Tuesday morning the preseason candidates for the Outland Trophy were announced. The trophy is presented annually to college football’s best interior lineman on offense or defense.
Our 2024 preseason Watch List has arrived and features 75 of the nation's best interior linemen vying for the 79th annual award presented by @TheFWAA. https://t.co/ZsbHPjiTHZ pic.twitter.com/mMJB7I91P7
— Outland Trophy (@outlandtrophy) July 30, 2024
Ten former All-American Bowl athletes were named to the watch list.
- OT Bryce Benhart (Nebraska)
- OG Dylan Fairchild (Georgia)
- OT Josh Fryar (Ohio State)
- OG Donovan Jackson (Ohio State)
- DT Patrick Jenkins (Tulane)
- C Logan Jones (Iowa)
- OT Wyatt Milum (West Virginia)
- OG Tate Ratledge (Georgia)
- OT Xavier Truss (Georgia)
- DT Tyleik Williams (Ohio State)
Watch the annual East vs. West matchup on Saturday, January 11, 2025, in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The All-American Bowl will be nationally televised, live on NBC and Peacock at 1:00 PM ET, and will feature the nation’s top 100 high school football players.
As an NBC Sports-owned property, the All-American Bowl is part of a marquee lineup of elite events that includes the Olympics, the Premier League, and primetime’s #1 show for an unprecedented 13 consecutive years: Sunday Night Football. The All-American Bowl is annually the most-watched, most-talked about, and most-prestigious high school all-star event with more than four million unique television viewers and more than 20,000 fans in attendance. The history and tradition of the All-American Bowl is unparalleled, as it features: 594 draft picks; 93 Super Bowl champions; 247 Pro Bowl selections; and 18 Heisman finalists. For more information, visit nbcsports.com/college-football/all-american-bowl or follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram (@AABonNBC).