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Ohio State Wide Receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. Named Biletnikoff Award Finalist

The Buckeyes haven't had a finalist for the Biletnikoff since Terry Glenn won the award in 1995.

Andrew Lind

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Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. was named on Tuesday morning as one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s most outstanding pass-catcher regardless of position.

Harrison, a sophomore from Philadelphia, has caught 72 passes for 1,157 yards and 12 touchdowns this fall. That includes two games with three touchdown receptions, something no other player in school history has done more than twice.

Harrison is also one of just nine Buckeyes with more than 1,000 receiving yards in a single season, joining Jaxon Smith-Njigba (1,606 yards in 2021), David Boston (1,435 in 1998), Terry Glenn (1,411 in 1995), Cris Carter (1,127 in 1986), Michael Jenkins (1,076 in 2002), Parris Campbell (1,063 in 2018), Garrett Wilson (1,058 in 2021) and Emeka Egbuka (1,039 in 2022).

Other finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, which is named after former Florida State and Oakland Raiders wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff, include Iowa State wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson and Tennessee wide receiver Jalin Hyatt.

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Harrison is looking to become just the second Ohio State player to win the award, joining Glenn in 1995. He was also the program's last finalist, though it's worth noting former wide receiver Jameson Williams – who transferred to Alabama after two seasons in Columbus – was a finalist last fall.

This year's Biletnikoff Award winner will be announced during the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards show on Dec. 8.

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Andrew Lind is an Ohio State beat writer and photographer at BuckeyesNow, founder of The Ohio State Uniform Database and the NCAA and NFL writer at SportsLogos.net.

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