Pitt’s Jordan Addison Selected Winner of 2021 Biletnikoff Award
12/9/2021 7:30:00 PM | Football
PITTSBURGH—Pitt sophomore Jordan Addison was unveiled as the winner of the 2021 Biletnikoff Award, presented annually to the country's outstanding receiver, during ESPN's live telecast of The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday night.
Addison becomes the third Pitt player to win the prestigious award, joining Antonio Bryant (2000) and Larry Fitzgerald (2003). Bryant and Fitzgerald were also sophomores when they were honored.
Addison was selected over fellow finalists David Bell (Purdue) and Jameson Williams (Alabama).
"This is an absolutely incredible honor," Addison said. "Every day at our practice facility I walk past the Biletnikoff Award trophies won by Larry Fitzgerald and Antonio Bryant. I always go up and put my hand on the trophy because it was my goal to one day win it. I am so humbled and blessed to join those all-time greats. I share this honor with all of my teammates, Coach (Pat) Narduzzi and my wide receivers coach, Brennan Marion. This is just as much their award as it is mine."
The Panthers are now tied for the most Biletnikoff winners in the history of the award (since 1994). Alabama and Oklahoma State also have three prior recipients.
Addison truly produced like the nation's finest pass catcher all season long. He has compiled 93 receptions for 1,479 yards (15.9 avg.) and a national-best 17 touchdowns. His yardage ranks third in the country and first among Power 5 receivers.
In Pitt single-season annals, Addison's receiving yardage and scoring receptions are second only to Fitzgerald, who had 1,672 yards and 22 scores in 2003.
Addison is also second at Pitt in receptions in a season. He needs just four catches in Pitt's bowl game to eclipse Maurice Ffrench's record of 96 set in 2019.
His most memorable performance came in one of Pitt's biggest games of the season, the Panthers' Coastal Division-clinching 48-38 win over Virginia (Nov. 20). Addison had 14 catches for 202 yards and four touchdowns against the Cavaliers. He became just the fourth Pitt player to reach 200 receiving yards in a game.
Addison helped lead the Panthers to an 11-2 record, their first ACC championship and a berth in the Dec. 30 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where they will face Michigan State (10-2).
The game, which will be nationally televised by ESPN and kick off at 7 p.m., marks Pitt's first New Year's Six bowl in the College Football Playoff era.
PITT NATIONAL POSTSEASON HONORS
Jordan Addison—Wide Receiver
Biletnikoff Award
Kenny Pickett—Quarterback
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
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Addison becomes the third Pitt player to win the prestigious award, joining Antonio Bryant (2000) and Larry Fitzgerald (2003). Bryant and Fitzgerald were also sophomores when they were honored.
Addison was selected over fellow finalists David Bell (Purdue) and Jameson Williams (Alabama).
"This is an absolutely incredible honor," Addison said. "Every day at our practice facility I walk past the Biletnikoff Award trophies won by Larry Fitzgerald and Antonio Bryant. I always go up and put my hand on the trophy because it was my goal to one day win it. I am so humbled and blessed to join those all-time greats. I share this honor with all of my teammates, Coach (Pat) Narduzzi and my wide receivers coach, Brennan Marion. This is just as much their award as it is mine."
The Panthers are now tied for the most Biletnikoff winners in the history of the award (since 1994). Alabama and Oklahoma State also have three prior recipients.
Addison truly produced like the nation's finest pass catcher all season long. He has compiled 93 receptions for 1,479 yards (15.9 avg.) and a national-best 17 touchdowns. His yardage ranks third in the country and first among Power 5 receivers.
In Pitt single-season annals, Addison's receiving yardage and scoring receptions are second only to Fitzgerald, who had 1,672 yards and 22 scores in 2003.
Addison is also second at Pitt in receptions in a season. He needs just four catches in Pitt's bowl game to eclipse Maurice Ffrench's record of 96 set in 2019.
His most memorable performance came in one of Pitt's biggest games of the season, the Panthers' Coastal Division-clinching 48-38 win over Virginia (Nov. 20). Addison had 14 catches for 202 yards and four touchdowns against the Cavaliers. He became just the fourth Pitt player to reach 200 receiving yards in a game.
Addison helped lead the Panthers to an 11-2 record, their first ACC championship and a berth in the Dec. 30 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where they will face Michigan State (10-2).
The game, which will be nationally televised by ESPN and kick off at 7 p.m., marks Pitt's first New Year's Six bowl in the College Football Playoff era.
PITT NATIONAL POSTSEASON HONORS
Jordan Addison—Wide Receiver
Biletnikoff Award
Kenny Pickett—Quarterback
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
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