The Football Writers Association of America dropped it’s 2018 preseason watch list for the Outland Trophy, with 82 players across the nation earning a nod. The FWAA hands out the award to the top interior lineman in college football at the conclusion of each season. This season, Houston star defensive lineman Ed Oliver, who won the award last year and was also named to this year’s Nagurski Trophy watch list, leads the way.
There are representatives from a number of conferences, with the Big Ten (13) leading the way. The ACC (12) is just behind, followed by the Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC (11 each), the American Athletic (9), Mid-American (5), Mountain West and Independents (3), and Conference USA and Sun Belt (2).
The list includes 22 offensive tackles, 20 defensive tackles, 20 centers and 20 guards.
The full list of players on the 2018 Outland Trophy watch list can be seen below.
2018 Outland Trophy Watch List
| OT Paul Adams, Missouri | DT Dre’Mont Jones, Ohio State |
| OT Trey Adams, Washington | G Michael Jordan, Ohio State |
| OT Hakeem Adeniji, Kansas | G Luke Juriga, Western Michigan |
| C Ryan Anderson, Wake Forest | C John Keenoy, Western Michigan |
| G Alex Bars, Notre Dame | G Marcus Keyes, Oklahoma State |
| OT Ryan Bates, Penn State | C Sean Krepsz, Nevada |
| DT Terry Beckner, Missouri | DT Dexter Lawrence, Clemson |
| DT Ryan Bee, Marshall | G Jimmy Leatiota, Eastern Michigan |
| G David Beedle, Michigan State | DT Ira Lewis, Baylor |
| G Beau Benzschawel, Wisconsin | DT Ray Lima, Iowa State |
| C Tyler Biadasz, Wisconsin | OT Chris Lindstrom, Boston College |
| OT Lanard Bonner, Arkansas State | OT Greg Little, Ole Miss |
| G Tyler Bowling, Tulsa | OT Toa Lobendahn, USC |
| C Garrett Bradbury, N.C. State | OT Joe Lowery, Ohio |
| G Parker Braun, Georgia Tech | OT Kaleb McGary, Washington |
| G Ben Bredeson, Michigan | C Connor McGovern, Penn State |
| DT Derrick Brown, Auburn | OT Patrick Mekari, California |
| C Jesse Burkett, Stanford | C Chandler Miller, Tulsa |
| OT Yodny Cajuste, West Virginia | DT David Moa, Boise State |
| DT Marquise Copeland, Cincinnati | C Sam Mustipher, Notre Dame |
| C Deontae Crumitie, Troy | C Will Noble, Houston |
| OT Michael Deiter, Wisconsin | OT Marcus Norman, USF |
| G Tommy Doles, Northwestern | DT Ed Oliver, Houston |
| G O’Shea Dugas, Louisiana Tech | C Ross Pierschbacher, Alabama |
| C Alex Eberle, Florida State | G Ben Powers, Oklahoma |
| OT David Edwards, Wisconsin | OT Isaiah Prince, Ohio State |
| OT Bobby Evans, Oklahoma | OT Dalton Risner, Kansas State |
| C Justin Falcinelli, Clemson | DT Olive Sagapolu, Wisconsin |
| C Lo Falemaka, Utah | G Dru Samia, Oklahoma |
| G Hjalte Froholdt, Arkansas | OT Max Scharping, NIU |
| C Lamont Gaillard, Georgia | DT Jordon Scott, Oregon |
| DT Greg Gaines, Washington | NT Jeffery Simmons, Mississippi State |
| C Tyler Gauthier, Miami | OT Trey Smith, Tennessee |
| DT Youhanna Ghaifan, Wyoming | OT Trevon Tate, Memphis |
| C Jake Hanson, Oregon | G Calvin Throckmorton, Oregon |
| G Phil Haynes, Wake Forest | DT Jerry Tillery, Notre Dame |
| G Nate Herbig, Stanford | G Patrick Vahe, Texas |
| DT Trysten Hill, UCF | DT Ricky Walker, Virginia Tech |
| OT Mitch Hyatt, Clemson | DT Christian Wilkins, Clemson |
| G Martez Ivey, Florida | OT Jonah Williams, Alabama |
| C Jordan Johnson, UCF | DT Daniel Wise, Kansas |
