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Lazard On Biletnikoff Award Watch List For Second-Straight Season
07.18.2017 | Football
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior Allen Lazard is one of the best receiving threats in the nation. The voting members of the award distributed to the country's most outstanding receiver, regardless of position, also agree, announcing today that Lazard has been named to the 2017 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List for the second-straight season.
Established in 1994, the Biletnikoff Award is named after Fred Biletnikoff, who is a member of both the pro and college football halls of fame. He was an All-America receiver at Florida State and an All-Pro for the Oakland Raiders.
A native of Urbandale, Iowa, Lazard returns as one of the best receivers in the nation in 2017, recording 69 catches, 1,018 receiving yards and seven TDs en route to First-Team All-Big 12 honors in 2016. He became just one of four players in school history to break the 1,000-yard receiving barrier in a season.
The preseason All-American set a school record with six 100-yard receiving games in 2016 and enters the 2017 season ranking No. 2 in career receptions (170) and No. 4 in career receiving yards (2,419), respectively, among active FBS players.
The 2016 team captain needs seven receptions and 677 receiving yards to become ISU's all-time leader in both categories.
Lazard has caught a pass in a school-record 35 consecutive games.
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