Fred Biletnikoff Award

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox sports 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The award is named for Fred Biletnikoff, who played college football at Florida State and professionally with the Oakland Raiders and Montreal Alouettes.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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. Tight end Kyle Pitts of the University of Florida was one of 3 Biletnikoff Award finalists in 2020.

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 well 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. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>

Winners

Year	Winner	Team	Ref
1994	Template:Sortname	Penn State
1995	Template:Sortname	Ohio State
1996	Template:Sortname	Wyoming
1997	Template:Sortname	Marshall	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1998	Template:Sortname	Louisiana Tech
1999	Template:Sortname	Stanford	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2000	Template:Sortname	Pittsburgh	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2001	Template:Sortname	LSU	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2002	Template:Sortname	Michigan State	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2003	Template:Sortname	Pittsburgh	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2004	Template:Sortname	Michigan	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2005	Template:Sortname	Oregon State	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2006	Template:Sortname	Georgia Tech	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2007	Template:Sortname	Texas Tech	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2008			<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2009	Template:Sortname	Notre Dame	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2010	Template:Sortname	Oklahoma State	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2011			<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2012	Template:Sortname	USC	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2013	Template:Sortname	Oregon State	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2014	Template:Sortname	Alabama	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2015	Template:Sortname	Baylor	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2016	Template:Sortname	Oklahoma	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2017	Template:Sortname	Oklahoma State	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2018	Jerry Jeudy	Alabama	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2019	Ja'Marr Chase	LSU	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2020	DeVonta Smith	Alabama	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2021	Jordan Addison	Pittsburgh	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2022	Jalin Hyatt	Tennessee	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2023	Marvin Harrison Jr.	Ohio State	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2024	Travis Hunter	Colorado

References

General

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Footnotes

External links

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• 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/