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Jahan Dotson got emotional after smashing Penn State’s single-game receiving record

Penn State WR Jahan Dotson got a little emotional following his school-record performance against Maryland

You can have fun debating who the best wide receiver in Penn State’s program history is, but Jahan Dotson continues to make a strong case to be considered in the conversation. In his performance against Maryland in Week 10 of the 2021 season, Dotson added another debating point in his favor by not only setting a new Penn State school record, but smashing the old one in the process.

Dotson set a new Penn State school record for most receiving yards in a single game by racking up 242 yards against Maryland in a 31-14 victory on Nov. 6, 2021. Dotson now cruised past the previous record of 216 yards in a 2006 game against Northwestern.

After the game, Dotson got a bit emotional reflecting on how his family helped him get to this point in his collegiate career.

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Dotson is now the fourth player in Penn State history to have 200 receiving yards in a single game. In addition to Butler, the previous record-holder, Dotson joins O.J. McDuffie (212 yards vs. Boston College in 1992), and Bobby Engram. Engram is the only Penn State player with multiple 200-yard games with 200 yards against Rutgers in 1994 and 203 yards against Purdue in 1995.

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By the numbers: Top 10 single-game receiving records in Penn State Nittany Lions history

Jahan Dotson has the school-record for most single-game receiving yards by a Penn State receiver.

Some of Penn State’s best all-time wide receivers, not surprisingly, have been responsible for turning in some of the program’s biggest single-game performances. But in the history of the Penn State program, just four games have seen a Penn State wide receiver eclipse the 200-yard mark, and it has happened just once since 1995.

Bobby Engram, the program’s all-time leading wide receiver, owns two of Penn State’s all-time 200-yard receiving performances, with one against Rutgers in 1994 and one more against Purdue the following season. Engram owns three of Penn State’s top-10 single-game receiving games, as he took advantage of a dreadful Rutgers program once more in 1995. Allen Robinson left his mark on the Penn State single-game receiving top 10 as well with three games standing out in the record books.

Penn State’s leading receiver heading into the 2021 season, Jahan Dotson, also makes an appearance on the top 10 list. And given that Dotson wants to leave a legendary mark at Penn State, he might just find a get another top 10 single-game performance in the top 10 before the end of the season.

Here’s a look at Penn State’s top 10 single-game receiving performances prior to the start of the 2021 season.

(Note: This list was updated on November 6, 2021)

Jahan Dotson moving his way up list of Penn State’s all-time leading receivers

Penn State wide receiver Jahan Dotson is projected to finish in the top 10 among Penn State’s all-time leading receivers.

Penn State wide receiver has commented on how he wants to be a legend like Saqon Barkley before he leaves the Nittany Lions. One step toward becoming a legend would be to move his way up the list of Penn State’s all-time leading receivers with one final and full season in 2021.

Dotson will begin the 2021 season already in the top 20 in the Penn State record books for most career receiving yards. Dotson is 17th on the all-time list at Penn State, just behind his former teammate KJ Hamler. Dotson would have to turn in a record-setting single-season performance for Penn State to climb to the top of the list, as he is 1,451 receiving yards away from the Penn State career record of 3,026 yards held by Bobby Engram. Allen Robinson holds the single-season receiving record with 1,432 yards in 2013.

With Dotson setting his own personal goal to leave Penn State with legendary status, here is a look at the top 20 players in Penn State history with the most career receiving yards.