East Carolina University‘s football program has announced that Anthony Smith is a nominee for the Biletnikoff Award.
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By ECUPirates.com
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – East Carolina graduate senior Anthony Smith is one of 47 players across the country named to the 2025 Biletnikoff Award Watch List according to an announcement by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation Wednesday.
Since 2006, ECU received have been included on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List on 14 occasions. Smith’s selection follows C.J. Johnson (2022), Isaiah Winstead (2022), C.J. Brown (2020), Trevon Brown (2018), Jimmy Williams (2017), Zay Jones (2015-16), Justin Hardy (2012-14), Lance Lewis (2011), Dwayne Harris (2010) and Aundrae Allison (2006). Jones became the first Pirate to be named a finalist for the prestigious award.
Anthony Smith (Career and 2024 Biographical Sketches)
Graduate student in the classroom with one year of eligibility remaining … Three-time letterman (1/East Carolina, 2/NC State) who has played in 47 career games making 13 starts – all in 2024 … Caught 54 passes for 1,043 yards (19.3 ypc) with nine touchdowns … Recorded three 100-plus yard receiving games (2024) … Caught at least one pass in 20 of 47 games (multiple 13 times) … Enters 2025 season having started 13 consecutive games … Two-time AAC Academic Honor Roll selection.
2024 (East Carolina): Started all 13 games during initial year with the program … Logged 647 total snaps (646 offense, 1 special teams) … Caught 41 passes for 799 yards (19.5 ypc) with six touchdowns … Hauled down at least one pass in 11 of 13 games (multiple 11 times) … First collegiate start was in the season opener against Norfolk State … Co-leader on the team with 12 receptions of 20 or more yards … Twenty-plus yard catches came against Florida Atlantic (64. 46), UTSA (53 TD), North Texas (50 TD, 44, 23), Tulsa (47, 22), Temple (42 TD, 33), Norfolk State (39) and Old Dominion (31 TD) … Targeted 85 times making 43 catches … Credited with 261 yards after the catch … Threw one pass at Charlotte (incomplete) … Caught a career-best five passes on three occasions (ODU, App State, Norfolk State) … Registered a career-best 121 yards receiving at North Texas on four grabs with a touchdown … Also had 100-plus receiving yards against Temple (101) and Florida Atlantic (120) … Longest reception of his career was 64 yards versus Florida Atlantic in the second quarter … Thirty of 43 receptions went for 10 or more yards (12 for 20-plus, 10 for 30-plus, 7 for 40-plus, 3 for 50 plus, 1 for 60-plus) … Scored touchdowns against Norfolk State, UTSA, Army, Temple, Florida Atlantic and North Texas … Topped 50-plus yards receiving in a game eight times … Stood among NCAA FBS (Top 100) in yards per reception (11th), receiving TDs (77th), total receiving yards (84th) and receiving yards per game (61.5 pg/94th) … 2024 All-AAC Honorable Mention selection by leagues head coaches … Third-Team All-AAC selection by College Football Network and fourth-team All-AAC pick by Phil Steele Magazine.
The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the college football season’s outstanding FBS receiver. 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. Moreover, the Biletnikoff Award is a single season, not career, award.
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