{"id":2752,"date":"2019-07-31T14:43:05","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T14:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/?p=2752"},"modified":"2019-07-31T14:43:05","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T14:43:05","slug":"fwaa-announces-2019-outland-trophy-watch-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/fwaa-announces-2019-outland-trophy-watch-list\/","title":{"rendered":"FWAA Announces 2019 Outland Trophy Watch List"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>FWAA Announces 2019 Outland Trophy Watch List<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1882 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Outland-logo2018-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/h3>\n<h4>83 Players Listed for Nation&#8217;s Top Interior Lineman<\/h4>\n<p>The Football Writers Association of America has announced the preseason watch list for the 2019 Outland Trophy presented by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. This season&#8217;s list presents a rare wide-open field following the departure of all eight Outland Trophy semifinalists from a year ago and the return of only one FWAA All-American, offensive tackle Calvin Throckmorton of Oregon. The Ducks, along with Michigan, top the list with four selections among the 83 standout interior linemen representing all 10 Division I FBS conferences and independents.<\/p>\n<p>Throckmorton, a senior from Bellevue, Wash., was a second-team FWAA All-American and is the lone member of the 2018 FWAA All-America Team on either interior line to return this season. He is joined by three teammates, center Jake Hanson, guard Shane Lemieux and defensive tackle Jordon Scott. Michigan has four members of its offensive front on the list \u2013 center Cesar Ruiz, guards Michael Onwenu and Ben Bredeson, and tackle Jon Runyan. Georgia has three players and 15 other schools have two representatives on the list of standouts.<\/p>\n<p>University of Pittsburgh All-American Mark May, the 1980 Outland Trophy winner, will serve as the Outland Trophy #FightFlu ambassador for the upcoming season. May will make media appearances on behalf of the #FightFlu public awareness campaign to remind people to get their annual flu shots.<\/p>\n<p>The recipient of the 74th Outland Trophy will be announced during ESPN&#8217;s The Home Depot College Football Awards on Dec. 12, live from the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. The official presentation to the winner will be made at the NFID Outland Trophy Awards Dinner sponsored by Werner Enterprises and produced by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee on Jan. 15, 2020. Up to eight semifinalists will be named on Nov. 20 in Omaha and three finalists for the award will be announced on Nov. 25.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with NFL and college coaches, scouts and player agents. He has published draftinsiders.com for 29 years including a 250 page Yearbook with 300 in-depth scouting reports. Long-time <\/strong><\/em><strong><em>scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation\u2019s premier postseason All-star game and member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards &#8211; Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>, <\/strong><\/em><strong><em>Biletnikoff etc for the past 27 years. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Candidates may be added or removed during the season. The distribution of watch list candidates is spread well among the conferences, with the Big Ten and SEC leading the way with 13 each. The Big 12 and Pac-12 are just behind with 12 apiece, followed by the ACC with 10 as well as the American Athletic (6), Independents and Mountain West (4 each), and Conference USA, Mid-American and Sun Belt (3 each). The list includes 32 offensive tackles, 19 defensive tackles, 18 guards and 14 centers.<\/p>\n<h3>2019 Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List (83)<\/h3>\n<p>OT Trey Adams, Washington\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0OG Shane Lemieux, Oregon<br \/>\nOT Hakeem Adeniji, Kansas\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 DT Ray Lima, Iowa State<br \/>\nOL Tremayne Anchrum, Clemson\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 OT Walker Little, Stanford<br \/>\nOG Jack Anderson, Texas Tech\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 OT Abraham Lucas, Washington State<br \/>\nOT Mekhi Becton, Louisville\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0DL James Lynch, Baylor<br \/>\nC Tyler Biadasz, Wisconsin\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 DT Justin Madubuike, Texas A&amp;M<br \/>\nDT Ross Blacklock, TCU\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0DT Garrett Marino, UAB<br \/>\nDT Quinton Bohanna, Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0OT Colton McKivitz, West Virginia<br \/>\nOG Parker Braun, Texas\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0OG John Molchon, Boise State<br \/>\nOG Ben Bredeson, Michigan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0C Jimmy Morrissey, Pitt<br \/>\nDT Derrick Brown, Auburn\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0OT Thayer Munford, Ohio State<br \/>\nOL Jake Brown, UCF\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 DT Larrell Murchison, N.C. State<br \/>\nC Levi Brown, Marshall\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 DT Lorenzo Neal, Purdue<br \/>\nC Cohl Cabral, Arizona State\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0OT Jake Nelson, Nevada<br \/>\nOT Brady Christensen, BYU\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 OT Lucas Niang, TCU<br \/>\nOT Ezra Cleveland, Boise State\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0OT Marcus Norman, USF<br \/>\nDT Doug Costin, Miami\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 OG Michael Onwenu, Michigan<br \/>\nOT Coy Cronk, Indiana\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0OT Miles Pate, WKU<br \/>\nOG Navaughn Donaldson, Miami\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0DT John Penisini, Utah<br \/>\nOT Liam Eichenberg, Notre Dame\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0OT Benjamin Petrula, Boston College<br \/>\nOG Jovahn Fair, Temple\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0C Cesar Ruiz, Michigan<br \/>\nDT Leki Fotu, Utah\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 OT Jon Runyan, Michigan<br \/>\nDT Neville Gallimore, Oklahoma\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 DT Jordon Scott, Oregon<br \/>\nC Jake Hanson, Oregon\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0C Zach Shackelford, Texas<br \/>\nC Bryce Harris, Toledo\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0OL Josh Sills, West Virginia<br \/>\nC Nick Harris, Washington\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0OG John Simpson, Clemson<br \/>\nOT Charlie Heck, North Carolina\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 OT Rashawn Slater, Northwestern<br \/>\nOT Justin Herron, Wake Forest\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0OG Logan Stenberg, Kentucky<br \/>\nC Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 OT Prince Tega Wanogho, Auburn<br \/>\nOT Robert Hunt, Louisiana\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 OT Andrew Thomas, Georgia<br \/>\nOL Keith Ismael, San Diego State\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0OT Calvin Throckmorton, Oregon<br \/>\nOT Alaric Jackson, Iowa\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0DT Khyiris Tonga, BYU<br \/>\nC Jordan Johnson, UCF\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0OG Tre\u2019Vour Wallace-Sims, Missouri<br \/>\nOT Victor Johnson, Appalachian State\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0C Darryl Williams, Mississippi State<br \/>\nOT Josh Jones, Houston\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 DT Raequan Williams, Michigan State<br \/>\nOG Luke Juriga, Western Michigan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 OT Jedrick Wills Jr., Alabama<br \/>\nOG Kirk\u00a0 Kelley, Troy\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0OL Isaiah Wilson, Georgia<br \/>\nOL Solomon Kindley, Georgia\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 DT Marvin Wilson, Florida State<br \/>\nDT Javon Kinlaw, South Carolina\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0DT Robert Windsor, Penn State<br \/>\nOG Tommy Kraemer, Notre Dame\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0OT Tristan Wirfs, Iowa<br \/>\nOG Gus Lavaka, Oregon State\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0C Dustin Woodard, Memphis<br \/>\nOG Alex Leatherwood, Alabama<\/p>\n<p>By conference: Big Ten 13, SEC 13, Big 12 12, Pac-12 12, ACC 10, American Athletic 6, Independents 4, Mountain West 4, Conference USA 3, Mid-American 3, Sun Belt 3.<\/p>\n<p>By position: Offensive Tackles 32, Defensive Tackles 19, Offensive Guards 18, Centers 14.<\/p>\n<p>Tackles, guards and centers are eligible for consideration Candidates may be added or removed during the season<\/p>\n<p>The Outland Trophy winner is chosen from three finalists who are a part of the annual FWAA All-America Team. The FWAA All-America Committee, after voting input from the entire membership, selects a 26-man first team and eventually the three Outland finalists. Committee members, then by individual ballot, select the winner. Only interior linemen on offense or defense are eligible for the award; ends are not eligible.<\/p>\n<p>The Outland Trophy is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. Founded in 1997, the NCFAA and its 25 awards now boast over 800 recipients, dating to 1935. Visit ncfaa.org to learn more about the NCFAA.<\/p>\n<p>The Outland Trophy, now in its 74th year, is the third-oldest major college football award. Created in 1946 when Dr. John Outland presented the FWAA with a financial contribution to initiate the award, the Outland Trophy has been given to the best interior lineman in college football ever since. Dr. Outland, an All-American at the University of Pennsylvania in the late 1890s, eventually took up practice in Kansas City, Mo. An avid outdoorsman, Dr. Outland believed linemen did not get the credit they deserved and wanted an award to recognize them.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>About the Football Writers Association of America<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nFounded in 1941, the non-profit Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) consists of more than 1,300 members, including journalists, broadcasters, publicists and key executives in all areas of college football. Led by current President Matt Fortuna of The Athletic, longtime Executive Director Steve Richardson, and a board of veteran journalists, the association continues to grow and work to help college football prosper at all levels. 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