Given that Arizona State quarterback Cutter Boley put up almost 400 passing yards, it is no surprise that two receivers for the Sun Devils had over 100 receiving yards (Reed Harris and Grayson Rigdon), who each had two touchdowns as well.
The leading receiver in the Big 12 in the first week of the season was Gavin Freeman with Baylor, who had 154 yards and a touchdown. He was targeted 12 times, twice as many as anyone else on the team. Freeman is also the player who quarterback DJ Lagway targeted on the two-point conversion to win the game against Auburn, but he was tackled a yard short.
Another player who stood out in the opening week was Amare Thomas out of Houston. Thomas was second in the Big 12 in receiving yards last season with 966 yards.
His 133 receiving yards against Oregon State were the second-most receiving yards he has recorded in a game in his four-year college career.
Here are the top 10 receivers in the Big 12 in receiving yards after Week 1. We have also taken a look at the passing leaders and rushing leaders after one week of play.
Big 12 receiving yardage leaders
- Gavin Freeman, Baylor (154 receiving yards)
- Reed Harris, Arizona State (137)
- Amare Thomas, Houston (133)
- Nik McMillan, Kansas (130)
- Grayson Rigdon, Arizona State (102)
- Gio Richardson, Arizona (96)
- Dominic Overby, Iowa State (85)
- Patrick Overmyer, Houston (84)
- Wyatt Young, Oklahoma State (84)
Here are the top 10 receivers in the Big 12 in receiving touchdowns after Week 1, excluding anyone who only had one receiving touchdown:
Big 12 receiving touchdown leaders
- Grayson Rigdon, Arizona State (2 receiving touchdowns)
- Legend Glasker, BYU (2)
- Reed Harris, Arizona State (2)
- Wayshawn Parker, Utah (2)
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