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Brady Named to Biletnikoff Award Watch List
7/19/2018 11:30:00 AM | Football
It is the second consecutive year Brady has been named to the award’s watch list
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall Thundering Herd senior wide receiver Tyre Brady was named to the watch list of the Biletnikoff Award on Thursday morning, an honor that recognizes the nation's most outstanding receiver in college football. The award is given annually by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation.
Last season, the first-year receiver led the team in receptions (62), receiving yards (942) and was second in receiving touchdowns (eight). Brady was twice named a game captain (Kent State and Old Dominion). His last season accolades include earning first team Conference USA all-conference honors, sharing team Offensive MVP honors with quarterback Chase Litton and being named the New Mexico Bowl Offensive MVP.
Brady's breakout performance came in Week 2 against No. 23 North Carolina State, when he set career highs with 11 receptions and 248 yards. The receiving yards are the most by a player, home or visitor, in the 52-year history of N.C. State's Carter-Finley Stadium. The yardage is the fourth most in Marshall's program history, the most by a Herd player on the road, the most by an MU player against an FBS program and the fifth most in the history of Conference USA. For his performance against N.C. State, Brady was named the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week and Pro Football Focus placed Brady on its National Team of the Week.
Any player, regardless of position (wide receiver, tight end, slot back, and running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award. As such, the Biletnikoff Award recognizes college football's outstanding receiver, not merely college football's outstanding wide receiver. The award recipient is selected by the highly distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of prominent college football journalists, commentators, announcers, Biletnikoff Award winners, and other former receivers.
Receivers are periodically added to the watch list as their season performances dictate. Actual, not potential, performance is the basis for inclusion on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List.
The 2018 Biletnikoff Award winner will be presented live on December 6, 2018, on The Home Depot College Football Awards presented by Gildan to be broadcast 7:00 - 9:00pm (EST) on ESPN. College and pro football hall of famer Fred Biletnikoff will announce the 2018 Biletnikoff Award winner on the show.
The 2018 Biletnikoff Award winner will be presented the Biletnikoff Award trophy by college and pro football hall of famer Fred Biletnikoff and keynoter & 1993 Lombardi Award and Jim Parker Award winner Aaron Taylor before 550 patrons at the Biletnikoff Award Banquet at the University Center Club at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee on Saturday, February 16, 2019. The banquet was hailed by 2014 keynote speaker Dick Vermeil, as well as by 2013 keynoter Larry Csonka, as "the best banquet in college sports."
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
Last season, the first-year receiver led the team in receptions (62), receiving yards (942) and was second in receiving touchdowns (eight). Brady was twice named a game captain (Kent State and Old Dominion). His last season accolades include earning first team Conference USA all-conference honors, sharing team Offensive MVP honors with quarterback Chase Litton and being named the New Mexico Bowl Offensive MVP.
Brady's breakout performance came in Week 2 against No. 23 North Carolina State, when he set career highs with 11 receptions and 248 yards. The receiving yards are the most by a player, home or visitor, in the 52-year history of N.C. State's Carter-Finley Stadium. The yardage is the fourth most in Marshall's program history, the most by a Herd player on the road, the most by an MU player against an FBS program and the fifth most in the history of Conference USA. For his performance against N.C. State, Brady was named the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week and Pro Football Focus placed Brady on its National Team of the Week.
Any player, regardless of position (wide receiver, tight end, slot back, and running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award. As such, the Biletnikoff Award recognizes college football's outstanding receiver, not merely college football's outstanding wide receiver. The award recipient is selected by the highly distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of prominent college football journalists, commentators, announcers, Biletnikoff Award winners, and other former receivers.
Receivers are periodically added to the watch list as their season performances dictate. Actual, not potential, performance is the basis for inclusion on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List.
The 2018 Biletnikoff Award winner will be presented live on December 6, 2018, on The Home Depot College Football Awards presented by Gildan to be broadcast 7:00 - 9:00pm (EST) on ESPN. College and pro football hall of famer Fred Biletnikoff will announce the 2018 Biletnikoff Award winner on the show.
The 2018 Biletnikoff Award winner will be presented the Biletnikoff Award trophy by college and pro football hall of famer Fred Biletnikoff and keynoter & 1993 Lombardi Award and Jim Parker Award winner Aaron Taylor before 550 patrons at the Biletnikoff Award Banquet at the University Center Club at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee on Saturday, February 16, 2019. The banquet was hailed by 2014 keynote speaker Dick Vermeil, as well as by 2013 keynoter Larry Csonka, as "the best banquet in college sports."
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
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