Jeremiah Smith passes Michael Jenkins as Ohio State's all-time receiving yards chief

It took simply 32 video games for Jeremiah Smith to change into Ohio State’s all-time main receiver.

The star junior receiver broke Michael Jenkins’ faculty file for receiving yards early within the No. 6 Buckeyes’ sport towards Kent State. Smith entered the sport with 179 catches for two,873 yards and trailed Jenkins by simply 25 yards.

He set the file on his second catch of the sport.

Jenkins performed three seasons at Ohio State, but it surely took him 9 extra video games than Smith to accrue his whole. The primary-round choose within the 2004 NFL Draft, performed for the Buckeyes from 2001 by means of 2003.

Smith, in the meantime, can already declare to being the perfect large receiver in Ohio State historical past simply barely into his third season. Smith had 76 catches for 1,315 yards and 15 scores as a real freshman in 2024 as Ohio State bounced again from a loss to Michigan on the finish of the common season to win the Faculty Soccer Playoff. A season in the past, he performed in three fewer video games however had 87 catches for 1,243 yards and 12 scores.

By way of the primary two video games of 2026, Smith had 16 catches for 315 yards and three scores. Smith had eight grabs for 164 yards and a TD in Ohio State’s 24-23 loss to Texas in Week 2 and, together with Malachi Toney, is without doubt one of the few non-quarterback favorites to win the Heisman in December.