Ohio State Football: Five greatest receivers of all time
By Ryan Stano
The Ohio State football program has a very rich history at a lot of positions. They are one of the most successful programs in the country and for good reason. They are able to land some of the best talents in the country over the course of their history because of that success.
Wide receiver is one of those positions. The Buckeyes have had plenty of fantastic wide receivers over the years. Some have been first-round picks, some just had stellar college careers. It’s really hard to try and narrow down who the best receivers in program history are.
Well, that’s exactly what I’m going to do. I’m going to name who I think the five greatest receivers in the history of the Ohio State football program are. To clarify, I’m basing this list based on what they did while they were with the Buckeyes, not in the NFL.
This still makes things plenty hard, but let’s get right into it!
David Boston is the 5th-best receiver of all time for the Ohio State football program.
David Boston is perhaps the most underrated receiver in Ohio State football history. The man was amazing in an era when passing the football was still not as prominent as it is today. He played in the late 90s and produced every single year he played for the Buckeyes.
In the three years Boston played for the Buckeyes, he accumulated 191 catches for 2,855 yards and a whopping 34 touchdowns. He was the school record holder for career receptions until K.J. Hill passed him in 2019, and Hill played four years to Boston’s three. He also has the most 100-yard games in a season and in a career.
Boston is still third in program history in receptions in a single season when he recorded 85 of them in 1998. He’s got the third and fourth most catches in a game in program history, catching 14 passes against Penn State in 1997 and catching 13 against Indiana in 1996.
Boston is second in program history in career receiving yards, with those 2,855. He’s second in program history in career touchdowns with 34. He also has the second-most touchdowns in a single season. Simply put, when the Buckeyes needed to throw the ball, Boston was their man. And he did not disappoint.
The next player on this list was a dangerous player whenever he had the ball in his hands.