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Coxie lands on Biletnikoff Award watch list Thursday
Jul 16, 2020 | Football
The redshirt senior has posted back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – For the second consecutive season, redshirt senior wide receiver Damonte Coxie was named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list the organization announced Thursday morning. Coxie has posted back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, becoming just the second Tiger (Anthony Miller) to do so in program history.
The Reserve, La. native finished 2019 with a career-high 1,276 receiving yards and helped lead Memphis to over 4,000 receiving yards for the second time ever.
Coxie eclipsed the 100-yard receiving mark in six contests last year, with five of those performances coming during the final seven games of the season. In Memphis' American Athletic Conference Championship win over Cincinnati, Coxie pulled in a season-high 165 yards on nine catches.
He enters this season with 11 career 100-yard receiving games, second only to Anthony Miller's 17.
With 2,773 career receiving yards to date, Coxie has climbed to third all-time in Memphis history, sitting just over 200 yards shy of Duke Calhoun for second all-time and 1,217 yards short of Miller's record of 3,590 yards from 2015-17. After hauling in nine touchdowns in 2019, Coxie's career total of 19 is tied for third all-time.
In addition to piling up the yards, Coxie has recorded a reception in 33 consecutive games, a mark that ranks as the fourth-most in program history. He finished 2019 with at least five catches in seven games, including the final four contests.
The Biletnikoff Award is presented annually to the season's outstanding college football receiver, regardless of position.
Memphis is scheduled to open its 2020 season on September 5 against Arkansas State.
The Reserve, La. native finished 2019 with a career-high 1,276 receiving yards and helped lead Memphis to over 4,000 receiving yards for the second time ever.
Coxie eclipsed the 100-yard receiving mark in six contests last year, with five of those performances coming during the final seven games of the season. In Memphis' American Athletic Conference Championship win over Cincinnati, Coxie pulled in a season-high 165 yards on nine catches.
He enters this season with 11 career 100-yard receiving games, second only to Anthony Miller's 17.
With 2,773 career receiving yards to date, Coxie has climbed to third all-time in Memphis history, sitting just over 200 yards shy of Duke Calhoun for second all-time and 1,217 yards short of Miller's record of 3,590 yards from 2015-17. After hauling in nine touchdowns in 2019, Coxie's career total of 19 is tied for third all-time.
In addition to piling up the yards, Coxie has recorded a reception in 33 consecutive games, a mark that ranks as the fourth-most in program history. He finished 2019 with at least five catches in seven games, including the final four contests.
The Biletnikoff Award is presented annually to the season's outstanding college football receiver, regardless of position.
Memphis is scheduled to open its 2020 season on September 5 against Arkansas State.
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