Career games delineate Big 12's best offensive players
Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin
I was brought up in an era of distinctive achievements like 100-yard rushing and receiving games and 300-yard passing performances.
That's why I still look at these kind of efforts as a personal benchmark when I measure the effectiveness of rushers, passers and receivers.
And it sent me scrambling to the NCAA website for some information about Big 12 players.
I was curious about the number of 100-yard rushing and receiving games and 300-yard passing games that returning Big 12 players have compiled over the course of their careers.
Here's a list of the active leaders heading into the upcoming season.
100-yard rushing games No. High game Opponent Year
Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State 11 210 Houston 2008
Chris Brown, Oklahoma 7 169 @Baylor 2006
DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma 7 128 vs. Texas 2007
Jake Sharp, Kansas 6 181 Kansas State 2008
Robert Griffin, Baylor 4 217 Wash. State 2008
Jay Finley, Baylor 3 119 Wash. State 2008
Rodney Stewart, Colorado 3 166 West Virginia 2008
Alexander Robinson, Iowa State 3 149 @Missouri 2007
Derrick Washington, Missouri 3 139 @Nebraska 2008
Roy Helu Jr., Nebraska 3 166 Colorado 2008
Keith Toston, Oklahoma State 3 148 Mo. State 2008
Zac Robinson, Oklahoma State 3 144 @Baylor 2007
Quentin Castille, Nebraska 2 125 Clemson* 2008
Colt McCoy, Texas 2 106 @Okla. State 2007
Lamark Brown, Kansas State 1 137 La.-Lafayette 2008
Logan Dold, Kansas State 1 115 @Texas A&M 2008
Mossis Madu, Oklahoma 1 114 Missouri ** 2008
Cody Johnson, Texas 1 102 Texas A&M 2008
Note: * - 2009 Gator Bowl
** - 2008 Big 12 championship game
300-yard passing games No. High game Opponent Year
Todd Reesing, Kansas 13 412 La. Tech 2008
Sam Bradford, Oklahoma 13 468 Kansas 2008
Colt McCoy, Texas &nb
sp; 10 414 Ohio State*** 2008
Zac Robinson, Oklahoma State 5 430 Texas 2007
Austen Arnaud, Iowa State 3 440 Kansas State 2008
Cody Hawkins, Colorado 2 322 Alabama **** 2007
Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M 2 419 Kansas State 2008
Note
*** - 2009 Fiesta Bowl
**** - 2007 Independence Bowl
100-yard receiving games No. High game Opponent Year
Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State 8 236 Houston 2008
Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas 7 269 @Oklahoma 2008
Kerry Meier, Kansas 5 136 Sam Houston St. 2008
Brandon Banks, Kansas State 4 153 @Louisville 2008
Jordan Shipley, Texas 3 168 Okla. State 2008
Edward Britton, Texas Tech 3 139 Texas 2008
Kendall Wright, Baylor 2 132 Iowa State 2008
Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M 2 210 Kansas State 2008
Scotty McKnight, Colorado 1 106 Colo. State 2007
Darius Darks, Iowa State 1 113 @Okla. State 2008
Jake Sharp, Kansas 1 107 @Iowa State 2008
Johnathan Wilson, Kansas 1 179 @South Florida 2008
Daymond Patterson, Kansas 1 130 Louisiana Tech 2008
Jeron Mastrud, Kansas State 1 103 @Kansas 2006
Aubrey Quarles, Kansas State 1 102 @Texas A&M 2008
Danario Alexander, Missouri &nb
sp; 1 117 vs. Kansas 2007
Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma 1 158 @Okla. State 2008
Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma 1 141 Cincinnati 2008
Brandon Collins, Texas 1 103 Texas A&M 2008
Malcolm Williams, Texas 1 182 @Texas Tech 2008
Jamie McCoy, Texas A&M 1 110 @Iowa State 2008
Detron Lewis, Texas Tech 1 163 East. Wash. 2008
Tramain Swindall, Texas Tech 1 101 @Texas A&M 2008
Source: ESPN.com research
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Griffin joined ESPN.com in February 2008. He has covered the Big 12 since its inception, among a variety of beats during a 24-year career at the San Antonio Express-News. Griffin, a Memphis State University graduate, lives in San Antonio with his wife and son.
