Smith goes into Saturday as the program’s all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns and is encroaching on the Big Ten receiving yards and touchdown records.
Through six games this season, Smith has recorded 48 receptions, 916 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdowns. He ranks second nationally in all three categories and leads all Power-4 receivers in yards and touchdowns.
In Saturday’s game vs. Maryland, Smith finished the game with four receptions for 93 yards and two touchdowns.
Smith is the sixth Buckeye in program history to record 200 or more receiving yards in a game and is one of two Ohio State receivers (Jaxon Smith-Njigba), recording both games this season:
| Rank | Game | Receiving Yards |
| 1. | Illinois (Sept. 26, 2026) | 217 |
| 2. | at Iowa (Oct. 3, 2026) | 206 |
| 3. | vs. Oregon (Jan. 1, 2025) | 187 |
| 4. | vs. Miami (Dec. 31, 2025) | 157 |
| 5. | Ohio (Sept. 13, 2025) | 153 |
| T6. | at Texas (Sept. 12, 2026) | 151 |
| T6. | Ball State (Sept. 5, 2026) | 151 |
| 8. | vs. Indiana (Dec. 6, 2025) | 144 |
| 9. | at Purdue (Nov. 8, 2025) | 137 |
| 10. | Penn State (Nov. 1, 2025) | 123 |
He has 211 receptions and is now the program leader in career receptions, passing Emeka Egbuka (2021-24) at No. 14 Iowa:
| Rank | Player | Career Receptions |
| 1. | Jeremiah Smith (2024-Pres.) | 211 |
| 2. | Emeka Egbuka (2021-24) | 205 |
| 3. | K.J. Hill (2016-19) | 201 |
| 4. | David Boston (1996-98) | 191 |
| 5. | Chris Olave (2018-21) | 176 |
Smith has 3,474 receiving yards, breaking Michael Jenkins’ record of 2,898 against Kent State on Sept. 19 at Ohio Stadium. Smith is also the only receiver in program history to have over 3,000 career yards:
| Rank | Player | Career Receiving Yards |
| 1. | Jeremiah Smith (2024-Pres.) | 3,474 yards |
| 2. | Michael Jenkins (2000-03) | 2,898 yards |
| 3. | Emeka Egbuka (2021-24) | 2,868 yards |
| 4. | David Boston (1996-98) | 2,855 yards |
| 5. | Gary Williams (1979-82) | 2,792 yards |
Smith broke into the top 10 in Big Ten history in career receiving yards at No. 14 Iowa and needs 315 yards to move up to first in conference history:
| Rank | Player | School | Career Receiving Yards |
| 1. | John Standeford (2000-03) | Purdue | 3,788 yards |
| 2. | Taylor Stubblefield (2001-04) | Purdue | 3,629 yards |
| 3. | Dorien Bryant (2004-07) | Purdue | 3,548 yards |
| 4. | Braylon Edwards (2001-04) | Michigan | 3,541 yards |
| 5. | Jeremiah Smith (2024-Pres.) | Ohio State | 3,474 yards |
| 6. | Lee Evans (1999-03) | Wisconsin | 3,468 yards |
| 7. | Dequece Carter (2019-23) | Indiana | 3,430 yards |
| 8. | David Williams (1983-85) | Illinois | 3,392 yards |
| 9. | D’Wayne Bates (1995-98) | Northwestern | 3,310 yards |
| 10. | Tyler Johnson (2016-19) | Minnesota | 3,305 yards |
He has 38 TD receptions, breaking the Ohio State in all-time receiving touchdowns at No. 14 Iowa as he passed Chris Olave (2018-21):
| Rank | Player | Career Receiving TDs |
| 1. | Jeremiah Smith (2024-Pres.) | 38 TDs |
| 2. | Chris Olave (2018-21) | 35 TDs |
| 3. | David Boston (1996-98) | 34 TDs |
| 4. | Marvin Harrison Jr. (2021-23) | 31 TDs |
| 5. | Devin Smith (2011-14) | 30 TDs |
With his 31st career touchdown reception against Illinois, Smith entered the top 10 in Big Ten history in career touchdown receptions. He’s tied for third in conference history with 38 career touchdown receptions and needs two to become the Big Ten leader:
| Rank | Player | School | Career TD Receptions |
| 1. | Braylon Edwards (2001-04) | Michigan | 39 |
| 2. | Jeremiah Smith (2024-Pres.) | Ohio State | 38 |
| 3. | Anthony Carter (1979-82) | Michigan | 37 |
| 4. | James Hardy (2005-07) | Indiana | 36 |
| 5. | Chris Olave (2018-21) | Ohio State | 35 |
| T6. | David Boston (1996-98) | Ohio State | 34 |
| T6. | Dequese Carter (2019-23) | Indiana | 34 |
| 7. | Tyler Johnson (2016-19) | Minnesota | 33 |
| 9. | Desmond Howard (1989-91) | Michigan | 32 |
| T10. | Marvin Harrison Jr. (2021-23) | Ohio State | 31 |
| T10. | Bobby Engram (1991-95) | Penn State | 31 |
| T10. | Brian Alford (1994-97) | Purdue | 31 |
| T10. | Ron Johnson (1998-01) | Minnesota | 31 |
| T10. | Elijah Sarratt (2023-25) | Indiana | 31 |
Smith is tied for first with 15, 100-yard receiving games in his career:
| Rank | Player | 100-Yd Games |
| T1. | Jeremiah Smith (2024-Pres.) | 15 |
| T1. | Marvin Harrison Jr. (2021-23) | 15 |
| 3. | David Boston (1996-98) | 14 |
| 4. | Chris Olave (2018-21) | 11 |
| T5. | Michael Jenkins (2001-03) | 10 |
| T5. | Garrett Wilson (2019-21) | 10 |
Source: ohiostatebuckeyes.com
