Marvin Harrison Jr. is the eighth player in Ohio State history to top 1,000 receiving yards in a single season.
Harrison surpassed the 1,000-yard mark with his first two catches in Ohio State’s 11th game of the 2022 season against Maryland, joining Jaxon Smith-Njigba, David Boston, Terry Glenn, Cris Carter, Michael Jenkins, Parris Campbell and Garrett Wilson as Buckeye receivers who have had 1,000-yard seasons.
Harrison is the fourth-fastest Ohio State receiver to reach that milestone, as Glenn needed only eight games to hit the 1,000-yard mark while Smith-Njigba and Boston achieved quadruple digits in 10 games.
| Player | Year | Games to Reach 1,000 | Final Yards |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA | 2021 | 10 | 1,606 |
| DAVID BOSTON | 1998 | 10 | 1,435 |
| TERRY GLENN | 1995 | 8 | 1,411 |
| CRIS CARTER | 1986 | 12 | 1,127 |
| MICHAEL JENKINS | 2002 | 13 | 1,076 |
| PARRIS CAMPBELL | 2018 | 14 | 1,063 |
| GARRETT WILSON | 2021 | 12 | 1,058 |
| MARVIN HARRISON JR. | 2022 | 11 | TBD |
With as many as four games potentially remaining for the Buckeyes this season, Harrison – who already had five 100-yard games this season entering Saturday’s game against the Terrapins – is well-positioned to continue climbing Ohio State’s all-time leaderboard for single-season receiving yards and move into at least the top four for the most receiving yards for a Buckeye pass-catcher in one year.
Harrison likely won’t be the only 1,000-yard receiver for Ohio State this season, as Emeka Egbuka entered Saturday’s game against Maryland with 832 receiving yards on the year. Assuming Egbuka reaches the 1,000-yard mark, it would be the second year in a row Ohio State has two 1,000-yard receivers – a feat no pair of Buckeye receivers had ever achieved in the same season before last year.
