Watch list revealed for 2023 Biletnikoff Award honoring the best receiver in college football

As of Monday morning, we have an official preseason watch list for the 2023 Biletnikoff Award, which is annually given to the player deemed the best receiver in college football for that season, whether it’s a tight end, wideout or any kind of player who is a regular pass catcher.

So, with less than a month to go until opening kick-off, here are the top pass catchers to watch for, according to the Official Biletnikoff Award website:

List is in alphabetical order

2023 Biletnikoff preseason watch list

PLAYER	SCHOOL	POS
Alex Adams	Akron	WR
Elijhah Badger	Arizona State	WR
Brock Bowers	Georgia	TE
Jerand Bradley	Texas Tech	WR
Jalon Calhoun	Duke	WR
Dante Cephas	Penn State	WR
De’Corian Clark	UTSA	WR
Keon Coleman	Florida State	WR
Malachi Corley	WKU	WR
Jacob Cowing	Arizona	WR
Corey Crooms Jr.	Minnesota	WR
Emeka Egbuka	Ohio State	WR
Zakhari Franklin	Ole Miss	WR
Troy Franklin	Oregon	WR
Oronde Gadsden II	Syracuse	TE
Corey Gammage	UCF	WR
Tre Harris	Ole Miss	WR
Marvin Harrison Jr.	Ohio State	WR
Khaleb Hood	Georgia Southern	WR
Tory Horton	Colorado State	WR
Tyrone Howell	ULM	WR
Jeremiah Hunter	California	WR
Ali Jennings III	Virginia Tech	WR
Tez Johnson	Oregon	WR
Caullin Lacy	South Alabama	WR
Jaylin Lane	Virginia Tech	WR
Dominic Lovett	Georgia	WR
Ladd McConkey	Georgia	WR
Jalen McMillan	Washington	WR
Malik Nabers	LSU	WR
Jerjuan Newton	Toledo	WR
Rome Odunze	Washington	WR
Ryan O’Keefe	Boston College	WR
Sam Pinckney	Coastal Carolina	WR
Brennan Presley	Oklahoma State	WR
Bradley Rozner	NC State	WR
Will Sheppard	Vanderbilt	WR
Dorian Singer	USC	WR
Tyrin Smith	UTEP	WR
Elijah Spencer	Minnesota	WR
J.Michael Sturdivant	UCLA	WR
Jamari Thrash	Louisville	WR
Devin Voisin	South Alabama	WR
Devontez Walker	North Carolina	WR
Tahj Washington	USC	WR
Antwane Wells Jr.	South Carolina	WR
Sam Wiglusz	Ohio	WR
Johnny Wilson	Florida State	WR
Xavier Worthy	Texas	WR

That is a hefty number of players to keep an eye on, though it is highlighted by a particular few names that are likely favorites to win the award. Of course, Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. could very well have won the award last year but was overlooked for Tennessee’s Jalin Hyatt.

There’s also Johnny Wilson, Florida State’s gargantuan outside playmaker, as well as Washington’s combo of Rome Odunze and Jalen McMillan. Georgia also has more than one contender on the list, with tight end phenom Brock Bowers leading the way, joined by fellow Dawgs Ladd McConkey and Missouri transfer Dominic Lovett.