Outland Trophy preseason watch list: FWAA unveils the list of interior linemen up for the award in 2024

The Football Writers Association of America released the 2024 Outland Trophy preseason watch list on Tuesday. The list recognized 75 returning interior linemen across all the Football Bowl Subdivision conferences.

Named after John H. Outland, the trophy has been awarded since 1946. The first edition of the award was won by Notre Dame’s George Connor and there have been 77 different winners after him. The 2024 winner will be the 79th player to be awarded the prestigious honor.

Texas' T'Vondre Sweat won the award last season, becoming the fourth Longhorns to earn the honor. Now with the Tennessee Titans in the NFL, he has a couple of his former teammates in Austin on the Outland Trophy watch list unveiled by the FWAA on Tuesday.

2024 Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List

The Outland Trophy unveiled on Tuesday by the FWAA featured a host of outstanding interior linemen who are set to make a mark in their respective programs during the 2024 college football season.

Georgia led the way with the most players on the list with four. They were followed by Alabama, Ohio State and USC with three players each on the list. All conferences in the FBS, including the two-team Pac-12, were represented on the list.

The winner of the 2024 Outland Trophy will be announced during the Home Depot College Football Awards on Dec. 12. The official presentation to the winner will take place at the Outland Trophy Awards Dinner in Omaha, Nebraska, on Jan. 22, 2025.

Here’s a look at the full list of players on the Outland Trophy preseason watchlist:

DT Bear Alexander, USC

OG AJ Gillie, Louisiana

C Jonah Monheim, USC

OT Kelvin Banks, Texas

OG Michael Gonzalez, Louisville

DT Walter Nolen, Ole Miss

OT Bryce Benhart, Nebraska

DT Mason Graham, Michigan

C Justin Osborne, SMU

DT Jordan Bertagnole, Wyoming

DT Kenneth Grant, Michigan

OT Shiyazh Pete, New Mexico State

OG Chase Bisontis, Texas A&M

OT Joshua Gray, Oregon State

OG Emmanuel Pregnon, USC

OG Gabe Blair, North Texas

DT B.J. Green, Colorado

OG Tate Ratledge, Georgia

OG Tyler Booker, Alabama

OG Zane Herring, USF

OT Jalen Rivers, Miami

C Parker Brailsford, Alabama

C Branson Hickman, Oklahoma

OT Jonah Savaiinaea, Arizona

DT Brandon Brown, UTSA

OG Xavier Hill, Memphis

OT Tiger Shanks, UNLV

OT Will Campbell, LSU

OT Reid Holskey, Miami (OH)

DT Tim Smith, Alabama

OT Kage Casey, Boise State

DT Lee Hunter, UCF

OG Jalen St. John, UNLV

OT Dalton Cooper, Oklahoma State

OG Donovan Jackson, Ohio State

DT Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia

DT Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati

DT Patrick Jenkins, Tulane

DT Junior Tafuna, Utah

OT Ajani Cornelius, Oregon

OG Cam’Ron Johnson, Missouri

OT Makilan Thomas, Arkansas State

C Zeke Correll, NC State

OT Emery Jones, LSU

DT Soane Toia, San Jose State

C Eli Cox, Kentucky

C Logan Jones, Iowa

OT Ozzy Trapilo, Boston College

DT Howard Cross III, Notre Dame

OG Luke Kandra, Cincinnati

OT Xavier Truss, Georgia

OT Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota

OG Daniel King, Troy

C Mose Vavao, Fresno State

OT Fa’alili Fa’amoe, Washington State

OG Quantavious Leslie, WKU

DT Deone Walker, Kentucky

OG Dylan Fairchild, Georgia

C Cooper Mays, Tennessee

OT Darius Washington, Florida State

DT Joshua Farmer, Florida State

OT Armand Membou, Missouri

OG Clay Webb, Jax State

C Weston Franklin, Georgia Tech

C Joe Michalski, Oklahoma State

C Jordan White, Liberty

OT Josh Fryar, Ohio State

OT Blake Miller, Clemson

DT Tyleik Williams, Ohio State

C Jacob Gardner, Colorado State

DT Rylie Mills, Notre Dame

OT Alex Wollschlaeger, Bowling Green

C Jacob Gideon, Western Michigan

OT Wyatt Milum, West Virginia

OG Sal Wormley, Penn State