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They recently hit us with the top 10 passing performances of the David Shaw era and the Stanford Athletics Department is back at it again. This time around with the top 10 performances from a player on the receiving end of passes.
Here are the top 10 receiving performances in the David Shaw era:
10. Ty Montgomery vs No. 3 Oklahoma State (2012 Fiesta Bowl) + Coby Fleener vs Washington State (October 15, 2011)
Montgomery went 7 for 120 and a 53-yard TD while Fleener had 4 for 128 and a TD.
(2011-present)
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#️⃣ • TIE
‣ @_WiFi_Ty_’s 120 yards and TD vs. #3 Oklahoma State (2012 Fiesta Bowl)
‣ @Coby’s 128 yards and TD at Washington State (2011)#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/ON18crSQRN
No. 9 — Devon Cajuste vs No. 4 Notre Dame (November 28, 2015)
Cajuste had 5 for 125 and a TD
#️⃣9️⃣ • 2015 vs. #4 Notre Dame
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UKELELE!@devoncajuste came up big all game with acrobatic catches, the last of which put the Cardinal in FG range to win the game‼️
In total he had 125 yards and a score in the win!#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/Mo3xSB5o7e
No. 8 — JJ Arcega-Whiteside vs No. 9 Washington (November 10, 2017)
JJAW went for 130 yards on 5 catches including two 39-yarders
#️⃣8️⃣ • 2017 vs. #9 Washington@jjarcega_22 five catches for 130 yards, setting up scores all game in the 30-22 win!#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/A7e6qFYi3z
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No. 7 — Zach Ertz @ Cal (October 20, 2012)
Ertz went 6 for 134 yards and a TD in the 21-3 win
#️⃣7️⃣ • 2012 at Cal@ZERTZ_86 caught six passes for 134 yards and a TD in the 21-3 victory!#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/XDHvNq0I2w
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No. 6 — Coby Fleener vs No. 22 Notre Dame (November 26, 2011)
Fleener grabbed 4 for 97 and 2 TD
#️⃣6️⃣ • 2011 vs. #22 Notre Dame@Coby had a pair of TD grabs - including dragging a defender the final 10 yards on one - while totaling four catches for 97 yards in the Senior Night win!#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/bNJp76h5Rl
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No. 5 — JJ Arcega-Whiteside @ UCLA (November 24, 2018)
JJAW grabbed 7 balls for 106 yards and 3 TD
#️⃣5️⃣ • 2018 at UCLA@jjarcega_22 caught three TD passes to tie James Lofton’s single-season school record (14) on seven receptions for 106 yards in the win!#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/ZrIdEJBQjZ
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No. 4 — Colby Parkinson vs Oregon State (November 18, 2018)
Parkinson tied the record with 4 TD grabs and finished with six catches for 166 yards
#️⃣4️⃣ • 2018 vs. Oregon State@CJ51 tied the single-game record with four TD grabs in the dominating victory!#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/HJJtkOTLmM
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No. 3 — Zach Ertz @ No. 1 Oregon (November 17, 2012)
Ertz went for the 11-catch, 106-yard 1-TD performance against the No. 1 Ducks in the OT win
#️⃣3️⃣ • 2012 at #1 Oregon@ZERTZ_86 collected 11 catches for 106 yards and a score in the OT victory, including the game-tying TD grab with 1:35 left in regulation.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/jKfnjQvSpI
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No. 2 — JJ Arcega-Whiteside vs SDSU (August 31, 2018)
JJAW finished with 6 catches for 226 yards and 3 TD
#️⃣2️⃣ • 2018 vs. San Diego State@jjarcega_22 averaged 37.7 yards per reception, snagging three touchdowns and finishing with 226 yards on six catches (third-most in school history) in the win over the Aztecs!#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/J4ImAEOUlN
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No. 1 — Ty Montgomery vs Cal (November 23, 2013)
Montgomery recorded five total touchdowns including one on the ground and four through the air. He finished with five catches for 160 yards in the 63-13 throttling of Cal.
#️⃣1️⃣ • 2013 vs. Cal@_WiFi_Ty_ tied the school record with 5️⃣ TDs — including one on each of his first four touches — all in the first half of the 63-13 crushing of Cal!#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/aq3flq9K18
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Other honorable mentions were:
Griff Whalen @ USC (October 29, 2011) — 6, 102 yards
Levine Toilolo vs Arizona (October 6, 2012) — 5, 141, 1 TD
Devon Cajuste @ Arizona State (2013 Pac-12 Champ) — 2, 120 yards
Bryce Love vs UCF (September 12, 2015) — 2, 135, 1 TD
Austin Hooper @ USC (September 19, 2015) — 4, 79, 1 TD
Christian McCaffrey vs USC (2015 Pac-12 Champ) — 4, 105, 1 TD (461 total all-purpose yards)
Christian McCaffrey vs Iowa (2016 Rose Bowl) — 4, 105, 1 TD (again)
Simi Fehoko vs Washington (October 5, 2019) — 3, 91, 1 TD
Connor Wedington @ Washington State (November 16, 2019) — 8, 119 yards
Michael Wilson vs Notre Dame (November 30, 2019) — 10, 96, 1 TD