At this point, 55 names seems like a somewhat reasonable number for a watch list. It’s actually fewer than the number of players on the Rimington watch list, which goes to the nation’s top center -- and, of course, teams only have one center per roster as opposed to three or four starting wide receivers.
The preseason Biletnikoff watch list:
Nelson Agholor | University of Southern California | Jr. |
Dres Anderson | University of Utah | Sr. |
Kenny Bell | University of Nebraska | Sr. |
Tyler Boyd | University of Pittsburgh | So. |
Da’Ron Brown | Northern Illinois University | Sr. |
Rashon Ceaser | University of Louisiana at Monroe | Jr. |
Sammie Coates | Auburn University | Jr. |
Amari Cooper | University of Alabama | Sr. |
Jamison Crowder | Duke University | Sr. |
Titus Davis | Central Michigan University | Sr. |
Geremy Davis | University of Connecticut | Sr. |
Devante Davis | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Sr. |
Quinshad Davis | University of North Carolina | Jr. |
Corey Davis | Western Michigan University | So. |
Stefon Diggs | University of Maryland | Jr. |
Devin Funchess | University of Michigan | Jr. |
Antwan Goodley | Baylor University | Sr. |
Jakeem Grant | Texas Tech University | Jr. |
Deontay Greenberry | University of Houston | Jr. |
Rashad Greene | Florida State University | Sr. |
Rannell Hall | University of Central Florida | Sr. |
Justin Hardy | East Carolina University | Sr. |
Josh Harper | California State University, Fresno | Sr. |
Chris Harper | University of California | Jr. |
Nick Harwell | University of Kansas | Sr. |
Rashard Higgins | Colorado State University | So. |
Austin Hill | University of Arizona | Sr. |
Christian Jones | Northwestern University | Sr. |
Darius Joseph | Southern Methodist University | Jr. |
Jameon Lewis | Mississippi State University | Sr. |
Tyler Lockett | Kansas State University | Sr. |
Matt Miller | Boise State University | Sr. |
Ty Montgomery | Stanford University | Sr. |
Richard Mullaney | Oregon State University | Jr. |
Jamarcus Nelson | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Sr. |
Levi Norwood | Baylor University | Sr. |
DeVante Parker | University of Louisville | Sr. |
Breshad Perriman | University of Central Florida | Jr. |
Jamal Robinson | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Sr. |
Ezell Ruffin | San Diego State University | Sr. |
Dominic Rufran | University of Wyoming | Sr. |
Wes Saxton | University of South Alabama | Jr. |
Jaxon Shipley | University of Texas | Sr. |
Tommy Shuler | Marshall University | Sr. |
Devin Smith | Ohio State University | Jr. |
Shavarez Smith | University of South Alabama | Jr. |
Daniel Spencer | University of Houston | Sr. |
Jaelen Strong | Arizona State University | Jr. |
Jordan Taylor | Rice University | Sr. |
Laquon Treadwell | University of Mississippi | So. |
Richy Turner | University of Nevada | Sr. |
Shaq Washington | University of Cincinnati | Sr. |
Jordan Williams | Ball State University | Jr. |
Tyler Winston | San Jose State University | So. |
Shane Wynn | Indiana University | Sr. |
Obviously, these are all talented players to make this watch list, but a wild guess at the three guys who ultimately are finalists for the award: Amari Cooper, Deontay Greenberry and Antwan Goodley.