TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Ole Miss football senior wide receiver Tre Harris has been named to the Biletnikoff Award preseason watch list, as announced by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation on Wednesday.
Harris is among 50 pass catchers nationally and one of eight from the SEC on the watch list for the Biletnikoff Award, which is given out annually to college football'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.
The award is named after Fred Biletnikoff, a member of the pro and college football halls of fame who was a consensus All-America receiver at Florida State and an All-Pro receiver for the Oakland Raiders. He caught 589 passes for 8,974 yards and 76 touchdowns in his 14-year Raiders career from 1965 through 1978, and was the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XI.
Harris enters his second year at Ole Miss after a breakout campaign last fall that saw him nab 54 catches for 985 yards and eight touchdowns – four of which came in his first game as a Rebel against Mercer to break the single-game school record. His 213 yards vs. Texas A&M also ranks as the sixth-best game in Ole Miss history, making him the lone Rebel receiver all-time and one of five in the FBS since 2021 with both a 200-yard game and four-touchdown game receiving. Harris' eight scores rank tied for sixth in the Ole Miss single-season records, while his 985 yards rank seventh. Harris ended 2023 within the SEC top-10 in receiving touchdowns (fourth), yards per reception (fourth, 18.2), receiving yards (fifth), receiving yards per game (fifth, 82.1) and receptions per game (ninth, 4.5).
Combined with his time at Louisiana Tech, Harris begins the 2024 campaign with 160 receptions, 2,502 yards and 22 touchdowns receiving in his college career.
The semifinalists, finalists, and award recipient are selected by the Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of 600 prominent college football journalists, commentators, announcers, Biletnikoff Award winners, and other former receivers. 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 is a member of the National College Football Awards Association. Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football's most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 recipients dating back to 1935.
Sixteen NCFAA members are unveiling preseason watch lists over a two-week period as the association spearheads a coordinated effort to promote each award's preseason candidates. Following is the remaining 2024 preseason watch list calendar:
Thurs., Aug. 8: Davey O'Brien Award
Fri., Aug. 9: Mackey Award/Rimington Trophy
Mon., Aug. 12: Bednarik Award
Tues., Aug. 13: Butkus Award
Harris is among 50 pass catchers nationally and one of eight from the SEC on the watch list for the Biletnikoff Award, which is given out annually to college football'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.
The award is named after Fred Biletnikoff, a member of the pro and college football halls of fame who was a consensus All-America receiver at Florida State and an All-Pro receiver for the Oakland Raiders. He caught 589 passes for 8,974 yards and 76 touchdowns in his 14-year Raiders career from 1965 through 1978, and was the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XI.
Harris enters his second year at Ole Miss after a breakout campaign last fall that saw him nab 54 catches for 985 yards and eight touchdowns – four of which came in his first game as a Rebel against Mercer to break the single-game school record. His 213 yards vs. Texas A&M also ranks as the sixth-best game in Ole Miss history, making him the lone Rebel receiver all-time and one of five in the FBS since 2021 with both a 200-yard game and four-touchdown game receiving. Harris' eight scores rank tied for sixth in the Ole Miss single-season records, while his 985 yards rank seventh. Harris ended 2023 within the SEC top-10 in receiving touchdowns (fourth), yards per reception (fourth, 18.2), receiving yards (fifth), receiving yards per game (fifth, 82.1) and receptions per game (ninth, 4.5).
Combined with his time at Louisiana Tech, Harris begins the 2024 campaign with 160 receptions, 2,502 yards and 22 touchdowns receiving in his college career.
The semifinalists, finalists, and award recipient are selected by the Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of 600 prominent college football journalists, commentators, announcers, Biletnikoff Award winners, and other former receivers. 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 is a member of the National College Football Awards Association. Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football's most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 recipients dating back to 1935.
Sixteen NCFAA members are unveiling preseason watch lists over a two-week period as the association spearheads a coordinated effort to promote each award's preseason candidates. Following is the remaining 2024 preseason watch list calendar:
Thurs., Aug. 8: Davey O'Brien Award
Fri., Aug. 9: Mackey Award/Rimington Trophy
Mon., Aug. 12: Bednarik Award
Tues., Aug. 13: Butkus Award
