Centers Harmon Byars Allen Barber Craig Walker Sproles Tomlinson Forte Williams Byner Payton Thomas Dunn Watters Moore Galbreath Gore Westbrook McCoy 0 500 1k 2k 2k 3k 3k 4k 4k 5k 5k 6k 6k 7k 6.9k 6.2k . He was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round, but that's where his career ended. pic.twitter.com/5KkkCX0INQ. [90], *Joe Norman (Indiana) recorded 141 solo tackles in 1978, but the NCAA did not begin collecting defensive statistics until 2000. Oh, and to top it off, his 347 yards gave him a total of 1,606 receiving yards for the season, breaking David Boston's previous single-season school record of 1,435 yards that he set in. Dillard and quarterback Chase Clement connected 51 times for touchdowns. Tony Sands, Kansas (Nov. 23, 1991) 396 yards CFB box score of the day: Nov. 23, 1991, the time Kansas RB Tony Sands had 11 more rushes (58) than Missouri had total plays (47). Louisiana Tech ended up losing that game, but Edwards caught 21 passes for 405 yards and three touchdowns. Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have complete boxscore data (1950 onward), all playoff games, and all 100 yard rushing/receiving or 300 yard passing games from 1940-1959. As a senior in 2011, Wright put up video game numbers with 108 catches for 1,663 receiving yards. On Sunday, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill grabbed seven catches for 203 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the first quarter. Patterson also tied the FBS record for rushing touchdowns in a game with eight and he needed only 36 attempts to challenge the record book. Watts played three seasons in the NFL and one season in the Arena Football League, where he won a championship with the Philadelphia Soul in 2008. However, only a select few have topped the 300-yard mark. Enter your email and we'll send you exclusive predictions and analysis. 3 rec.) First 2 men's NCAA tournament automatic qualifiers, Tenn. Tech earns first auto bid into women's NCAA tournament. The first players to catch at least 300 passes in their careers were Purdue's Taylor Stubblefield and Marshall's Josh Davis, both of whom passed 300 catches in 2004. All rights reserved. Receiving stats: 4,472 receiving yards, 226 receptions, 39 TD, NFL career: Pittsburgh Steelers (2018-present). Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? He flipped the nation on its head in the 1998 season opener at the University of Nebraska, when he lit up the defending national champion Cornhuskers for 405 receiving yards on 21 receptions. On Sunday, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill grabbed seven catches for 203 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the first quarter. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Edwards also holds the single-game record for 405. Jim Benton played just nine games in 1945, but he led the NFL in receiving with 1,087 yards, a large chunk of it coming on Thanksgiving Day against the Detroit Lions.