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After Blistering Start, Johnson Added To Biletnikoff Award Watch List
10/24/2018 8:07:00 AM | Football
Minnesota junior could break school's single season receiving record.
University of Minnesota Tyler Johnson was added to the Biletnikoff Award watch list today by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc., the Florida-based creator and sponsor of the award.
The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the 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.
Tyler Johnson is on pace for a historic season for the Maroon and Gold. Through seven games, he has 47 catches (sixth in the Big Ten) for 705 yards (13th in NCAA, second in the Big Ten) and seven touchdowns. He is averaging 100.7 yards per game (11th in the NCAA, second in the Big Ten) and has a chance to break Minnesota's single season receiving record, which is 1,125 yards and was set by Ron Johnson (no relation) in 2000. Tyler Johnson is 420 yards shy of Ron Johnson's record and needs to average 84 yards in the remaining five games to tie the record.
Tyler Johnson has 96 career catches (16th in school history) for 1,523 yards (13th in school history) and 14 touchdowns (tied for ninth all-time). He has eight career 100-yard games and five this year. The last Gopher to have five 100-yard games in a season was Aaron Hosack (2003) and the last to have six (school record) was Ryan Thelwell (1996).
Tyler Johnson enters Friday's game against Indiana with back-to-back-to-back 100-yard games (107 vs. Iowa; 119 at Ohio State and 184 at Nebraska). The last Gopher to have three straight 100-yard receiving games in the Big Ten was Ron Johnson, who did it against Penn State (114), Ohio State (163) and Indiana (177) in 2000. The last and only Gopher to have four straight 100-yard receiving games (school record) was Eric Decker who did so from Dec. 31, 2008 to Sept. 18, 2009 (vs. Kansas, at Syracuse, vs. Air Force and vs. California).
Tyler Johnson had a career day last Saturday at Nebraska. He caught 11 passes (third-most ever for a Gopher) for 184 yards (seventh most in a single game for a Gopher and most since Eric Decker had 190 yards against Indiana in 2008). He has 303 receiving yards in his last two games (119 at Ohio State and 184 at Nebraska). The school record for most receiving yards in consecutive games is 340 set by Ron Johnson in 2000 (163 at Ohio State and 177 at Indiana). Tyler Johnson needs 156 yards versus Indiana to tie Ron Johnson's record.
Tyler Johnson's 677 receiving yards in 2017 were the fifth most ever by a Gopher sophomore and that was despite missing the final two games with an injury. His seven receiving touchdowns were the second most ever by a sophomore. To crack the top five as a junior he will need 60 catches and 822 yards. Ron Johnson's 11 touchdowns as a junior is first in school history.
In 17 games with receiver coach Matt Simon, Tyler Johnson has caught 82 passes for 1,382 yards and 13 touchdowns. Those numbers alone would rank him 19th in career receptions, 14th in career yards and tied for 11th in touchdowns. The 16.85 average yards per catch would rank sixth.
The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the 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.
Tyler Johnson is on pace for a historic season for the Maroon and Gold. Through seven games, he has 47 catches (sixth in the Big Ten) for 705 yards (13th in NCAA, second in the Big Ten) and seven touchdowns. He is averaging 100.7 yards per game (11th in the NCAA, second in the Big Ten) and has a chance to break Minnesota's single season receiving record, which is 1,125 yards and was set by Ron Johnson (no relation) in 2000. Tyler Johnson is 420 yards shy of Ron Johnson's record and needs to average 84 yards in the remaining five games to tie the record.
Tyler Johnson has 96 career catches (16th in school history) for 1,523 yards (13th in school history) and 14 touchdowns (tied for ninth all-time). He has eight career 100-yard games and five this year. The last Gopher to have five 100-yard games in a season was Aaron Hosack (2003) and the last to have six (school record) was Ryan Thelwell (1996).
Tyler Johnson enters Friday's game against Indiana with back-to-back-to-back 100-yard games (107 vs. Iowa; 119 at Ohio State and 184 at Nebraska). The last Gopher to have three straight 100-yard receiving games in the Big Ten was Ron Johnson, who did it against Penn State (114), Ohio State (163) and Indiana (177) in 2000. The last and only Gopher to have four straight 100-yard receiving games (school record) was Eric Decker who did so from Dec. 31, 2008 to Sept. 18, 2009 (vs. Kansas, at Syracuse, vs. Air Force and vs. California).
Tyler Johnson had a career day last Saturday at Nebraska. He caught 11 passes (third-most ever for a Gopher) for 184 yards (seventh most in a single game for a Gopher and most since Eric Decker had 190 yards against Indiana in 2008). He has 303 receiving yards in his last two games (119 at Ohio State and 184 at Nebraska). The school record for most receiving yards in consecutive games is 340 set by Ron Johnson in 2000 (163 at Ohio State and 177 at Indiana). Tyler Johnson needs 156 yards versus Indiana to tie Ron Johnson's record.
Tyler Johnson's 677 receiving yards in 2017 were the fifth most ever by a Gopher sophomore and that was despite missing the final two games with an injury. His seven receiving touchdowns were the second most ever by a sophomore. To crack the top five as a junior he will need 60 catches and 822 yards. Ron Johnson's 11 touchdowns as a junior is first in school history.
In 17 games with receiver coach Matt Simon, Tyler Johnson has caught 82 passes for 1,382 yards and 13 touchdowns. Those numbers alone would rank him 19th in career receptions, 14th in career yards and tied for 11th in touchdowns. The 16.85 average yards per catch would rank sixth.
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