COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Five Mountain West football players are among the 49 student-athletes on the 2024 Biletnikoff Award Watch List, as announced today by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc., the Florida-based creator and sponsor of the award. The award honors the top receiver in the FBS.

Boise State junior running back Ashton Jeanty, Colorado State graduate wide receiver Tory Horton, Hawai‘i sophomore wide receiver Pofele Ashlock, UNLV senior wide receiver Ricky White III and Utah State senior wide receiver Jalen Royals represent the Mountain West on the initial watch list.

The MW’s five representatives on the watch list rank fifth among FBS conferences, trailing just the Big 12, SEC, ACC and Big Ten, in that order.

The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the college football season’s outstanding FBS receiver. 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 college football’s outstanding receiver, not merely college football’s outstanding wide receiver. Tight end Kyle Pitts was a finalist in 2020 and other tight ends were semifinalists in prior years. Moreover, the Biletnikoff Award is a single-season, not career, award.

The semifinalists, finalists, and award recipient are selected by the highly distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of 600 prominent college football journalists, commentators, announcers, Biletnikoff Award winners, and other former receivers. Foundation trustees do not vote and have never voted. For a list of voters, please see BiletnikoffAward.com/voters.

Receivers are frequently 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 Biletnikoff Award candidate eligibility and voting criteria, transparently explicit and detailed, are available for review at BiletnikoffAward.com/criteria.

Biletnikoff Award Watch List (MW representatives)
Ashton Jeanty, Jr., RB, Boise State
Tory Horton, Gr., WR, Colorado State
Pofele Ashlock, So., WR, Hawai‘i
Ricky White III, Sr., WR, UNLV
Jalen Royals, Sr., WR, Utah State

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