On Monday, University of Alabama Crimson Tide wide receivers Jerry Jeudy and DeVonta Smith were named as semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award.
According to the award’s website, “The Biletnikoff Award is presented annually to the season’s outstanding college football receiver regardless of position.”
Jeudy and Smith make up two of the 12 receivers receiving a semifinalist nomination. Both Alabama and LSU had two receivers recognized. The four receivers from those two programs made up the entirety of the SEC’s nominees for the Biletnikoff Award.
Jeudy won the award in 2018. He joined Amari Cooper as the only other Tide player to win the award in its 24-year history.
Jeudy has a chance to become the third player, after Michael Crabtree and Justin Blackmon, to win the award twice.
Fred Biletnikoff was a decorated receiver at Florida State in college and for the Oakland Raiders in the NFL.
The three finalists for the Biletnikoff award will be identified on November 25. The 2019 winner will be announced on December 12 at The Home Depot College Football Awards at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Ga.
Full list of nominees as follows:
| Player | School |
| Rashod Bateman | Minnesota |
| Omar Bayless | Arkansas State |
| Ja’Marr Chase | LSU |
| Antonio Gandy-Golden | Liberty |
| Isaiah Hodgins | Oregon State |
| Justin Jefferson | LSU |
| Jerry Jeudy | Alabama |
| CeeDee Lamb | Oklahoma |
| Michael Pittman, Jr. | USC |
| James Proche | SMU |
| DeVonta Smith | Alabama |
| Sage Surratt | Wake Forest |
Henry Thornton is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can contact him by email: [email protected] or on Twitter @HenryThornton95
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