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 added October 1, 2025
2025 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
PLAYER | SCHOOL | POS |
Aaron Anderson | LSU | WR |
Cooper Barkate* | Duke | WR |
Chris Bell | Louisville | WR |
Skyler Bell | UConn | WR |
Germie Bernard | Alabama | WR |
O’Mega Blake | Arkansas | WR |
Denzel Boston | Washington | WR |
Chris Brazzell II* | Tennessee | WR |
Jayce Brown | Kansas State | WR |
Josh Cameron | Baylor | WR |
Cam Coleman | Auburn | WR |
Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri | WR |
Omar Cooper Jr.* | Indiana | WR |
Mario Craver* | Texas A&M | WR |
Caleb Douglas | Texas Tech | WR |
KJ Duff* | Rutgers | WR |
Jack Endries | Texas | TE |
Malachi Fields | Notre Dame | WR |
Cade Harris* | Air Force | WR |
Emmanuel Henderson Jr.* | Kansas | WR |
Chase Hendricks* | Ohio | WR |
Ted Hurst | Georgia State | WR |
Justin Joly | North Carolina State | TE |
Omari Kelly | Michigan State | WR |
Max Klare | Ohio State | TE |
Tanner Koziol | Houston | TE |
Cayden Lee | Ole Miss | WR |
Makai Lemon | USC | WR |
Eric McAlister | TCU | WR |
Chrishon McCray | Michigan State | WR |
Adrian Norton | Marshall | WR |
Trebor Pena | Penn State | WR |
Eric Rivers | Georgia Tech | WR |
Chase Roberts | BYU | WR |
Devonte Ross | Penn State | WR |
Corey Rucker | Arkansas State | WR |
Elijah Sarratt | Indiana | WR |
Danny Scudero* | San José State | WR |
DT Sheffield | Rutgers | WR |
Eric Singleton Jr. | Auburn | WR |
Anthony Smith | East Carolina | WR |
Jeremiah Smith | Ohio State | WR |
Eli Stowers | Vanderbilt | TE |
De’Zhaun Stribling | Ole Miss | WR |
Ian Strong* | Rutgers | WR |
Carnell Tate | Ohio State | WR |
Javon Tracy | Minnesota | WR |
Jordyn Tyson | Arizona State | WR |
Junior Vandeross III | Toledo | WR |
Cam Vaughn | West Virginia | WR |
Reggie Virgil | Texas Tech | WR |
Devin Voisin* | South Alabama | WR |
Trent Walker | Oregon State | WR |
Harrison Wallace III | Ole Miss | WR |
Bryant Wesco Jr. | Clemson | WR |
Ryan Williams | Alabama | WR |
Antonio Williams | Clemson | WR |
Luke Wysong | Arizona | WR |