Rimington Trophy 2019 Fall Watch List Announced
In the year it celebrates its 20th anniversary, the Rimington Trophy Committee is pleased to announce its watch list of 81 Division I centers for the 2019 fall season. To build this list, the committee accepted nominations from all eligible programs across the country for consideration. This preseason, centers were nominated from every conference.
The following is a list of those named to the 2019 Fall Watch List:
| Conference | School | First Name | Last Name | Class Year | Height | Weight |
| Am. Athl. | ||||||
| Cincinnati | Jakari | Robinson | SO | 6’0 | 295 | |
| Memphis | Dustin | Woodward | SR | 6’2 | 285 | |
| Navy | Ford | Higgins | SR | 6’2 | 260 | |
| SMU | Hayden | Howerton | JR | 6’3 | 290 | |
| Temple | Matt | Hennessy | GRAD | 6’4 | 295 | |
| Tulane | Christian | Montano | GRAD | 6’4 | 300 | |
| UCF | Jordan | Johnson | SR | 6’2 | 320 | |
| ACC | ||||||
| Boston College | Alec | Lindstrom | RS SO | 6’4 | 290 | |
| Clemson | Sean | Pollard | SR | 6’5 | 320 | |
| Duke | Jack | Wohlabaugh | RS JR | 6’4 | 300 | |
| Georgia Tech | Kenny | Cooper | SR | 6’3 | 317 | |
| Louisville | T.J. | McCoy | GRAD | 6’1 | 295 | |
| Pitt | Jimmy | Morrissey | JR | 6’3 | 305 | |
| Syracuse | Airon | Servais | RS JR | 6’6 | 273 | |
| Big Ten | ||||||
| Illinois | Doug | Kramer | JR | 6’2 | 300 | |
| Indiana | Hunter | Littlejohn | SR | 6’3 | 311 | |
| Maryland | Johnny | Jordan | JR | 6’1 | 304 | |
| Michigan | Cesar | Ruiz | JR | 6’4 | 319 | |
| Michigan State | Matt | Allen | JR | 6’3 | 303 | |
| Northwestern | Jared Allen | Thomas | SR | 6’4 | 294 | |
| Penn State | Michal | Menet | RS JR | 6’4 | 313 | |
| Rutgers | Michael | Maietti | RS JR | 6’1 | 292 | |
| Wisconsin | Tyler | Biadasz | JR | 6’3 | 318 | |
| Big 12 | ||||||
| Iowa State | Colin | Newell | SO | 6’4 | 292 | |
| Kansas State | Adam | Holtorf | SR | 6’4 | 302 | |
| Oklahoma | Creed | Humphrey | RS SO | 6’5 | 315 | |
| Oklahoma State | Johnny | Wilson | SR | 6’3 | 304 | |
| TCU | Kellton | Hollins | JR | 6’2 | 292 | |
| Texas | Zach | Shackelford | SR | 6’4 | 305 | |
| C-USA | ||||||
| Charlotte | Jaelin | Fisher | RS JR | 6’2 | 278 | |
| FIU | Dallas | Connell | SR | 6’3 | 300 | |
| Florida Atlantic | Junior | Diaz | GRAD SR | 6’2 | 300 | |
| Louisiana Tech | Kody | Russey | RS JR | 6’1 | 285 | |
| Marshall | Levi | Brown | SR | 6’4 | 284 | |
| Middle Tennessee | Josh | Fannin | SR | 6’3 | 266 | |
| North Texas | Sosaia | Mose | RS SR | 6’2 | 292 | |
| Southern Miss | Trace | Clopton | SO | 6’2 | 290 | |
| UAB | Lee | Dufour | RS SR | 6’4 | 310 | |
| UTEP | Derron | Gatewood | RS SR | 6’2 | 300 | |
| WKU | Seth | Joest | RS JR | 6’2 | 300 | |
| INDP. | ||||||
| Army West Point | Peyton | Reeder | JR | 6’6 | 290 | |
| BYU | James | Empey | RS SO | 6’4 | 300 | |
| Notre Dame | Jarrett | Patterson | SO | 6’5 | 300 | |
| MAC | ||||||
| Ball State | Andrew | Poenitsch | RS SR | 6’3 | 280 | |
| Bowling Green | Jack | Kramer | SR | 6’3 | 299 | |
| Central Michigan | Steve | Eipper | SR | 6’4 | 286 | |
| Kent State | Nate | Warnock | SR | 6’4 | 300 | |
| Miami (OH) | Danny | Godlevske | RS JR | 6’2 | 300 | |
| Ohio | Steven | Hayes | RS SR | 6’4 | 319 | |
| Toledo | Bryce | Harris | SR | 6’3 | 285 | |
| Western Michigan | Luke | Jurgia | SR | 6’4 | 300 | |
| Mtn. West | ||||||
| Boise State | Garrett | Larson | RS SR | 6’4 | 302 | |
| Hawaii | Kohl | Levao | SR | 6’6 | 340 | |
| New Mexico | Kyle | Stapley | JR | 6’3 | 307 | |
| San Diego State | Keith | Ismael | JR | 6’3 | 310 | |
| UNLV | Sid | Acosta | SR | 6’1 | 300 | |
| Pac-12 | ||||||
| Arizona | Josh | McCauley | RS JR | 6’3 | 292 | |
| Arizona State | Cohl | Cabral | SR | 6’5 | 305 | |
| California | Michael | Saffell | JR | 6’2 | 300 | |
| Colorado | Tim | Lynott, Jr. | SR | 6’3 | 300 | |
| Oregon | Jake | Hanson | SR | 6’5 | 299 | |
| Stanford | Drew | Dalman | JR | 6’3 | 279 | |
| UCLA | Boss | Tagaloa | SR | 6’1 | 315 | |
| USC | Brett | Neilon | SO | 6’2 | 295 | |
| Washington | Nick | Harris | SR | 6’1 | 302 | |
| Washington State | Frederick | Mauigoa | SR | 6’3 | 310 | |
| SEC | ||||||
| Auburn | Kaleb | Kim | SR | 6’4 | 300 | |
| Florida | Nick | Buchanan | RS SR | 6’3 | 291 | |
| Georgia | Trey | Hill | SO | 6’4 | 330 | |
| Kentucky | Drake | Jackson | JR | 6’2 | 313 | |
| LSU | Lloyd | Cushenberry, III | JR | 6’4 | 309 | |
| Mississippi State | Darryl | Williams | SR | 6’2 | 310 | |
| Mizzou | Trystan | Colon-Castillo | JR | 6’4 | 315 | |
| Tennessee | Brandon | Kennedy | RS SR | 6’3 | 300 | |
| Texas A&M | Ryan | McCollum | RS JR | 6’5 | 305 | |
| Sun Belt | ||||||
| Appalachian State | Noah | Hannon | JR | 6’1 | 270 | |
| Arkansas State | Jacob | Still | JR | 6’1 | 296 | |
| Coastal Carolina | Trey | Carter | RS JR | 6’1 | 305 | |
| South Alabama | Brian | Ankerson | JR | 6’1 | 295 | |
| Texas State | Aaron | Brewer | SR | 6’3 | 270 | |
| ULM | Bobby | Reynolds | SR | 6’2 | 286 |
While more than a dozen All-America teams are selected annually, the Rimington Trophy committee uses these three prestigious teams to determine a winner:
Walter Camp Foundation (WCF)
Sporting News (SN)
Football Writers Association of America (FWAA)
Because the selectors of these three All-America teams can place centers in a "mix" of offensive linemen that includes guards and tackles, their 11-man first teams can often have two centers. The Rimington Trophy committee's policy is to count all players that play primarily the center position for their respective teams as centers, even though they may be listed as guards or tackles on the All- America teams.
The center with the most first-team votes will be determined the winner. If there is a tie with first-team votes, then the center with the most second team votes will win. If there is still a tie, the winner will be determined by a majority vote from the Rimington Trophy committee. The winner will be recognized at the Rimington Trophy Presentation at the Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska on Saturday, January 18, 2020.