Toledo, Ohio – University of Toledo wide receivers Cody Thompson (Huron, Ohio) and Diontae Johnson (Ruskin, Fla.) were each named to the official watch list for the 2018 Biletnikoff Award on Thursday. The Biletnikoff Award has been presented annually to the nation's top receiver since 1994.
Thompson, fifth-year senior, is on the official Biletnikoff Award watch list for the third consecutive season. He was a first-team All-MAC selection in 2016, catching 64 passes for a then school-record 1,269 yards and 11 touchdowns. Last season, he was averaging 126.3 yards per game and 18.7 yards per catch going into the EMU game on Oct.