2 Longhorns WRs Receive Biletnikoff Watch List Nod As Preseason Hype Grows

Texas Longhorns wide receivers Cam Coleman and Ryan Wingo were named to the 2026 Biletnikoff Award watch list.

A total of 42 other wide receivers earned preseason recognition for the honor, given annually to the best pass-catcher in college football.

Texas is one of 10 teams with multiple receivers on the watch list.

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Coleman enters his first season in Austin after transferring from Auburn. Wingo is now a veteran of the program, entering his third year in the burnt orange.

The NFL could be calling both of them after strong seasons catching passes from Arch Manning, who has received preseason hype of his own.

For Texas, last season saw tight end Jack Endries land on this watch list. Endries now plays for the Cincinnati Bengals with a legit shot at making the 53-man roster after training camp. Jordan Shipley has the best Biletnikoff finish for a Longhorn, as he was a finalist for the award in 2009.

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Coleman answered a Biletnikoff watch-list nod last season with 708 receiving yards and five touchdowns. He was the No. 1-ranked transfer portal recruit in the country when he committed to the Longhorns.

This is the first season Wingo has seen his name included among the best receivers in the college game. The All-SEC Second Team selection expanded his role last season, producing 834 yards and seven touchdowns. He gives Manning two legitimate options on either side of the field this season after the addition of Coleman.

The over 600 journalists of the Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee select a group of semifinalists and three finalists toward the end of the regular season before crowning an award recipient.

Texas is no stranger to preseason recognition at this stage of the preseason program.

Manning was named to the quarterback award watch list that bears his last name in honor of his uncle, Peyton. Star defensive end Colin Simmons is also in the running for the Wuerffel Trophy, awarded to players who make an impact on the community beyond football. Safety Jelani McDonald was also named a candidate to compete for the Jim Thorpe Award, which has been won by several Longhorns defensive backs in the past.