Jeremiah Smith of Ohio State, Makai Lemon of Southern California and Skyler Bell of UConn are the 2025 Biletnikoff Award finalists, announced Tuesday.

The award is presented annually to the season's most outstanding FBS receiver at any position.

The surprise of the list is Bell, who had a breakout senior season for the Huskies.

UConn (9-3) is finished for the regular season, but Bell leads the nation in receptions (101), receiving yards (1,278) and receiving touchdowns (13). He ranks second to Danny Scudero of San Jose State with an average of 106.5 yards per game.

While Ohio State and USC have turned out multiple winners of individual awards, Bell is the first UConn player in program history to earn finalist status for one of college football's top awards.

Smith, a sophomore, ranks 1

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