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 a forward pass is eligible to be selected as the award winner, though in practice, and as it has been awarded to a player at that position every year, it is considered a de facto honor for the sport's most outstanding wide receiver.
![]() Calvin Johnson's 2006 Biletnikoff Award | |
Awarded for | America's top college football receiver |
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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
editReferences
edit- General
- "Fred Biletnikoff Award Winners". Sports-Reference. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- Footnotes
- ^ "About the Biletnikoff Award « Biletnikoff Award". biletnikoffaward.com. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ Pino, Mark (April 17, 1994). "A Raiders move would hurt Bucs". Ocala Star-Banner. p. 1C. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ "All-America Marvin Harrison Jr. Wins the 2023 Biletnikoff Award!".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Manning, Woodson earn football honors". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. December 12, 1997. p. 3C. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ Nidetz, Stephen (December 30, 1999). "Underdog Stanford Loses Top Receiver Walters For Rose Bowl". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (December 31, 2000). "Champions 2000; From Sydney To the Bronx, the Winners". The New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ Fred, Bierman; Gustines, Elena Aida (December 30, 2001). "2001: Looking Back; A Year of Champions: The Fastest, the Strongest, the Best". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ George, Thomas (April 25, 2003). "Pro Football; Tough Rogers Is Confidence, Personified". The New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "Manning, White, Perry, Fitzgerald Win Awards". The Ledger. December 12, 2003. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "College Football Award Winners". Chicago Tribune. December 10, 2004. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ James, Matt (December 10, 2005). "Another Trojan Wins Heisman". CollegeFootballPoll.com. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "Quinn beats out Smith for Maxwell". The Southeast Missourian. Associated Press. December 8, 2006. p. 4B. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ Williams, Don (December 7, 2007). "Crabtree wins Biletnikoff, wants Heisman next". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ Williams, Don (December 11, 2008). "Crabtree wins second Biletnikoff". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Archived from the original on January 9, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Tate wins Biletnikoff". The Baltimore Sun. December 11, 2009. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ Chatmon, Brandon (December 10, 2010). "OSU's Justin Blackmon, Dan Bailey win national awards". The Oklahoman. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ Ubben, David (December 9, 2011). "Justin Blackmon: Repeat Biletnikoff winner". ESPN. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ Klein, Gary (December 7, 2012). "Lee becomes USC's first Biletnikoff winner". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ Hightower, Kyle (December 12, 2013). "Oregon St Wide Receiver Brandin Cooks Win Biletnikoff Award". Associated Press. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ "Alabama's Amari Cooper wins Biletnikoff Award as nation's top receiver". Fox Sports. Associated Press. December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ Burch, Jimmy (December 10, 2015). "Corey Coleman wins first Biletnikoff Award for Baylor". The Star-Telegram. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ "Dede Westbrook Wins Biletnikoff Award as Nation's Best Receiver". Fox Sports. June 30, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ McGalliard, Grant (December 7, 2017). "James Washington wins 2017 Biletnikoff Award". Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ Waack, Terrin (December 6, 2018). "Alabama's Jerry Jeudy wins Biletnikoff Award". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ West, Glen (December 12, 2019). "LSU Receiver Ja'Marr Chase Wins Biletnikoff Award". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ "Bama players take home several major awards". ESPN. January 8, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- ^ "Addison wins Biletnikoff Award, first Panther since 2003". The Pitt News. December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ Sparks, Adam (December 8, 2022). "Jalin Hyatt wins first Biletnikoff Award for Tennessee football". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ Dimmitt, Zach. "Ohio State Buckeyes WR Marvin Harrison Jr. Wins Biletnikoff Award". SI.com. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
External links
edit- 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/