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
2026 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
PLAYER SCHOOL POS
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
