Record Setting Day For DJK!!!

With 11:37 seconds left in the 4th quarter of the Iowa/Michigan game Derrell Johnson-Koulianos caught a 19 yard TD pass from Ricky Stanzi giving him 2,275 career receiving yards putting him atop the Iowa Hawkeyes record books. He passed Tim Dwight (1994-1997, 2,271 yds) for most receiving yards in a career. With his four catches today he jumped Kahlil Hill (1998-2001, 152) to second on the Hawkeyes career receptions list, giving him 154, just three receptions behind the Hawkeyes all-time receptions leader Kevin Kaspers (1997-2000, 157). His three touchdown catches against the Wolverine defense tied him with Clinton Soloman (2002, 2004-2005) for 7th on the Iowa career TD receptions list. The Hawkeyes career TD receptions record, shared by Tim Dwight and Danan Hughes (1989-1992) at 21, might be a little out of reach for DJK. Johnson already has 7 TD receptions this season which is more than double his previous season’s best of 3 (2008). 

Derrell Johnson-Koulianos still has half a season to play and is currently on pace to lead the team in receptions and receiving yards for the fourth straight season. In the 120 year history of Iowa Hawkeye football program only Jim Gibbons (1955-1957), Tim Dwight (1995-1997), and Derrell Johnson-Koulianos have led the team in receptions and receiving yards 3 times. If he is able to lead the Hawkeyes again he would be the only Iowa Hawkeye receiver in team history to lead his team in receptions  and receiving yards for 4 years. Ricky Stanzi knows that he has a big time receiver, the question is do the Hawkeye’s remaining opponents?

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