Since the turn of the century, the Oklahoma Sooners have recruited, developed, and produced some of the best wide receivers in college football. The air-raid revolution, combined with Oklahoma’s ability to recruit allowed wide receivers to put up monster numbers in Norman.
Of the top 20 players in receiving yards in Oklahoma history, 16 of them played for the Sooners during the Bob Stoops and Lincoln Riley eras. The four that didn’t were Keith Jackson, Stephen Alexander, Corey Warren, and Eddie Hinton.
Considering how little the teams threw the football when Jackson and Hinton played, it’s pretty incredible they were able to put up the numbers they did. Jackson is 20th all-time in receiving yards, while Hinton, who played from 1966 to 1968, is 12th all-time.
Half of the players in the top 20 in receiving yards averaged 15 or more yards per reception. Five averaged 18 or more yards per reception, including Jackson who averaged an incredible 24 yards per reception for his career on 65 catches.
No player with at least 75 receptions in their Sooners career averaged more yards per reception than Marvin Mims 19.5 per catch. His first 1,000-yard season in 2022 helped him reach eighth all-time in receiving yards at the University of Oklahoma.
DeMarco Murray’s 1,571 receiving yards puts him 19th all-time.
Here’s a look at Oklahoma’s top 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
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Yards Receiving: 1,629
Yards Per Reception: 14.7
Touchdowns: 26
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