UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation has announced Penn State senior wide receiver Jahan Dotson as one of 10 semifinalists for the 2021 Biletnikoff Award.
The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the college football season's outstanding FBS receiver. 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 semifinalists, finalists, and award recipient are 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. Foundation trustees do not vote and have never voted. For a list of voters, please see BiletnikoffAward.com/voters.
Recently, the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation opened the 2021 FanVote. Every fan may vote once daily on the Biletnikoff Award FanVote page. The aggregate fan tally will be counted as one official vote to determine semi-finalists (ten receivers), finalists (three receivers), and the winner.
Jahan Dotson Notes
- Dotson is one of 15 semifinalists for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award and the only wide receiver listed as a semifinalist.
- Dotson is the only Power Five receiver and one of two FBS receivers with at least 80 receptions, 990 yards and nine touchdowns in their first 10 games of the season, joining Western Kentucky's Jerreth Sterns (111, 1,368, 11).
- The senior is the only Big Ten receiver ever to have at least 80 receptions, 990 yards and nine touchdowns in the first 10 games of a season.
- Dotson leads the Big Ten in 2021 in receptions (80, 4th nationally), is tied for second in receiving scores (9, t-8th), and is third in receiving yards (993, 14th).
- He is tied for third all-time at Penn State in career receiving touchdowns (22) and is fourth in receptions (172) and yardage (2,568).
- The 80 grabs are currently the third-most in a season at Penn State, while his 993 yards and nine touchdown receptions rank sixth.
- A native of Nazareth, Pa., Dotson has five or more receptions in 12-straight games, dating back to the Michigan State game in 2020, the longest streak among current FBS players, and is the only Nittany Lion in program history to catch at least five passes in 12 consecutive games.
- The wideout has a reception in 39-straight games, dating back to October 20, 2018 against Indiana, which ranks fifth among current FBS players.
- Dotson has at least one 20-yard reception in 26 career games, including each of the first five games and eight of 10 games overall this year.
- According to PFF, since 2020, Dotson leads all FBS receivers in 20+ yard touchdowns with 12.
- The senior owns six career receiving touchdowns of 60 or more yards (86 at Maryland, 2021; 75 and 70 vs. Illinois 2020; 68 vs. Iowa 2020; 60 at Indiana 2020; 72 vs. Purdue, 2019) and 10 receiving touchdown of 40+ yards.
- Dotson's 14.93 yards per reception in his career is first among current Power Five receivers (minimum 170 catches) and second among FBS receivers.
- His 10 career 100-yard receiving games ties him with Allen Robinson (2011-13) for second all-time at Penn State.
- Dotson recorded a career-high and program-record 242 receiving yards at Maryland, bettering Deon Butler's 216 yards vs. Northwestern in 2006.
- He is the only Power Five receiver and one of two FBS receivers with 240 yards and three touchdowns in a game this season, joining Northern Illinois' Trayvon Rudolph (14, 309, 3 vs. Kent State).
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