Outland Award Watch List & CFN Ranking

The Outland Trophy annually goes to the nation's top interior lineman – tackles, centers, guards on offense or defense are eligible – in college football.

The 2009 Outland Preseason Watch List   Jon Asamoah, Illinois, G Geno Atkins, Georgia, DT Zane Beadles, Utah, OL Ciron Black, LSU , OT Bryan Bulaga, Iowa, OT Jeff Byers, USC, G Brandon Carter, Texas Tech, G Nick Charles, Air Force, G Terrence Cody, Alabama, DT Anthony Davis, Rutgers, OT Chris Fisher, Louisiana-Lafayette, C Kurtis Gregory, Missouri, G Chris Hall, Texas, C Mike Iupati, Idaho, OL John Jerry, Ole Miss, OT Mike Johnson, Alabama, OL Arthur Jones, Syracuse, DT Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma, DT Josh McNeil, Tennessee, C Andre Neblett, Temple, NT Kristofer O’Dowd, USC, C Jared Odrick, Penn State, DT Vince Oghobaase, Duke, DT Russell Okung, Oklahoma State, OT Jeff Owens, Georgia, DT Mike Pouncey, Florida, OL Maurkice Pouncey, Florida, C Brian Price, UCLA, DT Sergio Render, Virginia Tech, G Boo Robinson, Wake Forest, NG Malcolm Sheppard, Arkansas, DT D’Anthony Smith, Louisiana Tech, DT Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska, DT Matt Tennant, Boston College, C Torrell Troup, UCF, DT Adam Ulatoski, Texas, OT J.D. Walton, Baylor, C Trent Williams, Oklahoma, OT Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State, C Sam Young, Notre Dame, OT

CFN's Ranking Of The Top 25 Interior Linemen  1. DT Gerald McCoy, Jr., Oklahoma 2. DT Ndamukong Suh, Sr. Nebraska 3. DT Brian Price, Jr., UCLA 4. DT Terrence Cody, Sr., Alabama 5. DT Marvin Austin, Jr., North Carolina 6. NT Arthur Jones, Sr., Syracuse 7. OT Russell Okung, Sr. Oklahoma State 8. OT Trent Williams, Sr. Oklahoma 9. OT Ciron Black, Sr., LSU 10. DT Jared Odrick, Sr., Penn State 11. OT Bryan Bulaga, Jr., Iowa 12. OT Zane Beadles, Sr. Utah 13. DT Ian Williams, Jr. Notre Dame 14. C Kristofer O'Dowd, Jr., USC 15. OG Rodney Hudson, Jr., Florida State 16. OG Sergio Render, Sr., Virginia Tech 17. DT Vince Oghobaase, Sr., Duke 18. DT Malcolm Sheppard, Sr., Arkansas 19. OT Adam Ulatoski, Sr. Texas 20. DT Scooter Berry, Jr., West Virginia 21. C John Estes, Sr., Hawaii 22. DT Geno Atkins, Sr., Georgia 23. DT Lawrence Guy, Soph., Arizona State 24. DT Lamarr Houston, Sr. Texas 25. OG Jeff Byers, Sr., USC

Outland Trophy Winners

2008	Brian Orakpo, DE Texas
2007	Glenn Dorsey, DT LSU
2006	Joe Thomas, OT Wisconsin
2005	Greg Eslinger, C Minnesota
2004	Jammal Brown, OT Oklahoma
2003	Robert Gallery, OT Iowa
2002	Rien Long, DT Washington State
2001	Bryant McKinnie, OT Miami
2000	John Henderson, DT Tennessee
1999	Chris Samuels, OT Alabama
1998	Kris Farris, OT UCLA
1997	Aaron Taylor, OT Nebraska
1996	Orlando Pace, OT Ohio State
1995	Jonathan Ogden, OT UCLA
1994	Zach Wiegert, OT Nebraska
1993	Rob Waldrop, NG Arizona
1992	Will Shields, G Nebraska
1991	Steve Emtman, DT Washington
1990	Russell Maryland, DT Miami
1989	Moe Elewonibi, G BYU
1988	Tracy Rocker, DT Auburn
1987	Chad Hennings, DT Air Force
1986	Jason Buck, DT BYU
1985	Mike Ruth, NG Boston College
1984	Bruce Smith, DT Virginia Tech
1983	Dean Steinkuhler, G Nebraska
1982	Dave Rimington, C Nebraska
1981	Dave Rimington, C Nebraska
1980	Mark May, OT Pittsburgh
1979	Jim Ritcher, C North Carolina State
1978	Greg Roberts, G Oklahoma
1977	Brad Shearer, DT Texas
1976	Ross Browner, DE Notre Dame
1975	Lee Roy Selmon, DT Oklahoma
1974	Randy White, DE Maryland
1973	John Hicks, OT Ohio State
1972	Rich Glover, G Nebraska
1971	Larry Jacobson, DT Nebraska
1970	Jim Stillwagon, G Ohio State
1969	Mike Reid, DT Penn State
1968	Bill Stanfill, T Georgia
1967	Ron Yary, T USC
1966	Lloyd Phillips, T Arkansas
1965	Tommy Nobis, G Texas
1964	Steve DeLong, T Tennessee
1963	Scott Appleton, T Texas
1962	Bobby Bell, T Minnesota
1961	Merlin Olson, T Utah State
1960	Tom Brown, G Minnesota
1959	Mike McGee, T Duke
1958	Zeke Smith G Auburn
1957	Alex Karras, T Iowa
1956	Jim Parker, G Ohio State
1955	Calvin Jones, G Iowa
1954	Bill Brooks, G Arkansas
1953	J.D. Roberts, G Oklahoma
1952	Dick Modzelewski, T Maryland
1951	Jim Weatherall, T Oklahoma
1950	Bob Gain, T Kentucky
1949	Ed Bagdon, G Michigan State
1948	Bill Fischer, G Notre Dame
1947	Joe Steffy, G Army
1946	George Connor, T Notre Dame