Wayne Cavadi | NCAA.com | November 16, 2019 DII football: The best single seasons by a wide receiver in history DII football plays of the week Share Tariq Bitson was having a monster season for Adams State. Earlier this season, we called him one of DII football's 15 best players you (maybe) never heard of. The Grizzlies' star wide receiver responded with his fourth 200-yard game of the season in Week 8, which left him 521 yards shy of the single-season record. PLAYERS TO KNOW: 15 under-the-radar players you may not know, but should DII football single-season record: Bitson's season, so far Bitson began his assault on the DII football record book right from Game 1 of the 2019 season when he caught eight passes for 195 yards and a touchdown. He followed that up with his first 200-yard game of the season in Week 2 and finished with four 200-yard games. The Grizzlies star receiver was injured early in Week 9 and didn't find his way to the box score for the rest of the season. Prior to that, Bitson was held scoreless in just two games and kept under 166 yards just twice. He reeled in 1,355 yards through his first eight games. LATEST DII FOOTBALL NEWS 2021 TOURNEY: Relive Ferris State's first national championship TOURNEY FAQS: New bracket format, explained | How the tourney works 2021: The latest Power 10 | Week in review | All rankings HARLON HILL TROPHY: A complete history | 2021 Harlon Hill contenders DII IN THE NFL: Every former DII player on a 2021 53-man roster DII HISTORY: Most played rivalries | Winningest teams | Championship history DII football history: All-time single-season receiving leaders While Bitson's charge was cut short by injury, he fared well in just eight games. Here's how the wide receiver stacked up against the 11 best single-seasons in DII history. Name School Yards Year Chris George Glenville State 1,876 1993 Charly Martin West Texas A&M 1,867 2008 Barry Wagner Alabama A&M 1,812 1989 Evan Prall East Stroudsburg 1,766 2005 Chris Perry Adams State 1,719 1995 Eric Fowler Grand Valley State 1,694 2006 Freddie Martino North Greenville 1,680 2013 Kevin Ingram West Chester 1,673 1998 Torrence Allen West Texas A&M 1,668 2013 Ellis Debrow Delta State 1,637 2003 Mark DeBrito Bentley 1,637 1999