Oklahoma State wide receiver Justin Bowick has landed on the 2026 Biletnikoff Award Watch List, giving the Cowboys two names on the board for college football’s top receiver honor.
The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation announced Thursday that Bowick is now on the list alongside OSU receiver Wyatt Young, who was included in the preseason. The award goes to the season’s outstanding FBS pass-catcher, regardless of position.
Bowick’s season has been hard to miss. The fifth-year player from Atlanta, Georgia, transferred to Oklahoma State in 2026 and enters the conversation with numbers that sit near the top of the national leaderboard. He ranks No. 5 in the FBS with nine receiving touchdowns and No. 18 with 731 receiving yards, and both marks lead the Cowboys.
He has also put together three 100-yard receiving games this season. On top of that, his 15 catches of 20-plus yards rank sixth in the nation.
The Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee handles the process from here, naming semifinalists, three finalists and the winner. That group includes 625 college football journalists, commentators, announcers, past Biletnikoff Award winners and other former receivers.
Receivers can be added to the watch list as the season unfolds, and Bowick is the latest to earn that bump.
Oklahoma State’s home ticket picture is mostly spoken for, too. Season tickets are sold out, and only a small number of single-game tickets remain for the November 28 game against Kansas. The November 15 game against Texas Tech is already sold out.
Tickets are available at www.okstate.com/tickets or by calling the ticket office at 877-ALL-4-OSU. Fans can also use SeatGeek, the official secondary partner of OSU Athletics, to find tickets for sold-out games.
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