Fred Biletnikoff Award

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 the forward pass is eligible to be selected as the award winner, although every winner so far has been a wide receiver.

Fred Biletnikoff Award

Calvin Johnson's 2006 Biletnikoff Award
Awarded for	America's top college football receiver
Country	United States
Presented by	Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc.
History
First award	1994
Most recent	Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
Website	http://www.biletnikoffaward.com/

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 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

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

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). . 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. 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). . 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. . 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). . 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.

External links

• Official website
• Scholarships:https://biletnikoffaward.com/about-scholarships/
• National Selection Committee: https://biletnikoffaward.com/voters/
• Candidate Eligibility, Watch List Inclusion & Voting Criteria: https://biletnikoffaward.com/criteria/
• 2019 Banquet: https://biletnikoffaward.com/2019-banquet-video/
• 2021 Banquet: https://biletnikoffaward.com/2021-banquet-video/