2022 Outland Trophy for Best Interior Lineman of the Year Award Watch List is out. It is the 77th anniversary of the Outland Award which was established in 1946 to recognize linemen. The award goes to offensive or interior defensive linemen, and we have 89 of them to look out for this year.
2022 OUTLAND TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST (89) | ||
C Steve Avila, TCU | G A.J. Gillie, Louisiana | G Lokahi Pauole, UCF |
G Clark Barrington, BYU | OT Anton Harrison, Oklahoma | OT Nolan Potter Jr., NIU |
DT Kyon Barrs, Arizona | C Sincere Haynesworth, Tulane | C Jake Renfro, Cincinnati |
G T.J. Bass, Oregon | OT Cooper Hodges, App State | G Layden Robinson, Texas A&M |
OT Cooper Beebe, Kansas State | DT Siaki Ika, Baylor | DT Jaquelin Roy, LSU |
DT Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin | DT McKinnley Jackson, Texas A&M | G Brendan Schlittler, Liberty |
OT Connor Bishop, Army | DT Desjuan Johnson, Toledo | C John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota |
DT Bryan Bresee, Clemson | OT Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State | OT Peter Skoronski, Northwestern |
G Marco Brewer, Oregon State | OT Broderick Jones, Georgia | DT Jacob Slade, Michigan State |
G Nick Broeker, Ole Miss | OT Dawand Jones, Ohio State | OT Everett Smalley, Air Force |
DT Jalen Carter, Georgia | DT Calijah Kancey, Pitt | G Sidy Sow, Eastern Michigan |
G Caleb Chandler, Louisville | OT Jaxson Kirkland, Washington | OT Cole Spencer, Texas Tech |
DT Elijah Chatman, SMU | C Willie Lampkin, Coastal Carolina | OT Austin Stidham, Troy |
DT Will Choloh, Troy | OT Quantavious Leslie, WKU | DT Dante Stills, West Virginia |
C Eli Cox, Kentucky | G Josh Lugg, Notre Dame | C Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas |
OT Braeden Daniels, Utah | G Christian Mahogany, Boston College | C Malik Sumter, Georgia State |
DT Tyler Davis, Clemson | C Ahofitu Maka, UTSA | DT Junior Tafuna, Utah |
DT Gervon Dexter, Florida | DT Scott Matlock, Boise State | DT Leonard Taylor, Miami |
C Trevor Downing, Iowa State | OT Jordan McFadden, Clemson | OT Kadeem Telfort, UAB |
DT Cory Durden, N.C. State | C Manase Mose, North Texas | OT Joe Tippmann, Wisconsin |
DT Justin Eboigbe, Alabama | DT Myles Murphy, North Carolina | OT O’Cyrus Torrence, Florida |
G Emil Ekiyor, Alabama | DT PJ Mustipher, Penn State | DT Tuli Tuipulotu, USC |
DT Ikenna Enechukwu, Rice | OT Zion Nelson, Miami | C Alama Uluave, San Diego State |
G Warren Ericson, Georgia | C Drake Nugent, Stanford | G Andrew Vorhees, USC |
OT Alfred Edwards, Utah State | OT Dylan O’Quinn, Cincinnati | OT Carter Warren, Pitt |
C Alex Forsyth, Oregon | OT John Ojukwu, Boise State | DT Daymond Williams, Buffalo |
OT Blake Freeland, BYU | C Olusegun Oluwatimi, Michigan | OT Dylan Wonnum, South Carolina |
OT Aaron Frost, Nevada | OT Alex Palczewski, Illinois | G Hunter Woodard, Oklahoma State |
C Jacob Gall, Baylor | C Jarrett Patterson, Notre Dame | G Zak Zinter, Michigan |
OT Connor Galvin, Baylor | OT Patrick Paul, Houston |
TEN MOST RECENT WINNERS
2012 – Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
2013 – Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh
2014 – Brandon Scherff, Iowa
2015 – Joshua Garnett, Stanford
2016 – Cam Robinson, Alabama
2017 – Ed Oliver, Houston
2018 – Quinnen Williams, Alabama
2019 – Penei Sewell, Oregon
2020 – Alex Leatherwood, Alabama
2021 – Jordan Davis, Georgia
MY PAST TEN WINNERS
The past ten winners I would have chosen for this award after the bowl games (a flaw of college football) and thus taken the entire season into account. I also account for how their overall performance effected their team in a season.
2012 – Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
2013 – Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh
2014 – Pat Elflein, Ohio State
2015 – Taylor Decker, Ohio State
2016 – Billy Price, Ohio State
2017 – Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame
2018 – Jonah Williams, Alabama
2019 – Penei Sewell, Oregon
2020 – Wyatt Davis, Ohio State
2021 – Jordan Davis, Georgia
MY TOP TEN FOR 2022
- Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State
- Dawand Jones, Ohio State
- Connor Galvin, Baylor
- Blake Freeland, BYU
- Broderick Jones, Georgia
- Clark Barrington, BYU
- Hunter Woodard, Oklahoma State
- Joe Tippmann, Wisconsin
- Emil Ekiyor, Alabama
- Jordan McFadden, Clemson