Ohio State junior wide receiver Chris Olave was named to the 2020 Biletnikoff Award Watch List.
Olave caught 48 passes for 840 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2019. With Justin Fields back at quarterback, and the Buckeyes now replacing Binjimen Victor, Austin Mack, and KJ Hill at wide receiver, he could be in line for an even bigger year as a junior.
You can read the full release from the Tallahassee Quarterback Club, the group that hands out the award, below.
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The Biletnikoff Award recognizes the college football season’s outstanding FBS receiver, regardless of position. Any player, regardless of position (wide receiver, tight end, split end, inside receiver, slot back or running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award. As such, the Biletnikoff Award recognizes the outstanding receiver, not merely the outstanding wide receiver. The award recipient is selected by the highly distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of prominent college football journalists, commentators, and former receivers. Foundation trustees do not vote and have never voted. BiletnikoffAward.com/voters
Receivers are periodically 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 transparently detailed and explicit criteria for candidate eligibility, watch list inclusion, and voting appear at: BiletnikoffAward.com/criteria
2020 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
PLAYER | SCHOOL | POS |
Jonathan Adams Jr. | Arkansas State | WR |
Tutu Atwell | Louisville | WR |
Jhamon Ausbon | Texas A&M | WR |
Rashod Bateman | Minnesota | WR |
David Bell | Purdue | WR |
Jadan Blue | Temple | WR |
Max Borghi | Washington State | RB |
Dyami Brown | North Carolina | WR |
Ja’Marr Chase | LSU | WR |
Nico Collins | Michigan | WR |
Elijah Cooks | Nevada | WR |
Damonte Coxie | Memphis | WR |
Frank Darby | Arizona State | WR |
Jaelon Darden | North Texas | WR |
Pat Freiermuth | Penn State | TE |
Kaylon Geiger | Troy | WR |
Kylen Granson | SMU | TE |
Warren Jackson | Colorado State | WR |
C.J. Johnson | East Carolina | WR |
Johnny Johnson III | Oregon | WR |
Tim Jones | Southern Miss | WR |
Charlie Kolar | Iowa State | TE |
Terrace Marshall Jr. | LSU | WR |
Elijah Moore | Ole Miss | WR |
Rondale Moore | Purdue | WR |
Skyy Moore | Western Michigan | WR |
Dazz Newsome | North Carolina | WR |
Tre Nixon | UCF | WR |
Chris Olave | Ohio State | WR |
Andrew Parchment | Kansas | WR |
Whop Philyor | Indiana | WR |
George Pickens | Georgia | WR |
Kalil Pimpleton | Central Michigan | WR |
Kyle Pitts | Florida | TE |
Charleston Rambo | Oklahoma | WR |
Reggie Roberson Jr. | SMU | WR |
Brad Rozner | Rice | WR |
Khalil Shakir | Boise State | WR |
Jared Smart | Hawaii | WR |
DeVonta Smith | Alabama | WR |
Ihmir Smith-Marsette | Iowa | WR |
Amon-Ra St. Brown | USC | WR |
Marquez Stevenson | Houston | WR |
Keylon Stokes | Tulsa | WR |
Sage Surratt | Wake Forest | WR |
Tamorrion Terry | Florida State | WR |
Tyquan Thornton | Baylor | WR |
Victor Tucker | Charlotte | WR |
Tyler Vaughns | USC | WR |
Jaylen Waddle | Alabama | WR |
Tre Walker | San José State | WR |
Tylan Wallace | Oklahoma State | WR |
Austin Watkins | UAB | WR |
Seth Williams | Auburn | WR |
Michael Wilson | Stanford | WR |