Five ACC Standouts Earn Spot on 2025 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Five of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s prime offensive pass-catchers have been named to the 2025 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List, as introduced at this time by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc.—the esteemed sponsor of the distinguished nationwide honor.
 
Presented yearly, the Biletnikoff Award acknowledges probably the most excellent receiver in school soccer on the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) degree. Uniquely inclusive, the award is open to any participant who catches a cross—whether or not a large receiver, tight finish, slot or inside receiver, wingback or working again.
 
The preseason watch listing highlights gamers whose efficiency has already distinguished them among the many nation’s elite, with additions made all through the season based mostly solely on on-field achievement, not projections or potential.
 
ACC Players Named to the 2025 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List
Name, School, Class, Position
Bryant Wesco Jr., Clemson, Sophomore, Wide Receiver
Antonio Williams, Clemson, Sophomore, Wide Receiver
Eric Rivers, Georgia Tech, Junior, Wide Receiver
Chris Bell, Louisville, Senior, Wide Receiver
Justin Joly, NC State, Senior, Tight End
 
The Biletnikoff Award’s semifinalists, three finalists and award recipient are chosen by the extremely distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a gaggle of 600 distinguished school soccer journalists, commentators, announcers, Biletnikoff Award winners, and different former receivers. Foundation trustees don’t vote and have by no means voted.
 
The title Biletnikoff is synonymous with the time period receiver. Fred Biletnikoff, a member of the professional and school soccer halls of fame, was a consensus 1st-team All-America receiver at Florida State University and an All-Pro receiver for the Oakland Raiders. He caught 589 passes for 8,974 yards and 76 touchdowns in his 14-year Raiders profession from 1965 by 1978. Fred was the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XI.
 
The Biletnikoff Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses school soccer’s most prestigious awards. The NCFAA’s 25 awards have honored greater than 950 recipients since 1935. Visit NCFAA.org for extra data.