Jeremiah Smith Breaks Ohio State's 2,898-Yard Receiving Record in 32 Games

Q: What new historical milestones is Jeremiah Smith targeting after shattering Ohio State's long-standing career receiving record?

Jeremiah Smith said the next Ohio State milestones he is chasing are the school’s career records for receptions and receiving touchdowns. After breaking Michael Jenkins’ long-standing receiving yards mark, Smith said, “I got two more to get,” referring to those categories. Based on the updated totals after the Kent State game, Smith has 184 career catches, 2,958 receiving yards and 32 touchdown receptions. That leaves him 22 catches shy of surpassing Emeka Egbuka’s program record of 205 receptions and three touchdown catches away from tying Chris Olave’s school record of 35 scoring receptions. He needs four more touchdown catches to hold that record outright. The broader significance is that Smith is now in position to leave Columbus with the full set of major Ohio State receiving career records, not just yards.

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 19

Jeremiah Smith set Ohio State's career receiving-yards mark on his second catch against Kent State, passing Michael Jenkins' 2,898-yard total in a 59-3 win.
Smith entered the game 25 yards short at 2,873 and finished with a team-high five catches for 85 yards, pushing his career total to 2,958.
The junior reached the record in 32 games, nine fewer than Jenkins needed across three seasons from 2001-03.
Smith already had 16 catches for 315 yards through Ohio State's first two 2026 games and remains one of the few non-quarterback Heisman contenders after posting 1,315 and 1,243 yards in his first two seasons.