Fred Biletnikoff Award

Fred Biletnikoff Award
Calvin Johnson's 2006 Biletnikoff Award
Awarded forAmerica's top college football receiver
CountryUnited States
Presented byTallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc.
History
First award1994
Most recentMarvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
Websitehttp://www.biletnikoffaward.com/

The Fred Biletnikoff Award is presented annually to the most outstanding receiver in American college football by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc. (TQCF), an independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The award was created in 1994.[1] The award is named for Fred Biletnikoff, who played college football at Florida State and professionally with the Oakland Raiders and Montreal Alouettes.[2] Any NCAA Division I FBS player who catches the football through a forward pass is eligible to be selected as the award winner, though in practice, and as it has been awarded to a player at that position every year, it is considered a de facto honor for the sport's most outstanding wide receiver. Tight end Kyle Pitts of the University of Florida was one of 3 Biletnikoff Award finalists in 2020.

A national selection committee consisting of over 600 journalists, commentators, broadcasters, and former players selects the award winner. No member of the board of trustees of the foundation has a vote. The foundation's charitable mission is provision of scholarships to North Florida high school seniors who have overcome significant challenges to achieve at the highest levels, with 320 scholarships having been awarded through 2024 with total benefits of well over 5 million dollars.

In December 2022, founding trustee and chairman Walter Manley II and past chairman Mark Ryan announced a goal of $10 million in aggregate to be awarded by 2030. [3] [4]

Winners

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Year Winner Team Ref
1994 Bobby Engram Penn State
1995 Terry Glenn Ohio State
1996 Marcus Harris Wyoming
1997 Randy Moss Marshall [5]
1998 Troy Edwards Louisiana Tech
1999 Troy Walters Stanford [6]
2000 Antonio Bryant Pittsburgh [7]
2001 Josh Reed LSU [8]
2002 Charles Rogers Michigan State [9]
2003 Larry Fitzgerald Pittsburgh [10]
2004 Braylon Edwards Michigan [11]
2005 Mike Hass Oregon State [12]
2006 Calvin Johnson Georgia Tech [13]
2007 Michael Crabtree Texas Tech [14]
2008 [15]
2009 Golden Tate Notre Dame [16]
2010 Justin Blackmon Oklahoma State [17]
2011 [18]
2012 Marqise Lee USC [19]
2013 Brandin Cooks Oregon State [20]
2014 Amari Cooper Alabama [21]
2015 Corey Coleman Baylor [22]
2016 Dede Westbrook Oklahoma [23]
2017 James Washington Oklahoma State [24]
2018 Jerry Jeudy Alabama [25]
2019 Ja'Marr Chase LSU [26]
2020 DeVonta Smith Alabama [27]
2021 Jordan Addison Pittsburgh [28]
2022 Jalin Hyatt Tennessee [29]
2023 Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio State [30]

References

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General
  • "Fred Biletnikoff Award Winners". Sports-Reference. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
Footnotes
  1. ^ "About the Biletnikoff Award « Biletnikoff Award". biletnikoffaward.com. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Pino, Mark (April 17, 1994). "A Raiders move would hurt Bucs". Ocala Star-Banner. p. 1C. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "All-America Marvin Harrison Jr. Wins the 2023 Biletnikoff Award!".
  4. ^ Biletnikoff Award [@biletnikoffawrd] (December 8, 2022). "Bilenikoff Award Founding Trustee and former chairman Walter Manley II & Chairman Mark Ryan unveil goal: $10 million in North Florida scholarship awards through year 2030. At $4.6M in giving to date, we are almost halfway there. https://t.co/ZRkmY6KnRH" (Tweet). Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Manning, Woodson earn football honors". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. December 12, 1997. p. 3C. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  6. ^ Nidetz, Stephen (December 30, 1999). "Underdog Stanford Loses Top Receiver Walters For Rose Bowl". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  7. ^ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (December 31, 2000). "Champions 2000; From Sydney To the Bronx, the Winners". The New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  8. ^ Fred, Bierman; Gustines, Elena Aida (December 30, 2001). "2001: Looking Back; A Year of Champions: The Fastest, the Strongest, the Best". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ George, Thomas (April 25, 2003). "Pro Football; Tough Rogers Is Confidence, Personified". The New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  10. ^ "Manning, White, Perry, Fitzgerald Win Awards". The Ledger. December 12, 2003. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  11. ^ "College Football Award Winners". Chicago Tribune. December 10, 2004. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  12. ^ James, Matt (December 10, 2005). "Another Trojan Wins Heisman". CollegeFootballPoll.com. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  13. ^ "Quinn beats out Smith for Maxwell". The Southeast Missourian. Associated Press. December 8, 2006. p. 4B. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  14. ^ Williams, Don (December 7, 2007). "Crabtree wins Biletnikoff, wants Heisman next". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  15. ^ Williams, Don (December 11, 2008). "Crabtree wins second Biletnikoff". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Archived from the original on January 9, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  16. ^ "Tate wins Biletnikoff". The Baltimore Sun. December 11, 2009. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  17. ^ Chatmon, Brandon (December 10, 2010). "OSU's Justin Blackmon, Dan Bailey win national awards". The Oklahoman. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  18. ^ Ubben, David (December 9, 2011). "Justin Blackmon: Repeat Biletnikoff winner". ESPN. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  19. ^ Klein, Gary (December 7, 2012). "Lee becomes USC's first Biletnikoff winner". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  20. ^ Hightower, Kyle (December 12, 2013). "Oregon St Wide Receiver Brandin Cooks Win Biletnikoff Award". Associated Press. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  21. ^ "Alabama's Amari Cooper wins Biletnikoff Award as nation's top receiver". Fox Sports. Associated Press. December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  22. ^ Burch, Jimmy (December 10, 2015). "Corey Coleman wins first Biletnikoff Award for Baylor". The Star-Telegram. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  23. ^ "Dede Westbrook Wins Biletnikoff Award as Nation's Best Receiver". Fox Sports. June 30, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  24. ^ McGalliard, Grant (December 7, 2017). "James Washington wins 2017 Biletnikoff Award". Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  25. ^ Waack, Terrin (December 6, 2018). "Alabama's Jerry Jeudy wins Biletnikoff Award". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  26. ^ West, Glen (December 12, 2019). "LSU Receiver Ja'Marr Chase Wins Biletnikoff Award". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  27. ^ "Bama players take home several major awards". ESPN. January 8, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  28. ^ "Addison wins Biletnikoff Award, first Panther since 2003". The Pitt News. December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  29. ^ Sparks, Adam (December 8, 2022). "Jalin Hyatt wins first Biletnikoff Award for Tennessee football". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  30. ^ Dimmitt, Zach. "Ohio State Buckeyes WR Marvin Harrison Jr. Wins Biletnikoff Award". SI.com. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
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