TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The University of South Alabama's Jalen Tolbert has been included on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List released on Thursday by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation.

It's the second time this week that Tolbert — who was named a preseason first-team all-Sun Belt Conference selection Tuesday — has been featured as a candidate for a national award after making the Maxwell Award Watch List Monday morning.

The Biletnikoff Award, in its 28th year, recognizes the college football season's outstanding NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision receiver at any position.  Any player who catches a pass, regardless of position, is eligible for the award.

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.  Semifinalists for the honor will be announced on Nov. 22, with the three finalists for the award set to be revealed one week later.

The 2021 Biletnikoff Award winner will be presented the trophy at the Biletnikoff Award Banquet & Celebration at the University Center Club at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla, on Saturday, March 5, 2022.

The wide receiver from Mobile, Ala., is coming off a season in which he recorded program records with 64 catches for 1,085 yards receiving and eight touchdowns.  A first-team all-Sun Belt selection, he was also twice named the league's Offensive Player of the Week while winning Player-of-the-Week honors from the Maxwell Award, Athlon Sports and College Sports Madness during the course of the campaign as well.

Tolbert was first recognized after posting six receptions for 169 yards and a pair of scores in a season-opening victory at Southern Mississippi, and he was honored again after he finished with 10 catches for a school game-record 252 yards and three touchdowns in a win at Arkansas State.  The junior concluded the year ranked second in the Sun Belt in both receptions and receiving yards per contest, finishing among the top 40 in both categories nationally as he was one of just 11 individuals in the country to record 1,000-plus receiving yards on the season.

In addition to making two watch lists this week, Tolbert has been named to four preseason All-America teams while four publications have selected him preseason first-team all-conference.

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