The Biletnikoff Award recognizes the college football season’s outstanding FBS receiver, regardless of position. Any player, regardless of position (wide receiver, tight end, split end, inside receiver, slot back or running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award. As such, the Biletnikoff Award recognizes the outstanding receiver, not merely the outstanding wide receiver. The award recipient is selected by the highly distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of prominent college football journalists, commentators, and former receivers. Foundation trustees do not vote and have never voted. BiletnikoffAward.com/voters
Receivers are periodically added to the watch list as their season performances dictate. Actual, not potential, performance is the basis for inclusion on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List. The transparently detailed and explicit criteria for candidate eligibility, watch list inclusion, and voting appear at: BiletnikoffAward.com/criteria
+Player removed from consideration due to season-ending injury without playing in the required minimum number of games, player’s not playing in the minimum number of games regardless of injury, player’s otherwise leaving his team, pending resolution of accusation of player’s serious misconduct, or player’s becoming ineligible.
2023 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
PLAYER | SCHOOL | POS |
Alex Adams | Akron | WR |
Elijhah Badger | Arizona State | WR |
Brock Bowers | Georgia | TE |
Jerand Bradley | Texas Tech | WR |
Jalon Calhoun | Duke | WR |
Dante Cephas | Penn State | WR |
De’Corian Clark+ | UTSA | WR |
Keon Coleman | Florida State | WR |
Malachi Corley | WKU | WR |
Jacob Cowing | Arizona | WR |
Corey Crooms Jr. | Minnesota | WR |
Emeka Egbuka | Ohio State | WR |
Zakhari Franklin | Ole Miss | WR |
Troy Franklin | Oregon | WR |
Oronde Gadsden II+ | Syracuse | TE |
Corey Gammage+ | UCF | WR |
Tre Harris | Ole Miss | WR |
Marvin Harrison Jr. | Ohio State | WR |
Khaleb Hood | Georgia Southern | WR |
Tory Horton | Colorado State | WR |
Tyrone Howell | ULM | WR |
Jeremiah Hunter | California | WR |
Ali Jennings III | Virginia Tech | WR |
Tez Johnson | Oregon | WR |
Caullin Lacy | South Alabama | WR |
Jaylin Lane | Virginia Tech | WR |
Dominic Lovett | Georgia | WR |
Ladd McConkey | Georgia | WR |
Jalen McMillan | Washington | WR |
Malik Nabers | LSU | WR |
Jerjuan Newton | Toledo | WR |
Rome Odunze | Washington | WR |
Ryan O’Keefe | Boston College | WR |
Sam Pinckney | Coastal Carolina | WR |
Brennan Presley | Oklahoma State | WR |
Bradley Rozner | NC State | WR |
Will Sheppard | Vanderbilt | WR |
Dorian Singer | USC | WR |
Tyrin Smith | UTEP | WR |
Elijah Spencer | Minnesota | WR |
J.Michael Sturdivant | UCLA | WR |
Jamari Thrash | Louisville | WR |
Devin Voisin+ | South Alabama | WR |
Devontez Walker+ | North Carolina | WR |
Tahj Washington | USC | WR |
Antwane Wells Jr. | South Carolina | WR |
Sam Wiglusz | Ohio | WR |
Johnny Wilson | Florida State | WR |
Xavier Worthy | Texas | WR |