US EditionFred Biletnikoff Award Winners
Lemon led all Power Four receivers with 1,156 yards and 11 touchdowns, earning top grades from Pro Football Focus as college football's highest-rated wide receiver.
- On Friday night during the College Football Awards show, USC wide receiver Makai Lemon was named the 2025 Biletnikoff Award winner and will receive the trophy in Tallahassee, Florida on March 28, 2026.
- Lemon finished the season by leading key receiving categories, pacing the Big Ten with 64 receptions and nine touchdowns in nine league games and totaling 79 catches and 11 TDs.
- According to Pro Football Focus, Makai Lemon, USC wide receiver, has 137 catches for 2,008 yards and recorded five 100-yard receiving games this season.
- He beat out finalists Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State sophomore, and Skyler Bell, UConn senior, becoming USC's second Biletnikoff winner after Marqise Lee and following last season’s Travis Hunter.
- Notably, Makai Lemon is the first Big Ten player since 2009 to record two TD catches and a touchdown pass in a game against Oregon.
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USC wide receiver Makai Lemon wins Biletnikoff Award
USC junior wide receiver Makai Lemon has won the Biletnikoff Award, which is given annually to the nation’s top college wide receiver, it was announced Friday during the College Football Awards show. Lemon, who beat out Ohio State sophomore Jeremiah Smith and Connecticut senior Skyler Bell for the honor, is the second Biletnikoff Award winner in USC history, joining Marqise Lee (2012). The first-team All-American finished the regular season lead…
USC Receiver Makai Lemon Wins Biletnikoff Award Over Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith
Despite being widely considered the best receiver if not the best player in college football, Jeremiah Smith did not win this year’s Biletnikoff Award. USC wide receiver Makai Lemon was named Friday night as the 2025 recipient of the Biletnikoff Award, which honors college football’s best receiver. Congratulations to Makai Lemon @getabagkai, winner of the prestigious Biletnikoff Award! The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the college …
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