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In "news so completely expected my dog could have predicted it," junior Maryland wide receiver Stefon Diggs has been named to the 2014 Biletnikoff Award Watch List. The award is annually given to the nation's top wide receiver -- last year's winner was Oregon State's Brandin Cooks.
This comes on the heels of Diggs's nominations to the watch lists for the Maxwell (college football's most outstanding player) and Hornung (college football's most verstile player) awards for the second straight year. Diggs joins Maryland center Sal Conaboy, kicker Brad Craddock and outside linebacker Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil as Terrapins nominated for positional watch lists thus far this season.
In Diggs's two seasons with the Terps, he has caught 88 passes for 1,435 yards and nine touchdowns. Nearly half of his first season was spent with a scout team linebacker playing quarterback, while nearly half of his second season was missed due to a horrific leg injury suffered against Wake Forest. He's on pace to break a number of Terrapin records (more on that later this week), but bringing in the award nominations is just fine for now, thanks.
Notably absent from the list is fellow star Maryland wide receiver Deon Long, a former four-/five-star recruit coming out of junior college who is expected to former one of the top receiving tandems in the nation with Diggs. In seven games last season, Long caught 32 passes for 489 yards and a touchdown. He also suffered a season-ending leg injury against Wake Forest.
The full list of nominees, from the award's official website:
| Player | School | Year |
| 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. |