TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – East Carolina graduate senior
Anthony Smith is one among 47 gamers throughout the nation named to the 2025 Biletnikoff Award Watch List in response to an announcement by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation Wednesday.
Since 2006, ECU obtained have been included on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List on 14 events. Smith’s choice follows C.J. Johnson (2022), Isaiah Winstead (2022), C.J. Brown (2020), Trevon Brown (2018), Jimmy Williams (2017), Zay Jones (2015-16), Justin Hardy (2012-14), Lance Lewis (2011), Dwayne Harris (2010) and Aundrae Allison (2006). Jones turned the primary Pirate to be named a finalist for the celebrated award.
Anthony Smith (Career and 2024 Biographical Sketches) Graduate pupil within the classroom with one yr of eligibility remaining … Three-time letterman (1/East Carolina, 2/NC State) who has performed in 47 profession video games making 13 begins – all in 2024 … Caught 54 passes for 1,043 yards (19.3 ypc) with 9 touchdowns … Recorded three 100-plus yard receiving video games (2024) … Caught a minimum of one go in 20 of 47 video games (a number of 13 instances) … Enters 2025 season having began 13 consecutive video games … Two-time AAC Academic Honor Roll choice.
2024 (East Carolina): Started all 13 video games throughout preliminary yr with this system … Logged 647 whole snaps (646 offense, 1 particular groups) … Caught 41 passes for 799 yards (19.5 ypc) with six touchdowns … Hauled down a minimum of one go in 11 of 13 video games (a number of 11 instances) … First collegiate begin was within the season opener towards Norfolk State … Co-leader on the workforce with 12 receptions of 20 or extra yards … Twenty-plus yard catches got here towards Florida Atlantic (64. 46), UTSA (53 TD), North Texas (50 TD, 44, 23), Tulsa (47, 22), Temple (42 TD, 33), Norfolk State (39) and Old Dominion (31 TD) … Targeted 85 instances making 43 catches … Credited with 261 yards after the catch … Threw one go at Charlotte (incomplete) … Caught a career-best 5 passes on three events (ODU, App State, Norfolk State) … Registered a career-best 121 yards receiving at North Texas on 4 grabs with a landing … Also had 100-plus receiving yards towards Temple (101) and Florida Atlantic (120) … Longest reception of his profession was 64 yards versus Florida Atlantic within the second quarter … Thirty of 43 receptions went for 10 or extra yards (12 for 20-plus, 10 for 30-plus, 7 for 40-plus, 3 for 50 plus, 1 for 60-plus) … Scored touchdowns towards Norfolk State, UTSA, Army, Temple, Florida Atlantic and North Texas … Topped 50-plus yards receiving in a recreation eight instances … Stood amongst NCAA FBS (Top 100) in yards per reception (eleventh), receiving TDs (77th), whole receiving yards (84th) and receiving yards per recreation (61.5 pg/94th) … 2024 All-AAC Honorable Mention choice by leagues head coaches … Third-Team All-AAC choice by College Football Network and fourth-team All-AAC choose by Phil Steele Magazine.
The Biletnikoff Award yearly acknowledges the school soccer season’s excellent FBS receiver. Any participant, no matter place (large receiver, tight finish, slot again, and working again) who catches a go is eligible for the award. As such, the Biletnikoff Award acknowledges faculty soccer’s excellent receiver, not merely faculty soccer’s excellent large receiver. Moreover, the Biletnikoff Award is a single season, not profession, award.
The Pirates will open the 2025 season on Thursday, Aug. 28 when it travels to Raleigh, N.C. to tackle NC State at Carter-Finely Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. (ET) and might be televised on the Atlantic Coast Conference Network (ACCN). New season ticket orders are on sale now with packages beginning as little as $115 every. Purchases could also be made by way of
ECU’s Online Ticket Center or by calling the Athletics Ticket Office at (252) 737-4500.