TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Washington State senior wide receiver Easop Winston Jr. was one of eight players added to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List, the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation announced Wednesday.

Winston Jr. joins fellow wideout Dezmon Patmon who was named to the preseason watch list for the award given to the season's most outstanding FBS receiver in college football.

Winston Jr. enters week five leading the country in touchdown receptions (8), is third in the Pac-12 Conference in receptions (26) and fifth in the league in receiving yards (348). The San Francisco native owns a pair of 100-yards games, has caught at least one touchdown pass in all four games and recently tied a WSU single-game record with four touchdown catches against UCLA.

The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the season's outstanding FBS receiver in college football. Any player, regardless of position (wide receiver, tight end, slot back, and running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award. As such, the Biletnikoff Award recognizes college football's outstanding receiver, not merely college football's outstanding wide receiver. 

The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc., will announce the ten Biletnikoff Award semifinalists Nov. 18, 2019, following the vote by the distinguished members of the Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee. Likewise, the three finalists will be declared, following another vote Nov. 25, 2019. The 2019 Biletnikoff Award winner will be presented live Dec. 12, 2019, at the College Football Hall of Fame on The Home Depot College Football Awards presented by Gildan to be broadcast 7-9 p.m. (EST) on ESPN.

The name Biletnikoff is synonymous with the term receiver. Fred Biletnikoff, a member of the pro and college football halls of fame, was a consensus All-America receiver at Florida State University, and an All-Pro receiver for the Oakland Raiders. He caught 589 passes for 8,974 yards and 76 touchdowns in his 14-year Raiders career from 1965 through 1978. Fred was the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XI.