Many college football watchers considered Marvin Harrison Jr. to be the best wide receiver in the country this year, but Biletnikoff Award voters disagreed.
Tennessee wide receiver Jalin Hyatt was named Thursday as the winner of this year’s Biletnikoff Award, which honors college football’s best pass-catcher. He won the award over Harrison and Iowa State’s Xavier Hutchinson, who was also a finalist.
Harrison has had a spectacular sophomore season for Ohio State, earning the highest Pro Football Focus grade (90.2) of any wide receiver in college football this season. In 12 regular-season games, Harrison caught 72 passes for 1,157 yards and 12 touchdowns – all numbers that rank within the top six for a single season in Ohio State history with at least one more game still to go.