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Bell Named to the Biletnikoff Award
August 06, 2025 | Football
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville wide receiver Chris Bell has named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List, it was announced by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc., on Wednesday.
The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the college football season's outstanding FBS receiver. Any player, regardless of position (wide receiver, tight end, slot back, and running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award. As such, the Biletnikoff Award recognizes college football's outstanding receiver, not merely college football's outstanding wide receiver. Tight end Kyle Pitts was a finalist in 2020 and other tight ends were semifinalists in prior years. Moreover, the Biletnikoff Award is a single season, not career, award.
A rising senior, Bell was the team's second-leading receiver last year, catching 43 passes for 737 yards and four touchdowns. He posted a pair of 100-yard receiving games last year, posting 112 yards at Stanford and 101 yards against Pitt. The Yazoo City, Miss., native averaged a healthy 17.2 yards a reception, recording five receptions of 40 or more yards, including a career long 68-yard reception versus Pitt.
The Biletnikoff Award's semifinalists, three finalists, and award recipient are selected by the highly distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of 600 prominent college football journalists, commentators, announcers, Biletnikoff Award winners, and other former receivers. Foundation trustees do not vote and have never voted. For a list of voters, please see BiletnikoffAward.com/voters.
Receivers are frequently added to the watch list as their season performances dictate. Actual, not potential, performance is the basis for inclusion on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List.
The Biletnikoff Award candidate eligibility and voting criteria, transparently explicit and detailed, are available for review at BiletnikoffAward.com/criteria.
Bell was the team's second-leading receiver last year, catching 43 passes for 737 yards and four touchdowns. He posted a pair of 100-yard receiving games last year, posting 112 yards at Stanford and 101 yards against Pitt.
The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the college football season's outstanding FBS receiver. Any player, regardless of position (wide receiver, tight end, slot back, and running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award. As such, the Biletnikoff Award recognizes college football's outstanding receiver, not merely college football's outstanding wide receiver. Tight end Kyle Pitts was a finalist in 2020 and other tight ends were semifinalists in prior years. Moreover, the Biletnikoff Award is a single season, not career, award.
A rising senior, Bell was the team's second-leading receiver last year, catching 43 passes for 737 yards and four touchdowns. He posted a pair of 100-yard receiving games last year, posting 112 yards at Stanford and 101 yards against Pitt. The Yazoo City, Miss., native averaged a healthy 17.2 yards a reception, recording five receptions of 40 or more yards, including a career long 68-yard reception versus Pitt.
The Biletnikoff Award's semifinalists, three finalists, and award recipient are selected by the highly distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of 600 prominent college football journalists, commentators, announcers, Biletnikoff Award winners, and other former receivers. Foundation trustees do not vote and have never voted. For a list of voters, please see BiletnikoffAward.com/voters.
Receivers are frequently added to the watch list as their season performances dictate. Actual, not potential, performance is the basis for inclusion on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List.
The Biletnikoff Award candidate eligibility and voting criteria, transparently explicit and detailed, are available for review at BiletnikoffAward.com/criteria.
Bell was the team's second-leading receiver last year, catching 43 passes for 737 yards and four touchdowns. He posted a pair of 100-yard receiving games last year, posting 112 yards at Stanford and 101 yards against Pitt.
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