The TQC Foundation, the Creator and Sponsor of the Biletnikoff Award, Recognizing the Season's Outstanding Receiver Regardless of Position, Announces the 2022 Preseason Biletnikoff Award Watch List

The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, the Creator and Sponsor of the Biletnikoff Award, Recognizing the College Football Season's Outstanding FBS Receiver Regardless of Position, Announces the 2022 Preseason Biletnikoff Award Watch List

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For Immediate Release: July 21, 2022

2021-22 Foundation Chairman Roger Champion, presents the beautiful Biletnikoff Award trophy to Jordan Addison, 2021 winner, with keynoter and College Football Hall of Famer Archie Griffin watching at the 28th Biletnikoff Award Banquet & Celebration on Saturday, March 5, 2022.

Tallahassee, FL - The Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc., the Florida-based creator and sponsor of the prestigious Biletnikoff Award, has released the 2022 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List.

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.

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

2021 Biletnikoff Award winner Jordan Addison

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 2022 Biletnikoff Award winner will be presented the Biletnikoff Award trophy by TQC Foundation Chairman Mark Ryan and the banquet keynote speaker at the black-tie Biletnikoff Award Banquet & Celebration at the Dunlap Champions Club, at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee on Saturday, March 4, 2023. 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."

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, Aaron Taylor, and Archie Griffin.

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 2022.

2022 Scholarship Recipients

2021 Scholarship Recipients

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 2022 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List

(Other receivers will be added as their season performances dictate)

Jordan Addison, USC

Hassan Beydoun, Eastern Michigan

Jake Bobo, UCLA

Kayshon Boutte, LSU

Brock Bowers, Georgia

Roderic Burns, North Texas

Jermaine Burton, Alabama

Dante Cephas, Kent State

Tyrese Chambers, FIU

Jacob Cowing, Arizona

Jalen Cropper, Fresno State

Daewood Davis, WKU

Nathaniel Dell, Houston

Josh Downs, North Carolina

Grant DuBose, Charlotte

Zay Flowers, Boston College

Zakhari Franklin, UTSA

Corey Gammage, Marshall

Te'Vailance Hunt, Arkansas State

Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State

Jayshon Jackson, Ball State

Rakim Jarrett, Maryland

Ali Jennings III, Old Dominion

Quentin Johnston, TCU

Nick Mardner, Cincinnati

Michael Mayer, Notre Dame

Marvin Mims, Oklahoma

Puka Nacua, BYU

Isaiah Neyor, Texas

Ryan O'Keefe, UCF

A.T. Perry, Wake Forest

Jayden Reed, Michigan State

Corey Rucker, South Carolina

Trayvon Rudolph, NIU

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State

Keytaon Thompson, Virginia

Cedric Tillman, Tennessee

Mitchell Tinsley, Penn State

Parker Washington, Penn State

Xavier Weaver, South Florida

Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia

Quian Williams, Buffalo

Xavier Worthy, Texas

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. The NCFAA 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 to learn more about our story.