Trio of Ole Miss Rebels make preseason Biletnikoff Award watch list
Ole Miss once again has a talented bunch of wide receivers for the 2025 season and the Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc. has released the 2025 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List.
With a trio of wideouts making the list, expectations remain high for the Rebels’ passing attack under quarterback Austin Simmons. Cayden Lee, De’Zhaun Stribling and Harrison Wallace III made the list with Stribling (Oklahoma State) and Wallace (Penn State) new to the Ole Miss program.
Lee played in all 13 games for the Rebels, starting 12 at wide receiver. He finished second on the team in both receptions (57) and yards (874), added two receiving touchdowns.
Stribling arrives from Oklahoma State with one year remaining. After two years with Washington State, he headed to play in Stillwater, Okla. in 2023. This past season, the big-bodied wideout finished with a career-high 52 catches for 882 yards and six touchdowns for the Cowboys. An injury allowed him to redshirt and give him this final year.
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The leading wide receiver for the Penn State Nittany Lions in 2024, Wallace left State College for Oxford with one year left. In 15 games last year, he caught 46 passes for 720 yards and four scores. Now, he enters the high-flying Rebel attack with Simmons at quarterback and other top wideouts that can take the pressure off him.
Ole Miss turns to Simmons at quarterback to take over for record-setting quarterback Jaxson Dart. Once again, it looks like the Rebels will have one of the top passing attacks in college football with this group of talent.
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.
Ole Miss opens the season August 30 against Georgia State at 6:45 p.m. CT in Oxford, Miss.
