Tallahassee, FL – Texas A&M's record-setting wide receiver Josh Reynolds was named to the preseason watch for the Biletnikoff Award, which is given annually to the outstanding receiver in college football.
Reynolds, a junior from San Antonio, Texas, set the school record with 13 receiving touchdowns in 2014, while also leading the team with 842 yards on 52 catches. He broke the old record of 12 set originally by Jeff Fuller in 2010 and matched by 2013 Biletnikoff finalist Mike Evans. The 13 receiving touchdowns by Reynolds, who was in his first season with the Aggies in 2014 after transferring from Tyler Junior College, ranked No. 2 in the SEC behind 2014 Biletnikoff winner Amari Cooper's 16.
A model of consistency, Reynolds was the only Aggie to have at least one catch in every game but surpassed the 100-yard mark in just one game (125 yards vs. Missouri). Reynolds paced an Aggie receiving corps that boasted four players with 40 or more catches and five players with 400 or more yards. Texas A&M was one of just three FBS programs with four 40-catch/five 400-yard receivers (Washington State and Western Kentucky). Returning 40-catch receivers for the Aggies include: Reynolds, sophomore Ricky Seals-Jones and sophomore Speedy Noil, and returning 400-yard pass catchers include: Reynolds, Seals-Jones, Noil and junior Edward Pope.
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 the outstanding receiver, not merely outstanding wide receiver. The award recipient is selected by the highly distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group 275 prominent college football journalists, commentators, and former receivers. Foundation trustees do not vote and have never voted. Additional receivers are periodically added to the watch list as their season performances dictate.
The 2015 Biletnikoff Award winner will be presented live on December 10, 2015, on The Home Depot College Football Awards Show to be broadcast 7:00 – 9:00pm (EST) on ESPN. College Football Hall of Famer and Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard will present the 2015 Biletnikoff Award winner on the show.
The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc., will announce the 10 Biletnikoff Award semifinalists on November 16, 2015, following the vote by the 275 members of the Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee. Likewise, the three finalists will be declared, following another vote, on November 24, 2015.
The name Biletnikoff is synonymous with the term receiver. Fred Biletnikoff, a member of the pro and college football halls of fame, was an 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 Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation (TQC), Inc., created the Biletnikoff Award in 1994.
2015 Biletnikoff Award watch list
Victor Bolden, Oregon State, Junior
Devonte Boyd, UNLV, Sophomore
Daniel Braverman, Western Michigan, Junior
Ryan Burbrink, Bowling Green, Senior
KD Cannon, Baylor, Sophomore
Leonte Carroo, Rutgers, Senior
Rashon Ceaser, Louisiana Monroe, Senior
Corey Coleman, Baylor, Junior
Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina, Senior
River Cracraft, Washington State, Junior
Jared Dangerfield, Western Kentucky, Senior
Corey Davis, Western Michigan, Junior
Josh Doctson, TCU, Senior
Travin Dural, LSU, Junior
Alex Erickson, Wisconsin, Senior
William Fuller, Notre Dame, Junior
Jakeem Grant, Texas Tech, Senior
DaeSean Hamilton, Penn State, Sophomore
Donovan Harden, Georgia State, Senior
Carlos Harris, North Texas, Junior
Rashard Higgins, Colorado State, Junior
Ajalen Holley, Louisiana Monroe, Junior
Cayleb Jones, Arizona, Junior
Corey Jones, Toledo, Junior
Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, Junior
Marcus Kemp, Hawaii, Sophomore
Roger Lewis, Bowling Green, Sophomore
Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, Junior
Byron Marshall, Oregon, Senior
Mitch Mathews, BYU, Senior
Teldrick Morgan, New Mexico State, Junior
Jordan Payton, UCLA, Senior
Josh Reynolds, Texas A&M, Junior
Jalen Robinette, Air Force, Sophomore
Demarcus Robinson, Florida, Junior
Alonzo Russell, Toledo, Senior
Artavis Scott, Clemson, Sophomore
Hunter Sharp, Utah State, Senior
Tajae Sharpe, Massachusetts, Senior
Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma, Senior
Thomas Sperbeck, Boise State, Junior
Nelson Spruce, Colorado, Senior
Taywan Taylor, Western Kentucky, Junior
Trent Taylor, Louisiana Tech, Junior
Michael Thomas, Ohio State, Junior
Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, Senior
Mike Williams, Clemson, Junior
Ron Willoughby, Buffalo, Junior
Reynolds, a junior from San Antonio, Texas, set the school record with 13 receiving touchdowns in 2014, while also leading the team with 842 yards on 52 catches. He broke the old record of 12 set originally by Jeff Fuller in 2010 and matched by 2013 Biletnikoff finalist Mike Evans. The 13 receiving touchdowns by Reynolds, who was in his first season with the Aggies in 2014 after transferring from Tyler Junior College, ranked No. 2 in the SEC behind 2014 Biletnikoff winner Amari Cooper's 16.
A model of consistency, Reynolds was the only Aggie to have at least one catch in every game but surpassed the 100-yard mark in just one game (125 yards vs. Missouri). Reynolds paced an Aggie receiving corps that boasted four players with 40 or more catches and five players with 400 or more yards. Texas A&M was one of just three FBS programs with four 40-catch/five 400-yard receivers (Washington State and Western Kentucky). Returning 40-catch receivers for the Aggies include: Reynolds, sophomore Ricky Seals-Jones and sophomore Speedy Noil, and returning 400-yard pass catchers include: Reynolds, Seals-Jones, Noil and junior Edward Pope.
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 the outstanding receiver, not merely outstanding wide receiver. The award recipient is selected by the highly distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group 275 prominent college football journalists, commentators, and former receivers. Foundation trustees do not vote and have never voted. Additional receivers are periodically added to the watch list as their season performances dictate.
The 2015 Biletnikoff Award winner will be presented live on December 10, 2015, on The Home Depot College Football Awards Show to be broadcast 7:00 – 9:00pm (EST) on ESPN. College Football Hall of Famer and Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard will present the 2015 Biletnikoff Award winner on the show.
The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc., will announce the 10 Biletnikoff Award semifinalists on November 16, 2015, following the vote by the 275 members of the Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee. Likewise, the three finalists will be declared, following another vote, on November 24, 2015.
The name Biletnikoff is synonymous with the term receiver. Fred Biletnikoff, a member of the pro and college football halls of fame, was an 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 Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation (TQC), Inc., created the Biletnikoff Award in 1994.
2015 Biletnikoff Award watch list
Victor Bolden, Oregon State, Junior
Devonte Boyd, UNLV, Sophomore
Daniel Braverman, Western Michigan, Junior
Ryan Burbrink, Bowling Green, Senior
KD Cannon, Baylor, Sophomore
Leonte Carroo, Rutgers, Senior
Rashon Ceaser, Louisiana Monroe, Senior
Corey Coleman, Baylor, Junior
Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina, Senior
River Cracraft, Washington State, Junior
Jared Dangerfield, Western Kentucky, Senior
Corey Davis, Western Michigan, Junior
Josh Doctson, TCU, Senior
Travin Dural, LSU, Junior
Alex Erickson, Wisconsin, Senior
William Fuller, Notre Dame, Junior
Jakeem Grant, Texas Tech, Senior
DaeSean Hamilton, Penn State, Sophomore
Donovan Harden, Georgia State, Senior
Carlos Harris, North Texas, Junior
Rashard Higgins, Colorado State, Junior
Ajalen Holley, Louisiana Monroe, Junior
Cayleb Jones, Arizona, Junior
Corey Jones, Toledo, Junior
Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, Junior
Marcus Kemp, Hawaii, Sophomore
Roger Lewis, Bowling Green, Sophomore
Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, Junior
Byron Marshall, Oregon, Senior
Mitch Mathews, BYU, Senior
Teldrick Morgan, New Mexico State, Junior
Jordan Payton, UCLA, Senior
Josh Reynolds, Texas A&M, Junior
Jalen Robinette, Air Force, Sophomore
Demarcus Robinson, Florida, Junior
Alonzo Russell, Toledo, Senior
Artavis Scott, Clemson, Sophomore
Hunter Sharp, Utah State, Senior
Tajae Sharpe, Massachusetts, Senior
Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma, Senior
Thomas Sperbeck, Boise State, Junior
Nelson Spruce, Colorado, Senior
Taywan Taylor, Western Kentucky, Junior
Trent Taylor, Louisiana Tech, Junior
Michael Thomas, Ohio State, Junior
Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, Senior
Mike Williams, Clemson, Junior
Ron Willoughby, Buffalo, Junior