Seven players from the SEC have been named to the 2016 Biletnikoff Award watch list, which is annually handed out to the nation’s most outstanding pass-catcher from that season.
Both Alabama and Texas A&M have multiple receivers to make the list, while Arkansas, LSU, and Mississippi State each boast one representative.
Below are this year’s candidates (SEC players are in bold):
Rodney Adams, University of South Florida
Chance Allen, University of Houston
Marcell Ateman, Oklahoma State University
Josh Atkinson, University of Tulsa
Devonte Boyd, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
KD Cannon, Baylor University
Jehu Chesson, University of Michigan
Simmie Cobbs Jr., Indiana University
Corey Davis, Western Michigan University
Robert Davis, Georgia State University
Gehrig Dieter, University of Alabama
Malachi Dupre, Louisiana State University
Isaiah Ford, Virginia Tech
Shelton Gibson, West Virginia University
Chris Godwin, Pennsylvania State University
Kenny Golladay, Northern Illinois University
Penny Hart, Georgia State University
Carlos Henderson, Louisiana Tech University
Hasaan Henderson, University of Nevada
Mack Hollins, University of North Carolina
Richie James, Middle Tennessee State University
Isaiah Jones, East Carolina University
Ricky Jones, Indiana University
Christian Kirk, Texas A&M University
Jesse Kroll, Central Michigan University
Jerome Lane, University of Akron
Allen Lazard, Iowa State University
KeVonn Mabon, Ball State University
Gabe Marks, Washington State University
Taquan Mizzell, University of Virginia
Ronnie Moore, Bowling Green State University
Drew Morgan, University of Arkansas
Nicholas Norris, Western Kentucky University
Zach Pascal, Old Dominion University
Brandon Reilly, University of Nebraska
Josh Reynolds, Texas A&M University
Jerico Richardson, University of Nevada
Calvin Ridley, University of Alabama
Fred Ross, Mississippi State University
Travis Rudolph, Florida State University
Artavis Scott, Clemson University
Sebastian Smith, Ohio University
JuJu Smith-Schuster, University of Southern California
Thomas Sperbeck, Boise State University
Courtland Sutton, Southern Methodist University
Taywan Taylor, Western Kentucky University
Trent Taylor, Louisiana Tech University
Cody Thompson, University of Toledo
DJ Thompson, University of Southern Mississippi
James Washington, Oklahoma State University
Jordan Westerkamp, University of Nebraska
Kermit Whitfield, Florida State University
Mike Williams, Clemson University
Tyler Waddell is a member of the Saturday Down South news team. He brings over five years of professional journalism experience and is closing in on a Bachelor's in sports management. Follow him on Twitter (@Tyler_Waddell).
