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Ohio State’s best wide receivers

Jeremiah Smith has the most receiving yards in Ohio State history, 3,625 from 2024 to 2026, past Michael Jenkins’s 2,898.

Of the Big Ten’s best wide receivers since 2004, Jeremiah Smith is 1st and Emeka Egbuka 8th.

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Ohio State’s wide receivers this season

  • Jeremiah Smith8 games, 133.4 a game3,625 at Ohio State, the most in school history.1,067receiving yards
  • Devin McCuin7 games, 40.7 a game285receiving yards
  • Chris Henry Jr.6 games, 42.0 a game252receiving yards

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09

receiving yards in Ohio State history

  1. 1Michael Jenkins2001 – 20032,898
  2. 2Emeka Egbuka2021 – 20242,868
  3. 3David Boston1996 – 19982,855
  4. 4Gary Williams1979 – 19822,792
  5. 5Cris Carter1984 – 19862,725
  6. 6Chris Olave2018 – 20212,711
  7. 7Marvin Harrison Jr.2021 – 20232,613
  8. 8Jeremiah Smith2024 – 20252,558
  9. 9Devin Smith2011 – 20142,503
  10. 10K. J. Hill2016 – 20192,332

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), through the 2025 season, which counts bowl games from 2002.

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Every wide receiver since 2004

Ohio State’s best wide receivers
PlacePlayerreceiving yardsreceptionsreceiving touchdowns
1Jeremiah Smith2024 – 2026 · still playing3,62522540
+1,067 this season
2Emeka Egbuka2021 – 2024 · 47 games2,86820524
3Chris Olave2018 – 2021 · 37 games2,71117635
4Marvin Harrison Jr.2021 – 2023 · 29 games2,61315531
5Devin Smith2011 – 2014 · 48 games2,50312130
6KJ Hill Jr.2016 – 2019 · 50 games2,33220120
7Garrett Wilson2019 – 2021 · 32 games2,21314323
8DeVier Posey2008 – 2011 · 35 games1,95513618
9Carnell Tate2023 – 2025 · 37 games1,87212114
10Brian Robiskie2005 – 2008 · 39 games1,86612724
11Dane Sanzenbacher2007 – 2010 · 36 games1,81111518
12Parris Campbell2016 – 2018 · 39 games1,76814315
13Santonio Holmes2004 – 2005 · 24 games1,74610818
14Jaxon Smith-Njigba2020 – 2022 · 23 games1,69811010
15Michael Thomas2012 – 2015 · 31 games1,60211318
16Ted Ginn Jr.2005 – 2006 · 24 games1,58411013
17Corey Brown2012 – 2013 · 25 games1,44012313
18Brian Hartline2006 – 2008 · 35 games1,4299012
19Binjimen Victor2016 – 2019 · 33 games1,3128218
20Anthony Gonzalez2004 – 2006 · 28 games1,2868713
21Terry McLaurin2016 – 2018 · 34 games1,2517519
22Johnnie Dixon2014 – 2018 · 26 games1,1466716
23Austin Mack2016 – 2019 · 29 games1,050796
24Julian Fleming2020 – 2023 · 32 games963797
25Jake Stoneburner2009 – 2012 · 26 games7145313

receiving yards by decade

2020s

  1. › Jeremiah Smith2024 – 2026 · 37 games3,625
  2. Emeka Egbuka2021 – 2024 · 47 games2,868
  3. Marvin Harrison Jr.2021 – 2023 · 29 games2,613
  4. Carnell Tate2023 – 2025 · 37 games1,872
  5. Garrett Wilson2020 – 2021 · 19 games1,781

2010s

  1. Devin Smith2011 – 2014 · 48 games2,503
  2. KJ Hill Jr.2016 – 2019 · 50 games2,332
  3. Parris Campbell2016 – 2018 · 39 games1,768
  4. Michael Thomas2012 – 2015 · 31 games1,602
  5. Corey Brown2012 – 2013 · 25 games1,440

2004–09

  1. Brian Robiskie2005 – 2008 · 39 games1,866
  2. Santonio Holmes2004 – 2005 · 24 games1,746
  3. Ted Ginn Jr.2005 – 2006 · 24 games1,584
  4. Brian Hartline2006 – 2008 · 35 games1,429
  5. Anthony Gonzalez2004 – 2006 · 28 games1,286

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Method

  • Every wide receiver who played at Ohio State 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 Ohio State before then isn't here.
  • A decade counts his receiving yards at Ohio State 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 Ohio State is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.