Ohio State Wide Receivers Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson Named To Biletnikoff Award Watch List

The most dangerous wide receiver duo in the country continues to rake in preseason honors.

Ohio State wide receivers Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson were among the 51 players named on Thursday to the preseason watch list for the Biletnikoff Award, which is presented annually to the most outstanding pass-catcher regardless of position.

The TQC Foundation, the creator and sponsor of the Biletnikoff Award, recognizing the college football season's outstanding FBS receiver regardless of position, announces the 2021 preseason Biletnikoff Award watch list. See our media release: https://t.co/BlV75uCJ2Q pic.twitter.com/vFm8ZP0deN

— Biletnikoff Award (@biletnikoffawrd) July 22, 2021

A senior from San Marcos (Calif.) Mission Hills, Olave has caught 111 passes for 1,775 yards and 22 touchdowns in his three-year career with the Buckeyes.

Wilson, meanwhile, is a junior from Austin (Texas) Lake Travis who has recorded 73 career catches for 1,155 yards and 11 touchdowns, perhaps giving Ohio State the best one-two punch in college football.

Both Olave and Wilson have been named preseason All-Americans by Athlon Sports, Phil Steele, Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation, as well as Big Ten East Division preseason honorees. They were also on the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award, which is given to the best all-around player in the country.

The winner of the 2021 Biletnikoff Award will be announced during the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards on Dec. 9. Former wide receiver Terry Glenn (1995) is the only Ohio State player to capture the award in its 27-year history.

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