MURFREESBORO – The Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc., the Florida-based creator and sponsor of the prestigious Biletnikoff Award, released the 2024 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List on August 7. Today, October 16, the Foundation announces the third in-season addition of receivers, four at this time, to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List. See 2024 Biletnikoff Award Watch List.
Among the four new additions is MTSU wide receiver Omari Kelly. The junior from Trussville, Ala., is in his first year with the Blue Raiders after transferring from Auburn. Through seven games, he leads the team with 38 receptions for 651 yards and three touchdowns. Kelly has three 100-yard receiving games this season, including a 239-yard effort against WKU.
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.