Hopkins on 2011 Biletnikoff Award Watch List

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Clemson sophomore wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins DeAndre Hopkins

Wide Receiver

#6 6-1, 195

Central, SC

View Full Profile lemson rising sophomore DeAndre Hopkins has been named to the preseason watch list for the Biletnikoff Award. The Biletnikoff Award is named after former Florida State and Oakland Raiders receiver Fred Biletnikoff and goes to the top receiver in college football.

Hopkins is one of nine ACC players on the list. He is joined by Travis Benjamin of Miami (FL), Jarrett Boykin of Virginia Tech, Kris Burd of Virginia, Chris Givens of Wake Forest, Dwight Jones of North Carolina, Bobby Swegert of Boston College, Donovan Varner and Conner Vernon of Duke.

Clemson’s schedule will be a challenge of the defensive secondary as six players on the Biletnikoff List will face the Tigers this year. In addition to Boykin, Givens, Jones and Swegert, the Tigers also face South Carolina’s Alshon Jeffery and Auburn’s Emory Blake, who are both on the list.

Hopkins led Clemson in receiving last year with 52 receptions for 637 yards and four touchdowns. He had three 100-yard receiving games over his last four contests, including the Meineke Car Care Bowl against South Florida when he had nine receptions for 105 yards. The nine receptions established a Clemson record for catches in a bowl game. He had at least five catches in each of the last five game. His 52 catches were the most by a first-team freshman and second best in history among all freshmen (red-shirt or first year).

BILETNIKOFF AWARD (July 6)

Joe Adams, Arkansas


Tavon Austin, West Virginia


Cole Beasley, SMU


Demario Belcher, Indiana


Travis Benjamin, Miami


Juston Blackmon, Oklahoma State


Emory Blake, Auburn


Kelvin Bolden, Southern Miss


Josh Boyce, TCU


Jarrett Boykin, Virginia Tech


Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma


Chad Bumphis, Mississippi State


Kris Burd, Virginia


Duron Carter, Alabama


Van Chew, Syracuse


Greg Childs, Arkansas


Devonte Christopher, Utah


Josh Cooper, Oklahoma State


Juron Criner, Arizona


BJ Cunningham, Michigan State


Mike Davis, Texas


Jeremy Ebert, Northwestern


Patrick Edwards, Houston


Michael Floyd, Notre Dame


Dwayne Frampton, Arkansas State


Jeff Fuller, Texas A&M


Chris Givens, Wake Forest


Ryan Grant, Tulane


Ladarius Green, Louisiana


Noel Grigsby, San Jose State


Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas


Darius Hanks, Alabama


Mark Harrison, Rutgers


Nick Harwell, Miami (Ohio)


TY Hilton, FIU


DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson


Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina


AJ Jenkins, Illinois


Damaris Johnson, Tulsa


Darius Johnson, SMU


Dwight Jones, North Carolina


Marvin Jones, California


Kamar Jorden, Bowling Green


Jermaine Kearse, Washington


Tavarres King, Georgia


Lance Lewis, East Carolina


Rishard Mathews, Nevada


Marquis Maze, Alabama


DaJon McKnight, Minnesota


Marvin McNutt, Iowa


TJ Moe, Missouri


Derrick Moye, Penn State


Eric Page, Toledo


Daymond Patterson, Kansas


Royce Pollard, Hawaii


Devier Posey, Ohio State


Ruben Randall, LSU


Roy Roundtree, Michigan


Mike Shanahan, Pittsburgh


Tyler Shoemaker, Boise State


Michael Smith, Connecticut


Kenny Stills, Oklahoma


Bobby Swegert, Boston College


Ryan Swope, Texas A&M


Alex Torres, Texas Tech


Donovan Varner, Duke


Conner Vernon, Duke


Markus Wheaton, Oregon State


Jordon White, Western Michigan


Cody Wilson, Central Michigan


Marquess Wilson, Washington State


DJ Woods, Cincinnati


Robert Woods, USC


Jarius Wright, Arkansas


Kendall Wright, Baylor

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