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Oklahoma football: Two Sooner WRs on watch for Biletnikoff Award

By Chip Rouse

Dec 30, 2020; Arlington, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Marvin Mims (17) runs the ball against Florida Gators defensive back Jaydon Hill (23) in the game at ATT Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2020; Arlington, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Marvin Mims (17) runs the ball against Florida Gators defensive back Jaydon Hill (23) in the game at ATT Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /
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The 2021 Oklahoma football roster is deep with talented receivers, and two from that group are on the preseason watch list for this season’s Biletnikoff Award.

Sophomore Marvin Mims and senior transfer Mike Woods are among 51 receivers from college teams around the country who are in early consideration for the Biletnikoff Award, which annually recognizes the top college receiver.

Five players from the Big 12 have been named to the Biletnikoff watch list for this season. In addition to the two OU receivers, two from Texas Tech (Erik Ezukanma and Kaylon Geiger) and Xavier Hutchinson of Iowa State are in consideration.

If Mims or Woods come through as they are expected to this season, one or both could find himself in final consideration when it comes time to select the winner.

As a true freshman in the pandemic-impacted 2020 season, Mims led the Sooners with 610 receiving yards on 37 catches, nine of which resulted in touchdowns. The nine receiving touchdowns set a new freshman program record.

Mims earned freshman All-America honors last season from The Athletic and ESPN and was the first freshman in OU football history to be named a freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America. Earlier this month, he was selected to the 2021 Preseason All-Big 12 Team.

Woods is a transfer from Arkansas, where he played for three seasons. Before entering the transfer portal and eventually committing to Oklahoma, he was singled out as one of the top returning receivers in the SEC for the 2021 season.

The 6-foot, 1-inch wide receiver from Magnolia, Texas, caught 32 passes for 619 yards and five touchdowns for the Razorbacks last season. He was Arkansas second leading receiver a year ago, averaging close to 20 yards per catch.

This is the 28th year for the Biletnikoff Award, which was introduced in 1994. With all the great receivers who have played at Oklahoma over that time, you would expect the Sooners would have more than one Biletnikoff Award winner. But they have just one. Dede Westbrook won the award in 2018.

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