Troy Franklin is No. 3 in the country in receiving yardage this season. He’s tied for second in touchdown receptions.

He is not a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to college football’s best receiver. The award announced on Tuesday that, from its list of 10 semifinalists, Washington’s Rome Odunze, LSU’s Malik Nabers, and Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. have been selected as the three finalists. Franklin did not make the cut.

Here are the season stats for each of the three finalists, as well as Franklin:

  • Malik Nabers: 86 receptions, 1,546 yards, 14 touchdowns, nine 100-yard games, one 200-yard game
  • Rome Odunze: 73 receptions, 1,326 yards, 13 touchdowns, eight 100-yard games
  • Marvin Harrison Jr.: 67 receptions, 1,211 yards, 14 touchdowns, eight 100-yard games
  • Troy Franklin: 77 receptions, 1,349 yards, 14 touchdowns, eight 100-yard games

Unlike Nabers and Harrison, Franklin also has an opportunity to build on his numbers this weekend when his team participates in champ week. Oregon plays Washington for the Pac-12 Championship. Neither LSU nor Ohio State will play in their respective conference title games.

Interestingly, two of the three expected Heisman finalists have a receiver on the list for the Biletnikoff. The third expected Heisman finalist, Oregon quarterback Bo Nix, has been knocked as a “checkdown merchant,” which would seemingly mean his receivers are doing more work after the catch than anyone.

But Franklin isn’t up for the award that goes to the top receiver. That seems a little off.

Additional fun fact: Franklin has a deeper average depth of target (13.1 yards) than LSU’s Nabers (12.4). There’s a lot of noise coming from that part of the country that Oregon doesn’t look downfield.

As expected, Oregon fans weren’t happy their guy was left off. Neither was former Oregon receiver Seven McGee. Even a Washington fan chimed in and threw their support behind Franklin.

https://twitter.com/McgeeSeven/status/1729578793633796548

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