TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — BYU receiver Chase Roberts was today named to the 2025 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, the creator and sponsor of the prestigious award.
The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes college football’s outstanding FBS pass catcher, regardless of position — wide receiver, tight end, slot back and running back.
Roberts, a 6-4, 210-pound senior from Highland, Utah, led BYU in receiving yards with 854 and receptions with 52 in 2024. He also tied for the most receiving touchdowns with four. Following the 2024 season, Roberts was named to the All-Big 12 Third Team by Phil Steele and the College Football Network.
Recently, Roberts was named to the All-Big 12 Preseason Football Team for the upcoming 2025 season by media representatives who cover the league. He was also recognized on the Pro Football Focus 2025 All-Big 12 Preseason Football Team and selected to the All-Big 12 Preseason First Team by both Phil Steele and Athlon Sports.
The Biletnikoff Award semifinalists, finalists and award recipient will be selected by the Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of 600 prominent college football journalists, commentators, announcers, Biletnikoff Award winners and other former receivers. The 2025 award winner will be presented the trophy at the Biletnikoff Award Banquet & Celebration in March 2026.
In 2020, BYU receiver Dax Milne was honored as a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist and was later named All-American before being selected by Washington Commanders in the 2021 NFL Draft. Other recent Cougars named to the Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List include Gunner Romney (2020 and 2021) and Puka Nacua (2022).
The correlation between Biletnikoff Award winners and stardom in the National Football League is nearly uniformly consistent. Past Biletnikoff Award winners include NFL standouts such as Calvin Johnson, Randy Moss, Michael Crabtree, Amari Cooper, the late Terry Glenn and Larry Fitzgerald.
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. And was the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XI.