The 2022 Biletnikoff Award Banquet & Celebration on March 5, 2022, Will Honor 2021 Biletnikoff Award Winner Jordan Addison of Pittsburgh and Recognize Foundation Scholarship Recipients

For Immediate Release: February 28, 2022

The 2022 Biletnikoff Award winner:

consensus 1st-team All-America Jordan Addison of Pittsburgh

Tallahassee, FL - The Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc., the Florida-based creator and sponsor of the prestigious Biletnikoff Award will honor consensus 1st-team All-America receiver Jordan Addison of Pittsburgh as the 2021 winner of the Biletnikoff Award and Foundation scholarship winners at the 28th annual Biletnikoff Award black-tie Banquet & Celebration on March 5, 2022, at the Dunlap Champions Club, formerly the University Center Club, at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida.

The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the college football season's outstanding FBS receiver. Any player, regardless of position (wide receiver, tight end, slot back, and running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award. As such, the Biletnikoff Award recognizes college football's outstanding receiver, not merely college football's outstanding wide receiver.

The semifinalists, finalists, and award recipient are selected by the highly distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of 640 prominent college football journalists, commentators, announcers, Biletnikoff Award winners, and other former receivers. Foundation trustees do not vote and have never voted. For a list of voters, please see BiletnikoffAward.com/voters.

The three Biletnikoff Award finalists, as has been the norm throughout the award's history, dominated 1st-team All-America selections. Consensus 1st-team All-America, Addison was selected 1st-team on the AP, Walter Camp, FWAA, and Sporting News teams. Purdue's David Bell, also a consensus 1st-team All-America, was selected on the AP, Walter Camp, FWAA, and AFCA teams. The third finalist, Alabama's Jameson Williams, was selected 1st-team All-America on the AP and Sporting News teams.

The Biletnikoff Award candidate eligibility and voting criteria, transparently explicit and detailed, are available for review at BiletnikoffAward.com/criteria.

The TQC Foundation's charitable mission is the provision of college and vocational scholarships to North Florida high school seniors who have overcome significant barriers to achieve at the highest academic and extracurricular levels. Participation in sports is not a requirement. The Foundation has provided over 300 scholarships with benefits exceeding four million dollars through 2021.

The TQC Foundation 2022 scholarship recipients are:

Morgan Evans.......Leon High School

Madelyn Gortemoller.......Port St. Joe High School

Grace Kerwin.......Leon High School

Faheem Khan.......Florida State University School

Chandler King.......Graceville High School

Shannon McCallister.......Graceville High School

Connor McCord.......Lincoln High School

Ian McFarlin.......St. John Paul II Catholic High School

Keshaun Mitchell.......Madison County High School

Haylee Reisen.......Altha Public High School

Malaki Sarp.......Donald Ralph Cooke School

Tadarius Smith.......St. John Paul II Catholic High School

Susan Wilkerson.......James Madison Preparatory High School

2021 Scholarship Recipients

2020 Scholarship Recipients

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, Golden Tate, Brandin Cooks, the late Terry Glenn, Ja'Marr Chase, and Larry Fitzgerald.

The elegant and beautiful Biletnikoff Award Trophy

Jordan Addison will be presented the Biletnikoff Award trophy by TQC Foundation Chairman Roger Champion and keynoter and college hall of famer and two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin at the black-tie Biletnikoff Award Banquet & Celebration at the Dunlap Champions Club, formerly the University Center Club, at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee on Saturday, March 5, 2022. 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."

2022 Biletnikoff Award keynote speaker and College Football Hall of Fame member Archie Griffin

The banquet has featured distinguished keynoters of profound character and accomplishments including the late Bart Starr, Dick Vermeil, the late Floyd Little, Larry Csonka, Steve Largent, Mike Ditka, the late Don Shula, the late Dan Reeves, Archie Manning, Ron Jaworski, Gene Stallings, Bob Griese, Bill Curry, the late Bobby Bowden, Jim Kelly, Jerry Kramer, Joe Theismann, Dan Fouts, Chad Hennings, Lou Holtz, and Aaron Taylor.

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 Biletnikoff Award

The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the college football season's outstanding FBS receiver. Any player, regardless of position (wide receiver, tight end, slot or inside receiver, wingback, and running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award.

(BiletnikoffAward.com/about_award)

The TQC Foundation, Inc., is an independent, charitable organization that was founded in 1994. Past Chairman & Founding Trustee Professor Walter W. Manley II, Founding Trustee L. Thomas Cox, Jr., Founding Trustee Rocky Bevis, and Founding Trustee Bob Teel established the award and the TQC Foundation, Inc., that sponsors it. Many more trustees have contributed to its development as one of the most prominent awards in college football. The TQC Foundation, Inc., joined the idea of a college receiver's award to the organization's vision and created the outstanding award and dynamic organization.

The trophy, presented to each winner, is the most beautiful in college football - it has won several national, juried competitions for design excellence and aesthetic appeal.

Likewise, the website and printed banquet program have been cited nationally for excellence in design.

The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, is the creator and sponsor of the Biletnikoff Award. The Foundation administers the Biletnikoff Award, its charitable activities, and the distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee. Foundation Trustees are prohibited from serving on the National Selection Committee. For a full recounting of the Foundation's activities, please consult BiletnikoffAward.com.

National College Football Awards Association

The Biletnikoff Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. Founded in 1997, the NCFAA and its 25 awards now boast over 800 recipients, dating to 1935. Visit ncfaa.org and @NCFAA on Twitter to learn more about the association.