Jeremiah Smith keeps carving up the Ohio State record book, and Saturday at Kinnick Stadium gave him another line all to himself.
The junior wideout became the Buckeyes’ career receptions leader against Iowa, hauling in a seven-yard throw from Julian Sayin in the third quarter to catch No. 206 of his Ohio State career. That pushed him past Emeka Egbuka, who finished with 205 receptions from 2021 to 2024.
Smith was already putting together a huge night when the record fell. He had six catches for 111 yards and a touchdown in the first half, then reached 10 receptions for 188 yards and two scores by the time he broke the mark.
It’s the latest milestone in a season that has already seen Smith run down another major standard. Two weeks ago against Kent State, he passed Michael Jenkins to become Ohio State’s career receiving yards leader. That made him the first Buckeye to reach 3,000 career receiving yards.
Smith’s climb to the top has been fast and relentless. As a true freshman in 2024, he caught 76 passes for 1,315 yards and helped Ohio State win a national championship. He followed that with 87 receptions in 2025, the third-most in a single season in program history, and helped lead the Scarlet and Gray to the Big Ten Championship Game and back to the College Football Playoff.
Through four games in 2026, Smith had 33 catches, including a career-high 12 against Illinois on Sept. 26. Entering Saturday, he stood at 196 career receptions, nine behind Egbuka.
Egbuka had set the previous Ohio State receptions mark in the national championship game against Notre Dame in January 2025, when he moved past K.J. Hill’s total of 201.
Egbuka needed four seasons to get there. Smith reached the top in his junior year and in just the 34th game of his career.
The receptions record came on the heels of another major passing of the torch this season. With Smith also overtaking Jenkins in career receiving yards and Chris Olave’s touchdown record falling Saturday, he now owns all three major Ohio State career receiving records.
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