Wynn earned a spot on the 2014 Biletnikoff Award Watch List as announced by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation.
The Biletnikoff Award is given annually in recognition of the most outstanding receiver in college football. Any player who catches passes, regardless of position, is eligible for the award. Former winners include Michael Crabtree, Larry Fitzgerald, Calvin Johnson and Randy Moss.
Wynn is one of 55 players named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list and is one of six members representing the Big Ten. He was also named to the preseason watch list this past week for the Paul Hornung Award, which is awarded to the “most versatile player in college football.”
The 5-foot-7, 167-pound Cleveland native is the first player in IU history to record at least one touchdown from the four categories — 17 receiving, one punt return, one kick return and one rushing — in his career.
This past season, Wynn caught 46 passes for 633 yards and 11 touchdowns as part of a highly talented receiving corps that sent three players to NFL camps. Wynn posted 1,158 all-purpose yards, adding a rushing and kick return score to his receiving touchdowns.
He leads active Big Ten wide receivers with 20 career touchdowns, is second with 133 receptions and 17 touchdowns and is third with 1,490 career receiving yards.
The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation will announce 10 semifinalists on Nov. 17, following a vote by the 221 members of the Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee. Three finalists will be declared following another vote on Nov. 24.
The 2014 Biletnikoff Award winner will be presented the award live from 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 11 on The Home Depot College Football Awards Show broadcast on ESPN. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff will announce the 2014 winner on the show.
The IU football season is approaching with only six Saturdays without Hoosier ?football remaining. IU is set to play Indiana State Aug. 30 in the season opener at Memorial Stadium.
