Performance archive

2021 Single-Game Receiving Yards Leaders

The season’s 25 highest individual receiving yards totals, with team, opponent, score, week, and game context.

Top 25 performances

Ties use player name, player ID, then game ID for a stable order.

Rank	Player	Total	Game	When
1	Jaxon Smith-Njigba Ohio State	347 yards	vs. Utah 48–45 Game details →	Week 1 Jan 1
2	Trayvon Rudolph Northern Illinois	309 yards	vs. Kent State 47–52 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 3
3	Jack Sorenson Miami (OH)	283 yards	vs. Ohio 33–35 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 2
4	Xavier Worthy Texas	261 yards	vs. Oklahoma 48–55 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 9
5	Ali Jennings Old Dominion	252 yards	vs. Charlotte 56–34 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 27
6	Jahan Dotson Penn State	242 yards	vs. Maryland 31–14 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 6
7	David Bell Purdue	240 yards	vs. Iowa 24–7 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 16
8	Jaxon Smith-Njigba Ohio State	240 yards	vs. Nebraska 26–17 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 6
9	Calvin Austin III Memphis	239 yards	vs. Arkansas State 55–50 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 11
10	Dennis Houston Western Illinois	237 yards	vs. Ball State 21–31 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 2
11	Isaiah Likely Coastal Carolina	232 yards	vs. Arkansas State 52–20 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 7
12	Jalen Nailor Michigan State	221 yards	vs. Rutgers 31–13 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 9
13	Jerreth Sterns Western Kentucky	221 yards	vs. Old Dominion 43–20 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 16
14	Broc Thompson Purdue	217 yards	vs. Tennessee 48–45 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 30
15	David Bell Purdue	217 yards	vs. Michigan State 40–29 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 6
16	Deven Thompkins Utah State	215 yards	vs. New Mexico State 35–13 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 6
17	Milton Wright Purdue	213 yards	vs. Northwestern 32–14 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 20
18	Charleston Rambo Miami	210 yards	vs. Georgia Tech 33–30 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 6
19	Malik Williams App State	206 yards	vs. Coastal Carolina 30–27 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 20
20	Skyy Moore Western Michigan	206 yards	vs. Northern Illinois 42–21 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 24
21	Josh Downs North Carolina	203 yards	vs. Virginia 59–39 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 18
22	Romeo Doubs Nevada	203 yards	vs. Fresno State 32–34 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 23
23	Jordan Addison Pittsburgh	202 yards	vs. Virginia 48–38 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 20
24	Tyrese Chambers Florida International	201 yards	vs. Charlotte 33–45 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 8
25	Calvin Austin III Memphis	200 yards	vs. Tulsa 29–35 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 10

Methodology and coverage

Results come from numeric player game-stat rows for the selected season and curated metric. Duplicate game-player-stat records are resolved before ranking. Offensive categories cover more historical seasons than defensive categories, so the available season list changes with the metric.

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Top 25 performances

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