Northwestern’s best wide receivers
D'Wayne Bates has the most receiving yards in Northwestern history, 3,370 from 1995 to 1998. Since 2004, Jeremy Ebert has the most, 2,400 in 43 games. Griffin Wilde is 8th, with 1,641; 9 more passes Austin Carr for 7th.
Northwestern’s wide receivers this season
- Griffin Wilde8 games, 95.1 a game1,641 at Northwestern, the 8th-most since 2004. 128 more puts him past Mark Philmore for 10th in school history.761receiving yards
- Drew Wagner8 games, 32.6 a game464 at Northwestern.261receiving yards
- Hayden Eligon II4 games, 19.8 a game683 at Northwestern.79receiving yards
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09
receiving yards in Northwestern history
- 1D'Wayne Bates1995 – 19983,370
- 2Richard Buchanan1987 – 19902,474
- 3Jeremy Ebert2008 – 20112,400
- 4Ross Lane2005 – 20082,068
- 5Eric Peterman2005 – 20082,011
- 6Shaun Herbert2003 – 20061,926
- 7Lee Gissendaner1990 – 19931,878
- 8Kunle Patrick2000 – 20031,873
- 9Bryce Kirtz2020 – 20241,781
- 10Mark Philmore2002 – 20051,768
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), through the 2025 season, which counts bowl games from 2002.
Compare with in · side by side
Every wide receiver since 2004
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Ebert2008 – 2011 · 43 games | 2,400 | 173 | 21 |
| 2 | Ross Lane2005 – 2008 · 41 games | 2,068 | 163 | 13 |
| 3 | Eric Peterman2005 – 2008 · 43 games | 2,011 | 160 | 12 |
| 4 | Shaun Herbert2004 – 2006 · 36 games | 1,821 | 158 | 9 |
| 5 | Bryce Kirtz2020 – 2024 · 39 games | 1,781 | 132 | 5 |
| 6 | Flynn Nagel2015 – 2018 · 40 games | 1,763 | 160 | 6 |
| 7 | Austin Carr2014 – 2016 · 30 games | 1,649 | 113 | 14 |
| 8 | Griffin Wilde2025 – 2026 · still playing | 1,641 | 115 | 13 |
| +761 this season · passes Austin Carr for 7th in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 9 | Drake Dunsmore2007 – 2011 · 44 games | 1,567 | 143 | 14 |
| 10 | Christian Jones2011 – 2015 · 42 games | 1,509 | 128 | 8 |
| 11 | Tony Jones2010 – 2014 · 37 games | 1,445 | 130 | 10 |
| 12 | Ben Skowronek2016 – 2019 · 36 games | 1,417 | 110 | 8 |
| 13 | Malik Washington2019 – 2022 · 33 games | 1,348 | 120 | 3 |
| 14 | Mark Philmore2004 – 2005 · 19 games | 1,295 | 109 | 8 |
| 15 | Rasheed Ward2005 – 2008 · 35 games | 1,271 | 126 | 4 |
| 16 | Demetrius Fields2009 – 2012 · 45 games | 1,203 | 114 | 7 |
| 17 | Kim Thompson2004 – 2007 · 29 games | 1,190 | 80 | 5 |
| 18 | Rashad Lawrence2010 – 2013 · 34 games | 1,165 | 96 | 2 |
| 19 | Jonathan Fields2004 – 2005 · 24 games | 1,115 | 108 | 4 |
| 20 | Riley Lees2017 – 2020 · 47 games | 1,093 | 111 | 9 |
| 21 | Sidney Stewart2008 – 2010 · 30 games | 1,058 | 99 | 3 |
| 22 | AJ Henning2023 – 2024 · 24 games | 1,021 | 104 | 8 |
| 23 | Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman2017 – 2020 · 30 games | 968 | 82 | 6 |
| 24 | Zeke Markshausen2008 – 2009 · 14 games | 864 | 92 | 3 |
| 25 | Kyric McGowan2017 – 2020 · 33 games | 773 | 66 | 2 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Bryce Kirtz2020 – 2024 · 39 games1,781
- › Griffin Wilde2025 – 2026 · 21 games1,641
- Malik Washington2020 – 2022 · 28 games1,323
- AJ Henning2023 – 2024 · 24 games1,021
- Cam Johnson2023 · 13 games715
2010s
- Jeremy Ebert2010 – 2011 · 25 games2,013
- Flynn Nagel2015 – 2018 · 40 games1,763
- Austin Carr2014 – 2016 · 30 games1,649
- Christian Jones2011 – 2015 · 42 games1,509
- Tony Jones2010 – 2014 · 37 games1,445
2004–09
- Ross Lane2005 – 2008 · 41 games2,068
- Eric Peterman2005 – 2008 · 43 games2,011
- Shaun Herbert2004 – 2006 · 36 games1,821
- Mark Philmore2004 – 2005 · 19 games1,295
- Rasheed Ward2005 – 2008 · 35 games1,271
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Method
- Every wide receiver who played at Northwestern since 2004, ranked by receiving yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- The numbers here start in 2004, so a wide receiver who played at Northwestern before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Northwestern in its seasons.
- The record book's numbers are the school's own. Where they and the box scores differ for one player, the box scores are missing a game or count bowls another way.
- A wide receiver still playing at Northwestern is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.