RENO, Nev. – Nevada senior wide receiver Brandon Wimberly has been named to the Watch List for the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the nation, the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation announced Tuesday.
A first-team All-Mountain West selection in 2012, Wimberly led Nevada with 70 catches for 845 yards to go along with four touchdowns. He was third in the MW in receptions per games and fifth in the conference in yards per game. For his career, Wimberly has 164 receptions for 2,060 yards and 10 scores.
Wimberly has caught a pass in 40 consecutive games – all 40 games of his career – which is the longest active streak in the nation. He has also started 37 games in his career, which is tied for the 11th-longest streak in the nation entering the season.
Wimberly is one of just five Mountain West players on the list.
The Biletnikoff Award recognizes the outstanding receiver in college football. The award recipient is selected by the Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of over 200 prominent college football journalists, commentators, and former receivers. The 2013 Biletnikoff Award winner will be presented live on Dec. 12 on The Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN.
The name Biletnikoff is synonymous with the term receiver. Fred Biletnikoff, a member of the pro and college football halls of fame, was an All-Pro receiver with the Oakland Raiders and an All-America receiver at Florida State University. He caught 589 passes for 8,974 yards and 76 touchdowns in his 14-year Raiders career from 1965 through 1978. Fred was the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XI.
The list:
Player                                  School                  Year
Jared Abbrederis            Wisconsin           SR
Davante Adams                               Fresno State     SO
Nelson Agholor                USC                       SO
Alex Amidon                     Boston College SR
Odell Beckham, Jr.          LSU                       JR
Kenny Bell                          Nebraska            JR
Michael Bennett             Georgia                               JR
Chris Boyd                          Vanderbilt          JR
Corey Brown                     Ohio State          SR
Aaron Burbridge              Michigan State SO
Damiere Byrd                   South Carolina  JR
Michael Campanaro       Wake Forest     SR
Brandon Carter                TCU                       JR
Brandon Coleman           Rutgers                               JR
Brandin Cooks                  Oregon State    JR
Amari Cooper                   Alabama             SO
Jamison Crowder            Duke                    JR
DaVaris Daniels                Notre Dame      JR
Mike Davis                         Texas                   SR
Quinshad Davis                North Carolina  SO
Titus Davis                          Central MichiganJR
Stefon Diggs                      Maryland            SO
Phillip Dorsett                   Miami                  JR
William Dukes                   FAU                      JR
Quinton Dunbar              Florida                 JR
Bruce Ellington                 South Carolina  JR
Mike Evans                        Texas A&M        SO
Shaquelle Evans                              UCLA                    SR
Austin Franklin                 New Mexico StateJR
Jeremy Gallon                  Michigan             SR
Keyarris Garrett                               Tulsa                     JR
Ryan Grant                        Tulane                 SR
Rashad Green                  FSU                       JR
Dorial Green-Beckham Missouri              SO
Deontay Greenberry     Houston              SO
Noel Grigsby                     San Jose State  SR
Je’Ron Hamm                   Louisiana-MonroeSR
Justin Hardy                      East Carolina     JR
Chris Harper                      California            SO
Robert Herron                  Wyoming            SR
Cody Hoffman                  BYU                       SR
Josh Huff                            Oregon                SR
T.J. Jones                            Notre Dame      SR
Cody Latimer                    Indiana                JR
Marqise Lee                      USC                       JR
Jordan Leslie                     UTEP                    JR
Jordan Matthews           Vanderbilt          SR
J.D. McKissic                      Arkansas State SO
Trey Metoyer                   Oklahoma          SO
Matt Miller                        Boise State        JR
Malcolm Mitchell            Georgia                               JR
Donte Moncrief                               Ole Miss              JR
Tracy Moore                     Oklahoma State               SR
Alex Neutz                         Buffalo                JR
Kevin Norwood                               Alabama             SR
DeVante Parker                               Louisville             JR
Charone Peake                Clemson             JR
Bernard Reedy                 Toledo                 SR
Tevin Reese                      Baylor                  SR
Paul Richardson                               Colorado             JR
Allen Robinson                 Penn State         JR
Shaq Roland                      South Carolina  SO
Alonzo Russell                  Toledo                 SO
Jalen Saunders                 Oklahoma          SR
Jaxon Shipley                    Texas                   JR
Tommy Shuler                  Marshall              SO
Devin Smith                       Ohio State          JR
Willie Snead                      Ball State            JR
Josh Stewart                     Oklahoma State               JR
Devin Street                      Pittsburgh          JR
Eric Thomas                       Troy                      SR
Jordan Thompson           West Virginia    FR
Eric Ward                            Texas Tech         SR
Sammy Watkins                               Clemson             JR
Brandon Wimberly         Nevada                               SR
