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Northwestern Football Career Receiving Yards Leaders

D'Wayne Bates holds Northwestern's career receiving yards record with 3,128 yards (1995–1998). Richard Buchanan (2,474) and Jeremy Ebert (2,400) round out the top three. 11 of the top 20 played since 2000; the most recent is Bryce Kirtz (2020–2024), No. 9 on the list.

Northwestern WildcatsUpdated Jul 6, 2026
Northwestern Wildcats career receiving yards leaders
RankPlayerYearsReceiving Yards
1D'Wayne Bates1995–19983,128
2Richard Buchanan1987–19902,474
3Jeremy Ebert2008–20112,400
4Ross Lane2005–20082,068
5Eric Peterman2005–20082,011
6Shaun Herbert2003–20061,926
7Lee Gissendaner1990–19931,878
8Kunle Patrick2000–20031,867
9Bryce Kirtz2020–20241,781
10Mark Philmore2002–20051,768
11Flynn Nagel2015–20181,763
12Scott Yelvington1973–19761,762
13Sam Simmons1998–20011,674
14Jon Schweighardt1999–20021,661
15Austin Carr2013–20161,649
16Drake Dunsmore2007–20111,567
17Brian Musso1994–19971,527
18Todd Sheets1976–19801,515
19Christian Jones2011–20151,509
20Jim Lash1970–19721,479

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Sources & notes

  • CFB Clipboard — Career leaderboards researched and compiled by CFB Clipboard.
  • Career totals cover a player’s games at Northwestern only.

Last updated Jul 6, 2026.