Troy Franklin Added to Biletnikoff Award Watch List
Via Oregon Communications:
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon wide receiver Troy Franklin was added on Monday morning to the watch list for the Biletnikoff Award, which annually recognizes college football’s outstanding FBS receiver regardless of position. The Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc., announced Franklin as one of three additions to the watch list, along with Tyler Hudson (Louisville) and C.J. Johnson (East Carolina).
The semifinalists, finalists, and award recipient are selected by the highly distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of 610 prominent college football journalists, commentators, announcers, Biletnikoff Award winners, and other former receivers. Semifinalists will be voted on this week, and will be announced on Monday, Nov. 21.
Demetrius Williams (2005 & 2006) is the lone Duck ever to be selected as a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award.
WR Troy Franklin – Biletnikoff Award Watch List
» No. 5 in the Pac-12 with 775 receiving yards and No. 6 with 77.5 yards per game.
» No. 3 in the Pac-12 with 17.61 yards per reception.
» Tied for fifth in the conference with a team-high six receiving touchdowns.
» Tied for 10th in the Pac-12 with a team-high 44 receptions.
» Leads the Pac-12 with five catches of 40-plus yards and three of 50-plus yards.
» Three 100-yard receiving games, including a career-high 139-yard outing last week vs. Washington.
» At least three receptions in eight of 10 games, including a career-high 10 catches on Sept. 10 vs. Eastern Washington.
» No. 3 nationally with 390 receiving yards between the 40-yard lines.
