TheFred Biletnikoff Award is presented annually to the most outstanding receiver in Americancollege football by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc. (TQCF), an independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The award was created in 1994.[1] The award is named forFred Biletnikoff, who played college football atFlorida State and professionally with theOakland Raiders andMontreal Alouettes.[2] AnyNCAA Division I FBS player who catches the football through aforward pass is eligible to be selected as the award winner, though in practice, and as it has been awarded to a player at that position every year, it is considered ade facto honor for the sport's most outstandingwide receiver. Tight endKyle Pitts of the University of Florida was one of 3 Biletnikoff Award finalists in 2020.
A national selection committee consisting of over 600 journalists, commentators, broadcasters, and former players selects the award winner. No member of the board of trustees of the foundation has a vote. The foundation's charitable mission is provision of scholarships toNorth Florida high school seniors who have overcome significant challenges to achieve at the highest levels, with 320 scholarships having been awarded through 2024 with total benefits of well over 5 million dollars.
In December 2022, founding trustee and chairman Walter Manley II and past chairman Mark Ryan announced a goal of $10 million in aggregate to be awarded by 2030.[3][4]
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