The Foundation, when appropriate, will add receivers to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List (based upon performance) up to the commencement of voting by the Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee.
2016 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
*Player added September 20, 2016
**Player added September 27, 2016
***Player added October 11, 2016
****Player added October 25, 2016
*****Player added November 1, 2016
******Player added November 7, 2016
♦Player is a semifinalist November 14, 2016
♣Player is a finalist November 21, 2016
♠ Winner of the 2016 Biletnikoff Award
+Player removed from consideration due to season-ending injury
| Player | School | Pos |
| Rodney Adams | University of South Florida | WR |
| Chance Allen | University of Houston | WR |
| Marcell Ateman+ | Oklahoma State University | WR |
| Josh Atkinson | University of Tulsa | WR |
| Linell Bonner*** | University of Houston | WR |
| Devonte Boyd | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | WR |
| KD Cannon | Baylor University | WR |
| Austin Carr**♦♣ | Northwestern University | WR |
| Jehu Chesson | University of Michigan | WR |
| Simmie Cobbs Jr.+ | Indiana University | WR |
| Amara Darboh****** | University of Michigan | WR |
| Corey Davis♦ | Western Michigan University | WR |
| Robert Davis | Georgia State University | WR |
| Gehrig Dieter | University of Alabama | WR |
| Malachi Dupre | Louisiana State University | WR |
| Evan Engram** | University of Mississippi | TE |
| Amba Etta-Tawo*♦ | Syracuse University | WR |
| Isaiah Ford | Virginia Tech | WR |
| Tanner Gentry** | University of Wyoming | WR |
| Shelton Gibson | West Virginia University | WR |
| Jonathan Giles*** | Texas Tech University | WR |
| Chris Godwin | Pennsylvania State University | WR |
| Kenny Golladay | Northern Illinois University | WR |
| Chad Hansen* | University of California, Berkeley | WR |
| Penny Hart+ | Georgia State University | WR |
| Carlos Henderson♦ | Louisiana Tech University | WR |
| Hasaan Henderson | University of Nevada | WR |
| Mack Hollins+ | University of North Carolina | WR |
| Richie James | Middle Tennessee State University | WR |
| Isaiah “Zay” Jones♦♣ | East Carolina University | WR |
| Ricky Jones | Indiana University | WR |
| Marcus Kemp*** | University of Hawaii | WR |
| Christian Kirk | Texas A&M University | WR |
| Jesse Kroll+ | Central Michigan University | WR |
| Jerome Lane | University of Akron | WR |
| Allen Lazard | Iowa State University | WR |
| Keevan Lucas** | University of Tulsa | WR |
| KeVonn Mabon | Ball State University | WR |
| Gabe Marks | Washington State University | WR |
| Anthony Miller***** | University of Memphis | WR |
| Scott Miller**** | Bowling Green State University | WR |
| Taquan Mizzell | University of Virginia | RB |
| J’Mon Moore** | University of Missouri | WR |
| Ronnie Moore | Bowling Green State University | WR |
| Drew Morgan | University of Arkansas | WR |
| JoJo Natson, Jr.****** | University of Akron | WR |
| Nicholas Norris | Western Kentucky University | WR |
| Zach Pascal | Old Dominion University | WR |
| Tim Patrick** | University of Utah | WR |
| Brandon Reilly | University of Nebraska | WR |
| Josh Reynolds | Texas A&M University | WR |
| Jerico Richardson | University of Nevada | WR |
| Calvin Ridley | University of Alabama | WR |
| Fred Ross | Mississippi State University | WR |
| John Ross******♦ | University of Washington | WR |
| Travis Rudolph | Florida State University | WR |
| Artavis Scott | Clemson University | WR |
| Sebastian Smith | Ohio University | WR |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | University of Southern California | WR |
| Thomas Sperbeck | Boise State University | WR |
| Equanimeous St. Brown*** | University of Notre Dame | WR |
| Allenzae Staggers*** | University of Southern Mississippi | WR |
| Courtland Sutton | Southern Methodist University | WR |
| Ryan Switzer** | University of North Carolina | WR |
| Taywan Taylor♦ | Western Kentucky University | WR |
| Trent Taylor♦ | Louisiana Tech University | WR |
| Noel Thomas** | University of Connecticut | WR |
| Cody Thompson | University of Toledo | WR |
| DJ Thompson | University of Southern Mississippi | WR |
| James Washington♦ | Oklahoma State University | WR |
| Dede Westbrook***♦♣♠ | University of Oklahoma | WR |
| Jordan Westerkamp | University of Nebraska | WR |
| Kermit Whitfield | Florida State University | WR |
| Mike Williams | Clemson University | WR |
| Taj Williams*** | Texas Christian University | WR |
| Corey Willis***** | Central Michigan University | WR |
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