Overview
- Skyler Bell became UConn’s first finalist for a major college football award after a 101-1,278-13 season that set school records for single-season catches and touchdowns.
- Makai Lemon leads the Power Four in receiving yards (1,124) and yards per game (102.2) and holds the top Pro Football Focus grades among wide receivers this season.
- Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith enters rivalry week with 69 receptions for 902 yards and 10 touchdowns for the nation’s No. 1 team.
- The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation confirmed the three-man finalist field of Bell (UConn), Lemon (USC) and Smith (Ohio State) on Nov. 25.
- Draft evaluators project Lemon as a likely first-rounder and Bell as a mid-round prospect, while Smith is not eligible for the upcoming NFL draft.