DALLAS — The Football Writers Association of America announced its 2016 Outland Trophy Watch List on Friday, with 70 standout interior linemen from all 10 FBS conferences represented.

The SEC (12) led all conferences, followed by the Big Ten (11), ACC (10), Pac-12 (10), Big 12 (6), American Athletic (4), Conference USA (4), Independents (4), Mountain West (4), Mid-American (3) and Sun Belt (2).

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The list includes 22 offensive tackles, 20 offensive guards, 17 defensive tackles and 11 centers. It can be trimmed or enlarged during the regular season as players emerge or drop out of play.

The Outland Trophy winner is chosen from three finalists who are a part of the annual FWAA All-America Team. The FWAA All-America Committee, after voting input from the entire membership, selects a 26-man first team and eventually the three Outland finalists. Committee members, then by individual ballot, select the winner. Only interior linemen on offense or defense are eligible for the award; ends are not eligible.

Outland Trophy watch list Player School DT Montravius Adams Auburn C Brian Allen Michigan State OT Zach Banner USC OT Adam Bisnowaty Pittsburgh G Chris Borrayo California C J.T. Boyd East Carolina OT Orlando Brown Oklahoma C Mason Cole Michigan G Parker Collins Appalachian State OT Austin Corbett Nevada OT Tyrell Crosby Oregon G Tyrone Crowder Clemson OT Dion Dawkins Temple OT J.J. Dielman Utah G Pat Elflein Ohio State G Dan Feeney Indiana C Kyle Fuller Baylor OT Antonio Garcia Troy DT Will Geary Kansas State OT Avery Gennesy Texas A&M DT Davon Godchaux LSU C Jay Guillermo Clemson DT Darius Hamilton Rutgers OT Jon Heck North Carolina DT Treyvon Hester Toledo G Daniel Isidora Miami G Martez Ivey Florida OT Roderick Johnson Florida State G Dorian Johnson Pittsburgh DT Jaleel Johnson Iowa DT Jarron Jones Notre Dame G Alex Kozan Auburn OT Forrest Lamp Western Kentucky G Ului Lapuaho BYU C Nick Linder Miami DT Lowell Lotulelei Utah OT Erik Magnuson Michigan G Damien Mama USC OT Conor McDermott UCLA DT Malik McDowell Michigan State OT Mike McGlinchey Notre Dame OT Taylor Moton Western Michigan OT Storm Norton Toledo DT Larry Ogunjobi Charlotte C Tyler Orlosky West Virginia C Ethan Pocic LSU G Billy Price Ohio State G Greg Pyke Georgia DT Jake Replogle Purdue OT Cam Robinson Alabama G Chase Roullier Wyoming G Nico Siragusa San Diego State OT Dan Skipper Arkansas DT Tashon Smallwood Arizona State DT Tanzel Smart Tulane G Braden Smith Auburn G Chris Taylor Tulane DT Vincent Taylor Oklahoma State G Wyatt Teller Virginia Tech C Cameron Tom Southern Miss C Jon Toth Kentucky DT Travis Tuiloma BYU OT Clint Van Horn Marshall DT Eddie Vanderdoes UCLA C Dan Voltz Wisconsin DT Carlos Watkins Clemson OT Chad Wheeler USC G Dylan Wiesman Tennessee OT Connor Williams Texas G Fred Zerblis Colorado State

The list will be trimmed to six or seven semifinalists on Thurs., Nov. 17. Five days later, three Outland Trophy finalists will be named by the FWAA. The winner of the 71st Outland Trophy – named after the late John Outland, an All-America lineman at Penn at the turn of the 20th century – will be announced on live on ESPN on The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thurs., Dec. 8. For the second straight year, the show will air from the National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.

The Outland Trophy presentation banquet, sponsored by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee, will be held on Jan. 11, 2017, in Omaha, Neb. This year, Oklahoma’s Greg Roberts, the 1978 Outland Trophy winner, will be honored and presented an Outland Trophy, which was not given in the era in which he won the award. In addition, former Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer, will receive the Tom Osborne Legacy Award at the same banquet.

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