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Ricky Smalling

Illinois · Wide Receiver · 2017-19

REC
88
REC YDS
1,141
REC TD
8

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2017 to 2019, Smalling caught 88 passes for 1,141 yards and 8 touchdowns.

In 17-0 that career earns a 66 overall, the 17th-highest wide receiver rating at Illinois since 1990 and No. 251 among all wide receivers of the 2015-2019 era.

Season by Season

Ricky Smalling season-by-season statistics at Illinois
SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
2017315102
2018334065
2019242251
Total881,1418

Seasons with tracked stats at Illinois. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Illinois Teammates

  1. 74Chase Brown2019-22RB
  2. 74Dele Harding2016-19LB
  3. 74Carroll Phillips2014-16EDGE
  4. 72Reggie Corbin2015-19RB
  5. 71Bobby Roundtree2017-19EDGE
  6. 70Del'Shawn Phillips2017-18LB
  7. 70Dawuane Smoot2013-16EDGE
  8. 70Clayton Fejedelem2013-15S
  9. 70Jihad Ward2014-15EDGE
  10. 69Nate Hobbs2017-20S

Full Illinois all-time roster

Top Wide Receivers of the 2015-2019 Era

  1. 97DeVonta SmithAlabama · 2017-20WR
  2. 93Ja'Marr ChaseLSU · 2018-20WR
  3. 90James WashingtonOklahoma State · 2014-17WR
  4. 90Justin JeffersonLSU · 2017-19WR
  5. 90Dede WestbrookOklahoma · 2015-16WR
  6. 88Tylan WallaceOklahoma State · 2017-20WR
  7. 88Corey ColemanBaylor · 2012-15WR
  8. 88Jerry JeudyAlabama · 2017-19WR

Best college wide receivers since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.