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BYU Football now has players represented on seven major preseason award watch lists, with Cody Hoffman named Tuesday as a nominee for the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the nation's most outstanding receiver.
Last season, Hoffman led BYU with 61 receptions for 943 yards and ten touchdowns, three of which came in BYU's season-ending Armed Forces Bowl win over Tulsa. Hoffman's game-clinching TD catch came with 11 seconds remaining in the contest.
Among 2011's non-seniors, Hoffman ranked 25th in receiving yards, while only 11 returning players had more than Hoffman's ten receiving scores in 2011. Hoffman's 1,470 career receiving yards rank him 29th all-time at BYU.
Hoffman's nomination brings to six the number of BYU players singled out on watch lists, with a seventh player up for an award not sanctioned by the National College Football Awards Association:
BYU Football Players on Preseason Award Watch Lists
| Player | Award | Recognition |
|---|---|---|
| Braden Hansen | Outland Trophy | Most Outstanding Interior Lineman |
| Braden Hansen | Lombardi Award | College OL, DL or LB of the Year |
| Cody Hoffman | Biletnikoff Award | Most Outstanding Receiver |
| Uona Kaveinga | Butkus Award | Nation's Best Linebacker |
| Riley Nelson | Maxwell Award | College Player of the Year |
| Brandon Ogletree | Lott IMPACT Trophy* | Defensive Player of the Year |
| Riley Stephenson | Ray Guy Award | Nation's Best Punter |
| Kyle Van Noy | Bronco Nagurski Trophy | Most Outstanding Defensive Player |
| Kyle Van Noy | Lombardi Award | College OL, DL or LB of the Year |
*Note: Lott IMPACT Trophy is not part of the National College Football Awards Association coalition, founded in 1997 "to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of college football's various awards."
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Only three national award watch lists have yet to be released--
Wednesday: Davey O'Brien Award (nation's best quarterback)
Thursday: Doak Walker Award (nation's premier running back)
Friday: Walter Camp Award (nation's most outstanding player)
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