2026 Biletnikoff Award Watch List

2026 Biletnikoff Award Watch List – New Additions

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

Frank Coyle has been an active voter in this award since its inception. He votes in all the major awards, Heisman, Jim Thorpe, Nagurski, Paul Hornung etc.

Aside from the QB role, the wide receiver spot has become the premier position in the NFL game. It has become the position which supplies the most draft prospects, in addition to the most UDFA prospects after the NFL Draft. This year this class is headed by wide receiver Jeremiah Smith who is having a dominant performance vs top tier defenders. He combines all the qualities to become a premeier NFL receiver. He will be tested to the fullest to win the Biletnikoff award which is a loaded group of pass catchers.

+Player removed from consideration due to season-ending injury without playing in the required minimum number of games.

*Player added October 7, 2026

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Deuce Alexander* Ole Miss WR

Cooper Barkate Miami WR

Charlie Becker Indiana WR

Que’Sean Brown Virginia Tech WR

Tre’ Brown III LSU WR

JJ Buchanan* Michigan WR

Terrance Carter Jr. Texas Tech TE

Cam Coleman Texas WR

Ryan Coleman-Williams Alabama WR

Mario Craver Texas A&M WR

Chris Dawn Jr. Texas State WR

Collin Dixon* Illinois WR

KJ Duff Rutgers WR

Chris Durr Jr.* Maryland WR

Jordan Dwyer TCU WR

Anthony Evans III Mississippi St WR

Gavin Freeman* Baylor WR

Jackson Harris LSU WR

Reed Harris* Arizona State WR

Trell Harris Oklahoma WR

Umari Hatcher* Syracuse WR

Chase Hendricks California WR

Carlos Hernandez* Wake Forest WR

Iverson Hooks Oregon WR

Jamari Johnson Oregon TE

Cayden Lee* Missouri WR

Jesse Legree* Oregon State WR

Chris Marshall* Arkansas WR

Mike Matthews Tennessee WR

Nik McMillan Kansas WR

Easton Messer FAU WR

Omarion Miller Arizona State WR

T.J. Moore Clemson WR

Javen Nicholas Duke WR

Braden Pegan Utah WR

Kam Perry Colorado WR

Jayshon Platt Illinois WR

Tre Richardson Louisville WR

Duce Robinson Florida State WR

Isaiah Sategna III Oklahoma WR

Danny Scudero Colorado WR

Junior Sherrill Vanderbilt WR

Keshaun Singleton Auburn WR

Jeremiah Smith Ohio State WR

Victor Snow North Carolina St WR

Beau Sparks Texas State WR

Braylon Staley Tennessee WR

Ian Strong California WR

Amare Thomas Houston WR

Malachi Toney Miami WR

Kelby Valsin* FAU WR

Trent Walker Houston WR

Asaad Waseem* Purdue WR

Griffin Wilde Northwestern WR

Joseph Williams* Colorado WR

Sean Wilson Delaware WR

Ryan Wingo Texas WR

Wyatt Young Oklahoma St WR