Tallahassee, FL. -- Arizona State junior wide receiver N'Keal Harry has been tabbed by theTallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation as one of the nation's best receivers, earning a place on the club's 2018 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List. The announcement comes just days after the talented wide out was tabbed to the 2018 Maxwell Award preseason watch list on Monday.
A first-team all-Pac-12 selection in 2017, Harry returns for his junior season looking to build on a stellar sophomore campaign in which he racked up 82 catches for 1,142 yards and eight touchdowns. The 82 catches were good for a tie for third in ASU single-season history with Jaelen Strong (2014). Only Shaun McDonald (87, 2002) and Derek Hagan (83, 2004) rank ahead of him. The 1,142 yards receiving were seventh in ASU single season history.
Harry averaged over 87 yards receiving per game and nearly 14 yards per catch in 2017. His 87 yards per game were the best in the Pac-12, and he finished second in the conference in receptions and yards. According to PFF, Harry averaged a 107.0 QB rating when he was targeted, over 16 points higher than the NCAA average. He is the third-highest graded returning Division I receiver in the country by PFF, but first among Power Five programs and first among all juniors (or younger).
The Chandler, Ariz., native led ASU in receiving in eight of the 13 games last season, including three games of 140+ yards. He also showed his versatility and play-making ability throughout the season, rushing 13 times for 65 yards and also throwing one pass for 14 yards and a touchdown on the season. He was targeted 120 times last season, second among all Pac-12 receivers, but had just four drops on the year - the lowest drop rate of top returning receivers in the nation.
Harry has a reception in all 25 games of his career at Arizona State, the eighth-longest active streak of games for any returning player in the NCAA. His 140 career receptions are already tied for 10th in Sun Devil school history and he is already within 300 yards of cracking ASU's all-time Top-10 in career receiving yards.
The Biletnikoff Award is named in honor of 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.
The 2018 Biletnikoff Award winner will be announced on December 6, 2018, on The Home Depot College Football Awards Show presented by Gildan. The Announcement will be made live on ESPN. College and pro football hall of famer Fred Biletnikoff will announce the winner on the show.
Harry is one of four Pac-12 players to appear on the preseason watch list, joining JJ Arcega-Whiteside (Stan), Kanawai Noa (Cal.) and Vic Wharton, III (Cal.) on Thursday's list. Student-athletes are periodically added to the watch list as their season performances dictate. Any player, regardless of position (wide receiver, tight end, slot back, and running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award.
A first-team all-Pac-12 selection in 2017, Harry returns for his junior season looking to build on a stellar sophomore campaign in which he racked up 82 catches for 1,142 yards and eight touchdowns. The 82 catches were good for a tie for third in ASU single-season history with Jaelen Strong (2014). Only Shaun McDonald (87, 2002) and Derek Hagan (83, 2004) rank ahead of him. The 1,142 yards receiving were seventh in ASU single season history.
Harry averaged over 87 yards receiving per game and nearly 14 yards per catch in 2017. His 87 yards per game were the best in the Pac-12, and he finished second in the conference in receptions and yards. According to PFF, Harry averaged a 107.0 QB rating when he was targeted, over 16 points higher than the NCAA average. He is the third-highest graded returning Division I receiver in the country by PFF, but first among Power Five programs and first among all juniors (or younger).
The Chandler, Ariz., native led ASU in receiving in eight of the 13 games last season, including three games of 140+ yards. He also showed his versatility and play-making ability throughout the season, rushing 13 times for 65 yards and also throwing one pass for 14 yards and a touchdown on the season. He was targeted 120 times last season, second among all Pac-12 receivers, but had just four drops on the year - the lowest drop rate of top returning receivers in the nation.
Harry has a reception in all 25 games of his career at Arizona State, the eighth-longest active streak of games for any returning player in the NCAA. His 140 career receptions are already tied for 10th in Sun Devil school history and he is already within 300 yards of cracking ASU's all-time Top-10 in career receiving yards.
The Biletnikoff Award is named in honor of 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.
The 2018 Biletnikoff Award winner will be announced on December 6, 2018, on The Home Depot College Football Awards Show presented by Gildan. The Announcement will be made live on ESPN. College and pro football hall of famer Fred Biletnikoff will announce the winner on the show.
Harry is one of four Pac-12 players to appear on the preseason watch list, joining JJ Arcega-Whiteside (Stan), Kanawai Noa (Cal.) and Vic Wharton, III (Cal.) on Thursday's list. Student-athletes are periodically added to the watch list as their season performances dictate. Any player, regardless of position (wide receiver, tight end, slot back, and running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award.
