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TEMPE -- Sun Devil Football wide receiver N'Keal Harry has been named one of 11 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award, as announced by The Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc. on Monday.
The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the outstanding FBS receiver in college football. 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.
It is the second honor in as many weeks for the standout receiver, who was named as a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award last week.
Harry posts an 85.3 overall grade from Pro Football Focus, the fifth-highest graded wide receiver nationally and the third-highest graded offensive player in the Pac-12 – regardless of position. The junior ranks in the Top-30 nationally in receiving touchdowns (9/9th), receiving yards (928/17th), receiving yards per game (92.8/17th), receptions per game (6.2/25th) and total touchdowns (11/28th).
He has a reception in all 35 games of his career at Arizona State - tied for the 10th-longest active streak among all current FBS players – and is on pace to join school record holder D.J. Foster (53 straight games with a catch) as the only other Sun Devil to log a reception in every game of their career.
Harry is third in program history with 202 career receptions and he has moved to fourth in program history with 2,729 career receiving yards. That tally is within 208 yards of second in program history, despite the fact that seven of ASU's 10 all-time leading receivers did so in four seasons while Harry still has at least three games left in his junior campaign.
At 5.77 receptions per game in his career, Harry is fourth among the NCAA's active career leaders in the category. His 78.0 career receiving yards per game are seventh among all active players.
His 202 career receptions are seventh among all active players but first among players that are not seniors. All six players ahead of him in the category are seniors. Similarly, Harry's 22 career touchdown receptions are 8th among active players but second among players that are not seniors.
With 22 career receiving touchdowns, Harry is tied for 5th in ASU school history and needs just two more to move into fourth. Harry has at least one touchdown reception in 10 of last 15 games. He has 14 touchdown receptions in those 15 games after he had just 8 in the first 20 games of his career.
Harry has a 129.7 Pro Football Focus QB rating when targeted this season, good for fourth nationally among receivers that have logged at least 50 percent of their team's targets. He has forced 16 missed tackles this season, which is good for 12th-most among all FBS receivers.
Harry's ability to make plays pivotal situations has been a staple of his career. In 2018, he is third among all FBS receivers in receiving yards in the fourth quarter of games (299) and tied for second with four fourth quarter touchdown receptions. His 11 first down grabs in the fourth quarter of games are fifth nationally.
That ability has kept ASU in striking distance of games as well as Harry is sixth in the nation with 288 receiving yards when the Sun Devils are trailing by a touchdown or less with 13 first-down grabs (tied for second nationally).
The junior out of Chandler, Ariz., has demonstrated his versatility throughout the season, scoring touchdowns receiving, rushing and on punt return this season and being responsible for numerous game-changing plays all across the football field. Harry is averaging 109.5 all-purpose yards per game (7th in the Pac-12 and Top 60 nationally) and has played 661 snaps this season - 9th-most among all Power Five receivers - and has at times handled direct snap-taking duties in the team's Sparky formation.
In the past three weekends, Harry has been named both the Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week and the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and totaled over 100 all-purpose yards in each game during ASU's three-game win streak. Harry has posted 463 all-purpose yards (356 receiving, 4 rushing, 103 punt returns) and a combined six touchdowns (5 receiving, 1 punt return) in that span.
The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc., will announce the three finalists, following another vote, on November 19, 2018. For complete details and updates of interest, together with weekly statistics and timely, important news of the Biletnikoff Award candidates, as well as a fan vote and discussion board, please consult the Foundation's highly informative website atBiletnikoffAward.com.
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.
FanVote and FanForum
Recently, the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation opened the 2018 FanVote and FanForum. 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 (11 receivers), finalists (three), and the winner. In the closest contest in years, the FanVote tally provided the one-vote margin of victory for 2013 winner Brandin Cooks of Oregon State. The Biletnikoff Award FanForum consists of fan-created discussion topics that allow sports fans to voice their opinions.
To access the Biletnikoff Award FanVote, go to BiletnikoffAward.com/fan-vote
To access the Biletnikoff Award FanForum Discussion Board, go to BiletnikoffAward.com/forum
TEMPE -- Sun Devil Football wide receiver N'Keal Harry has been named one of 11 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award, as announced by The Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc. on Monday.
The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the outstanding FBS receiver in college football. 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.
It is the second honor in as many weeks for the standout receiver, who was named as a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award last week.
Harry posts an 85.3 overall grade from Pro Football Focus, the fifth-highest graded wide receiver nationally and the third-highest graded offensive player in the Pac-12 – regardless of position. The junior ranks in the Top-30 nationally in receiving touchdowns (9/9th), receiving yards (928/17th), receiving yards per game (92.8/17th), receptions per game (6.2/25th) and total touchdowns (11/28th).
He has a reception in all 35 games of his career at Arizona State - tied for the 10th-longest active streak among all current FBS players – and is on pace to join school record holder D.J. Foster (53 straight games with a catch) as the only other Sun Devil to log a reception in every game of their career.
Harry is third in program history with 202 career receptions and he has moved to fourth in program history with 2,729 career receiving yards. That tally is within 208 yards of second in program history, despite the fact that seven of ASU's 10 all-time leading receivers did so in four seasons while Harry still has at least three games left in his junior campaign.
At 5.77 receptions per game in his career, Harry is fourth among the NCAA's active career leaders in the category. His 78.0 career receiving yards per game are seventh among all active players.
His 202 career receptions are seventh among all active players but first among players that are not seniors. All six players ahead of him in the category are seniors. Similarly, Harry's 22 career touchdown receptions are 8th among active players but second among players that are not seniors.
With 22 career receiving touchdowns, Harry is tied for 5th in ASU school history and needs just two more to move into fourth. Harry has at least one touchdown reception in 10 of last 15 games. He has 14 touchdown receptions in those 15 games after he had just 8 in the first 20 games of his career.
Harry has a 129.7 Pro Football Focus QB rating when targeted this season, good for fourth nationally among receivers that have logged at least 50 percent of their team's targets. He has forced 16 missed tackles this season, which is good for 12th-most among all FBS receivers.
Harry's ability to make plays pivotal situations has been a staple of his career. In 2018, he is third among all FBS receivers in receiving yards in the fourth quarter of games (299) and tied for second with four fourth quarter touchdown receptions. His 11 first down grabs in the fourth quarter of games are fifth nationally.
That ability has kept ASU in striking distance of games as well as Harry is sixth in the nation with 288 receiving yards when the Sun Devils are trailing by a touchdown or less with 13 first-down grabs (tied for second nationally).
The junior out of Chandler, Ariz., has demonstrated his versatility throughout the season, scoring touchdowns receiving, rushing and on punt return this season and being responsible for numerous game-changing plays all across the football field. Harry is averaging 109.5 all-purpose yards per game (7th in the Pac-12 and Top 60 nationally) and has played 661 snaps this season - 9th-most among all Power Five receivers - and has at times handled direct snap-taking duties in the team's Sparky formation.
In the past three weekends, Harry has been named both the Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week and the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and totaled over 100 all-purpose yards in each game during ASU's three-game win streak. Harry has posted 463 all-purpose yards (356 receiving, 4 rushing, 103 punt returns) and a combined six touchdowns (5 receiving, 1 punt return) in that span.
The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc., will announce the three finalists, following another vote, on November 19, 2018. For complete details and updates of interest, together with weekly statistics and timely, important news of the Biletnikoff Award candidates, as well as a fan vote and discussion board, please consult the Foundation's highly informative website atBiletnikoffAward.com.
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.
FanVote and FanForum
Recently, the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation opened the 2018 FanVote and FanForum. 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 (11 receivers), finalists (three), and the winner. In the closest contest in years, the FanVote tally provided the one-vote margin of victory for 2013 winner Brandin Cooks of Oregon State. The Biletnikoff Award FanForum consists of fan-created discussion topics that allow sports fans to voice their opinions.
To access the Biletnikoff Award FanVote, go to BiletnikoffAward.com/fan-vote
To access the Biletnikoff Award FanForum Discussion Board, go to BiletnikoffAward.com/forum
