TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – University of Maryland senior wide receiver Tai Felton has been selected as a semifinalist for the 2024 Biletnikoff Award, the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation announced today. The award is presented annually to college football's most outstanding receiver, regardless of position.
Eleven semifinalists were chosen nationally and Felton is one of only two from the Big Ten.
Felton currently ranks first in receptions (86) and second in receiving yards (1,040) among all power conference players. The 6-2, 186 pound wideout has 174 more receiving yards than the next closest Big Ten receiver, Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith, and has 18 more receptions than the next closest Big Ten receiver, Washington’s Giles Jackson.
2024 Biletnikoff Award Semifinalists:
Jack Bech (WR), TCU
Ja'Corey Brooks (WR), Louisville
Harold Fannin Jr. (TE), Bowling Green
Tai Felton (WR), Maryland
Tre Harris (WR), Ole Miss
Travis Hunter (WR), Colorado
Tetairoa McMillan (WR), Arizona
Nick Nash (WR), San Jose State
Xavier Restrepo (WR), Miami
Jeremiah Smith (WR), Ohio State
Ryan Williams (WR), Alabama
With his first of six catches against Rutgers on Saturday, Felton passed DJ Moore (80 receptions in 2017) to set the Maryland program record for the most catches in a single season. He’s also one of just five Big Ten players since 2020 with 1,000 or more receiving yards through 10 games, joining Ohio State’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba (2021) and Marvin Harrison Jr. (2023) and Purdue’s David Bell (2021) and Charlie Jones (2022).
Felton is also one of just five power conference players this season with five 100+ yard receiving games, joining Colorado’s Travis Hunter, Ole Miss’ Tre Harris, Louisville’s Ja’Corey Brooks and Miami’s Xavier Restrepo.
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. For a list of voters, click here.
Finalists for the award will be named on Nov. 26, 2024. The Biletnikoff Award Winner will be announced at The Home Depot College Football Awards, which will air live on ESPN on Dec. 12, 2024.
Eleven semifinalists were chosen nationally and Felton is one of only two from the Big Ten.
Felton currently ranks first in receptions (86) and second in receiving yards (1,040) among all power conference players. The 6-2, 186 pound wideout has 174 more receiving yards than the next closest Big Ten receiver, Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith, and has 18 more receptions than the next closest Big Ten receiver, Washington’s Giles Jackson.
2024 Biletnikoff Award Semifinalists:
Jack Bech (WR), TCU
Ja'Corey Brooks (WR), Louisville
Harold Fannin Jr. (TE), Bowling Green
Tai Felton (WR), Maryland
Tre Harris (WR), Ole Miss
Travis Hunter (WR), Colorado
Tetairoa McMillan (WR), Arizona
Nick Nash (WR), San Jose State
Xavier Restrepo (WR), Miami
Jeremiah Smith (WR), Ohio State
Ryan Williams (WR), Alabama
With his first of six catches against Rutgers on Saturday, Felton passed DJ Moore (80 receptions in 2017) to set the Maryland program record for the most catches in a single season. He’s also one of just five Big Ten players since 2020 with 1,000 or more receiving yards through 10 games, joining Ohio State’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba (2021) and Marvin Harrison Jr. (2023) and Purdue’s David Bell (2021) and Charlie Jones (2022).
Felton is also one of just five power conference players this season with five 100+ yard receiving games, joining Colorado’s Travis Hunter, Ole Miss’ Tre Harris, Louisville’s Ja’Corey Brooks and Miami’s Xavier Restrepo.
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. For a list of voters, click here.
Finalists for the award will be named on Nov. 26, 2024. The Biletnikoff Award Winner will be announced at The Home Depot College Football Awards, which will air live on ESPN on Dec. 12, 2024.
