TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – South Alabama wide receivers Caullin Lacy and Devin Voisin were two of 49 players from around the country to be named Monday to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List as announced by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation.  

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.

With the selection of Lacy and Voisin, South Alabama was the only Sun Belt program to have multiple selections on the preseason watch list and joined Ole Miss, Oregon, Georgia, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Washington and USC as one of just eight programs from around the country to place multiple names on the list. 

Lacy was named preseason all-SBC at a pair of positions by both Athlon Sports and PFF, along with a first-team nod by Phil Steele and a second-team all-league honor by the coaches last week, emerged as one of the top offensive threats in the league in 2022. The Mobile, native was a highly versatile player for the Jags as he was used as a receiver and primary punt returner as he was also selected to the 2023 Paul Hornung Award Watch List last week. He recorded 21 returns for 189 yards, averaging 9.00 yards per return and scored a touchdown, and as a receiver, he finished with a team-high 65 receptions for 816 yards, with six touchdowns. Lacy recorded a career-high and school record 12 receptions for 133 yards against ULM.

Along with Lacy, Voisin helped form one of the top offensive trios in the league as he finished with 64 receptions for 867 yards and five touchdowns. The redshirt-junior was named honorable mention all-Sun Belt by the league coaches and media and also earned all-conference honors from Phil Steele. The Crestview, Fla., native recorded six or more receptions four times, and finished with a season-high 11 receptions for 153 yards against Western Kentucky at the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

Voision was named second-team all-Sun Belt this summer by the league coaches, as well as Athlon Sports, Phil Steele and PFF publications.

The semifinalists, finalists, and award recipient are selected by the highly distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of 650 prominent college football journalists, commentators, announcers, Biletnikoff Award winners, and other former receivers. 

Semifinalists will be announced on Nov. 20, 2023 with the three finalists for the award announced on Nov. 28. 2023. The Biletnikoff Award Winner will be announced on Dec. 7, 2023 at The Home Depot College Football Awards aired live on ESPN at 6 p.m. (CT).

The 2023 Biletnikoff Award winner will be presented the Biletnikoff Award trophy by TQC Founding Trustee and Chairman Walter Manley II, Fred Biletnikoff, and the banquet keynote speaker at the black-tie Biletnikoff Award Banquet & Celebration at the Dunlap Champions Club, at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla., on Saturday, March 9, 2024.

ABOUT THE 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 or inside receiver, wingback, and running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award.

The name Biletnikoff is synonymous with the term receiver. Fred Biletnikoff, a member of the pro and college football halls of fame, was a consensus All-America receiver at Florida State University and an All-Pro receiver for the Oakland Raiders. He caught 589 passes for 8,974 yards and 76 touchdowns in his 14-year Raiders career from 1965 through 1978. Fred was the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XI.

ABOUT THE TALLAHASSEE QUARTERBACK CLUB FOUNDATION
The TQC Foundation, Inc., is an independent, charitable organization designated with 501(c)(3) status that was founded in 1994. Past Chairman & Founding Trustee Professor Walter W. Manley II, joined by Founding Trustee L. Thomas Cox, Jr., Founding Trustee Rocky Bevis, and Founding Trustee Bob Teel established the award and the TQC Foundation, Inc., that sponsors it. Many more trustees have contributed to its development as one of the most prominent awards in college football. The TQC Foundation, Inc., joined the idea of a college receiver's award to the organization's vision and created the outstanding award and dynamic organization. 

The 501(c)(3) TQC Foundation's charitable mission is the provision of college and vocational scholarships to North Florida high school seniors who have overcome significant challenges to achieve at the highest academic and extracurricular levels. Participation in sports is not a requirement, but does count as an extracurricular activity. The all-volunteer Foundation has provided over 300 scholarships with benefits of nearly five million dollars through 2022. TQC Foundation Chairman Manley, serving his 26th year as fundraising chairman, recently announced a goal of 10 million dollars to be awarded in scholarships by 2030 doubling the current aggregate total of $5 million awarded through 2023.

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