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Higgins, Ross named to Biletnikoff Award Watch List

July 25, 2019
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Clemson’s Tee Higgins and Justyn Ross have been named to the 2019 Biletnikoff Award Watch List, which was recently announced. The Biletnikoff Award recognizes the nation’s top receiver from any position. This means the award could end up in the hands of a wide receiver, running back or tight end according to a release by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation.

A fan vote will open on Sept. 23, followed by a vote by the Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee to determine 10 Semifinalists the week of Nov. 10 - 17 before the semifinalists are announced on Nov. 18. The vote to determine the 3 finalists will occur on Nov. 19 - 24 before the finalists are announced on Nov. 25. 

A final vote will take place on Dec. 2-8 before the winner of the award will be announced at the College Football Awards on Dec. 12, which will air live on ESPN from 7 to 9 p.m. The winner will be honored at a banquet on Feb. 20, 2020, at the University Center Club on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla.

Higgins and Ross look to have strong seasons in 2019 after helping secure the Tigers’ second national championship in three seasons. The duo combined for 1936 receiving yards and 21 touchdowns in 2018.

The correlation between Biletnikoff Award winners and stardom in the National Football League is nearly uniformly consistent. Past Biletnikoff Award winners include Calvin Johnson, Randy Moss, Michael Crabtree, Amari Cooper, Terry Glenn, and Larry Fitzgerald. 

The 2019 Biletnikoff Award winner will be presented the Biletnikoff Award trophy by TQC Foundation Chairman Steve Dobson, III, college and pro football hall of famer Fred Biletnikoff, and the dynamic and inspiring keynoter and college football hall of famer Lou Holtz before 550 patrons at the Biletnikoff AwardBanquet at the University Center Club at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee on Saturday, February 15, 2020. The banquet was hailed by 2014 keynote speaker Dick Vermeil, as well as by 2013 keynoter Larry Csonka, as "the best banquet in college sports."

The name Biletnikoff is synonymous with the term receiver. Fred Biletnikoff, a member of the pro and college football halls of fame, was a consensus All-America receiver at Florida State University, and an All-Pro receiver for the Oakland Raiders. He caught 589 passes for 8,974 yards and 76 touchdowns in his 14-year Raiders career from 1965 through 1978. Fred was the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XI. 

The 2019 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List 

(Other receivers will be added as their season performances dictate)

Lynn Bowden, Jr. Kentucky

Rico Bussey, Jr. North Texas

Cedric Byrd Hawaii

Grant Calcaterra Oklahoma

Damonte Coxie Memphis

Gabriel Davis UCF

Bryan Edwards South Carolina

D'Wayne Eskridge Western Michigan

Aaron Fuller Washington

Antonio Gandy-Golden Liberty

KJ Hamler Penn State

Adrian Hardy Louisiana Tech

Damon Hazelton Virginia Tech

Tee Higgins Clemson

K.J. Hill Ohio State

Isaiah Hodgins Oregon State

Justin Jefferson LSU

Jerry Jeudy Alabama

Tyler Johnson Minnesota

Collin Johnson Texas

CeeDee Lamb Oklahoma

Ty LeeMiddle Tennessee

Kalija Lipscomb Vanderbilt

McLane Mannix Texas Tech

Kirk Merritt Arkansas State

Riley Miller Ball State

Denzel Mims Baylor

Darnell Mooney Tulane

Rondale Moore Purdue

Albert Okwuegbunam Missouri

K.J. Osborn Miami

Dezmon Patmon Washington State

Jared Pinkney Vanderbilt

Michael Pittman, Jr. USC

James Proche SMU

Jalen Reagor TCU

Jared Rice Fresno State

Sean Riley Syracuse

Reggie Roberson, Jr. SMU

Justyn Ross Clemson

Henry Ruggs III Alabama

Laviska Shenault, Jr. Colorado

JD Spielman Nebraska

Amon-Ra St. Brown USC

Marquez Stevenson Houston

Tamorrion Terry Florida State

Jaylen Waddle Alabama

Tylan Wallace Oklahoma State

JoJo Ward Hawaii

Quez Watkins Southern Miss

Higgins, Ross named to Biletnikoff Award Watch List

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