Big Ten receiving yardage leaders after Week 2

Big Ten receiving yardage leaders after Week 2

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Big Ten receiving yardage leaders after Week 2

After two weeks of the 2026 season, the Big Ten's top wide receivers should be no real surprise to anyone who has been following this conference the last couple of seasons.

Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith put on a big show in Austin, Texas on Saturday night with 164 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was instrumental in Ohio State building a decisive first-half lead, but Ohio State wasted his outing by coughing up a big lead in the fourth quarter in a road loss to the Longhorns. Regardless, Smith has come out flexing after two weeks.

But he is not the Big Ten's leading receiver in terms of receiving yards. That distinction belongs to Rutgers wide receiver KJ Duff, who has seen his efforts go to waste as well as Rutgers is off to a dismal 0-2 start to the season.

Through the first two weeks of the season, the Big Ten's top 19 receivers are all wide receivers. Here are the Big Ten's top 10 leaders in receiving yards after Week 2.

1. KJ Duff, Rutgers

Nov 29, 2025; Piscataway, New Jersey, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights wide receiver Kj Duff (8) reacts after a touchdown reception during the first half against the Penn State Nittany Lions at SHI Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

  • Receiving yards: 333
  • Receiving TDs: 5 (tied for Big Ten lead)

2. Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State

  • Receiving yards: 315
  • Receiving TDs: 3

3. Trent Mosley, USC

  • Receiving yards: 255
  • Receiving TDs: 4

4. Colin Dixon, Illinois

  • Receiving yards: 236
  • Receiving TDs: 5 (tied for Big Ten lead)

5. Koby Howard, Penn State

Sep 5, 2026; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions wide receiver Koby Howard (6) makes a catch during the second quarter against the Marshall Thundering Herd at West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O'Haren-Imagn Images

  • Receiving yards: 229
  • Receiving TDs: 1

6. Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding, Markland

  • Receiving yards: 187
  • Receiving TDs: 2

7. Kayden Dixon-Wyatt, USC

  • Receiving yards: 181
  • Receiving TDs: 2

8. Tony Diaz, Iowa

  • Receiving yards: 179
  • Receiving TDs: 1

9. Jacory Barney Jr., Nebraska

  • Receiving yards: 175
  • Receiving TDs: 2

10. JJ Buchanan, Michigan

Michigan wide receiver JJ Buchanan catches the game-winning pass with no time left on the clock to beat Western Michigan at Michigan Stadium on Sept. 05, 2026.

  • Receiving yards: 174
  • Receiving TDs: 1

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