At this point, 55 names seems like a somewhat reasonable number for a watch list. It’s actually fewer than the number of players on the Rimington watch list, which goes to the nation’s top center -- and, of course, teams only have one center per roster as opposed to three or four starting wide receivers.
The preseason Biletnikoff watch list:
| Nelson Agholor | University of Southern California | Jr. |
| Dres Anderson | University of Utah | Sr. |
| Kenny Bell | University of Nebraska | Sr. |
| Tyler Boyd | University of Pittsburgh | So. |
| Da’Ron Brown | Northern Illinois University | Sr. |
| Rashon Ceaser | University of Louisiana at Monroe | Jr. |
| Sammie Coates | Auburn University | Jr. |
| Amari Cooper | University of Alabama | Sr. |
| Jamison Crowder | Duke University | Sr. |
| Titus Davis | Central Michigan University | Sr. |
| Geremy Davis | University of Connecticut | Sr. |
| Devante Davis | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Sr. |
| Quinshad Davis | University of North Carolina | Jr. |
| Corey Davis | Western Michigan University | So. |
| Stefon Diggs | University of Maryland | Jr. |
| Devin Funchess | University of Michigan | Jr. |
| Antwan Goodley | Baylor University | Sr. |
| Jakeem Grant | Texas Tech University | Jr. |
| Deontay Greenberry | University of Houston | Jr. |
| Rashad Greene | Florida State University | Sr. |
| Rannell Hall | University of Central Florida | Sr. |
| Justin Hardy | East Carolina University | Sr. |
| Josh Harper | California State University, Fresno | Sr. |
| Chris Harper | University of California | Jr. |
| Nick Harwell | University of Kansas | Sr. |
| Rashard Higgins | Colorado State University | So. |
| Austin Hill | University of Arizona | Sr. |
| Christian Jones | Northwestern University | Sr. |
| Darius Joseph | Southern Methodist University | Jr. |
| Jameon Lewis | Mississippi State University | Sr. |
| Tyler Lockett | Kansas State University | Sr. |
| Matt Miller | Boise State University | Sr. |
| Ty Montgomery | Stanford University | Sr. |
| Richard Mullaney | Oregon State University | Jr. |
| Jamarcus Nelson | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Sr. |
| Levi Norwood | Baylor University | Sr. |
| DeVante Parker | University of Louisville | Sr. |
| Breshad Perriman | University of Central Florida | Jr. |
| Jamal Robinson | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Sr. |
| Ezell Ruffin | San Diego State University | Sr. |
| Dominic Rufran | University of Wyoming | Sr. |
| Wes Saxton | University of South Alabama | Jr. |
| Jaxon Shipley | University of Texas | Sr. |
| Tommy Shuler | Marshall University | Sr. |
| Devin Smith | Ohio State University | Jr. |
| Shavarez Smith | University of South Alabama | Jr. |
| Daniel Spencer | University of Houston | Sr. |
| Jaelen Strong | Arizona State University | Jr. |
| Jordan Taylor | Rice University | Sr. |
| Laquon Treadwell | University of Mississippi | So. |
| Richy Turner | University of Nevada | Sr. |
| Shaq Washington | University of Cincinnati | Sr. |
| Jordan Williams | Ball State University | Jr. |
| Tyler Winston | San Jose State University | So. |
| Shane Wynn | Indiana University | Sr. |
Obviously, these are all talented players to make this watch list, but a wild guess at the three guys who ultimately are finalists for the award: Amari Cooper, Deontay Greenberry and Antwan Goodley.