The SEC has seen a dramatic increase in receiving yards over the past 25 seasons, with many players surpassing the records set in the final years of the 20th century. DeVonta Smith of Alabama became the conference's all-time leader in receiving yards during this time, highlighting the evolution of the game.
Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith catches a touchdown pass against Ohio State during the CFP national-championship game on Jan. 11, 2021, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.At the end of the 20th century, the top five on the SEC ’s career chart for receiving yards featured Vanderbilt’s Boo Mitchell, Kentucky’s Craig Yeast, Arkansas’ Anthony Lucas, Tennessee’s Joey Kent and LSU’s Wendell Davis in the one through five positions, respectively.
In the first 67 seasons of SEC football, 33 players accumulated at least 2,000 receiving yards in in their careers. During the 25 seasons of the 21st century, 77 SEC players have reached 2,000 career receiving yards – a difference reflecting changes in the game and making changes in the league’s leaderboard.
The statistics presented here do not match the official NCAA totals for four players. Until the 2002 season, the NCAA did not count bowl statistics as part of a player’s season or career totals. These rankings include the bowl stats for four players – Georgia’s Fred Gibson, LSU’s Josh Reed and Michael Clayton and Ole Miss’ Chris Collins – whose official totals do not show their participation in bowls during the 2000 and/or 2001 seasons.
In each case, the player’s ranking changed. Particularly noteworthy was Reed, who had 23 receptions for 335 yards and three touchdowns in his missing two bowls. That moved the LSU wide receiver from 11th in 21st century receiving yards on the official list to fourth on the all-games-included list. Gibson moved from 10th to eighth, Collins went from 23rd to 21st and Clayton jumped from 25th to 19th.The SEC’s top 25 passers of the past 25 years: A Bulldog at No. 11.
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