Jeremiah Smith sets 3 Ohio State records as Keelon Russell's Heisman odds soar

Jeremiah Smith broke or tied three Ohio State records during Saturday’s win over Iowa at Kinnick Stadium.

Smith is now the Buckeyes’ all-time receiving touchdowns leader with 36, passing Chris Olave. He also passed Emeka Egbuka for the career receptions title with his 207th catch against the Hawkeyes.

For the evening, Smith totaled 11 receptions for 206 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

The performance pushed his season totals to 33 receptions for 617 yards — both lead the country — and 7 touchdowns, which also leads the country. Is that good? It seems good.

The Ohio State star has lived up to the hype and then some to start the 2026 season.

SMITH'S SEASON SO FAR

Those numbers are not the whole story. Smith’s 33 catches and 617 yards lead the country, and his 7 touchdowns do too — but the pace is the absurd part. He is averaging 18.7 yards per reception, and he has hit that mark while facing the Hawkeyes in Iowa City, where he put up 206 of those yards in a single evening.

The career marks he broke Saturday came on his 207th career catch, a milestone he reached against Iowa at Kinnick Stadium. That grab pushed him past Emeka Egbuka for the Buckeyes’ all-time receptions title, and his two touchdowns against the Hawkeyes made him the program’s all-time leader in receiving scores with 36, passing Chris Olave.

All three records fell in the same game, on the road, against a ranked conference opponent. That is the kind of night that separates a star from a legend in the making.

The Ohio State star has lived up to the hype and then some to start the 2026 season. Through five games, he is on pace for roughly 79 catches, 1,481 yards and 17 touchdowns — numbers that would rewrite the Buckeyes’ record book even more thoroughly than he already has.