Because the flip of the century, the Oklahoma Sooners have recruited, developed, and produced a few of the finest broad receivers in school soccer. The air-raid revolution, mixed with Oklahoma’s skill to recruit allowed broad receivers to place up monster numbers in Norman.
Of the highest 20 gamers in receiving yards in Oklahoma historical past, 16 of them performed for the Sooners in the course of the Bob Stoops and Lincoln Riley eras. The 4 that didn’t have been Keith Jackson, Stephen Alexander, Corey Warren, and Eddie Hinton.
Contemplating how little the groups threw the soccer when Jackson and Hinton performed, it’s fairly unbelievable they have been capable of put up the numbers they did. Jackson is twentieth all-time in receiving yards, whereas Hinton, who performed from 1966 to 1968, is twelfth all-time.
Half of the gamers within the prime 20 in receiving yards averaged 15 or extra yards per reception. 5 averaged 18 or extra yards per reception, together with Jackson who averaged an unbelievable 24 yards per reception for his profession on 65 catches.
No participant with at the least 75 receptions of their Sooners profession averaged extra yards per reception than Marvin Mims 19.5 per catch. His first 1,000-yard season in 2022 helped him attain eighth all-time in receiving yards on the College of Oklahoma.
DeMarco Murray’s 1,571 receiving yards places him nineteenth all-time.
Right here’s a take a look at Oklahoma’s prime 20 all-time Sooners in receiving yards.
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Yards Receiving: 1,561
Yards Per Reception: 24
Touchdowns: 15
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Yards Receiving: 1,571
Yard Per Reception: 10
Touchdowns: 13
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Yards Receiving: 1,591
Yards Per Reception: 15.3
Touchdowns: 6
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Yards Receiving: 1,593
Yards Per Reception: 16.4
Touchdowns: 12
Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports activities
Yards Receiving: 1,629
Yards Per Reception: 14.7
Touchdowns: 26
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Yards Receiving: 1,656
Yards Per Reception: 12.5
Touchdowns: 13
John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports activities
Yards Receiving: 1,710
Yards Per Reception: 14.4
Touchdowns: 17
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports activities
Yards Receiving: 1,765
Yards Per Reception: 15.8
Touchdowns: 22
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Yards Receiving: 1,822
Yards Per Reception: 15.3
Touchdowns: 12
Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Community
Yards Receiving: 1,931
Yards Per Reception: 12.9
Touchdowns: 13
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Yards Receiving: 2,267
Yards Per Reception: 18
Touchdowns: 21
Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports activities
Yards Receiving: 2,285
Yards Per Reception: 15.9
Touchdowns: 21
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Yards Receiving: 2,398
Yards Per Reception: 19.5
Touchdowns: 20
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports activities
Yards Receiving: 2,413
Yards Per Reception: 18.3
Touchdowns: 17
Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports activities
Yards Receiving: 2,594
Yards Per Reception: 12.7
Touchdowns: 24
John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports activities
Yards Receiving: 2,861
Yards Per Reception: 14.2
Touchdowns: 19
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Yards Receiving: 3,236
Yards Per Reception: 14.7
Touchdowns: 31
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports activities
Yards Receiving: 3,292
Yards Per Reception: 19
Touchdowns: 32
Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports activities
Yards Receiving: 3,482
Yards Per Reception: 14.9
Touchdowns: 26
Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports activities
Yards Receiving: 4,586
Yards Per Reception: 13.1
Touchdowns: 45
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