All-time Biletnikoff Award winners by year
The Biletnikoff Award is presented annually to college football’s top receiver, regardless of position. The award is presented by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation and is named in honor of Fred Biletnikoff, a College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame legend.
First presented in 1994, the Biletnikoff Award has been won each year by a wide receiver. Of course, for years the award was only available to wide receivers. But in recent years, the eligibility requirements have been expanded to any player who catches a pass. But the wait for the first non-wide receiver to take home the Biletnikoff Award continues.
Two players share the rare distinction of being two-time Biletnikoff Award winners. Michael Crabtree of Texas Tech was the first to do so in 2007 and 2008. Shortly after that, Oklahoma State’s Justin Blackmon became the second back-to-back and two-time winner of the Biletnikoff Award in 2010 and 2011.
The Pittsburgh Panthers are home to three all-time winners, including the most recent recipient of the award, Justin Addison. Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, and Alabama are tied for the most Biletnikoff Award winners entering the 2022 season, although Oklahoma State’s three awards were won by just two players as opposed to three individual winners for the Panthers and Crimson Tide.
Here is a complete look at every Biletnikoff Award winner.
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1994: Bobby Engram, Penn State
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1995: Terry Glenn, Ohio State
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1996: Marcus Harris, Wyoming
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1997: Randy Moss, Marshall
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1998: Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech
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1999: Troy Walters, Stanford
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2000: Antonio Bryant, Pittsburgh
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2001: Josh Reed, LSU
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2002: Charles Rogers, Michigan State
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2003: Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh
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2004: Braylon Edwards, Michigan
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2005: Mike Hass, Oregon State
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2006: Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech
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2007: Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
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2008: Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
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2009: Golden Tate, Notre Dame
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2010: Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State
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2011: Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State
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2012: Marqise Lee, USC
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2013: Brandin Cooks, Oregon State
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2014: Amari Cooper, Alabama
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2015: Corey Coleman, Baylor
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2016: Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma
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2017: James Washington, Oklahoma State
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2018: Jerry Jeudy, Alabama
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2019: Ja'Marr Chase, LSU
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2020: DeVonta Smith, Alabama
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2021: Jordan Addison, Pittsburgh
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