Watch Lists: Pettis For Biletnikoff; Victor For Wuerrfel
July 18, 2017 | Football
For the second day in a row, both Dante Pettis and Azeem Victor have been named to a college football award preseason watch list.
Tuesday, Pettis was named to the list for the Biletnikoff Award while Victor was nominated for the Wuerffel Trophy.
Pettis was named to the Paul Hornung Award watch list on Monday, while Victor had previously been watch-listed by the Butkus, Nagurski and Bednarik Awards.
The Biletnikoff Award is given to the nation's top receiver regardless of position, while the Wuerrfel Trophy honors players for community service.
Pettis, a senior wide receiver and punt returner from San Clemente, Calif., earned second-team All-Pac-12 and second-team Academic All-Pac-12 last year, when he was also a Sporting News second-team All-America as a punt returner.
In 2016, he caught 53 passes for 822 yards and 15 touchdowns, the seventh-highest total in UW history. He also returned 25 punts for 287 yards and two scores. Pettis has a school-record five punt-return TDs in his career
Victor, a senior from Compton, Calif., was also an All-Pac-12 first-teamer in 2016, when he finished the season with 67 tackles in 10 games. Vea, a junior from Milpitas, Calif., is considered one of the nation's top defensive tackle prospects. He earned second-team All-Pac-12 last year.
Victor has also founded the Azeem's Dream Foundation, which aims to break the cycle of hopelessness among urban and at risk youth.
Watch lists for 16 college football awards are being announced during this two-week stretch in July. Here's the full schedule:
Monday July 10: Bednarik Award / Maxwell Award
Tuesday July 11: Mackey Award / Rimington Trophy
Wednesday July 12: Lou Groza Award / Ray Guy Award
Thursday July 13: Bronko Nagurski Trophy / Outland Trophy
Friday July 14: Jim Thorpe Award
Monday July 17: Butkus Award / Paul Hornung Award
Tuesday July 18: Biletnikoff Award / Wuerffel Trophy
Wednesday July 19: Davey O'Brien Award
Thursday July 20: Doak Walker Award
Friday July 21: Walter Camp Award
Tuesday, Pettis was named to the list for the Biletnikoff Award while Victor was nominated for the Wuerffel Trophy.
Pettis was named to the Paul Hornung Award watch list on Monday, while Victor had previously been watch-listed by the Butkus, Nagurski and Bednarik Awards.
The Biletnikoff Award is given to the nation's top receiver regardless of position, while the Wuerrfel Trophy honors players for community service.
Pettis, a senior wide receiver and punt returner from San Clemente, Calif., earned second-team All-Pac-12 and second-team Academic All-Pac-12 last year, when he was also a Sporting News second-team All-America as a punt returner.
In 2016, he caught 53 passes for 822 yards and 15 touchdowns, the seventh-highest total in UW history. He also returned 25 punts for 287 yards and two scores. Pettis has a school-record five punt-return TDs in his career
Victor, a senior from Compton, Calif., was also an All-Pac-12 first-teamer in 2016, when he finished the season with 67 tackles in 10 games. Vea, a junior from Milpitas, Calif., is considered one of the nation's top defensive tackle prospects. He earned second-team All-Pac-12 last year.
Victor has also founded the Azeem's Dream Foundation, which aims to break the cycle of hopelessness among urban and at risk youth.
Watch lists for 16 college football awards are being announced during this two-week stretch in July. Here's the full schedule:
Monday July 10: Bednarik Award / Maxwell Award
Tuesday July 11: Mackey Award / Rimington Trophy
Wednesday July 12: Lou Groza Award / Ray Guy Award
Thursday July 13: Bronko Nagurski Trophy / Outland Trophy
Friday July 14: Jim Thorpe Award
Monday July 17: Butkus Award / Paul Hornung Award
Tuesday July 18: Biletnikoff Award / Wuerffel Trophy
Wednesday July 19: Davey O'Brien Award
Thursday July 20: Doak Walker Award
Friday July 21: Walter Camp Award
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