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Michael Pittman Jr. Named Finalist For Biletnikoff Award
November 25, 2019 | Football, Features
USC senior wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. has been named one of 3 finalists for the 2019 Biletnikoff Award, presented to college football's outstanding receiver by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation.
Joining Pittman as finalists are LSU's Ja'Marr Chase and Oklahoma's CeeDee Lamb.
The winner will be announced on Dec. 12 at The Home Depot College Football Awards in Atlanta and then honored at the Biletnikoff Award Banquet on Feb. 15, 2020, in Tallahassee.
Pittman, an All-American candidate and USC's team MVP, is also a finalist for the Pop Warner National College Football Award and a semifinalist for the Witten Award.
He leads the Trojans with 95 receptions for 1,222 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2019. He is fourth nationally in receptions (7.9), eighth in receiving TDs (11) and 10th in receiving yards (101.8). He has been in double digits in receptions 4 times in 2019 and over 100 yards 5 times. In his career, he has 165 career catches for 2,466 yards and 19 scores with 29 starts to rank 13th on USC's career receptions list. He has 9 100-yard receiving games in his career.
Pittman is very active in community service, volunteering countless hours to a wide variety of organizations. He has overcome his struggles with stuttering and uses that challenges as a platform to promote reading skills to elementary students.
Pittman is looking to be USC's second winner of the Biletnikoff Award, joining Marqise Lee, the 2012 recipient. The Trojans also have had 4 other finalists for the award: Keyshawn Johnson in 1995, Mike Williams in 2003, Dwayne Jarrett in 2005 and Robert Woods in 2011.
Joining Pittman as finalists are LSU's Ja'Marr Chase and Oklahoma's CeeDee Lamb.
The winner will be announced on Dec. 12 at The Home Depot College Football Awards in Atlanta and then honored at the Biletnikoff Award Banquet on Feb. 15, 2020, in Tallahassee.
Pittman, an All-American candidate and USC's team MVP, is also a finalist for the Pop Warner National College Football Award and a semifinalist for the Witten Award.
He leads the Trojans with 95 receptions for 1,222 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2019. He is fourth nationally in receptions (7.9), eighth in receiving TDs (11) and 10th in receiving yards (101.8). He has been in double digits in receptions 4 times in 2019 and over 100 yards 5 times. In his career, he has 165 career catches for 2,466 yards and 19 scores with 29 starts to rank 13th on USC's career receptions list. He has 9 100-yard receiving games in his career.
Pittman is very active in community service, volunteering countless hours to a wide variety of organizations. He has overcome his struggles with stuttering and uses that challenges as a platform to promote reading skills to elementary students.
Pittman is looking to be USC's second winner of the Biletnikoff Award, joining Marqise Lee, the 2012 recipient. The Trojans also have had 4 other finalists for the award: Keyshawn Johnson in 1995, Mike Williams in 2003, Dwayne Jarrett in 2005 and Robert Woods in 2011.
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