LSU wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase was the nation’s top players at the position 2019 during the Tigers’ run to the national championship.
As a result of his success, Chase won the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to college football’s top wide receiver.
LSU's Ja'Marr Chase earns the Fred Biletnikoff award as college football's best receiver 🙌 pic.twitter.com/qOqRswBXhz
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) December 13, 2019
While quarterback Joe Burrow broke records and won the Heisman Trophy, Chase caught 84 passes for 1,780 and 20 touchdowns. He averaged a ridiculous 21 yards per reception.
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Now, as we near the 2020 college football season, the Biletnikoff Award has a watch list of players and Chase is on it.
He wasn’t the only LSU Tiger.
Terrace Marshall Jr., a 6-foot-3, 200-pound junior from Bossier City, La., joined Chase on the list.
Congratulations to Terrace Marshall Jr. @Terracemjr for inclusion on the Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List! @LSUsports @LSUfootball #OutstandingReceiver #NCFAA pic.twitter.com/IZUGFu4Oq8
— Biletnikoff Award (@biletnikoffawrd) July 16, 2020
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With Justin Jefferson now in the NFL, Marshall will certainly receive more opportunities in 2020. As a sophomore in 2019, Marshall caught 46 passes for 671 yards and 13 touchdowns.
While it will certainly be difficult to replicate last season’s offensive performance, the presence of Chase and Marshall should make new quarterback Myles Brennan’s job much easier this fall.
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