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The 2013 Fred Biletnikoff Award watch list that was announced Tuesday includes Colorado Buffaloes junior receiver Paul Richardson. The Biletnikoff Award is given annually to the nation's top collegiate pass catcher by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation. A panel of sportswriters, commentators, broadcasters, and former players votes on the award.
Richardson sat out last season after tearing his ACL in the final week of spring practice in what turned out to be a huge hit to an already depleted team. His sophomore season saw Richardson finish with 39 receptions for 555 yards and 5 touchdown catches in only nine games. Richardson had a record setting game against California with 284 yards on 11 receptions and two touchdowns. He is the fifth Buffalo to be listed on a preseason watch list.
Here is the full Biletnikoff watch list:
Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin
Davante Adams, Fresno State
Nelson Agholor, USC
Alex Amidon, Boston College
Odell Beckham, Jr., LSU
Kenny Bell, Nebraska
Michael Bennett, Georgia
Chris Boyd, Vanderbilt
Corey Brown, Ohio State
Aaron Burbridge, Michigan State
Damiere Byrd, South Carolina
Michael Campanaro, Wake Forest
Brandon Carter, TCU
Brandon Coleman, Rutgers
Brandin Cooks, Oregon State
Amari Cooper, Alabama
Jamison Crowder, Duke
DaVaris Daniels, Notre Dame
Mike Davis, Texas
Quinshad Davis, North Carolina
Titus Davis, Central Michigan
Stefon Diggs, Maryland
Phillip Dorsett, Miami
William Dukes, FAU
Quinton Dunbar, Florida
Bruce Ellington, South Carolina
Mike Evans, Texas A&M
Shaquelle Evans, UCLA
Austin Franklin, New Mexico State
Jeremy Gallon, Michigan
Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa
Ryan Grant, Tulane
Rashad Green, Florida State
Dorial Green-Beckham, Missouri
Deontay Greenberry, Houston
Noel Grigsby, San Jose State
Je'Ron Hamm, ULM
Justin Hardy, East Carolina
Chris Harper, California
Robert Herron, Wyoming
Cody Hoffman, BYU
Josh Huff, Oregon
T.J. Jones, Notre Dame
Cody Latimer, Indiana
Marqise Lee, USC
Jordan Leslie, UTEP
Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt
J.D. McKissic, Arkansas State
Trey Metoyer, Oklahoma
Matt Miller, Boise State
Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia
Donte Moncrief, Ole Miss
Tracy Moore, Oklahoma State
Alex Neutz, Buffalo
Kevin Norwood, Alabama
DeVante Parker, Louisville
Charone Peake, Clemson
Bernard Reedy, Toledo
Tevin Reese, Baylor
Paul Richardson, Colorado
Allen Robinson, Penn State
Shaq Roland, South Carolina
Alonzo Russell, Toledo
Jalen Saunders, Oklahoma
Jaxon Shipley, Texas
Tommy Shuler, Marshall
Devin Smith, Ohio State
Willie Snead, Ball State
Josh Stewart, Oklahoma State
Devin Street, Pittsburgh
Eric Thomas, Troy
Jordan Thompson, West Virginia
Eric Ward, Texas Tech
Sammy Watkins, Clemson
Brandon Wimberly, Nevada
The first Biletnikoff trophy was awarded to Penn State's Bobby Ingram in 1994. Marqise Lee is attempting to become the third receiver to win the Biletnikoff twice, following Texas Tech's Michael Crabtree and Oklahoma State's Justin Blackmon. Pittsburgh is the only program to have won the Biletnikoff twice with two different players, Antonio Bryant (2000) and Larry Fitzgerald (2003).