Ohio State's Jaxon Smith-Njigba Sets School Record For Receiving Yards In Single Season

The sophomore is also just four catches away from breaking the single-season receptions record.

Author:
Andrew Lind
Jan 1, 2022 7:09 PM EST

With his 15-yard reception late in the second quarter of Saturday’s Rose Bowl against Utah, Ohio State sophomore Jaxon Smith-Njigba now holds the school record for receiving yards in a single season.

Smith-Njigba – a former five-star prospect from Rockwall, Texas – now has 87 catches for 1,444 yards and eight touchdowns on the season. That breaks former wide receiver David Boston’s record of 1,435 yards, set in 1998.

Smith-Njigba has caught seven passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns against the Utes. He's already broken the school record for receiving yards in a bowl game of 172 yards, set by former wide receiver Cris Carter in the 1985 Rose Bowl, in just two quarters of play.

Additionally, Smith-Njigba is just four catches shy of breaking Parris Campbell's single-season record of 90 catches, set during the 2018 season.

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