Oklahoma is eyeing its second Biletnikoff Award winner in the last four years.
Junior wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has been one of the best receivers in all of college football this season, and he has received the recognition for it as Lamb as been named a Biletnikoff Award finalist for the most outstanding college football receiver regardless of position.
Congrats to CeeDee Lamb @_CeeDeeThree on being named a Biletnikoff Award Finalist! @OU_Athletics @OU_Football #OutstandingReceiver #NCFAA pic.twitter.com/xpikPwroMR
— Biletnikoff Award (@biletnikoffawrd) November 25, 2019
The Richmond, Texas, native has 999 receiving yards on the season so far with 15 total touchdowns. His ability to take short catches and turn them into long touchdowns has separated himself from the competition in college football.
The other two finalists for the Biletnikoff Award are LSU’s Ja’Marr Chase and USC’s Michael Pittman Jr.. Chase has 1,260 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns on the season thus far, as Pittman Jr. has 1,222 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns.
The winner of the Biletnikoff Award will be announced on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 6 p.m. CT at the The Home Depot College Football Awards, which will be televised on ESPN.
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