'The best player in the sport': Social media reacts to Jeremiah Smith's big day vs Iowa
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Whether or not he ends up hoisting the Heisman Trophy in New York in mid-December is unclear, but this much isn't — Jeremiah Smith is the best player in college football.
This weekend, he yet again showed why that's the case.
The Ohio State wide receiver added a few more bullet points to his already ridiculous resume in the Buckeyes' 31-14 win against Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 3, finishing with 11 catches for 206 yards and two touchdowns.
In the process, he set the Ohio State program record for career receptions and career touchdown catches. Earlier this season, he set the Buckeyes' career receiving yardage record. On Saturday, he even earned a shoutout on social media from LeBron James.
It marked the fourth time in five games this season that Smith has finished with at least 150 receiving yards.
Not surprisingly, Smith's outrageous output drew quite the reaction on social media, where people marveled at the junior phenom's latest on-field heroics.
Here's a sampling of that reaction:
Social media reacts to Jeremiah Smith's big day vs Iowa
THROW IT TO 4! #HEISMAN
— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 3, 2026
I’m all for the qb conversation
But the best player regardless of position is Jeremiah Smith
Case is closed
He has been this way since High School at Chaminade
— Booger (@ESPNBooger) October 3, 2026
Only way to cover Jeremiah Smith is to cheat pic.twitter.com/FaGEFSoSN0
— McNeil (@REFLOG18) October 3, 2026
Yeah, Jeremiah Smith is pretty good. pic.twitter.com/Ho9pcT2Og2
— CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) October 3, 2026
Jeremiah Smith would be a Top 10 WR in the NFL today 👀 pic.twitter.com/AnlhR0DbOa
— Chalkboard (@ChalkboardHQ) October 3, 2026
Jeremiah Smith is the best player in the sport. Not sure it’s close
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) October 3, 2026
I don't want to overreact but… I'm very interested to see what Ohio State's offense looks like next year without Jeremiah Smith. It feels like he's had to paper over a *lot* of issues this year.
— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) October 3, 2026
Some rube is gonna draft a quarterback instead of Jeremiah Smith.
— Tony Gerdeman (@TonyGerdeman) October 3, 2026
Jeremiah Smith is so NFL ready he's even mastered the subtle push-off.
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) October 3, 2026
It’s rare you can truly say this but there is a 0% chance a healthy Jeremiah Smith isn’t good in the NFL
— Max Toscano (@maxtoscano1) October 3, 2026
Jeremiah Smith stats vs Iowa
Smith finished the win against Iowa with 11 catches for 206 yards and two touchdowns. Smith finished on the receiving end of 63.6% of quarterback Julian Sayin's 324 passing yards.
This season, Smith has 44 catches for 823 yards and nine touchdowns. Smith leads all FBS players in receiving yards and touchdown catches.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'The best player in the sport': Social media reacts to Jeremiah Smith's big day vs Iowa
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